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PVD offers one of America’s best sandwiches!
11:28 pm on February 12th, 2008 by Ariel Werner
Providence’s own East Side Pockets makes Esquire magazine’s list of
The Best Sandwiches in America:
Sphere: Related ContentUnranked, unimpeachable, and incomplete, Esquire’s coast-to-coast list of the finest meals on sliced bread. No burgers allowed.
Gyro - East Side Pocket, Providence: The sliced lamb gets a quick char while you pick out your toppings — any or all from a list of ten: hot sauce, hummus, tabouleh, tahini, yogurt-cucumber sauce, various veggies. Thirty seconds and six bucks later, you’re eating the best Syrian street food outside Damascus. (278 Thayer Street; 401-453-1100)
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February 13th, 2008 at 2:36 am
the best sandwich in PVD is the steak and cheese from murphys
February 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Seriously? The meat for the “gyro” comes frozen…this place is good - but, definately not “the best” - or authentic…just cheap, convenient and relatively satisfying….
February 14th, 2008 at 1:59 am
well deserved recognition! They surely got it right, best pockets and more, anywhere. I’ll be in soon for another great lunch
February 14th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I’m down with East Side, they make good lentil soup, but a Gyro isn’t a sandwich. If Esquire is going to make point of saying, “…finest meals on sliced bread” then how can they put something that is wrapped in a single piece of non-sliced bread on their list. Come on! A gyro/wrap/pocket isn’t a sandwhich. Neither is a burrito.
February 14th, 2008 at 11:38 am
I beg to differ Tim….
“Gyros or gyro (pronounced /ˈjɪəroʊ/ or /ˈdʒaɪroʊ/, Greek: γύρος “turn”) is a Greek fast food; it is a kind of meat roasted on a vertical rotisserie. By extension, gyros may refer to the pita sandwich it is often served in, with various salads and sauces. The most common fillings are tomato, onions, french fries and tzatziki sauce. Sometimes the name is applied to the form of the sandwich (pita wrapped around filling) rather than to the filling itself, and sometimes the name “souvlaki” is applied to the sandwich.”
February 14th, 2008 at 11:52 am
sand·wich /ˈsændwɪtʃ, ˈsæn-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sand-wich, san-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
February 14th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Pita is a sandwich…just not a traditional sandwich - “with one or more slices of bread…between each pair” A pita is one piece of bread wrapped around filling - its a sandwich, just not American…that doesn’t make it void…
February 15th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Well if its not American I don’t want anything to do with it. That was a joke. My only point was that if Esquire is going to make a point of saying “..finest meals on sliced bread” and then put non-sliced bread sandwiches on their list then Esquire is kind of silly.
So let me reiterate my points: Esquire makes silly lists, East Side pockets makes good food.
February 15th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
are you sh!tting me? east side pockets sucks! they’re such a sad excuse for “middle-eastern” food. i guess for a locale like thayer st where most of the clientele are drunk college students, this could be acceptable for good food. and esquire mag is not exactly gourmet magazine. for some reason, this post made me really sad