Our new favorite spot for gyros and schwarma is right next door to our previous favorite, Jaffa Cafe.
I think originally they were a cooperative- I've seen one of the original Jaffa guys in the Petra kitchen. But some sort of falling out generated a cryptic enmity between the two factions.
The core menu items are similar, except that Petra offers pizzas (which I have yet to try).
But Petra has an ace up their sleeve- they bake their own pita bread.
Comparing fresh baked pita to the thin, cardboard-y junk you get at the supermarket (or Jaffa) is like comparing Gericault's original Raft of the Medusa to a postcard from the gift shop.
Jaffa does have better hummus.
But Petra's pita (and by extension their sandwiches & schwarma plates) are unbeatable.
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