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free option, are served with hand-
cut fries and a second side. We had
the Pasta Salad, and it was a tug
on my memories of the days when
that was a salad and met our “diet”
requirements. It was really great with
a zesty kick. If you are following the
Mediterranean diet, I am sure with
some will power you can find many
options to meet those requirements,
LOL!!!
You locals remember that this was
once Leo’s Brick Oven Pizzas, so, of
course they kept the fabulous brick
oven and offer an array of hand tossed
12” pizzas. They offer Traditional with
marinara, mozzarella, basil and an
add on of pepperoni. The Pineapple
Express – aioli, jerk chicken, onion
Cilantro hummus. Yummm! They with spinach pesto, lettuce, and mozzarella, this sounds pretty
also offer a Chicken Penne, Chicken onions and feta cheese. I know ingenious with these flavor combos.
Spinach, or Buffalo Chicken Salad. we both loved these Greek Dixie Chicken – BBQ sauce, chicken,
Other craft hummus flavors sandwiches, both tender, juicy pepperjack and mozzarella, and the
include Chipotle-Lime, Garlic-Basil, and loaded with amazing flavors. Pepperjack Pizza with comeback
Mediterranean Olive, Spicy Cajun All the other options sound sauce, beef or lamb, onion, bacon
or Spinach-Pesto. just as tempting, and pepperjack cheese are two
Glory Bound offers plates: a Gyro with something other original creations. The
Pate with your favorite protein, for everyone’s Funky Meaters – has marinara,
hummus, pita, lettuce, onions, preferences. spicy Italian sausage,
tzatziki and grilled veggies; the They have a pepperoni, bacon, onion
Mediterranean Plate with your lot to choose and mozzarella, this was
choice of meat, rosemary cream from including our choice. Between the
sauce, rice pilaf, hummus, and Pesto smoky brick oven taste,
grilled veggies; the Falafel Plate Pepperjack, the assortment of quality
with five falafel, hummus, pita, Steak, Feta meats and the thin and
lettuce, onions, tzatziki and grilled Steak, Surf-n- crispy crust, I am in love
veggies; and a Tuna Plate with Turf, Chicken, with this pizza!
seared Ahi tuna, rice pilaf, hummus, Chicken Cheli and I are totally
pita and grilled veggies. Bacon Ranch, enthralled with the
Buffalo Chicken,
The Gyro options are all tasty Comeback – with Baklava Peach Cheesecake!
versions of the original lamb, ground beef, Italian- Cheesecake, peaches, graham
lettuce and onions and tzatziki with beef or lamb, cracker crust, if that’s not
folded in warm pita bread. We had mushrooms, onion, bell wonderful enough, topped with
the Pepperjack - add pepperjack pepper, pepperoni, mozzarella baklava crumbles and Lady May
cheese and bacon to the original. and marinara, BBQ Ranch, Club Honey! I later found out that had
We also had the Chicken Spinach and Veggie. All gyros have a gluten served this at Taste of Ocean Springs
Pesto – grilled and diced chicken the week before, when I was for-
going desserts and I was sick that I
had missed it! When I say fabulous,
fabulous, fabulous, I certainly mean
it!
Glory Bound Gyro Co. came to be
as the owners Will Taylor and Chris
McDonald were enjoying themselves
dining and drinking in Porros,
Greece. They brought the laid-back
atmosphere, unique flavors, and
funky-fun-filled times right here, to
downtown Ocean Springs! Enjoy
yourselves at one of the coast’s most
unique venues!!!
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