5 Ordering Tips For A Better Arby's Gyro

When Arby's says it has the meats, it's not lying. The chain has expanded well beyond the roast beef sandwiches that made it famous, and one of the most underrated items on the Arby's menu is the Greek Gyro. Featuring knife-carved gyro meat, which is a blend of beef and lamb with spices, the gyros come on a soft pita with lettuce, red onions, tomatoes, and Arby's Gyro Sauce (the chain's version of tzatziki).

The Greek Gyro has plenty of fans online. One Redditor said it was "easily one of my favorite fast food items ever." Other reviews have praised the gyros for being close to authentic despite being from a fast food place, and for being a great value.

As good as Arby's gyro may be all on its own, if there's one thing we know about fast food, it's that you can always make a good thing better. Customization is the cornerstone of any good fast food order, and Arby's is known for accommodating special orders. It also offers some fun options for upgrading or tweaking your order. With that in mind, we checked social media and food blogs for tips on making an Arby's gyro even better. These tips can add more flavor, improve the texture, or give you a more flavorful and interesting bite. You can try each one individually, combine some, or even go all out and try to do all five together to see what happens.

A common thread among reviews of Arby's Greek Gyro is that it's tasty, but dry. Even the most positive reviews have acknowledged that Arby's needs to give you more sauce. Because the gyro can be dry, it's a good idea to ask for extra sauce to be added to the sandwich at the restaurant, or get extra Gyro Sauce on the side. That way, you can dip each bite as you eat or slather on as much or as little sauce as you like.

One of the main purposes of tzatziki sauce on a gyro is to provide contrast to the meat and bread. The meat is rich and savory, while the pita can be airy and dry. Both ingredients benefit from the brightness tzatziki brings. The creaminess and acidity of the sauce prevent the gyro from being too one-note.

Arby's Gyro Sauce differs quite a bit from our classic tzatziki recipe made with Greek yogurt and fresh cucumber. Instead, it's made with soybean oil, cultured buttermilk, vinegar, cucumber juice, cucumbers, granulated garlic, lemon juice concentrate, and other seasonings. It also contains ingredients not typically included in a homemade version, like preservatives and emulsifiers. It's a more processed sauce than traditional tzatziki, which is to be expected in a commercial sauce, but it does bring some of that acidity and flavor you expect and really enhances a gyro. You just need to make sure you have enough of it.

Arby's wants you to eat more meat. It's the company's whole thing. It has the meats! On the restaurant's website, adding Double Meat is one of the first customization options for any sandwich you order, including the gyro. We've written before about beefing up your Arby's order with double meat. A double meat gyro, though, is a truly over-the-top indulgence. YouTuber ThatCrazySubGuy said, "You gotta unhinge for that," referring to the effort he had to put into actually fitting the double meat gyro in his mouth to take a bite. "There's literally so much meat, it is just falling out everywhere."

Because all that extra meat has to fit inside a single pita that you need to keep folded over, a double-meat gyro can become ungainly. But that's part of the appeal. A traditional sandwich hides some of its meat beneath the top bun, but the Greek Gyro leaves it all on display. If meat is your thing, an overloaded gyro is even more appetizing as you go in for that first bite.

Just remember, a traditional gyro is too dry for some people, and a double meat gyro can be even worse. "This thing is drier than the Sahara," added ThatCrazySubGuy, lamenting not getting extra sauce. Do yourself a favor and combine the double meat gyro with our extra sauce tip for the best experience you can.

Cheese is not a traditional topping for a Greek gyro, but Arby's version is not a strictly traditional one anyway. Cheese can add another savory element to your gyro, along with a bit of richness and creaminess. Arby's gives you the option of adding natural cheddar or two different kinds of Swiss. Cheddar brings a saltier, sharper flavor, while Swiss offers milder, nuttier notes. Go with Swiss if you want a bit of a safer option that will complement the gyro's flavors instead of overpowering them. Go with the cheddar if you want something bolder that will change the eating experience for you. Ask for the cheese to be placed under the meat so it melts when it's piled on. The melted cheese adds not just a richer flavor, but a nice textural contrast to the meat and pita.

Cheddar and Swiss are just the sliced cheese options. You can also order a cup of cheddar cheese sauce to pour on top. "Cheddar cheese sauce just took this to a whole 'nother level," ThatCrazySubGuy said. Instead of adding a distinct layer like the sliced cheeses, you can let the sauce coat the meat and work its way into the other ingredients. That makes it an especially appealing option since, as we've noted already, the gyro can be a little dry. The cheese sauce adds both moisture and some richness.

Arby's Greek Gyro doesn't have a lot of textural contrast the way it's served. There is some difference between the fluffy pita, fresh vegetables, sauce, and meat, but everything leans toward being soft or chewy. There's no crunch in there, but it could definitely benefit from some. Luckily, Arby's has a couple of options. You can add crunch to your gyro with the addition of crispy onions, crinkle fries, or curly fries.

Arby's usually serves crispy onion strings with items like the Steak 'n Mac Bowl. You can order them on a gyro to add more onion flavor and give the gyro a satisfying crunch. While the crunch they bring is big, you can make the gyro heartier by choosing one of the french fry options. If the restaurant won't put fries inside the gyro for you, you can add a few yourself from the side that comes with your meal.

Curly fries from Arby's are iconic at this point, but the crinkle fries it offers were specifically designed to give diners a unique and crispier eating experience. When we compared fast food french fries, our taste tester noted that the crinkle fries were fluffy inside and crispy outside. That makes them ideal for a gyro if your goal is to bring some crunch. If you want to get really unconventional, Arby's also offers Jalapeño Bites and Mozzarella Sticks, which pack their own unique crunch and will bulk up any gyro.

We've covered adding extra tzatziki and cheddar cheese sauce, but there are plenty of other Arby's sauces you could try on a gyro. If you like the way the gyro tastes but wish it was a little spicier, then you might want to add some Spicy Sauce or Buffalo Sauce to it. One diner on Tripadvisor suggested bringing the gyro home and adding your own hot sauce to it.

If you crave a different sort of kick that still has creamy heat, Arby's famous Horsey Sauce may be a good choice. One YouTuber who enjoyed Horsey and Gyro Sauce together called it "a vibe." A Tripadvisor reviewer also recommended the sauce and said, "I had a Greek style gyro sandwich. It was pretty good and even better with horsey sauce ..."

For something not too far removed from Gyro Sauce, you could try Arby's ranch dip. Keep in mind, Arby's has both Ranch Sauce and Ranch Dipping Sauce available. The sauce is thinner, and it's what the restaurant will put on a sandwich, including the gyro, when you ask. The Ranch Dipping Sauce comes in a cup, and it's notably thicker. It's made with sour cream and buttermilk, while the sauce skips the sour cream. It also includes chives, garlic, onion, and mustard seed, which the sauce does not. When Tasting Table ranked every Arby's sauce, the ranch dip scored in the top five because of how creamy, refreshing, and tangy it was. The thicker Ranch Dipping Sauce would work alongside the tzatziki, adding creaminess and a bit of a zing to the gyro.