Franky's Souvlaki

"Astoria is home to a number of excellent souvlaki trucks, but you’ll always see a crowd around Franky’s on Steinway, and for good reason. Their meat (beef, pork, chicken, lamb, shrimp) is high quality, and they put large, generous chunks of it in their gyros and sandwiches. You can get a thin, tangy white sauce that makes your meal feel less like late-night drunk food, or you can ask for tzatziki instead. The best experiences here are spontaneous, when the smell of freshly cooked meat wafts down the street and you can’t resist stopping by for a nicely seasoned stick of lamb." - bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah

"Astoria is home to a number of excellent souvlaki trucks, but you’ll always see a crowd around Franky’s on Steinway, and for good reason. Their meat (beef, pork, chicken, lamb, shrimp) is high quality, and they put large, generous chunks of it in their gyros and sandwiches. The best experiences here are spontaneous, when the smell of freshly cooked meat wafts down the street and you can’t resist stopping by for a nicely seasoned stick of lamb. " - Hannah Albertine, Bryan Kim, Neha Talreja, Carina Finn Koeppicus

"If you prefer to eat on the run, long-running Franky’s Souvlaki sports the best Greek gyros in town, ensconced in a soft pita folded over herb-scented pork, chicken, beef, or lamb." - Robert Sietsema

"Astoria is home to a number of excellent souvlaki trucks, but you’ll always see a crowd around Franky’s on Steinway, and for good reason. Their meat (beef, pork, chicken, lamb, shrimp) is high quality, and they put large, generous chunks of it in their gyros and sandwiches. You can get a thin, tangy white sauce that makes your meal feel less like late-night drunk food, or you can ask for tzatziki instead. The best experiences here are spontaneous, when the smell of freshly cooked meat wafts down the street and you can’t resist stopping by for a nicely seasoned stick of lamb." - Neha Talreja

"Franky’s bright blue truck has been parked at the corner of 31st Avenue and Steinway since the 1970s, according to owner Franky Englezos — and for 24 hours a day for most of that time. It is quite certainly the city’s most famous souvlaki truck, and two fragrant vertical spits display pork and chicken gyros. The pork is especially succulent, carved from the twirling cylinder just as it’s served, unrepentantly tasting of herbs and pork fat. Greek sausage and lamb kebabs (the latter referred to as “sticks”) also worth trying." - Robert Sietsema