St. Chaddy’s Day UYE at Doner G

Chad picked a great place to celebrate this special holiday. Doner G brought out their selection of buffet items for our party. Much like their Thursday buffet, for $ 15 it was a delicious deal! To make it even better, we were allowed to (subtly) BOOB (bring OUR own booze). Thanks to John for sharing his extra large bottle of Lambrusco with us (I think Donna and I almost finished the bottle between just the two of us!) and Michael for sharing his wine from Argentina!
The food was great, Chad’s friend was our personal DJ, and it was great to hang out with old friends and meet quite a few new ones! I think my favorite part of the night was when John started making special cocktails for Chad. Now I don’t entirely remember the exact recipe, but I think it included wine, fruit flavored sodas, jäger, a packet of sugar, and was that scotch? Luckily Chad was ummm… what’s the right word… «happy» enough at that point of the night that he seemed to enjoy those concoctions, one after the other!
Good food, good company, good times! I will look forward to celebrating St. Chaddy’s Day again next year!

Had a blast at Chad’s birthday UYE at Doner G. We practically had the whole place to ourselves.
Food was awesome, company was awesome, we even had a DJ spinning music for us.
I saw my old pals Chris & Donna D, Mel, Michael P, Erin & Andrea, Hazel & Mike, Dan H, got to meet some new faces (even though we’ve chatted on Unilocal before) Mary R, Marian B. Fun times all around.
Happy Birthday Chad! Thanks for sharing your special day with us.

Thanks for setting this up Chad! Happy happy birthday! =)
The food was excellent! I had been wanting to check this place our for a long time after hearing so much about them. The owner is extremely nice and talks to everyone.
It was a nice way to spend a Monday night. Glad I came out and brought my friends too. I loved having the buffet and being ale to try everything. Yummy!
Looking forward to your next UYE Chaddy! =)

This was a fantastic treat! My buddies Joe S. and Minh D. were my chaperones. Second time here for Joe and first for Minh.
Thanks Chad for setting this UYE. The food was great (loved loved the Adana to pieces), the atmosphere was fun, and the owner, Yalcin was so nice. The music was great, a mix of everything, just the way I like it.
I had a great time and am looking forward to the next event. It was a bummer I came late though, ahhh, till next time!

This was a really fun way to unwind on a Monday. The food was really good and to tell you the truth. that was the best lamb I have ever had! I was thinking that I would stick with the veggie food but as soon as I nibbled the lamb, I was stunned by the wonderful flavors. Even the shredded meats were tender and popping with flavors. They even had all you can eat baklava which I have NEVER seen that before and it was very good. The staff and owners were very personable and came around to join in and talk. They even sent us each home with soup for lunch the next day. Can’t beat that! Class A all the way. Happy b-​day Chad.

Thanks to Chad A. I got to knock down 3 birds with one stone last night! I got to celebrate a birthday and meet new friends, went to my first Unilocal Event, and I got to try Doner G’s, a place I’ve been procrastinating to go to for some authentic Mediterranean food!
The cool thing about this place is there are two entrances, more entrances more customers! (makes sense) During Chad’s B-​day UYE, there was 2 long tables filled with an assortment of familiar eye appealing Mediterranean Food. My «bread queen» gf was eying their breads, while I had a target on their meats… Yalcin, the owner, was very knowledgeable about his passion for cooking Turkish food. He introduced each meat to me like it was a person, and he told me what to look for while tasting and smelling it.
I got a lil taste of everything (bread, rice, soup, meat, & veg) and I was literally in an adventure…
Chicken Kabob & Chicken Gyro (or shredded) — had a very different unique flavor from other Mediterranean spots I’ve been to. The chicken flavor was definitely there and not hidden by massive amounts of seasoning. I’d prefer it a little more moist, but it was juicier than any other Mediterranean I’ve been to.
Beef Gyro — holy crap, after eating this I was craving for a pita. Well, not only me, but everyone else on my table. This with a dallop of jajik in a pita, top with tomatoes and onions. GAD that’d be amazing. The beef was tender, had a tender texture like tissue paper you can either wipe your tears of joy with.
Lamb Adana — (I need a drumroll for this…) This is my potential homewrecker. I would cheat on my gf for this stuff… This lamb was my meaty dessert. I came back to line for 5ths and Yalcin was generous enough to feed my beef craving for my 6ths hot off the grill. It was so juicy, spices in it really brought out the Mediterranean feel, and it was cooked to perfection. I know lamb is one fatty (marbling) hunk of meat, and to taste it grounded up in a kabob style… omg, with a texture of the gyro above, hands down best lamb ever!
… Onto the other food …
The rice had a saltiness or some component that paired with meat (especially the LAMB) and that’s saying something. I’m not one to eat rice, but I was waffing this like a sumo wrestler. The veggie salads didn’t know the meaning of bland, but a certain eggplant salad defined the word «overpowering». The soup was great, my girl said it was lentils and I honestly had know idea what it was. All I knew was it tasted great, a lil downfall was the temperature… I wanted it boiling! The jajik sauce had a nice dill flavor to it with chopped cucumber that was throat friendly. The hummus had a great texture with a nice kick of garbanzo beans and was surprisingly not oily. The Doner G dressing was a first for me and needed some adapting for my taste buds, but I’m pretty sure I’ll end up loving it just how hummus came into my life. For dessert I was looking for baklava, but they had another dessert called Kadaifi. Little honey squares of frazzled sweet goodness filled with crushed pistachio nuts. Thanks to John L. I got a whole boxfull of em before I left… =D
Overall experience, for a buffet I was pleasantly surprised of the quality of the food and the service that was given. Props to Chad A. once again for picking this spot. Great restaurant, great food, great dining buddies = one great night!
… i’m craving some Lamb righta bout now …

Delicious yummy… mmmmm good. The food was great.
The parking lot was a tad scary but the crew at Doner G was more than welcoming and so friendly. I really want to go back just to talk to the man helping us. He went over all the items on the buffet and even served us our lentil soup! Such a gracious host!
My favorite of the night were the beef and chicken shawarma, but the lamb was tasty too and that is saying a lot since I spent half the ride over telling the BF how much I don’t like lamb. Chad and Doner G. put me in my place.
I finally got to put a face to the names here on Unilocal… hello Chris and Donna! :) And Fred!
And I got to celebrate my favorite holiday St. Chaddy’s Day!!!
Next time though… I’m going to smuggle in some pita bread!!! I love pita!

What an awesome accident! Showed up w/​Josh A. who has been friends w/​Chad for about a decade… As we walked up, I remembered, Chad is «Quite the Unilocaler» and asked…“Is this his birthday party and/​or a Unilocal event?” He of course was clueless.
We walked in, greeted Chad, who was hard to miss in his Unilocal-​Red T shirt, and grabbed some food and a seat. Met some hilarious bad apples (self proclaimed, I believe, seeing as we were dubbed the «bad end» of the table) and had a really good time!
The food was good, lots of variety and really tender meat (but no pita bread?!). The ambiance could have been cooler but there was a DJ and comedic relief that made up for it.
I was embarrassed to even admit that I have a Unilocal account… seeing as my last review dated back to February :-x…I only got a little bit of shit about it and promised to recommit! So here I am… Thanks to Chad, Beth H., Dan H. and more for the inspiration… hahah!

First — the food. It was EXCELLENT! Meat galore (I can never have too much meat, ya know) that was tender, juicy, flavorful and plentiful. Hummus, fries, amazing yogurt sauce, pickled onions, mushroom salad… outstanding!
Service was friendly and everyone was very attentive. Even better, they were inattentive when Gentleman Jack and his friend Jaeger entered the room and then I started pulling bottles out of my ginormous purse. Roomie is going to insist that I carry this purse everywhere now!
Highlights Include:
1. Chadams, of course!
2. The «Bad» end of the table, herolded by Dan H. of course!
3. New buddies Josh and Kaela. They have some serious fortitude to hang with us. We can be TOTAL assholes!
4. Being separated (for once) by less then 10 people from the ravishing Mary R. I’m determined to get closer and closer to her with each new event.
5. Michael P, my Love, my non-​identical twin… again, if only you were straight (sigh)…you would be mine, oh yes, you would be mine… :)
6. Bridget the Midget… Midget Porn. com… Where do you find midgets… have you ever «done» a midget… oh, sorry… will have to continue this conversation later…
7. Chadams, of course! Being a bit «Toasty» that is!
8. Seeing Steph W, even if it was brief.
9. Michelle M., speak up girl!
10. My Roomie/​BFF for not only coming out, drivng, picking up the Chadams gift and even sticking to the dress code! I love you!
11. Mel. ‘Nuff said.
Amazing people, amazing food, good tunes (Lady G? WTF?). A great night and another outstanding Chadams UYE.
Let’s have another! And Soon! Thanks again, Chadams… I’ll take the challenge to make you blush any time I can! :)

I was part of the Doner Party last night for Chad A’s bday UYE. One less «n», a lot less cannibalism, and a whole lot of fun! I’d heard much about this place and was looking forward to sampling their goods. Their buffet setup was plentiful and good, which caused me to eat WAY TOO MUCH. Special love to their lentil soup, hummus, adena kebab, fries, and rice (mm, so buttery)! It’s not the fanciest joint with the greatest ambiance, but it’s big, reasonably priced, and got the job done. Heck yeah I’d go back!

It’s hard getting me out of my South OC bubble on a weeknight, but for a Unilocal Event – and more importantly, a Chad UYE event – I’m down.
What a great mix of fellow Unilocal friends (Mary, Robert, Beth, Mel, Dan, Chris, Donna, Hazel… it’s always fun) and some of Chad’s long time friends (Josh and Kaila – thanks for putting up with us)!!
Food was delish. Didn’t know what to expect for my first Middle Eastern food experience, but I loved it. Owners were great, they asked me twice how I liked the food! The strip mall this restaurant is in is a little sketchy though, but it’s ok, I still had fun even though I was asked by two bums on my way out to my car after the event for money… which I proceeded to give them my change… I guess I’m too nice that way.
Chad, I hope you had a great Birthday and that you at least remember most of it! :) Thanks for putting on, yet, another great event!!!

There are very few reasons that I would travel to Anaheim on a Monday night;
1. An Angel game
2. Fritz’s
3. Bridget the Midget
4. A Chad UYE
Yep, lucky for him it was worth it! But I am forever ignoring his theme requests. Most of us complied with the black n white thing but bday boy had on a red tee with some typically self promoting Chadism written across it. Chad, you ARE the white Don King! Only in Chadmerica!
It was a great Unilocal assemblage, including some long time friends of Chad that I met for the 1^st time. Josh and Kaela! Great hangin with you, and they can hang with the best (worst?) of this tough crowd. They also committed to pickin up their Unilocal efforts. Get with it kids!
The food was great and waaaay plentiful, and the owner (s)/workers were all very warm and accommodating. I, as well as you, should make frequent trips here to enjoy some terrific Middle Eastern fare and support these wonderful people.
Thanks again Chad, and hope you had a great bday and your head is not too bangin today.

Wow… What a kick ass birthday celebration this was! The Chadmeister had the restaurant Doner G close down for St. Chaddy’s Day to serve a bunch of Unilocalers an all you can eat Chadtastic feast! He even had a DJ!
Food was outstanding. Huge spread with everything from at least four different pickled items to about 6 meat options! The ground lamb kebab thing was so damn good. Soup, salad, hummus, eggplant, french fries, dolmades, yogurt dip, even had all you can eat baklava! Staff of the restaurant was friendly and didn’t even seem to care when folks started to smuggle in hard liquor. haha. seems to happen at every Unilocal event.
Usually Mondays suck… but hanging out with awesome Unilocal friends and eating delicious food made it one great night.
Happy Birthday Chad!

Woohoo! As good as it gets!
When Anita said there is a St. Chaddy’s Day UYE — I said sure I will go. Its only later I figure there is a person by name Chad, and most OC Unilocalers celebrate his birthday as St. Chaddy’s Day. Good piece of history! Just like any St. days, (St. Patrick and such). St. Chaddy’s Day was celebrated with free flowing alcohol/​Beer/​Jägermeister/​RiUnite-​Lambrusco, and an awesome DJ who played Lady Gaga… yay!!! Who knew straight DJs can be fun! :)
I got to meet the real Chad as in St. Chaddy. And other cool Unilocalers — Andrea, Donna, Chris, Michelle, Stephany, the Original Q as in Hazel Q, Mary, Robert, Michael P, Mel (I didnt notice the brace until you brought it up!)!! And nice catching up with Dan H! Got to chat with Hazel Q.
THe Food was amazing, and the owner Nelson kept checking with us often to make sure everyone got what they needed and stuff, and he even sent us with Lentil Soup to go.
I had a good time hanging with my friend Anita and other Unilocalers! Great meeting you all there!
Chad — its not easy turning big 2−1… hope you drink responsibly! :)
It was a good party, but i still dont get it why they had a plate full of water melon along with other real food. oh well, people need fruit — i guess.

I had the pleasure of attending Chadam’s Birthday Party UYE last night and
(as always) he didn’t disappoint once again!
A great buffet of specially prepared eats, the owner and his staff with tremendous kindness along with welcoming words, a DJ spinning tunes that kept a great vibe going at a level that did not interfere with conversations, great Unilocal friends’ and of course the Birthday Man himself-​Chad in all of his glory making sure everyone was enjoying his Birthday event.
The attendees included Unilocal friend’s, friend’s from work and a few more personal pals too.
I wouldn’t have missed this UYE if I had to ride my broom to get there, that is how cool this event was. You’ve got such a great mix of folks, some who stayed a little while, some came and stayed a little longer and some who stayed and enjoyed the pleasures of great food company, their BYOB choices and the rest who stayed and enjoyed the Jäger Bombs being made by some nut case bartender with the mouth on him like Sophie Tucker!
Chad, your charisma, charm, cordiality, eclectic and avangard persona along with your ability to put together great UYES continues to have me in a grateful place of admiration.
Also, some of my beast friendships have come from hanging out with 21 year olds and, now that you are old enough to drink I was so happy to see you celebrating.
You are one Cool Cat: