Taza Cafe

Well, if you’re looking for a lowfat meal, I think I’ve found one for you. I tried a gyro and fries at the Gyro Joint. Meh. The bread was stale, the fries were once cooked in a fryer but heated up in a microwave before serving to me. Overall, I was totally unimpressed with the food, especially since the delicious Canal Bistro is just a hop, skip and jump away. Gyro Joint/​Taza Café is lowfat because I left most of my meal uneaten since it wasn’t worth the fat.
The place has a complete, hole-​in-​the-​wall atmosphere, which I can always appreciate. They get a star for that.
With that all being said, in reading the other reviews, I figured this place out… it’s for drunk people! It’s not for the lunchtime crowd whose tastebuds haven’t been numbed and who aren’t so wobbly that they’re not paying attention to what they’re putting in their mouths! I bet if I were drunk, this place would be great!
Alas, I wasn’t. So yuck and on to a different gyro place I will go!

«Wait, no, I want my gyros not my money!»
«No, you get your money. No gyros.»
After being charged for the gyros on the CC, he hands me the equivalent amount in cash (we all know the CC & cash really never cross over… especially late at night in Broad Ripple… cash leaves a little faster).
So I witnessed quite the atrocity for a business. We all know this place has been very successful at serving up drunk food. Well, it all crumbled. I witnessed it. About a dozen people ordered. And didn’t get any food. And, all were forced to take cash back?
They gave up. It wasn’t past Midnight. And they were over it.
I suppose it’s a sign of their success if they can just say… welp…i’m totally over this. It’s like watching Mike Vanderjagt play football — a total shoe-​in to make the kick every time… but…just. doesn’t. a damn shame.

This is the place you go on Broad Ripple’s club strip after 3 a.m. when the bars let out. The line is long – but not as long as at Qdoba. And the food is better, in my opinon. Fresh made gyros, shish kebab, hummus, falafel. Surprisingly, it’s not that cheap; most stuff is $ 6 to $ 9. That just makes the longish line that much more impressive.
One caveat: You’re herded into the alley alongside the crackerbox-​sized shop to pick up your order, and it’s sometimes hard to hear when you’re A. Drunk and B. Flocked by other drunk noisy people.
I dropped my gyro after I got it last time.

Indy’s best Gyro, and the best drunk food money can buy.
No doubt the best thing about Taza Café, (Not ringing a bell… maybe you know it as the Gyro Joint?) is Raji, Indy’s coolest Egyptian. Raji is the older gentleman behind the counter sawing away at those huge hunks of lamb, creating the best bite of Mediterranean flavor you can get a hand on.
One thing to look out for is Taza’s less than certain hours, sometimes it seems like the doors are only open Wed-​Sat from midnight to 3 am. But I’m totally fine with that and once you try this place… you will be too.
One of the intangible things about Taza that I enjoy is the fact that I have never waited in live there without making a new friend. It’s a cool experience, and as long as you are cool with waiting in line outside, go get some lamb.

Great place to go at the end of the night for a gyros and fries. Very small stand but the guys are always friendly and fast.