Greenwood weekend: Mr Gyros and Pig & Whistle

Moving into a new neighborhood is always a bit scary. But arson is terrifying. 

While Greenwood residents organize patrols of volunteers and firefighters, businesses are still open and busy.

So with normal eagerness to support local business amplified by communal tension throughout the blocks of Greenwood, this weekend included dinner from Mr Gyros and brunch at the Pig & Whistle.

The oniony, messy gyros from Mr Gyros would be a fairly awful first-date choice. For any other occasion, $5 buys dinner. You may question the lack of apostrophe in a seemingly possessive title (apparently "gyros" is the official Greek for the food), but you may not question the softness of pita, the tang of tzatziki, or the tastiness of lamb sliced from a rotating slab.  

This was actually our third time to the Pig & Whistle. The first was with Brian's parents just after our home inspection; the second, we met our sellers for dinner. This Sunday was no significant home-buying milestone, but it did include the Pig & Whistle brunch special: $10 for eggs, bacon, potatoes and a bloody mary. During which I decided breakfast has the very best cocktails: enthusiastic mimosas with their bubbly champagne, the caffeinated hot delight of Irish coffee, and the spicy, peppery, acidic bloody mary.  

I can't quite bring myself to make a joke about Greenwood restaurants being hot, so I'll just say I hope the arsonist is caught very soon so we can all go back to enjoying our excellent local fare without fear.