WITH DR. TARUN MULLICK
W
ith the current cold weather, there are a number of places around town that are serving great warm and delicious food. But one favorite spot that warms me up after a long day is Skippy’s Gyros. Whether lunch, dinner or snack (at any hour), Skippy’s is right around the corner with two spots in the region: at the Geneva/St Charles border and in South Elgin. They have a whole host of delectable originals and a cool striped sign with a bright logo that entices you in to the zip or skip of the excitement of the restaurant. To start I ordered their Greek salad, which is as great as any Greek town restaurant and in fact a bit larger and fulfilling. Crisp romaine lettuce, red tomato wedges, fresh cut cucumber along sliced slivers of red onion give this salad the main ingredients of a Greek salad. Then to send us to a Greek Isle
on the Mediterranean Sea, they adorn the salad with feta cheese and kalamata black olives. Topped with a house-made vinaigrette with herbs and oil, this salad is refreshing and keeps you trim. For the main course, who can resist the name of the restaurant as to determine the star dish? Gyros! My favorite is the chicken gyros. They are a blend of chicken and herbs and spices, cooked spirally or rotisserie in a vertical manner for hours until the meat just becomes tender, juicy and full of flavor. I ordered the king-sized portion as I was hungry and literally ate the gyro meat with a fork, savoring every bite alone. They do serve with tomato, lettuce or onion if you want, but for me the gyro meat itself is full of so much flavor that it stands alone! And if that was not enough, they either have a honey mustard dip or the traditional tzatziki cucumber yogurt sauce to go with it. Bam! This joint is a winner!
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Dr. Tarun Mullick is a specialist trained at Johns Hopkins and Cleveland Clinic in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy based in Geneva. Connect with him at www.mullickmd.com or by phone at 630-232-2025.
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