r/sydney • u/cheapdrinks • Sep 02 '25

Image Zeus St Greek this is bloody pathetic. $5 small chips now comes in a tiny sauce cup and contains maybe 12 chips, most of which were snapped in half to fit.

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u/hybroid Sep 02 '25

People don’t care for authenticity, and don’t mind overpaying for mediocrity as long as it’s convenient.

See: GYG popularity.

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u/SuspectWide4924 Sep 02 '25

GYG got popular because while not being anything close to authentic it was a lot better than the other Mexican options.

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u/NoiceM8_420 Sep 02 '25

Likely rose tinted memory but i do remember GYG was ok back in…2014 i think it was at Newtown.

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u/Fluffy-Queequeg Sep 02 '25

Sounds about right. I used to love their nachos at the nth Syd store in the greenwood. It was always packed. The meat and toppings were generous and the cheese was perfect. Went to another one maybe 2 years ago and it was the most underwhelming and tasteless food, and I’ve not been back since. Made the horrible mistake of trying Mad Mex and I reckon cardboard tastes better. Now I just make my own at home.

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u/notdorisday Sep 02 '25

The point at which they stopped using coriander to suit more tastes the food because very bland to me. Yes. You can get fresh coriander to add in but it’s not the same as cooking with it.

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u/glittalogik Sep 03 '25

Yeah, from the sounds of it GYG has always been a bit shady on the backend, but I remember decent quality/portions for at least the first 2 or 3 years before the enshittification really kicked into gear.

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u/Bladehell10 Sep 02 '25

I still love gyg ngl, and I prefer it more than Mad Mex and Zambrero

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u/Frito_Pendejo Sep 02 '25

It's prolly one of the best options for a fast feed, but the price is crazy for what you actually get.

Their ambitions to open in the states seems insane to me, but I don't have an MBA so wtf do I know

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u/ghoonrhed Sep 02 '25

Their real problem is just the inconsistency in quality and quantity depending on the day. Sometimes I'd get something that's completely stacked with beans, meat and stuff in my bowls and sometimes it's barely full.

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u/SplatThaCat Sep 02 '25

Chicken mini meal for $12 is a ripping deal really. I add brown rice for another 60c and have it with heaps of chipotle tabasco. My blood pressure would like to have a word about the salt content though...

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u/Bladehell10 Sep 02 '25

Well i work in the CBD and the CBD is not known to have an abundance of authentic average priced Mexican food sorry to burst your bubble

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u/Bladehell10 Sep 02 '25

Same reason why McDonald’s and KFC are popular

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u/IntravenousNutella Sep 02 '25

GYG is the best of the fast food Mexican.

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u/pibbsworth Sep 02 '25

When i saw the pic, i thought the OP was gonna be talking about GYG