National Gyro Day Celebrated by Dedham House of Pizza

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National Gyro Day Celebrated by Dedham House of Pizza

August 31, 2024

On of Dedham House of Pizza’s delicious offering for National Gyro Day on Sept. 1. Photo credit: Jacquelina Paivaa

DEDHAM, MA – Dedham House of Pizza, a family-owned pizzeria serving New England Greek pan-style pizza to the Dedham Square community for over 50 years, is celebrating its Greek roots with National Gyro Day!

On Sunday, September, Dedham House of Pizza will be offering a ‘buy one, get one 1/2 off’ promotion on its Gyros and Gyro Plates. This includes traditional Lamb Gyro, Chicken Gyro, and Steak Tip Gyro all served with Tzatziki sauce and topped with lettuce, tomatoes and onions. The Gyro Plates are also offered with a choice of french fries, curly fries, onion rings or rice.

Available for pickup & delivery, orders can be placed from 10 AM-9:30 PM on Sept. 1 at www.dedhamhouseofpizza.com, or by phone at (781) 329-9116.

Greek family-owned pizzeria located in the heart of the historic Dedham Square – a suburb of Boston – which has been serving the local community for over 50 years, and has recently earned a spot on Pizza Today’s pizzeria watchlist for 2024. DHOP offers an array of New England Greek pan-style pizza prepared with daily-made, in-house dough, calzones, subs, roll-ups, pastas, salads, beer, wine, desserts and more. Through implementing self-ordering kiosks, a mobile app, a rewards program, online specials, catering offerings, gluten-free pies and three third-party delivery companies, owner and operator George Panagopoulos has taken the beloved individually-owned mom & pop pizza shop that he grew up in to a nationally-recognized pizzeria. Dedham House House of Pizza is open daily 10 AM to 10 PM.

The pizzeria’s ‘patriarch’, Andreas Panagopoulos, immigrated from a small Greek village called Eleochorio (Village of Olives) outside of Greece’s third largest city, Patras. Andreas and his siblings were farmers growing grapes and olives, and they made their humble living producing wine and olive oil.

In search of the American Dream, Andreas arrived in the U.S. in his mid-20s, working a variety of jobs and falling in love with pizza. Andreas arrived in the U.S. in 1981 and by 1983 was working as an employee at the pizzeria. By 1991, he was managing it and by 1996 he and his wife Maria owned it, eventually enlisting their entire family to work as well, including their son, George, who serves as the current owner and operator.

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