What Gyro Hut does

Gyro Hut is a privately held, Houston-based fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain founded in 2003, originating as a New York City food cart. The company operates 11+ storefronts across the Houston metropolitan area (Medical Center, Sugar Land, Katy, Galleria, Westchase, Morton Ranch, Ella, Main Street, Sheppard, Aliana, Highway 6), with several locations operating until 2 a.m.–4 a.m. and one — Aliana — open daily. The full menu is 100% halal-certified, a positioning lever the company emphasizes across its website, app, and storefronts. Core menu items include rice platters ($12.99–$14.99), sandwiches and shawarma wraps ($2.15–$11.99), kebabs, salads, fries, freshly squeezed juices, desserts, coffee, tea, ice cream, and waffles.

The technology stack is centered on an enterprise NCR Voyix Aloha Next point-of-sale system deployed in 2026 to support scaling beyond Texas, paired with a Toast-powered mobile app (iOS/Android) for ordering, loyalty rewards, gift cards, and stored preferences, and a Dine Online direct-ordering storefront (gyrohut.dine.online) for pickup and delivery, supplemented by third-party delivery platforms. The operating technology is therefore best characterized as enterprise QSR SaaS infrastructure rather than proprietary or AI-driven systems.

The business model is direct-to-consumer food and beverage sales at physical locations and via online/delivery channels, with a unit-pricing model and average tickets in the $10–$15 range. A formal franchise program is in market, actively recruiting operators in 36 approved U.S. states and excluding 14 states including New York, California, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington. Revenue is generated from corporate-store sales, third-party delivery, and — once franchisees are signed — one-time franchise fees and ongoing royalties. The company is bootstrapped/self-funded with no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds.

Name

Gyro Hut

Legal name

Gyro Hut

Website

https://gyrohut.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gyro Hut is a privately held, Houston-based fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain operating 11+ halal-certified locations in the Houston metro, with active Texas expansion and a franchise program supported by NCR Voyix and Toast technology infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from direct sales of Mediterranean food items including gyros, platters, sandwiches, and beverages at physical restaurant locations and through online ordering
2. Food Delivery Services: Revenue from third-party delivery orders placed through the online ordering system
3. Franchise Fees: Revenue from franchise opportunities, with active franchise recruitment program

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gyro Hut operates a fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain selling New York-style halal-certified gyros, build-your-own rice platters, sandwiches, kebabs, salads, fries platters, sides, sauces, juices, and desserts through 11+ physical locations in the Houston metro area. It also operates a Toast-powered mobile ordering application, a direct online ordering platform (gyrohut.dine.online), third-party delivery, and a franchise program available in approved U.S. states.

Product overview

Gyro Hut operates as a fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant brand offering a unified dining experience centered around build-your-own platters and gyros in New York style. The product portfolio consists of the Gyro Hut Mobile App (a Toast-powered ordering platform) as the core technology product, complemented by an extensive menu of Mediterranean food items including Rice Platters, Salad Platters, Sandwiches, Kebabs, Fast Food items, and various beverages and desserts. The restaurant chain also provides food delivery services and franchise opportunities, operating 11+ locations primarily in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gyro Hut Mobile App

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NCR VoyixcoreTechnology or Integration · 7 May 2026Gyro Hut partnered with NCR Voyix to modernize point-of-sale operations using the Aloha Next solution. This partnership supports Gyro Hut's expansion beyond the Texas market by providing scalable, unified commerce platform with enterprise-grade capabilities previously available only to larger chains.
• Toast, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationToast powers the Gyro Hut Mobile App for iOS and Android. The app provides mobile ordering, rewards program, gift cards, location-enabled features, and personalized recommendations. Toast hosts and stores customer data collected through the app.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GyroHutHouston
• Instagraminstagram.com/gyrohut
• TikToktiktok.com/@gyrohut

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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