By Sara Beth Williams–
The small restaurant building on Auburn Boulevard once home to Teriyaki Land has now opened as a new Gyro and Kebab house.
A grand opening sign can be seen outside the location, along with window decals listing available meals on their menu. The building, located at 8136 Auburn Blvd., has been repainted in fresh white with red trim.
The restaurant is described online as a family-owned Mediterranean fast-food restaurant.
Restaurant manager Ifran Atta said the eatery did a soft opening at the end of October, and that lots of people from the neighborhood have stopped in.
“We’ve gotten good feedback,” he said.
The menu includes gyro wraps and kebab plates, along with chicken salad, chicken tenders, chicken wings, burgers, plus Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, and regular salads.
The eatery currently takes orders over the phone and in person, and is in the process of working on establishing online ordering through Door Dash, Atta says.
The restaurant was under remodel for at least two years throughout the Auburn Boulevard Complete Streets Project that took place between July 2024 and August 2026.
The building owner told The Sentinel in 2024, before construction on Auburn Boulevard began, that he wanted to transform the building into a fast-food restaurant. Originally, he wanted to open much earlier, but construction on Auburn Boulevard and plumbing issues within the building hampered progress on the restaurant.
Teriyaki Land closed in August 2021, according to prior reports. The 1,246-square-foot building was listed for sale in October 2021 for $675,000, but the price dropped by over $100,000, according to commercial real estate site LoopNet, before the property was purchased in early 2024.
Adjacent businesses to the building include Delish Pizza, Mann’s Liquor, Les Schwab Tire Center, and Romanian Christian Fellowship Church.
Related: Teriyaki Land closes on Auburn Boulevard—Citrus Heights Sentinel
