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crafthousebrews,com 76 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 7.17 collectively marvel at each bite. e need- two-hands-to-hold-onto-it bacon and hum- mus gyro blends crisp, savory bacon with lettuce, kalamata olives, tart feta and smooth hummus. e falafel's crispy exterior encases spiced insides. e pita is soft and irresistible. My only regret: My full stomach persuades me not to sample A.J.'s ice cream. A.J.'s took over this former ice cream stand in June 2004. Owner Alison Hanover is orig- inally from Liverpool, England, but spent nine years on the island of Crete working in a restaurant with her brother. "He taught me everything I know," she says. "He definitely taught me how to slice cucumbers." In Crete, she met her husband, a Georgetown native who was stationed in Greece with the Navy. "So that's how we ended up in Indiana," she says. Hanover says she makes up her recipes as she goes along. She tried a more traditional restaurant in 2009, but the rent was high and she cringed at that whole customer-service thing. "To be perfectly frank with you, my personality is not suited for that. Ever go to those restaurants where you go to be insulted? I'm kind of like that," she says with a laugh. "I like that (the food stand) is quick. People come up to the window, they order food, you send it out. at's it." As we eat, a few other customers spoon up ice cream. An older couple looks over articles that Hanover has taped to a window. ey skeptically eye the place, quietly saying to each other something along the lines of, "We've heard it's really good!" Hanover estimates her business splits 50/50 — half ice cream, half Greek food. "I do think we've gotten to be known as a destination place," she says. My friends and I leave A.J.'s, heading south to Louisville and feeling satisfied with our meal and victorious at our find. But with summer ahead, I know I am not alone when I say this will not be my last stand. A.J.'s Gyros To Go Thank you for voting us a finalist for Best Clifton/Crescent Hill Restaurant Good Food, Good Beer, Good Cocktails, Good Friends crafthousebrews.com Thank You for voting us a Best of Louisville finalist for Best Vegan Restaurant 1216 Bardstown Road Louisville, Ky 40204 Monday-Thursday: 11 am - 10 pm Friday-Saturday: 11 am - 11 pm Sunday Closed Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.