Food truck brings another flavour of Greece to Cook Street

Bread, olive oil, and wine are likely considered the holy trinity of Greek cuisine. But a new food truck is bringing a more fulsome Greek palate to Victoria.

February 22, 2023

Owners Eirini and Leftheri Sypss. Photo: Ryan Hook

Bread, olive oil, and wine are likely considered the holy trinity of Greek cuisine. But a new food truck is bringing a more fulsome Greek palate to Victoria.The family owned and operated Greek n’ Go food truck is set on bringing a more casual take on Greek food by serving gyros, lamb kebabs, poutine, and desserts, and it’s totally flipped the former Burger Crush truck, redesigning it with the family’s YaYa (grandma) smiling upon the Cook Street traffic. 

“We love the spot, the traffic, and the diversity of people that come by [Cook Street],” said part-owner Eirini Sypsa. “It’s all about local support.” 

The Sypsa's mostly grew up in Patras, near Athens. 

Eirini’s dad, Leftheri, lived in Vancouver 30 years ago, studying computer science at Langara College and working in kitchens to support himself. In the ‘70s, he owned a pizza shop in Vancouver. He moved back to Greece to raise his family, and support them as a teacher. But due to the recession, Leftheri moved the family to Victoria four years ago.Eirini worked at various restaurants around Victoria, but after she saw Burger Crush had ditched the food truck and opened a storefront on Fort Street, she says she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to run a food truck with her dad. 

“We always wanted to do something on our own—we have a perfect relationship,” she said. “He’s like my best friend.” 

Since she was young, Eirini cooked with her YaYa, and the kitchen was the heart of the home.Armed with grandmothers’ secret recipes, the father-daughter duo has turned their passion for food into a community business. The secret to this food truck is family—and the sauce. But like most things with the Sypsa family, that recipe stays in-house. 

With 20% of Greece made up of islands—and no part of the Greek mainland more than 90 miles from the sea—fish and seafood is the most popular and expected part of the Greek diet, along with lamb.

Since Greece’s Mediterranean climate is so similar to Vancouver Island’s sub-Mediterranean climate, Eirini said it should be easy to provide traditional Greek food…on the go.

Check out Greek n’ Go open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.