It took nine years for Mr. Gyros to rebuild after an explosion. But if you ate at the old restaurant, chances are, owners Sammy and Joni Arsheed remember you.

After a 9-year absence due to a 2016 gas explosion, the family-run restaurant Mr. Gyros has reopened at a new location. Several other businesses were also wiped out following the explosion.

(AP photo, KOMO photo) TOPICS: SEATTLE — A long absence is finally over for much-loved Mediterranean restaurant Mr. Gyros, which is reopening in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood this weekend ...

It's been an uphill battle for Sammy and Joni Arsheed since March 9, 2016 when the brother's restaurant, "Mr. Gyros," was destroyed in a massive explosion at its original location near 85th and ...