Döner in Berlin: Cheap Distraction

In my last post, I mentioned a Döner shop near Karavan that nearly caught me in if it weren't for my resolve to spoil myself just a little. This was due to the fact that it was the cheapest Döner I have found in the city yet, and considering that it's poor-but-sexy Berlin, this is pretty impressive.

The place is called YUPPIS, indicated in big bright red letters across the top of the front along Wilmersdorferstraße (east side of street, very close to Schillerstrasse). Their Döner come in three sizes, with their smallest size (L) marked at a deceptively modest 1,50 euros. I have yet to become a customer, but it is definitely in my plans. Though I have to wonder, why the name?

And just to let you know, with the XL and XXL sizes, you don't necessary get something in a bigger flatbread, or so was the case when I was in Marburg. There was a Döner shop there that only had either XL or XXL in addition to the regular (and even a smaller) size. Basically, most everything is the same except they pack in what may be 2x to 3x more meat, which in and of itself is quite overwhelming. I would imagine it's the same deal here, as there are pictures on the front of the shop and this is what they suggest.

YUPPIS also doubles up as an "asiatische Küche" with the usual noodle boxes and whatnot. I have not personally ordered a noodle box of any sort from any of the Asian Imbiss places in Germany, so I can't really say if I'm a fan or not. One Chinese-American friend of mine did and had a not so ideal experience. But then at another Döner-Nudel hybrid along Torstrasse somewhere, another friend of mine ordered a noodle box that turned out to be a success. It might be a hybrid thing, or it might not be. Figure it out at your own risk.