Our readers have nominated the top 10 takeaways in Cirencester, Tetbury, Malmesbury and the surrounding areas, and for the next week we’ll be profiling each of them so you can choose the Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard Best Takeaway 2021.

Today we’re showcasing Gilo’s, owned by partners Claire Sykes and Giles Dixon, who have been frying up burgers for Cirencester residents from the bonnet of a Dodge Challenger.

Their novel Car-beque has proved such a hit that they changed the café’s theme from middle-eastern food to street food during the pandemic.

“Because a lot of places like McDonalds were shut, we actually got busier and busier, it just boomed, we couldn’t really believe it,” said Claire, who set up the business in May last year.

Claire and Giles both quit their jobs on March 1, 2020 with the intention of starting their own café, but within 22 days the country was locked down in a global pandemic.

The couple put together a takeaway service, opened Gilo’s on May 6 and haven’t looked back, with takeaway orders coming so fast that they may not open the inside space until social distancing guidelines end.

“We’ve got a real regular client base which has just been great, we’ve had so much fun setting it up and it’s nice to have that support from all the locals - it’s brilliant.”

Asked how she felt about making the top 10 takeaways, Claire said: “It’s fantastic, it’s absolutely incredible the amount of support we’ve had locally.

“Tt would be lovely if we won, we would be very proud, but we’re not expecting it as a new business.”

She said she would like to thank all their customers for their support “Obviously it’s been a tough year for everyone and to be able to set up a thriving business at the moment has been a real achievement for us and we couldn’t have done it without all our regulars, all the people who have voted for us or come to visit us.”

If you think Gilo’s should be crowned the best takeaway in the Cotswolds and North Wiltshire, you can vote for them using the voting coupon in last week’s paper (Thursday, April 8) or this week's (Thursday, April 15).

Or you can check out the other venues we’ve profiled so far:

Once you've got your coupon, simply post it to: Wilts & Glos Standard Best Takeaway, Redhill House, 227 London Road, Worcester, WR5 2JG.

Or you can leave the coupon with the restaurant you voted for when you collect your takeaway.

Voting ends on April 18.