I just had the worst shawarma
Do NOT go to Champion at Danforth and Donlands. Completely unacceptable product. Slimy chicken, no pink turnip, skimpy on the garlic sauce, wilted lettuce, grainy tomato. Plain awful.
I lived in Ottawa for years and was clearly spoiled by the quality of shawarma there. Shawarma King on Elgin was my fave.
Why is it so hard to find good shawarma on Toronto's east side??
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re: e8ghtmileshigh
The best Shawarma I've had is in Oakville from Adonis. I love this place, the food, the people, the price:
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re: duckdown
I love Agabi, but I always get the Beef Kofta there. Haven't been in ages though since I was introduced to Adonis.
Last night I tried the Shawarma from Montfort's in Milton. Pretty good, but not what I'm used to....no vegg...mostly just a stuffed pita that was very sloppy to eat.
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My kid used to go here with her friends, but it does not seem to appeal to even 13 year olds. Champions is actually a franchise from Turkey, and I think this is one of only a few outlets outside that country. They specialize in lamb tripe, chopped up and fried with a tomato sauce, served in a pita. I tried it a few years ago. It was OK, but not worth a repeat. Maybe try that instead of the shawarma, but it sounds like its gone downhill in any event.
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I live Woodbine/Danforth area and I quite like Shwarma's! I do like the new place at Main/Danforth (which used to be the scary donut store on the north-east corner used to be).. More east (Warden/Lawrence) is Farhats (in the same mall as Nasr) is so awesome and inexpensive. They have a new spicy beef that's not that tasty and the consistency is weird..
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Dr Butcher
Nov 14, 2008 06:24 AM
Farhat has gone downhill over the past couple of years. Dry, and flavourless meat...... Excellent garlic sauce though.
Try Shawarma Empire of Ibrahim's next time you're in the area, they are both much better.
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re: Joshman
I've been to the Main/Danny one and really enjoyed it. although I usually go the vegetarian route. Last time I was in, it was packed and some guy made mention that he stopped there everyday on his way home from work. He lived at Pape and something....
the guys aren't overly pleasant, but they're not jerks either. Give it a try!
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Don't even think about going to the falafel place on Yonge, just south of Bloor. I can't remember what it's called, but they are, for a lack of a better word...bitches. Bad bitchy service makes food taste really bad in my opinion. I know it's busy, and people do go there, but it's just a mess, no system of ordering than paying (it's chaos if there's more than 4 people waiting to order/pay), and they are just abrupt if you don't order immediately when called upon. AND for them to charge an extra dollar for a tiny teaspoon (not even!!) of taboulli in your falafel or shawarma is ridiculous. who knew parsely was soo expensive! i'm a big hater of that place!
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Finnegan
Nov 12, 2008 07:35 AM
Tried the Ali Baba's at Dundas and Church. All ingredients were super fresh, the chjicken shwarma in a pita was stuffed with a ghood amount of chicken, tabbouleh, picke, etc. Finished product nicely heated in a panini press. About $5 for a tasty shwarma
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foodyDudey
Nov 10, 2008 02:20 PM
My wife and I ordered a takeout shawarma there in the early summer, and it wasn't very good. We should have figured that out as it was completely deserted at 8:30 pm. I heard they specialise in kokorec, not shawarma. Click here for more details:
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I think there are different styles of chicken shawarma. My favourite from Armenian Kitchen does not have the pink pickles although they do serve them. But Champion is Turkish and I don't know if they have the pink pickles at all. That said... we live around the corner and want to support the small businesses on the strip. They're also really nice in there. But after a few visits when they first opened we have not been compelled to go back - and I love shawarma.
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