Jerusalem Shawarma & Bakery

Love this place! The food is excellent and fresh! The portions are also huge! They are very busy during peak hours but get through the line quite quickly. They have 4 tables if you wish to dine in but they fill up quickly. I personally love the chicken shawarma wraps and plates. We tried the platter for two with the kabobs and it feed two adults and a toddler and we were stuffed! I’ve also ordered catering through them with excellent results. It’s reasonably priced and everyone loved it.

Having grown up in the Middle East, I tend to have a bit of a snobbish tongue when it comes to Middle Eastern cuisine. Heard a lot of hype about this place, so had to check it out!
Tried the mix shawarma (chicken + beef) sandwich — meat and ingredients were fresh, but the flavors were lacking. No one flavor stood out … it was quite bland. Hummus was good.
Definitely tried better spots in town. Disappointing.

Fresh, tasty, healthy, very good quality. I love the food .Very good service .So quick service even all of busy line up .5 minutes for shawarma orders .8−15 for Fresh BBQ. Very organized team. They keep changing gloves on each service, never seen as clean as This tiny place.

I love their food but the service need to be better. Me am my wife were the only customers but still had to wait for 30 mins for our food. All the staff was busy with the Catering order.

Tried this place twice. Once for chicken shawarma and today I had the beef donair platter. Potatoes with garlic cream are very tasty but the rest of it was average. Service is quick and pleasant at the counter but there’s limited death and not much parking. It was fairly pricey too.

I got the swarma platter and was stuffed when I finished eating it. All the ingredients were fresh and the flavors were great. The staff provided excellent service.

Mmmm… This is our go-​to place for chicken shawarma’s. They’re delicious. Just amazing. The baklava, garlic potatoes, and hummus are very good too. Not a fan of the donairs. Still gonna give it 5 stars because of how good the shawarma’s are.

Best shawarma plate in Calgary because it all goes together so well. From the creamy hummus with the garlic potatoes couples with the juicy sweet corn salad and not forgetting the deliciously marinated chicken and need over a bed of pilaf rice.
Plus its huge too, 2 plates feeds us a family of four well enough.
We live down south but gladly make the trip here for a bite. Keep it up!

This is probably THE BEST falafel plate/​wrap I’ve had in years. They never under deliver. Fresh made falafels, great portions and friendly service. Lunch or dinner this place a must visit. Prices are more than fair.

Yes! finally found a great shawarma. I’ve had lots and have made it a point to find the best one in Calgary. Jimmy’s is good, Cedars Deli is good, Desert Pita is good… but folks, Jerusalem Shawarma is Great! These are all direct comparisons… price /​service /​quality. Hands down this one is the best. Cant wait to get back and eat there!

Bada-​bing
After living in the middle east you come back to Canada searching for that shawarma that takes you back. This place does it all for me.
If shawarma from this place could be married, I’d say: I do.
Perfect balance. The hummus fresh as can be. It’s a twenty minute drive from my place but I’ll make that trip.

Honestly have been here a few times and don’t think this place even comes close to some of the other Donair and shawarma places in the city.
The prices are extremely steep, my friend ordered the kebab plate (comes with two kebab skewers) and asked for an additional kebab skewer. They charged him almost $ 20 ($ 14 for the kebab plate + $ 4.50 for the extra kebab + gst). I ordered a large Donair and can say that the portion was noticeably small for the $ 12 price tag.
The food however did taste good and fresh but the price of what you get really put me off this joint. Jimmy’s A&A, Donair grill, and a few others are significantly better in my opinion.

This has to be the best shawarma I’ve ever tried. Was visiting from Florida and stopped by this charm. There’s a hint of cardamom in the shawarma but that’s what makes it so special. If I ever visit Calgary again, this is totally on my go to list. Have I mentioned how absolutely amazing it was?

They no longer offer pickled turnips here. Portions seem to be smaller lately. Still delicious.

I’ve had shawarma on most continents and have to say this ranks right up there. Food is fresh and tastes delicious. Excellent care and attention is paid to your individual order. It does take a little bit of time, but in return you get some great tasting fresh food. Can’t speak highly enough about how important that is to me. Anyway, I don’t think you’d be disappointed one bit. Not to mention the long line that exists almost out the door. Obviously that says a lot about this place. Nice folks that work there too, very polite and customer service is spot on… I would probably reduce the price by a bit, but in all honesty they do such a nice job I was okay with the prices!

I love my Donairs being from the east coast. This place does them right! They are amazing and the ingredients are fresh. The staff are always super friendly and happy to see you! My favorites obviously are their donair and the handmade falafels.
They actually make the falafel balls right in front of you and then cook them. Yes it means waiting a few extra minutes but it’s so worth it. Their plates are reasonably priced for the amount of food you get. I can’t eat an entire plate and end up having leftovers for lunch the next day. Also while you wait they give you a piece a baklava which is home made and just so wonderful.
It’s not the easiest place to find as it’s tucked away in the far corner of the strip mall off Harvest Hill Blvd across from TnT but it’s such a gem!!!

If you can afford to eat here I suggest you do so, one of the best Shawarma’s I’ve had. For a large beef Shawarma and bottle water cost $ 15 bucks, ouch!
I’ve always believed in the old saying, ‘You get what you pay for’ and this place is no exception. Ingredients are fresh, staff are friendly and portions are Godzillian proportions. Establishment is very clean unlike some Shawarma places I’ve been to in the past.

I have to remove a star as well, ill take it because the food is good, but the tip and increased prices are currently ridiculously overpriced for market food. soggy old overpriced baklava and its luke pulling teeth to get anything made fresh and cooked proprly.

It pains me to deduct two stars, it truly does-​but with all do respect as a regular customer of this establishment I feel that I should mention some things that have been less than impressive as of late. I hope the owners take into consideration that I will still be a customer but the comments I’m making are in hopes of correcting things to better your business.
1. Increased prices on several items. I hate this. Why lure us in with a quality product then pull this on us? Really? I don’t recall if it’s a buck or two but it’s still an increase and $ 15 for lunch is NOT reasonable, sorry.
2. No kids meals! Portions are all huge! Maybe consider doing a lunch option of the tawouk platters with one skewer as the current size seems more like a dinner serving, which can also serve as a kids size. Wraps should also come in small (6 inch pita perhaps?) my kids don’t share and don’t like the same things so cutting a wrap in half will not appease either of them.
3. I agree with another reviewer about the absence of pita bread with the platters, I mean hummus is technically a dip, and pita is necessary, sorry, at least ask the customer if they want a piece, non Arabs might decline. I need my bread for my chicken to dip into my hummus-that’s how it’s done ;)
4. They no longer offer tabouli, this is unacceptable especially since tabouli is considered one of the most traditional middle eastern salads next to fatoush. They also 86’d the pickled turnips-​Boooooo
5. Speaking of fatoush, its not even prepared correctly, it must be prepped fresh and tossed in its dressing prior to serving, they now just squirt some oily substandard dressing on top and its so sad and bland :(there are hardly any of the staple ingredients in the fatoush, mostly big chunks of lettuce. Please bring back tabouli.
I used frequent this place at least weekly and have brought family and friends and all have loved it, I’m sure I’m not the only one who has done this as business is booming and often there is no seating bc it’s so full.
Also, most of the original staff no longer are there, not that I have an issue with the foreign workers program, its great, but the new girls at the counter have no clue what they are doing, sorry. They skimp on the toppings in the sandwich and wrapping them is something else in itself. The guys that used to make the sandwiches were so nice and would chat with us and serve our food like they were serving family. The new girls there look like they absolutely detest being there.
Come back original guys/​owners and maybe hire staff that have some knowledge in middle eastern food.

Great place for Shawarma up in the suburbs of north Calgary. They are open late which is great. 10pm weekdays and 11pm on Saturday. They offer free baklava samples (not sure how long that will last) every time you go there.
Ingredients they use are fresh and the meats (only tried donair meat) are tasty.
Staff is friendly, not super friendly where they will talk your ear off but they smile and answer nicely when engaged in small-​talk.