Bamiyan Kabob

I tried this place a couple years ago, and have been steadily coming since. Their customer service and food has been consistent.
My favourite is their kofta. It has a nice season, not too dry, and each order comes with 2 skewers! I usually don’t get the dinner (with the rice) since I never seem to finish it. The naan is my carb and it’s so good with the hot sauce they serve. It’s sour from the vinegar but spicy! The naan is served nice and hot, and is often too big to finish!
The salad is good, lettuce is crisp and not wilted, refreshing. I’m not sure what the dressing is, but goes well with the meal.
My boyfriend got the sultani which is one skewer or barg (steak) and one skewer of kofta. The barg is pretty good, but I find it a little too tough for my liking.
The prices are reasonable, but they only take cash or debit.
There’s no descriptions of their skewers, but they have pictures of the dishes in photo frames above the menu. A little old school touch when all businesses are going with the led monitors now a days!

I’d give this a four star, definitely will be coming back for seconds and third. The chilli isn’t all that spicy. More like salsa. Very good.

I have eaten at several of these chains, every time thinking that perhaps this chance will be a bit better and honestly, this food is so underwhelming, I just give up at this point. The meat is bland and often dry and overcooked, served with rice and a salad (generic lettuce with ranch dressing-​type stuff) and their naan tastes like cardboard. The rest of the stuff is edible, but the naan is just plain atrocious. I have had Afghani food in other locations and it’s flavourful and delicious. This does not hold up. I guess it’s take out quality, so a sort of McDonald’s version of Afghan food, but I’d take a Big Mac any day over this stuff. Bleh.

This is our go to place for Afghani kabobs as we’ve been coming here since they’ve opened a few years back. I believe this was there 2^nd location after the original one in Don Mills and now there’s about 6 locations so they done well. It’s a sit down/​take out place as you order and pay first up front and then wait for your number to be called.
Basically the menu is pretty straight forward as then menu is divided into dinners (kabobs, rice, salad and naan), meals (kabobs, salad and naan) and wraps.
The kabobs are delicious, tender and flavourful. Can’t go wrong with any of them to be honest but our favourite tends to be the traditional Kofta and the Beef Tenderloin.
Not a big fan of their version of naan as its pretty hard and dry… traditional Indian naan is way better. However the spicy sauce is outstanding so ask for extra!
Wait time can vary but they do get slammed during dinner and lunch rushes so be prepared to wait if you are in a rush or haven’t called in your order.

4 stars for food and service
EXCELLENT TASTY FRESH FOOD
ambience is just okay
overall love it :)

Depending on the time of day you come here, you will feel the atmosphere is different. They seem to keep their best cooks available during busy time [ofcourse], other times when is a less busy, the food is usually not at par. Nevertheless ot is good enough to get 4 stars for keeping a consistent service style.

It’s been about 5 months since I’ve visited this location, but my family had an absolutely dismal experience dining here tonight.
My mother had the kofta kabob dinner with undercooked meat, led her to suffer food poisoning, throwing up on the way home… Yikes! They sent the plates back to the kitchen for a new batch, but with the same result. 2^nd plate came back with the meat charred on the outside, but undercooked in the middle.
The cooks here need to be schooled on kitchen safety and the danger of serving undercooked meat to customers, inexcusable and reckless for a chain known for serving very good food. Measures on proper customer service is also in order here. Simple «yes, yes thank you» is not enough.
I’ve dined at Bamiyan Kabob more times than I can count, very disappointing. I am pissed enough to call the Public Health office who hand out food licenses.

Consistent quality and the seasoning is spot on. Beats all other similar Afghani grill outlet within a 25 km radius hands down.

Its been over a year since i’ve tried this place. The food was good, and the portions are nice!
I didn’t know what to expect, but its sort of cafeteria seating, and you go up to the counter and order.
Lots of seating, Parking is good. Not sure during busy time,
I have a craving now. gonna go try it again soon.

We found this place on Unilocal because of the crazy waiting at Frederick (Hakka restaurant) down the road. So glad we made the choice not too wait at the Frederick because Bamiyan is AMAZING!
This is the first time I ever had Afghan cuisine, so we order according to what most people recommended on Unilocal,the chaplee kabob with salad and naan, and a side order of tikka kabob. The flavour combination of chaplee is very new to me, lot more spices than other kabob! (if you can’t handle spicy food, be careful with this one). The patties were super juicy and tender, paired perfectly with freshly baked naan. The Tikka was the star tho, such tender well season whole meat kabob. Must try it with the hot sauce, that extra kick is so on the spot!

I ordered the chapli kabab platter and it was pretty delicious. The chapli kabab was perfectly tender and spices were spot on. Hubby had kafta kabab & that’s what he always loves. But chapli kabab is a must try.

This place is awesome and it’s close to my work. I always go there when I want to eat a good lunch it’s little expensive but it’s really wort it!
I could say Bamiyan kabob is my best restaurant!
And I highly recommend this place to everybody!

A nice location, with lots of space. Had heard about this chain from a friend, so decided to try it out. On my way by during work, so stopped in quickly for a fast lunch.
A bit disorganized as I walked in and people were standing everywhere. No discernible line for ordering and staff having to deal with multiple things at the same time made things a bit confusing.
I wasn’t too hungry, so I got a Greek Salad. Quite a good salad, but the bread that everything comes with was awesome. Comes with a cool spicy sauce to dip, which pulls it all together.
Will drop by again to get something with meat next time, when I’m more hungry!

It’s tough to leave a verdict for this place. On one hand, I don’t think I’ll come back any time soon. On the other hand, I know that this is a product my personal taste not being too much of a fan of Afghani food in general (we went there more out of curiosity as the place was always packed). So if I were to really sit back and OBJECTIVELY rate this place, I think it’s a decent-​to-​good option for those in the mood for this cuisine.
The place is always super packed, and last Saturday night was no exception. Tons of families, lots of children, and lots of crowd noise. In a cute way, it reminded me of what I think a Middle Eastern bazaar would actually be. So this is actually a good thing, ambience-​wise.
The interior seemed like it was slapped together without much thought given to it, which is fine. It is a chain restaurant so I was hoping for a touch of modern but it’s fine, not really a big deal.
We ordered the lamb kabob and the tandoori chicken kabob. Ordering was chaotic but accurate (though they did forget our basic request for water) so it was pretty good. The lamb was of a really nice cut, not too lean and not too fatty. The flavours of the lamb itself came through beautifully but there was not much seasoning/​spice to speak of. This is what I found lacking, but I think this is the whole style of Afghani/​Middle Eastern cooking so I’m sure other people will find it to be excellent. Not much meat though, and way too much rice. But for $ 12, I guess that makes sense.
Tandoori chicken as unfortunately dry in general. The seasoning was quite good, but the whole thing was again a bit underwhelming. I agree with everyone about the hot sauce they provide, though. Normally I don’t like tartness in my hot sauce but this lime-​y hot salsa they provide was very nice and refreshing.
Overall, not bad. We left full but without being really satisfied, but again that’s most likely a personal taste because we’ve been spoiled by the strong and rich flavours of Southeast Asian cuisine, which is my usual go-​to when I want a really satisfying meal. I would still encourage those who like the kind of basic flavour found in, let’s say Greek restaurants, to give it a try. Those looking for complex flavours and heavy seasoning/​sauces can looks elsewhere.
Bottom line? Pretty much comes as advertised. It’s OK.

Quick dinner option, well marinaded meat.
The dinner comes with rice, salad, homemade naan, and meat of your choice. We like the half chicken dinner, tandoori chicken, and mixture of beef (steak, and kabob)

The sauce they give with the naan/​afghan bread is the bomb. Spicy and too good.
We’ve tried the chicken dishes, and some of the lamb. The chicken is great quality, done well not too dry. Alone each part of the dish may not be the best, but put them together and it’s amazing. The sauce, the rice, the meat and the bread. Yum.
So go check it out!

This was my first time eating Afghani food and it was quite a pleasant experience. I arrived around 12:30 on a Saturday, it wasn’t that busy and I just beat the lunch rush soon after. The restaurant was very spacious and the staff were kind and helpful.
I ordered a Sultani Kabob Dinner, which is a combination of Barg Kabob and Kofta Kabob including rice, salad, and naan. Also, I bought a $ 3 Mango Smoothie. My overall total was approximately $ 18. Both the kabobs I got in my dinner were very savoury and the rice and salad were very satisfying too. My kabob dinner came with a small mix of diced tomatoes and cilantro which I didn’t like, next time I will ask not to include that beforehand. The complimentary sauce for my kabob dinner was good too and did enhance the taste of my meal. The mango smoothie was very delicious and I would have ordered another one again but the price deterred me from doing so. My meal was very filling. Additionally, I was able to get extra dressing for my salad, which is probably caesar dressing, on the side after I ordered.
I feel the mango smoothie could have been a bit cheaper, but overall it was worth it.
If I ever crave for Afghani food again, I would go to Bamiyan Kabob.

There are many high reviews here and after eating here I will agree that this probably is the best kabob place around and it does deserve all the high praise. The service is excellent, the place is clean and nicely furnished. The kabobs themselves are huge and juicy and could easily feed two people from one dish as the portions of everything is massive.
Ordered the following:
chicken and kofta kabob dish $ 12.50
kofta kabob dish $ 9.49
Both meals come with rice, salad, naan, kabobs and some kind of dipping sauce. The dipping sauce itself is hard to describe. It looked like tomato paste but tasted nothing like it. The sauce tasted sour, vinegary with a bit of heat. I didn’t really like it.
I was confused how to eat the naan since I usually eat it with some kind of dipping sauce like curry but I just ended up eating it with the meat. I also usually eat kabobs with sour cream so it always felt there was something missing. So like Corey R said already its like a fusion of Indian with the naan and Greek with the kabobs.
Overall, everything was excellent but its not my cup of tea or not the type of food I usually enjoy eating. I give it a 3 star rating but I know it deserves higher.

Haven’t had much Afghani food in my life, but WOW this place is great. I highly recommend the lamb and the tandoori chicken.
You get amazing long grain rice and tangy salad with tomatoes with all the basic meals. Not to mention a very large piece of Afghan bread which is so delicious.
All in all, its a great little variety all in one meal and the price is great for the portion size. If you’ve never had Afghani before, I would kind of describe it as kind of like greek food, but with indian flavors. But really its a unique cuisine all to its own.
I can’t recommend this place enough. I could eat here 3 meals a day. So fresh and so filling. Don’t miss out!

I’ve been wanting to try this place for a long time because I hear everywhere that the food here is really good. I heard that the meat was dry, but my kabob was really juicy and tender! The experience was alright, only the meat was good, the rest was standard.
we went at 11:30am on a saturday and we were the only ones. heard they get really packed at dinner time. The décor is nice, colour scheme is consistent and walls feel true to the origin. This is kind of like a fast food set up where you order at the cash and you pick up your food.
I got the kofta kabob (no rice) just salad and naan, but for some reason the cashier charged me 9.49 knowing i wanted no rice. it should be 7.49? anyway, the kabobs were tender and very juicy. I appreciate that there’s no skewer. I do wish though that the salad was more interesting than lettuce and chopped tomatoes. It’s dressed with typical caesar dressing and cilantro. I didn’t use the little red sauce because i don’t like tang.
I also wish that there was something to dip my naan in. Naan is okay didn’t feel very fresh– neither crispy and light nor hot and soft, it’s kind of in between :/​
But I do want to point out that my tray is very well presented. The dish looks just like in the picture and no lettuce or anything was hanging off my plate, kabobs were placed neatly together in the center. Points for food presentation!
I also got the firnee). The dessert was white and creamy. A little gooey and cooling which is nice and it’s actually a large cup for dessert. But the dessert seemed to be sitting there for awhile since the top had dents instead of being smooth. I wish too there was more sprinkle of cardamon and pistachios on top though, it was barely a sprinkle.
Overall, the food is alright, I’m only going to go back for the kabobs itself.