Shawarma Grill Xpress

Came here for a quick bite. More of a take put place with limited seating inside. The plate dinner is a good portion as you get 2 sides on top of the meat. They have daily specials such as sandwiches with pop for a decent amount. Nothing to write home about, maybe I should have went to the Burrito boyz next door.

If I could give this place a zero, I would. Had the worst experience and food in the gta from this place. McDonalds feels like a 5 star restaurant when compared to here. We had beef shish kabab sandwich. The meat seemed stale, and really tough to chew, the employee were serving clients after us, first and forgot about us, got our quantities incorrect. Overall, not sure if this is a rare occurrence, but this is definitely our first time and our last time. We ended up throwing out the food.

they have daily specials for sandwiches that comes with pop and really is 0.50 off sandwich prices
i ordered the beef plate at ~13. was good, not bad… but was extremely thirsty for the WHOLE day. and quite filling. also, you choose two sides for the plate order which is cool as its not set order
sit down has a bar facing window, with perhaps three or four tables for a quick sitdown only (essentially a takeaway place)
gd turnaround… but i did see the pickles, lettuce etc wilted and not at its freshest… but not a big concern for me
**overall probably would not return as there’s so many other options and no wow factor

I ordered a chicken schwarma and the first thing I noticed was the chicken wasn’t as greasy compared to the the other schwarma places it was actually quite flavorful. The hot sauce was pretty weak. I believe if they had a better hot sauce it make the schwarma taste better. But overall I thought it was a good schwarma will not hesitant to come back again. Only con was it was a bit overpriced.

I fucking love this place. Hands down my favourite shawarma dinner.
The chicken is always tender and has a great sear on it. I always pair it with their brown rice and lentil side and the roasted garlic eggplant.
Absolutley love it here.

Stopped by this with the initial intention of going to Burrito Boyz next door but did not want to wait in the long line up of «bros» with their gym bags getting their burrito protein fix or listen to them talk while wait in line. This place in my opinion had one of the best shawarmas I had in the Greater Toronto area in years, as the chicken in it was soft, fresh, and non-​oily. The price was good for what I got ($ 8 including a canned drink) and it was quickly made.

The chicken shawarma here is excellent. The ingredients all taste fresh, with lots of flavour. Everything else available here looks great too. Very friendly service.

The shawarma meat is really amazing. Friendly service, tasty, but slightly confusing menu. Their shawarma plates are $ 11.99 which I find slightly expensive for a fast food place. You get to choose 2 sides with hummus being included on the list to choose from (thought this would come standard with any shawarma dish). My go-​to is the chicken shawarma pita which is priced at a very reasonable $ 5.99 and makes for a very satisfying meal. I’d recommend if you are in the area but you better be a good driver if you’re going to park in the lot out front:)

for a friday night, our tradition is to go out for dinner, in our neck of the woods.
originally having burrito boyz in mind, i wanted shawarma instead.
this place is Amazing, clean, fresh, amazing staff behind the counter.
only two negatives come from this place, they will never know how busy they can be, because burrito boyz is beside it, and the parking lot is super tiny.
the food is very flavorful, lots of options available, efficent, and cost effective.
im SUPER glad i found this place in my neighbourhood.
will come back more often!
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!

Shawarma fanatic here. I’ve eaten my fair share of shawarma and this place is one of the best places I’ve eaten, so far.
The space is small but clean and staffs are professional. They have many side dishes like potatoes and samosas. They also give u pita bread too! :)
All the items combined are so flavourful, my mouth water for it after a night of partying. I recommend this place.

As a newcomer on the Mimico scene, I just tried this place for the first time, and I am one happy little piggy.
The lovely woman in charge is from Lebanon, and man, she is a great cook. She makes everything herself from scratch each day, and makes just enough for the day, so go early if you like lentil soup, because it sells out.
Very clean & bright, it’s a pleasant little place, but it’s really more of a take out joint, with high top tables and chairs that don’t invite you to linger.
I had the falafel plate, and it was a huge mound of delicious flavour delights. The falafel is made from scratch; she hand grinds the chickpea, onion, etc, to make these crispy, tasty balls of protein. I had mine with seasoned rice & lentils topped with caramelized onion, and char grilled vegetables. And hummus and pickles and all the other little extra goodies. I declined the pita and still couldn’t finish it. Not even close.
My mom also lost her mind over this food, so that’s 4 enthusiastic thumbs up.
So. To recap. Wonderful, fresh, flavourful & healthy vegan food in mass quantities.
Nothing to complain about here.

The food is Halal and its not that bad as they do make there own sauces. There is plenty of space to sit down and eat. As its part of the a strip mall there is plenty of parking as well.
I have had the chicken Shawarama plate twice here and the meat is cooked properly and the potatoes are nice but that’s where they cut.
All in All its not to bad and not too great. If you are in the neighborhood and feel like Shawarma, this place is there to go and get it.

We dropped in late Thursday night. Ordered their chicken shawarma dinner and the missys ordered a veggie dish. Both were very good and the portions were generous. The guys serving us were a bit of a comedy act but in a good way. Maybe a bit over-​priced for a strip mall eatery but the food is definitely very good.

I have to kind of agree with Lambert P.‘s review in comparing it to Villa Madina — fast food Middle Eastern; HOWEVER, Villa Madina gives you more bang for your buck.
I’ve only been once, on a Sunday afternoon and it was very quiet in there.
I’ll get straight and to the point.
Pros: friendly service, nicely flavoured meat.
Cons: skimpy on the condiments (e.g. imagine being on a diet and you’re only allowed 1 TBSP of hummus, well it was spread on that thin); only three little onion pieces and about four little turnip pieces; green pickles had a rancid taste but that could have been a spice they used — I discarded them. Again, it was probably a spice because I wasn’t ill after eating it.
Shawarmas really fill me up and I usually can’t eat the whole thing but I was actually still hungry after this one. Tip: if you’re a guy, buy two because one will NOT fill you up.
I might return but that would have to depend on how desperate my shawarma craving is that day.

Really solid chicken or beef shawarma. I always go plate, which comes with an abundance of meat, with two incredibly large sides… i don’t usually finish everything, which is a rarity for me due to my fat kid tendencies.
The chicken & beef are house made and seasoned on a spit; no pre-​made mystery meats here. These are both fast options… if you go for something that requires grilling, it’ll be made fresh but expect to wait 5 – 15 minutes.
For sides, I always go grilled veg and their eggplant/​tomato stuff… it’s pretty excellent, and low carb (bonus). If your into rice or potatoes, both have gotten strong reviews from my colleagues. As far as sauces, their garlic sauce is excellent, though when you say «just a tiny bit» this is interpreted as approximately ¼ cup… tread lightly unless you wanna smell like «that guy» all day.
Lastly, it’s run by a guy and his mom… nice folks, support your local family-​owned businesses.

This Shawarma joint gets an A for effort, but doesn’t quite satisfy like a family style restaurant specializing in this middle east cuisine. I had the chicken shawarma on a plate and it was fine just not as good as it could be. The chicken tasted good but had a few chunks that should have been cut off before cooking. The sides were amazing though — the grilled veggies were excellent. I asked for hot sauce on the plate and the guy covered everything with sauce which was fine, but I could have done without it on the salad part, that was not expected. I’ll go back and try the sandwich shawarma sometime next time I need a fix. Worth a look if you’re heading down the Queensway and get the urge for spice and garlic, yummy!

Went here a while ago. definitely overprices for what you get.
Portions are not generous and the meat is dry and too much fat on it.
I ordered a dinner plate type chicken shawarma and it did not even come with hummus. They charged me extra for that.
If you are looking for mall food court type shawarma then this might be okay, but there are plenty of better places around for the same if not lower price.
For anyone who wants real shawarma try going to Paramount.
Bottom line, that was my first and last time there. Not coming back.

We had passed by this place a couple times going to and from the Queensway Cineplex cinemas and finally decided to try it out. It’s right next to a Burrito Boyz on the south side of Queensway just west of the cinemas.
It’s a cafeteria style place so you basically just order and let them know what you want and they call you up when it is ready.
I had ordered a mixed combo plate, my brother ordered a beef shawarma plate and my wife ordered a falafel pita. The pita I think was 5 dollars and the combo plates were 12 and 13 bucks respectively.
The first thing I thought is that it’s a few bucks more than say Villa Madina but I was interested to see how their food was.
Our choices were basically rice, rice with lentils and potatoes to add to our plates. They don’t really have salad on the plate like Villa Madina has options for you to choose from like tabouli, cole slaw, mixed salad etc but they do ask if you’d like your plate dressed with parsley, pickles etc. We took everything on it including all 3 sauces (tahini, garlic and hot sauce). They also give you a pita bread you have to rip out of a sealed plastic bag.
The hot sauce is really not hot. The tahini is what it is but their garlic sauce is really good. As far as the meat goes we had a decent portion and was pretty good. The portion size of the plate is pretty large. My brother could barely finish his and I finished mine but was quite full.
The only thing I can really compare it to is Villa Madina because it is sort of the same style of food and price. This is a good place, I’d go back.

Well cooked meat,
Generous portion And best of all their grills are delicious.
For grills, it is better to order over the phone since they grill each order separately
It is probably the cleanest Shawarma place ever.

Service is consistently SLOOOOOOOW. Different staff members every time I’ve been there (3 – 4 times now).
Falafels are delicious, but the service is so dodgy that I think I’m done trying… Also, my brother had a Chicken Shawarma, and had quite a few tiny little bones in his meal. Very nervewracking, since you don’t expect to have to watch out for bones in shawarma.
Would be a nice option for fast food in the area if you could rely on it, especially with it’s proximity to the movie theatre. But you just can’t rely on it.