Sido Shawarma

I used to work in the area and miss this place. I drove from North Brampton. Fantastic as always and the staff is amazing. Always guaranteed two key components when restaurant searching. This is the spot…

Great food, location and service. The owner is always there and takes great pride in his food. No matter what hotel we choose near Pearson airport, we get Sido Shawarma! Great food, great price. The owner cooks and serves with love and care.

Lunch lines can get long but don’t let the lines deceive you! The food is subpar and far from the best shawarma I’ve had. We went a little past 12pm and the beef on the spit was almost done — there was plenty of the chicken left. The chicken definitely looked more appetizing but I assumed that the beef was amazing, which is why it was gone so fast. Left with a beef shawarma plate which smelled amazing. I had high hopes but unfortunately I found it to be dry and bland. They are also not very generous with the amount of beef they give you. My go-​to place (sadly not in the city) does it way better and this place doesn’t come close.

This is a small, clean, family-​run Mediterranean Grill. It does not have a large menu, but what it does it does well. I had a mixed platter of chicken Gyro, and they convinced me to try one of their lamb shanks. It was spectacular. The lamb shank, I mean. The chicken was good. The salad and rice were perfectly done. But the lamb shank was fabulous.

Consistently great food. I always get the shawarma and a side of falafel. The owner is very friendly and I stop here every time I have an overnight in Toronto. It’s a little expensive, but definitely very tasty food.
If you want beef shawarma they only serve it until 2

My family gave this place a try. They were very friendly and helpful. We all had the Shawarma and found it to be very, very dry.
I would not go back. Too bad because of the good, friendly service.

Nothing special really. Basically subway does shawarma. The food is ok and comes in good quantities. The prices are pretty high and the place has no charm.
BUT
in this pseudo industrial location that resembles purgatory choices are few. Thus a 2.5 elevates to a solid 3 stars.

Overpriced. Lacking in flavour, dry and cold, none of which are good descriptions for a falafel, but all are accurate in this case. I assume they make their money on people who are here for the airport, who buy food once and never return.
The samosa was ok. Just ok. The falafel was so bad that this hungry guy only ate half. I could not stomach the rest.

Stopped here post landing 9 hour flight. neat clean place with a lot of really good fresh cooked hot meals other than the usual shawarma. lamb shank, an unexpected surprise. Worth the $ 12…I’d feel better if it was 9.

Great place for a quick lunch. Nothing fancy, but clean, reasonably priced and great food.

This is a small, clean, tasty Mediterranean food grill. It’s not a fancy restaurant. It does not have a large Menu. But what it has, it does very well.
I had the chicken Gyro platter, and they convinced me to try one of their lamb shanks as a side item. The chicken was nicely flavored and tasty. The salad and rice were nice accompaniments. But the lamb shank deserves a paragraph on it’s own.
I occasionally order osso bucco in fine restaurants. When I do, I’m used to paying $ 30 for it. This lamb shank in sauce was easily the best lamb shank I have ever had. Perfectly cooked, wonderful flavor, not to be missed.

Still one of my favorite places when overnighting in YYZ. This place is one of the favorites with the airline crews who stay in the local hotels. And if anyone knows a deal, it’s these people.
Those lamb shanks are No One one my list things to have here.

Sido Shawarma is just around the corner from my office so it’s a usual suggestion when people want to go out for lunch. As someone who is used to Israeli-​style (MeVaMe, Sofra, Hannah’s, Meron) shawarma, Sido’s stuff doesn’t quite compare. For one, the chicken shawarma is rather bland and quite dry. The toppings are also very bland and the person making the sandwiches is always rushing so you don’t get much. By the time you ask for more they’re on the next sandwich. Upon visiting today I notice they increased all their prices by about $ 0.50 to $ 1. A basic chicken shawarma is now $ 6.19 plus tax. Their plates are close to $ 9 plus tax. Value-​wise it’s just not worth it considering the sandwiches are bland and the service is so rush-​rush-​rush.
They also do lamb shanks, beef kabobs, falafel, and some kind of variation on butter chicken. These items are all quite expensive and again, the value just isn’t there considering the portion size you receive. They are Halal which is a bonus if you observe that dietary requirement.
BTW: As previously mentioned, the parking lot in the back is very tight. Getting in/​out is difficult as the narrow driveway can only accommodate one car entering or exiting at a time.

Dingy Shawarma place thats ok for lunch.
Sido is home to a fast food Shawarma place that offers up your Middle Eastern staples in the Shawarmas and Falafels. The place itself is small and narrow, but can surprisingly hold a good amount of the lunch crowd. There aren’t too many shawarma places around so it’s got that going for it. It’s located directly next to the Subway and you might drive past it if you weren’t keeping an eye out for it.
I had the Chicken Shawarma with a side of falafel and it costs roughly $ 10. The Shawarma was decent enough, but the pita bread wasn’t so good. It did it’s job of holding the fillings in, but didn’t add anything to the party. The toppings were good. I got a hefty amount of garlic and hummus to my falafel and it went well with the shawarma. The falafel wasn’t good at all. I didn’t have it wrapped in a pita, but the taste and texture of the falafel on its own wouldn’t have improved in a pita anyways. Regardless, the shawarma wasn’t bad.
Place is small and simple as is the menu. The service was friendly and they did a good job of keeping the place going, but the food was mediocre. Parking is a complete pain too as there is a TINY parking lot in the front and some out back. Come for a quick lunch but no reason to venture out of your way for it.

This place is decent, though the signs out front are a bit misleading. The Subway next door to this place IS open 24 hours. Sido Shawarma is not, despite the layout of the sign.
Their butter chicken is good. Their falafel is also good. I question the freshness of the vegetables they serve with both, and I’m a bit sad that none of their food is made to order (their falafel just sort of sits out on the counter).
The staff were extremely friendly. The flavor in the food was pretty good. It just seems to be the questionable freshness of everything that makes this place 3 stars.