FOOD | Got some takeout to take to a local park. I got the falafel dinner platter, which comes in…read moresmall, medium, and large sizes (the picture is a medium). You can customize the spice level for the meals. The rice was well seasoned, and I enjoyed their homemade garlic sauce. However, I've had better falafels at other Middle Eastern locations. Additionally, they inflated prices a lot, and it's comparable to the Osmow's close by, which I feel is subjectively better, both taste and portion-wise. SERVICE | The one thing that brings me back to this restaurant is the fact that it is a local, family run business. In these days, I think it's really important to support these small businesses, so I plan to come back the next time I have a shawarma craving! VERDICT | Better deals at chain restaurants, but On-Z-Rocks has a lot of heart!

Super disappointed at the New On-Z-Rocks, I was a huge fan of fast food joint before they renovated…read morefor 3+ years, Eagerly waiting for its return. I ordered a Greek Salad with Shawrma ontop, The salad consisted of 3 pieces of cucumber, 3 small dices of tomato (LITERALLY no joke), she used her BARE hands after taking my money to add the olives!!! Wtf, then she adds a layer of shawrma from a container, which looks dry as if it's been sitting there for hours, and a A LOAD of garlic sauce, you can see the photo the sauce literally pooled at the buttom It's not even close comparable to Osmow's down the street, Portion sizes small, the food tastes bland (boring), doesn't look fresh, the place is completely empty on a holiday dinner time, the one staff there just watches videos on her phone when you walk in. Even if the price was a dollar cheaper than Osmows I wouldn't come back because of sanitation.

GOOD FOOD! My husband's really happy. Great customer…read moreservice as well. As we entered the place, it smelled amazing!!! Will definitely come back!!

I enjoyed a mixed shawarma here -- it was tasty with the sauce and pickle. The meat itself was…read moreokay, not as tender as I would like, but the serving was generous, with pieces of meat that were thicker and larger than typical. Their Baklava is delicious. They sell boxes of it for takeaway also. I'd recommend it.

A cute little hole in the wall in Bloorcourt. It's my favourite place to stop in for a falafel at…read moreanytime and always recommend it when asked for opinions. They serve a variety of shawarma and falafel plates, platters, salads, fries, and wraps as well as burgers, sides of rice, veggies, fries, among a plethora of other things and the best veggie samosas I've ever had. With Ocho Rios drinks that come in the best flavours and pops, it's an amazing place for a quick bite or a seat. The service is lovely and fast paced while you get to see how they professionally and warmly prepare your meal. With daily specials (usually 2 for *insert price here*) and the best hot sauce I've tasted, I say add it to the roster of 'go to' places!

I'm so happy to be back at Laziza Mediterranean Cuisine for this beautiful Chicken Shawarma Plate!…read moreOh how I missed you so much! I've had two terrible chicken shawarmas in Scarborough that were so damn dry that I've been dreaming of this platter at Laziza on Bloor near Dovercourt. The chicken is always so juicy and full of flavour. And the portions are always enough for 3 meals for me. And the rainbow colours of the veggies always brings me joy to look at! Their hummus and creamy garlic sauce are organic and fantastic. Make sure you get their roasted potatoes when they ask! Not many seats but we got one this time. Big thanks as always to the owner Al for making our super delicious works of art! Super nice guy! Highly recommend!

Really enjoyed the food at this location. We came here for a team meeting on a Friday at lunch and…read moreit wasn't busy - most people came for take out while we sat in the restaurant. Service was really fast and we were all serviced within 10 minutes. I like that they have daily specials. I ordered the veggie platter and it came with a side of rice, falafel, potatoes and garlic sauce. I did wish that they had other veggies besides the salads but I enjoyed the complimentary grape leaf!

Got a chicken shawarma today, chicken was really dry overcooked please try harder , takeout food is…read moreexpensive, first time in a long time I decided to order something

Ordered a mixed saj platter for 6 people. It's advertised to feed 4 but we all felt full and…read morecomfortable. The platter comes with 4 soft drinks. It's a small space but there are areas to sit at outside to wait for your food. Food was freshly made to order and still hot. We got a pack of garlic sauce to dip everything in. They were really nice, helping us with options to make sure everyone was fed well. Would revisit.

Yousuf was very friendly, and the food was great! The shawarma was packed with lots of tasty, juicy…read morechicken. I'll definitely be coming back!

It's not too often you hear of shawarma joints offering up lamb shawarma, so we figured it was…read moreworth driving out to Oakville to check out Sidra Restaurant. It's a small place so we were able to snag a nice table by the window. Service was fast, friendly, and efficient, too. I decided to get the Lamb Shawarma combo with fries. The food was ready within about 10 minutes, but first we were given a complimentary appetizer of fried pita and sauce. This was definitely a great start to the meal, as both components were delicious. I especially loved that sweet, tangy sauce, and I made a point of holding onto some of it for my fries. (I needn't have done that since the fries also came with said sauce.) Those fries are very tasty, too. They're obviously straight out of a bag, but they've been sprinkled with this really tasty seasoning that elevates them considerably. As for the wrap, it's good. The ingredients work well together and the plentiful lamb is tender and tasty. My only issue was this underlying bitterness that was kind of a distraction all the way through. But it wasn't too problematic thanks to the other flavors contained within (as well as a liberal application of that sauce). Sidra's is definitely worth the drive to Oakville, and I'm curious about some of the options on their extensive menu.

I had driven by Sidra a few times and always wanted to try it out. So one day I headed in and…read moreplaced an order for take out. When I got to the counter the phone rang. The gentleman behind the counter answered the phone and quickly apologized and told them he had a customer at the counter and had to serve them first. I was quite happy to hear this as too many restaurants will answer the phone and take orders while customers are waiting at the counter. Anyways, I ordered chicken shawarma dinner to go and I noticed the sign for Homemade Lentil Soup. I asked for it to be added to my order and the guy hesitated saying it wasn't fresh and he didn't want to serve it to me. I told him that wasn't a problem and he quickly said he'd make some fresh soup for me. What a legend. Food was made quickly, and when I took it home it was amazing. I've ordered a few times from there now. I highly recommend the Chicken Tikka, chicken Shawarma , their garlic potatoes and of course their Lentil soup! Great food and great services. Highly recommend!

We were in the mood for some chicken shawarma so figured we would give this place a try for take…read moreout. When we got there, we were left unattended for about 8 minutes or so with no one else in line. I get it, covid 19 times means lots of orders to attend to, no biggie. We placed our orders for 2 chicken shawarma plates. It turned out they charge a small fee for using credit cards. I'm not sure if this was something this establishment was doing prior to covid 19 since this was my first visit but you would think amidst this pandemic that a restaurant would discourage the use of cash altogether, but not this place. Mind you, the fee wasn't anything big but it was the principle that matters. Anyway, the food itself wasn't all that good. The chicken was dry, the potatoes were hard, the rice had this buttery taste and their version of the white garlic sauce was something out of a ranch salad dressing bottle. Also, the hot sauce they provided was from the Red Rooster bottles you would find in Asian grocery stores. I've never ever had this kind of hot sauce from a shawarma joint, lol. Definitely not coming back to this one!

3.5 out of 5. We…read moreordered Chicken Shawarma and Lamb Shish Kebab for takeout during the COVID-19 pandemic. The yellow rice was very moist and delicious. The potatoes are okay but a little on the dry side. The chicken shawarma and lamb shish kebab came with a generous amount of meat and we were happy. The meals came with a hot sauce (small size) and a white creamy sauce (big size). I enjoyed the sauce but we ended up squeezing some lemon juice on our lamb to minimize the gamey taste. There was also salads that came along with the meals. I would say the chicken shawarma was better than the lamb. I think we probably would head back next time.

Please take my review into consideration knowing that I haven't been there in at least 15 years…read more That said, I feel like I owe this restaurant a review because it was such a big part of my life and holds so many wonderful memories for me. When I moved to Canada in 1995, this restaurant was within walking distance of my sister's apartment, so we ate there all the time. Back then, if I remember correctly, they had a buffet for around $15 per person, and it was an incredible value. The food was always fresh, delicious, and plentiful. This restaurant became part of many chapters of my life. When I got married, I brought my husband and his family there because I wanted them to experience the food I loved so much. Later, when I had my children, it became one of the places we would visit whenever we were in Mississauga. At one point, we even lived in Mississauga for about a year and a half, and if we couldn't make it to the restaurant, we would order takeout instead. The amazing thing was that the food was just as delicious at home as it was in the restaurant. The restaurant itself wasn't huge or fancy. It was simple, comfortable, and focused on what mattered most--the food. The staff were always welcoming, and everything seemed to run smoothly. To this day, the lentil soup and the kibbeh are stuck in my head. I honestly think they were some of the best I've ever had in my life. Sadly, I can't enjoy the kibbeh anymore because I have celiac disease and have to avoid gluten, but those flavors are still some of my favorite food memories. I also remember that the mother of the family was involved in the cooking. Whether she is still there, retired, or if the ownership has changed, I honestly don't know. Because it has been so many years since my last visit, I can't speak to how the restaurant is today. What I can say is that the memories I have of this place are wonderful. The food was excellent, the service was great, and it became one of those special restaurants that stayed with me throughout the years. The next time I'm in Mississauga, I plan to stop by and see if the food is still as amazing as I remember. If it is, I know I'll be leaving with a huge smile and a full heart.

Tarboosh Restaurant wasn't on my radar at all, but after Suresh Doss gave it a hearty…read morerecommendation, we figured we should stop by and check it out. We arrived around noon on a recent Saturday and the place was completely empty. A group of four fairly loud men showed up shortly after us and inexplicably sat at a table near us, but that's obviously not the restaurant's fault. The menu contained plenty of tasty-looking entrees, but I figured I'd grab the dish with the name of the restaurant in it: the Tarboosh ("Combination of shawarma and falafel"). The concoction arrived to the table quite a while later, which was weird considering how empty the joint was, and sure looked impressive. I dove right in. Everything on the plate was tasty but not mind-blowing. The chicken shawarma had a few crispy pieces, which was appreciated, but was mostly unreasonably dry. (The two included sauces helped with that, at least.) The falafel was fresh but strangely light. It didn't really have a strong flavor of anything, really. I enjoyed eating it, but it definitely didn't remind me of traditional falafel. The hummus was creamy but lacking in a strong chickpea flavor (i.e. the concoction was overwhelmed by tahini, essentially). However, once I began eating everything together, I began enjoying everything a lot more. The included bread help, too, even though it was far from the best middle-eastern bread I've ever had. Tarboosh is a mixed bag, that's for sure. If you're in the area, it's worth a try. I don't think I would travel to far to check it out, though.