Have had lots of Shawarma in my day and some of the middle eastern foods our family likes best. We stopped in for a hearty lunch and found the food absolutely average at best. I had a falafel platter which was dry, old and flavourless. The platter was mostly old rice and old potatoes. Hubby and daughter had beef donairs and described the meat as dry. My older daughter ordered butter chicken and it was dry dry dry and she found hair in it! The place has not been cleaned in a very long time and I think thats a direct reflection of how many F$&@S are given in the establishment. Won't be returning. read more

King of Shawarma - Window ledge. Broken tiles on the floor. This has not been cleaned in a long time!! - Afghan Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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So my girlfriend and I worked 3 incredibly long days up in the mountains. No cell phone service, no restaurant, no grocery stores, no nothing. Isolated from humanity. Came home exhausted, tired and hungry for some warm delicious comfort food. After a quick search for restaurants near home, we decided to order from the KING of Shawarma. Reviews seemed decent. 5 stars on FB and 4 stars on YELP. Figured, why not I'm new to Calgary and need to find some good shawarma and Mediterranean food. I order through Skip the Dishes. Food came fast. Took about 45 minutes. I specially requested for all sauces and dips to be on the side, since I've worked in the restaurant industry before I understand that food doesn't always travel well and in order to avoid soggy messy food made my request and even apologize for the inconvenience in advance. Food comes. I look at it and instantly become irritated. Everything is mixed together. And all the exact same shade of grey and brown. The skin was falling off the potatoes (and not in a good tasty way) the chicken was dry and flavourless. I can honestly say that neither mine or my roommates food was touched. Literally made me sick to my stomach looking at it. Whatever, ok things happen. I get it. I called the restaurant to complain about my order and to request either a refund or a new meal. I asked to speak to a manger, the person on the other line said he was and that he remembered packing my food. I told him it wasn't what I ordered, and that I wasn't happy. He was rude, arrogant and refused to take responsibility for the situation. He tried to blame skip the dishes for his poor work ethic. After about 3 minutes of talking to his fine outstanding young man it comes to my attention that he is in fact NOT a manger and that none are there to talk to me or deal with the situation. After all that talking, this person can't do a thing to help me. I tell him to talk to his manager and to call ME back. He agrees. Fast forward 30 minutes still no call. Nothing. So I call back. First call phone rings about 15 times then disconnects. Second call straight to voicemail. Third call he answers. Tells me the manger isn't there. I tell him I'll be by tomorrow to return this food. He shrugs off my concerns and lets me go. Well today, as much as I wanted to bring the food back and collect a refund, life got in the way and I needed to work. Still have yet to hear from a manager. I didn't even receive an apology or nothing. Wound up making freezer pizza for dinner, after only wanting shawarma from the king. read more

Just had a delicious wrap from Shawarma King. A very tasty treat. A great wrap, with all the best of toppings - lettuce, hot peppers, parsley, pickles, cabbage, garlic sauce, hummus and a variety of other sweet and hot sauces. The meat was perfectly cooked - moist and tender - with lots of flavor. The service was also great, fast, friendly and attentive. A great little spot on the SW edge of downtown Calgary. Try it you will not be disappointed. read more

King of Shawarma - Mmm ... beef shawarma or as they call it here in YYC - a Donair - Afghan Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Not the worst but not the best. Open late which is really handy, filling too. Price is ok, food is ok, two stars are ok. read more

I've had the Shawarma Family Platter from King of Shawarma on several occasions. I typically order from skipthedishes. At times it has been very good which makes the price point for the platter more than reasonable. Unfortunately the last few times ordering from here was extremely disappointing. The meat seemed old, rubbery, and was loaded with gristle. Not pleasant experiences. With the abundance of good shawarma in Calgary, King of Shawarma will no longer be on a list of places I order from or recommend to others. read more

Didn't have high expectations as the location and restaurant are unassuming BUT it was delicious and at reasonable prices. Will return again. Had the chicken shawarma and the donair platter. That green sauce is yummy! read more

King of Shawarma - a meal in a styrofoam container - Afghan Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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I was here to pick up an order for a friend and was treated poorly. There was one girl ahead of me and the guy working there was really focused on her, smiling, chatting and really engaging her. When it came to me, he spoke 2 words "pick up?" and then walked away, chatted with the girl and came back and plopped a bag on the counter. I asked him if this was my order (since I don't like to assume). He said 'yes' in such a tone that led me to believe I was being annoying. I walked out and I don't think I'll ever try this place out for myself after this dismal display of customer service. read more

The shawarma was cheaply made. But I still ate it. Then I go to eat my felafel and this felafel was harder than a fucking rock. I couldn't even bite in it. Like wtf is that read more

King of Shawarma - Rock hard felafel - Afghan Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

For the practicing Muslims in the audience, this place serves halal meat, and is open until REALLY late (2:30-4:30am depending on the day of the week) for your estival Ramadan food fix. The portions are huge, and while not as tasty a shwarma as Chick Pea (mostly due to better veggies at CP), it gets points for availability outside daytime working hours. They also wrap the shwarma pita in a second layer of flatbread for grill pressing, which lends a nice crispiness to the sandwich. read more

King of Shawarma - Massive shwarma meat filling field of view at 2 meters - Afghan Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I wish I took a picture of my shawarma!!!! Great food!!! Especially when craving hits you in the middle of the night!

Who likes a shawarma? I like a shawarma, you like a shawarma. Come to think of it, everyone likes a shawarma! And you can bet your lucky shawarma that's exactly what you'll find at King of Shawarma (not to be confused with "Shawarma King"), a darn good shawarma. What made this shawarma a slight step above the majority of shawarma huts (not to be confused with "The Shawarma Hut")? Was it a late night altered state of mind? Nope, well, yes, but in this particular situation it is the amount and quality of meat you'll find in your shawarma. With King of Shawarma thee at amount and quality are "a lot" and "good". The room is what you'd expect at any Calgary shawarma station (not to be confused with "The Shawarma Station"), a few food court style tables, fluorescent lighting, moderate cleanliness and a counter to order your shawarma and a few other ready to go Mediterranean treats. Shawarma count: 16. 17 including the "shawarma" in my "shawarma count". ...19. read more

Shwarma was nothing special. The beef and lamb was pitiful, full of large knobs of chewy rubbery grisle. Ive had better horsemeat shawarma. Falafels are made 2 days on advance. Ingredients look good but tomatoe definitly is a little old. If u cant walk 5 blocks to sammys you are too fat , get some excercise and stop eating shwarmas... If you cant drive to jimmys, get a job you bum and stop being a leech on society, and buy a junk car for 500$... read more

Best shawarma, hands down! The staff are great, they know our orders by heart because we come here so much. Authentic and delicious! read more

A cab driver took us here and we Have become addicted. Agreed that the place is off the beaten track, and doesn't look appealing. But the food is tasty, they serve huge portions and their homemade green hot sauce is amazing! I Go back at least once a month ... Oh and it's open until 4:30am!!!! read more

Located away from the beaten track, so it's easy to miss with the one way street 12th Ave but if you're flying down 14th St. at 60km, you can forget about it, before you know it, you're over the ramp and got to take the City Centre exit, but I digress. Nice corner location, with lots of seating, with the right side being a bit more discrete on a raised platform. It's got a full selection of Mediterranean and even Indian desserts that I haven't had for a long time, carrot halwa, a type of pudding. Even butter chicken :) Shish Kabobs are pretty good value, 2 skewers and generous amount of hommus, rice, house salad and potatoes. credit cards ok. Offer catering. Clean, friendly service, and cool that it's open late til 2am. read more

Hands down the best shawarma I've ever had. My boyfriend and I come here at least once a week. It is never hit and miss, these guys know what they are doing. They make their own garlic sauce and hummus too that you can buy and take home. I will never buy grocery store hummus again! Highly recommend. read more

It may be a bit of a hole in the wall, but the prices are good and the prices are great too! I found the service to be a lot better than the other reviewers seem to think, and the produce appears to be brought in fresh quite frequently! read more

Liked it. Friendly staff, good food, portions are appropriate for the price. Not the fanciest place for sure but definitively the best shawarma around Downtown/Beltline. read more

It wasn't just the best shawarma I've ever had. I was working late (like 4am) and checked around to see what was open. Didn't reeeeeally feel like Tim's or Subway and god forbid McDonald's (yuck). Saw these guys were open until 4:30. Brushed off my car and slid down 12 Ave to get myself some lamb. Well, by mishap between website and real life, the staff had actually closed for the night, but they were still in there, cleaning up, etc. when I pulled up. I got out, to see their posted hours were 4 am (it was like 17 after). So, sigh, I got back in my car. I hear the squeak of the door notifier and look back to see the owner waving me back. "Is lamb ok? We still have lamb!" He says. I thank him profusely for helping me out after closing, and he didn't even seem bothered about doing so. The staff were pleasant. Three more people came in after me, and they graciously served them, too. I made a couple of little modifications: I prefer sweet sauce to garlic sauce and a bit of the hot stuff. All the toppings. Holy shit! What a ridiculously amazing meal! read more

My absolute favourite donair spot in the city. The flavour is different from the other Middle Eastern places. Being Afghani, it's a bit spicier and the sauces are different. You have to try the mint sauce. It's all delicious. read more

Very poor quality food. Only good thing is open late. Otherwise not impressed and not happy looking people working there. It is a last resort kind of place since Calgary has very few places open at night. read more

I ordered the mixed chicken and beef plater and it was awesome! My order arrived quite late but the food made up for it

I had to cover someone's shift overnight, saw these guys are open till 2:30 AM gave em a call to see if they would deliver as I could not leave work. They usually don't deliver, but arranged for one of their friends to drop it off for me on their way home. Not to mention It was a damn good Shawarma. read more

Not a bad place for Lebanese food. Especially considering the fact that Calgary doesn't have as many options as other major Canadian cities like Montreal and Ottawa. The food's pretty good. However, if you decide to try it, make sure that you remember to ask for pita bread. They won't give it to you otherwise. Isn't that RIDICULOUS?!? THEY ASK U if you want any one of a thousand sauces or vegetables included with your order but expect you to ask for pita bread despite the fact that it's always been included in every order at every middle Eastern restaurant in the world - including theirs! THEY DON'T EXPECT YOU TO ASK FOR HUMMUS! THEY JUST EXPECT YOU TO EAT IT WITH YOUR FINGERS I GUESS...? At the very least if they're going to expect patrons to ask for something that they rightfully should expect to be AUTOMATICALLY included they should PUT UP A SIGN that advises them. Anyways, to their credit at least they give it to you for free if you ask for it. It's just stupid... read more

This is my favourite food in the entire city. They're so friendly and they will always remember your order. They are generous with the servings and they always give you more than expected. The guys here give AMAZING service every single time. This will forever be my "cheat" meal. Love, The Lobster read more

Beyond your normal shawarma joint. Family run and with great service. Quality food made how I liked it. They care that you enjoy your meal. And if you dont they'll work to make sure you do. Love this place. And its halal. read more

We came here after an hour of intense swimming/almost drowning so needless to say we were famished. I wasn't expecting much TBH since we started off trying to order one of their meat combos but were told that only the beef was ready. Also, they had some weird toppings for their wraps (like pickles) and they also wrapped the pita in a tortilla. However, despite our misgivings we were all pleasantly surprised! The serving sizes are enormous and the prices weren't unreasonable! The multiple layer wrap involving both tortilla and pita was also pretty good because the tortilla made a nice crispy layer and also held the whole thing together! The spicy sauces were especially good - get the green sauce and the red one, I have no idea what they are but they're so tasty. Their potatoes were probably the worst part of the meal since they were super coarsely cut (like one piece was basically one potato) and that meant they weren't very flavourful nor were they very crispy. Overall it's nice to know that if I want falafel I only have to walk a few blocks to King of Shawarma! read more

got a chicken/beef platter meal. and holy god. i have had a looooooooot of shawarmas in my day, and these guys are near in the top 3 of the hundreds i've tried. the food (I ordered) was perfect when it arived, even the house salad was fresh, crunchy, flavorful, and hada good bite to it. the suicide sauce is no joke, its really hot but also very delicious. the hummus reminds me of the stuff i had in the middle east, and really there's just nothing bad to say about this place. i dont think i'll go anywhere else again. i'm done looking after 6 years in canada and many before that in the US, i've finally found a real shawarma place. read more