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    Shawarma Elshami

    4.5 (51 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:30 PM

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    Peggy L.

    Next-Level Shawarma! I moved to Temple Terrace almost a year ago, and recently spotted this hidden gem on 56th St while waiting at a red light--so glad I decided to try it! I always order the beef sandwich. The meat is fresh, wrapped in tortillas that are seared to perfection on the stove, creating a crispy, golden crust. They offer a variety of sauces, and I'm obsessed with the orange one! I ended up going back twice in one week. That's how good it is! The girl at the cashier is amazing--friendly, fast, and on top of her game. It can get busy during mealtimes, but totally worth the wait. There are tables inside and outside.

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    Barbara G.

    NOW THISSSSSSS IS SHAWARMA!!!!! By far the best in the USA! & one of the most delicious shawarma I've ever tried hands down. Great quality meat! Kind people and great service! They make you feel very welcomed and I am eager to return! 100/10!!

    Robin C.

    Clean, quite, welcoming! The food is fresh, quick,& flavorful! If you like spicy you can ask for some spicy sauce on the side!

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    Jennifer R.

    Absolutely fantastic! Fresh, quick and solidified my craving for amazing Shawarma. Had the chicken and it was moist and tender. Not sure why all the comments about rude service. The woman that took orders was friendly, attentive, and let me try the beef as I mentioned it looked tasty. Best service I've had in a bit. Certainly be back to try that and another chicken wrap. Garlic sauce was perfect.

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    Wafaa D.

    The food was good especially the beef shawarma They know nothing about (customer service) Over price for the meal You have to ask for the combo and add a sandwich to it

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    Boon C.

    Authentic Ethnic Street Food 72. Shawarma Interesting street food that now I can said happen in Tampa. Very good authentic shawarma. I have travel to Jordan, UAE, Morocco, and Egypt, this shawarma is very close to the way Jordan has prepared. We got one beef and one chicken shawarma. If you want extra meat, you can have a choice to choose a different price. The wrap skin is very delicious. Recommend to eat there to get full experience. If you have to eat at the car, do so. Eat at first complete prepared is the key.

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    Monique S.

    First time eating from here and it was AMAZING! The employees are nice and friendly also. Food was fresh and it was ready within 10 mins. I would definitely be back :)

    They don't sell kebabs, hummus, or falafel.
    Tasneem A.

    I want to start off my saying that the food was really good. We grew up making shawarma at home and tried it all over the world and this place was solid. Very authentic, very delicious. My problem with this place is the wait time and the customer service. We were a big party so I understand but it took over an hour to get 6 boxes of food. They have a picture of hummus and kebabs up but they don't sell that stuff which is weird. The lady behind the counter was not nice at all. I watched a customer come in to complain and they treated her really bad. It was so disrespectful. I felt very bad for her but was too scared to say anything. They were out of kibbeh and we were there at 4 which is kind of annoying. People behind us in line got food before us. I think they went by the size of the order and started with small orders. Shawarma is usually fast and you get it fairly quickly. I have no idea why this place took so long. My last complaint was that everyone had their face masks around their neck but not on their face. Nobody in the kitchen had a mask on their face. Nobody who came in to place an order had a mask on either. It says masks please on the door but they do not enforce it.

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    Alan W.

    I've had shawarma all over the Middle East, all over New York City, & in many spots around Tampa Bay. The shawarma I had today was way above average in the Tampa area. The rotating heated pillars of meat slabs were prominent as we walked in today. We decided to get a beef shawarma & a chicken shawarma. They were cut in halves so we exchanged halves. I thus got to try both the chicken & the beef. The chicken was a marinated, quality, white meat. It came with a smear of garlic sauce, pickles, tomatoes, & cucumber. It was then wrapped in a dough & grilled. The result was a tasty burrito-like shawarma. The taste was very good. The beef shawarma though was my favorite. The meat was good quality, versus being questionable, lol. It was marinated with delicious seasoning & similarly wrapped & grilled like a burrito. It came with tahini on the side. The flavor seriously was excellent, & it'll for sure draw me back for a return visit. The workers I think were a father & daughter. Initially they were exceptionally quiet, even when ordering. Afterward I went up to compliment them on the food & at that point they were very friendly & personable.

    1. Chicken shawarma Sandwich

    Best shawarma's sandwiches I've ever had, service amazing, the most authentic shawarma I ever had! 100% coming back

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    The best Shawarma you can have hands down. We took a combo of chicken and beef. Both were juicy and tasty. The fries were great too.

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    3 years ago

    One of the best fries and the best shawarma and it has the best hummus trust me habibi

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    4 years ago

    Most authentic shawarma by far here in Southern Florida. Great friendly staff as well.

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    I'm a huge lover of Mediterranean food, so I was very surprised to have never stumbled across by…read moreByblos before! A very cute space close to Bayshore and gives all the Mediterranean vibes. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. In the spirit of expanding our culinary pallet, we ordered two apps that were new to us. The Kebbeh was very good - i'd say similar to a meat hush puppy? Krispy on the outside and flavorful on the inside. The Baba Ganju was different than what I was expecting and not something I personally liked (not any fault to the dish, I'm just a texture person). The chicken shawarma and gyro platter (it's a platter at dinner) were FANTASTIC! Seriously, so much flavor, fresh, the meat was not overly cooked. Everything tasted very fresh and we seriously had no complaints!! We also ordered a side of Batata, which are sort of crispy potato cubes with chili flakes + garlic - so good! I will say when we got there, there was a mishap and we waited over 20 minutes to be greeted and introduced to our server after we sat down. Once our server realized we were in her section, the rest of our service was amazing! I think that was just a one off fluke, and I would not let it negatively impact my experience.

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