Place was clean and lady was very friendly. Food was not bad, in face the meat was good just not as good as other places close by. Potion sizes (especially the salads) were very small. The salads were kinda sad and she said they didn't have a dressing for them. Based on other reviews I had high expectations and was kinda disappointed. Prices were not bad just like other Mediterranean places better read more

Enjoyed "picnic" while waiting for tires to be rotated. HOLY YUMMYNESS was found at Shawarma Express. Chicken shawarma dinner, mint salad, seasoned rice, a lick-the-cup smoky white sauce, warm pitas, and baba ganoush. I'm going back today for lunch, it's so good! Used a groupon, and they have lunch specials, too! read more

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Overall we love the food here. I love their garlic sauce and hot sauce that comes with every order. My only complaint is that they take really long. I waited 30 minutes for an order I made on the spot. People came in after me and got their food. I was like, um excuse me?? The guy explained to me that they called ahead and ordered. The next time, I did do that and it was fine. So far this place has become our place to go for Arabic food in the area. read more

Great food in a fast food type setting. The shawarma is really great, but my favorite thing is the grilled chicken. It's marinated in a medley of spices and is extremely tender. Their portions are a great size and I find myself eating one entree for 3 full meals. read more

Shawarma Express - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Okay this place has super delicious food, but management and service could up their game to match their delicious homemade tasting flavors. Chicken Kebab Plates (my all time favorite) read more

COVID update. I came in for a carry out order. The staff was super friendly and very helpful! Not fully wearing masks to protect customers, however. The place was also BUSY! Lots of people coming in, mostly for carry out. Almost everyone was respecting distance, being very polite (middle-aged man letting slightly older woman have his seat), and wearing masks - except for one younger guy who came in without face covering, like he owned the place, just boldly talking to people. The food was amazing! We tried the Mixed Grill and Shawarma Sampler. Lots of food, made fresh, and amazing flavors. They did have a substitute of Chicken Kufta in place of, I believe, the lamb. The portion was huge, and we had at least two more meals after enjoying this flavorful dinner. Check them out, and enjoy some great flavors! read more

We just finished an excellent lunch from here. The beef kufta kabob sandwich and mixed meat sandwich (chicken & gyro) were both delicious. I ordered extra meat on mine and it was enough for two. FYI, the sandwiches are actually wraps and nicely toasted. So tasty and the price is reasonable. Everything seems to be cooked fresh, so it may take 15 - 20 minutes. Therefore, we always call ahead. read more

Nothing shiny or spectacular, but when all you need to do is get the family fed, this place gets it done. They are exactly as advertised. Went here with the family the other day and we will be going back. The food, service and prices were good. read more

You know a place is good when it takes a few minutes for you to get your food because they make everything to order. I came here expecting great take-away food and that was what I got. I ordered the mixed grill because I'm such a sucker for koftas and kebab-like meats which were flavorful and moist. The chicken wasn't bad but I've definitely had more tender chicken before. Overall, great food for a decent price. I couldn't help but notice the awesome lunch deals during the weekdays. I'll have to come back then when I'm in the area again. read more

Shawarma Express - Mixed grill- meat is very tender $14 - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

I think it was a big mistake that they removed the beef shawarma and replaced it with gyros. Quite a big change and major downgrade (beef shawarma was their best item and not too common; gyro places are a dime a dozen and doesn't even fit in with the rest of their menu). I probably won't be going back. Major decline in the food that is also present in other recent reviews. They still haven't changed the websites menu. read more

Ordered chicken shawarma, beef shawarma, and falafel wraps. Was told it would take 25-30 minutes. Came to pick up after 30 minutes and was told my order was almost done. Took another 15 minutes (so 45 minutes for a few wraps). There wasn't a single customer there and the kitchen didn't look busy. Now the food is worse than the service. As a couple of reviewers mentioned (and I wish I paid attention to), the beef shawarma is NOT actually shawarma, but frozen gyro. Deceitful and disgusting. The chicken shawarma was full of pieces of fat and skin, which was more disgusting than the fake beef shawarma. The falafel was bland and chewy. Everything left a horrible aftertaste. read more

Combo platter was delicious, so was the falafel wrap. They do it right over there. The sandwiches and wraps are not over stuffed in a pita, they are made correctly burrito style with no mess and all the flavor in every bite. Will def be back read more

They USED to be great. However, something has changed in the last year or so. I came back for lunch on a hot July day, and they didn't have their AC on. I originally ordered food to dine in but soon realized that it was too hot to sit inside. So I changed my order to takeout and sat in my car with the AC on and ate in the parking lot. The food was good. However, it used to be great before. read more

Delicious, that is the short version. Everything is made from scratch and fresh. My recommendation would be to call and order upfront because they are very busy- the food is so good read more

The food is delicious!! The lamb chops are amazing!!This will be a once a week stop for me.

So. So. So good! Great value, freshly made, and absolutely delicious! I personally love their chicken shawarma Arabic style sandwich meal. Comes with fries and a drink for $8.99, and never fails to bring me close to happy, satisfied tears. read more

Shawarma Express - Chicken shawarma Arabic style meal, no tomatoes - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

excellent service, they really care for their customers. The owner will even come out and wipe the tables. The food across the board is decent. Is it better than Pita Inn? No. More Zabiha options than Pita Inn? Yes. Are their sauces better then Pita Inns? No It it better than other options in the area? Yes. I feel like you get your moneys worth here with lunch special pricing, but i wasn't blown away. The beef and kebab was delicious, the chicken was a VERY bland. One thing I don't like is, they don't have water. You have to buy water bottles for $1 each (I easily drink three water bottles while eating). I also didn't like that one of the workers came back in after smoking and brought the stench to the restaurant with him. read more

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I wish I had an option of giving them a 0 star because that's what they deserve. This place is pathetic and their staff members too. Their owner is the biggest clown of all. They give you a wrong meal, destroy your dinner and day and then instead of apologizing and refunding or giving you replacement meal, they would call and tell you that they were giving you a favor for giving you some thing you don't eat. Andrea on the desk was pretty bad for putting the wrong order. Grow up guys, in the US here you either refund and get a review like this. read more

For some time now I've seen coming soon signs over a spot in a mini shopping center off of Roosevelt Road for a place called Shwarma Express. I made a note to visit when they eventually opened. This evening, while driving by I saw an open sign and people inside so I decided to give it a try. I got in line while someone else ordered and waited for a few minutes to place my order as well. Once I had ordered I sat down and began the process of adding the business to Yelp gathering information off of the menu and business card. My order took quite a while to be ready (a little over 20 minutes) but my food was then brought out and it was time to dine. I ordered a Beef Shwarma sandwich and a bottle of water. The sandwich came wrapped up in a roll kind of like a burrito. There were grill marks visible on the bottom and it held together quite well. I took a bite and was immediately overwhelmed by a whole lot of different than I'm accustom to flavors. The beef shwarma meat was tender and moist. There were lots of middle eastern spices which I can't identify giving it both a sweet and spicy combination that perfectly complimented one another. Tomato slices and onions were mixed in which gave it a little extra body. I'd also say the sandwich was at least double the size I expected to be. Simply put I was very impressed as the overall combination of flavors created a decadent masterpiece of a sandwich. As I was eating and leaving I overheard that there would be an hour wait on Shwarma as they had run out, growing pains with a new business I guess. Assuming that they have food ready this place is definitely worth trying. Hopefully they'll maintain the quality (and quantity) of food I experienced as time goes on. Despite the name express (you'd think it wouldn't take 20 minutes to have a sandwich ready), the Shwarma here was definitely fantastic. I'm going to give this place a whopping five stars and say that this Shwarma did me no harma. This was an absolutely fantastic sandwich and I will surely be back again. read more

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It's happened, folks. I have finally found fast, affordable middle eastern food in DuPage. I wandered in, not knowing what to expect, and left happy and very satisfied. I ordered lunch combo #1, which is listed as beef and chicken shawarma topped with minced onions, sumac spice and comes with rice, salad and pita. It was sitting in front of me in less minutes than I have fingers on one hand. And for $7 my plate was packed with food. There was enough meat there for at least three sandwiches. It was hot, fresh and moist. The salad was very tasty, and the rice was decent; not at all dry. Plus the pita had a subtle garlic flavor. You may recall some of my previous attempts to find this type of food. No? Well, let me refresh. All of it was dry and/or overpriced. This is going on the frequent flyer list. You CANNOT get this good of a deal, this fast, this fresh anywhere else I've been in the western suburbs. read more

Shawarma Express - Shawarma Combo - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Came in and got the lunch special combo 1 (Shawarma special) and it totally filled me up! All the lunch special combos are $7 (11 AM - 2 PM Mon-Fri) and they are big portion, very yummy, and pretty healthy. If you are craving Middle Eastern cuisine and don't want to spend too much money, this is the place to go! I think this is one of my fave spot for Middle Eastern food around Downers Grove. I asked for a water cup but they only have water bottles, which was fine with me. Note: Be careful when you sign the credit card bill and make sure you're being charged correctly. My initial receipt only charged me 75 cents so I asked the lady if this was correct and she thanked me for catching the error. read more

Shawarma Express - Lunch special combo 1 - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

It's kind of ironic that everyone likes my check in at Shawarma Express because I arrived at 9:30pm. The on time on the door & the time on Yelp says 10pm. Well guess what they were closed not a sign of anyone there. So while it's fresh in my mind I will tell you it kind of sucked because I drove about 5 miles out of my way to get there read more

You can tell when a place is good, when most of their clientele is middle eastern. I came for lunch and tried their shawarma sandwich. The sandwich was really good. I'll definitely be coming back to explore the rest of their menu. read more

Shawarma Express - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Five Word Summary: very good hummus, awesome falafel Grading Scale: out of 5, 1 is not very much, 5 is to a great extent Foodie Adventure rating: 5 Picky Eater rating: 5 Americanized: 2 Food Authenticity: 4 Food Quality: 5 Service Quality: 4 Value per bite:4 Healthy Choices: 5, hummus is kinda healthy Would I bring my mom?: Yes Would I bring my Drunk Friends?: no Would I bring a Tinder Date?: no Spicy Food Hub?: No read more

I ordered through Grubhub. A bloody beef gyro isn't the same as a beef shawarma and I got a beef gyro. Do you guys think people are stupid or something? read more

A trusted friend told me this is the best shawarma he has had in Chicago. And he is absolutely right. There best dish is the shawarma sandwich ( beef and chicken, both amazing). Also the grilled meats are phenomenal as they are grilled over charcoal. All the meat is fresh, they prepare their own shawarma stack. It's a new place but does have it's kinks, ex. Rice is okay. Um as for other things, staff is friendly and nice, the heat wasn't working, so it was really cold, and cuz of all the snow, the entry was wet and muddy.... But the charcoal grilled meat smell made me forget. The place seems busy It's definitely a fresh change from the standard middle eastern spot These people know meat and have a killer shawarma, it's def worth checking out. I will definitely go back read more

Shawarma Express - Took a snap of there logo of the business card - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Wow! This place is amazing! The food is full of flavor! Very friendly staff! Clean! Absolutely loved it! Would highly recommend! Will be back soon. read more

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I'm a health care worker and I ordered a shawarma sandwich for my small break but the shawarma I ordered wasn't even a shawarma but frozen gyro meat? Annoying and misleading but I can let it go until I bit into it and tasted a pickle which I'm allergic to. I specifically wrote in the text not to put any pickles near the sandwich. My dinner was ruined and I had to go back to work without food for the rest of the shift and had to pop an allergy pill to help with the swollen throat I had for the rest of my night. Save your money and go to Jerusalem Cafe! The food is soooo much better, they always follow direction, and you get what you actually order. read more

Good restaurant. Came here for dinner last week. Got the lamb rice dinner. I had a good amount of food. Enough to have a leftover meal for the next day. Flavors were bad. Maybe not the most flavorful Mediterranean food I've had but good enough to return if I'm in the area and got a taste for Mediterranean. The staff inside was nice as well. read more

Shawarma Express - Lamb rice dinner - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Ordered 2 chicken kebab plates. Decent portions. The only problem I had was the $5 service charge that was never mentioned when ordering and/or picking up. Rice was more Indian/Pakistani tasting vs middle eastern. Overall, good food, bad prices/service charges. read more

Very casual place and affordable. Went on a cold weekday still saw many people coming in. Ambience is okay while service is good. We ordered chicken shawarma, grape leaves, falafel and mix meat grill entree. Overall I loved the shawarma though they don't give any sauce with it but I tried their red sauce which tasted good with shawarma and falafel. I feel if they change tortilla in shawarma to some other soft bread it will taste really good. Tortilla gave a bit Mexican twist. read more

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We were on our way into town and needed food. Now. So I hopped on yelp and found this place. Big portions (important to me) and reasonably priced. Also on time and the flavor was fairly good. Hard to say it was "great," because I have my own hometown favorite and nothing ever compares. Still good though. Got all of this: veggie platter (hummus, babaganoush, stuffed grape leaves, tabouleh and falafel), salad and lentil soup. Plus bf's order of a shawarma sandwich with French fries, for about $40. Dang. read more

First off didn't like it as we entered....someone recommended the place since it was halal meat. The food took forever and the restrooms lets not even talk about it. I am not coming back! read more

Great middle eastern food! This place is simple and has very good food for a very reasonable price. We have thoroughly enjoyed everything we have ever gotten here. The lamb shank is enough for 2 people. Very tender and flavorful. The baba ganoush is very good. The falafel are big and sometimes hit or miss, usually a hit. Have not had a bad meal here yet. The only downside is they now charge you for extra sauces as I am not sure why they would. If I just spent $20-$30 if not more, I expect extra sauce for FREE. read more

Bad service. Ordered ahead to pick-up for the first time. Waited in line for about 20 mins and the place was not even busy. As I was up in-line someone had try to cut me off and buy some drinks, and while I proceeded to pay, the cashier with long hair decided to let that person pay first despite the long wait. How unfair. Only got Beef shawarma, and it was mediocre. Not recommended. Go to Jerusalem Cafe instead. Great place with great service, and great food! read more

We'd ordered 6 Shawarma Combo plates online on Saturday, 12 AUG 17. By Saturday evening, the affects of the food poisoning had hit us all. It was FULL ON COLON BLOW Today is Tuesday and I am STILL painting Rembrandt's in my KOHLER ... When I called this establishment AGAIN today, and asked for the manager, the guy who'd answered grew belligerent and refused to answer simple questions.... 1: What is the manager's name? 2: Are YOU the manager? ( I asked that because he was acting like a dick on the phone...his auto defense was kicking in with his tone ) 3: What time WILL the manager be in? Then he asked why we're calling in today instead of Saturday. I explained that we'd called yesterday and received no response. We didn't realize that it had affected all of us together since we didn't see each other on Sunday. With an attitude like the guy who answered while working in the food industry where the risk of food poisoning and other food-borne illnesses can COST YOUR LICENSE, I am surprised they've stayed in business this long... Eat @ Shawarma Express at your own peril... read more

Good food. Wait time was little longer, but I didn't mind knowing that a small business too busy to keep up with the orders! Take out kinda place. read more

I visited here for the first time and am IMPRESSED!!! Had a chicken shish kebab and shawarma.. An I could say its one of the best mediterranean I had. And the Tea.. The best. read more

Shawarma Express - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Customer service on the phone was not the friendliest. I ordered the lamp chops entree you see on their web menu. Little to no meat, I pretty much received a cold plate to rice. The pita bread had no flavor and it was cold/. Not impress with the hype read more

Waited 45 minutes for food that was sub-par. We were the only ones in the joint. We order two chicken shawarma's. One dinner, one sandwich. Had little to no flavor, the dinner didn't even have enough chicken to fill a pita. Paid 13$ for basically rice and salad with sprinkles of chicken. Go somewhere else read more