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| - This is a 3.5 star review.
I ate dinner here at off peak hours, so I can't comment on the bad service that some of the previous experienced. Being located right across from Eaton Centre, I was expecting expensive and less than authentic middle eastern cuisine.
As ridiculous as this sounds, in general, I equate the authenticity of a place with the level of decor, location, staff and patrons. When eating ethnic, I tend of like places that have: less flash (I try not to pay for nice ambiance), non-tourist location (a restaurant that people make the trek to, not a place that just happens to be there), authentic staff (the worse the english, the better the food) and authentic patrons (i like to be the only patron who is non-*insert ethnicity* in the restaurant).
This place was almost the complete opposite of where I would typically eat. I was pleasantly surprised though.
The food was very tasty (ordered the shwarma plates) and the free pita bread was baked in front of our eyes. For a interesting seating area, sit at the back of the restaurant, right beside the window to the kitchen. From these seats, you can watch them prepare the pita bread. The decor is nice and clean. The staff was attentive with perfect english, the patrons were a mixed bag of different ethnicity.
The prices are also exceptional value.
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