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| - I don't hand out 1 stars lightly, and as always it pains me to do so, however, the experience I had at this little shawarma shop Saturday night needs to be told. It was about 10pm and all I wanted was something cheap, filling and fresh to eat... not a lot to ask right?
I ordered the chicken shawarma sandwich and a bottle of water, which was supposed to be a special for $9.99 as posted. However, 2 drinks and a shawarma sandwich came out to $16!!! I lived in Windsor for almost 2 years (a little known shawarma capital of Canada.. no joke!) And while the shawarma options were plentiful, I never paid more than $4 for a sandwich!
While the price was obscene, where this place looses its points is in how they approach the creation of their sandwich. I'm used to eating a shawarma that is freshly shaved off the spit, cooked slightly on the flat top and tossed into pita. Not here, the meat was pre-shaved and sitting in a metal container on the flat top - keeping warm. The result was an overcooked, dry and at times HARD chicken filler. Dog Food to be honest...
The final nail in the coffin was when the sandwich was being assembled - Normal etiquette is, if the pita rips in half, you remake the sandwich again. Not here, it fell apart and was tossed in the panini press to smush it all together before being wrapped tightly. I mentioned the sandwich was falling apart before they wrapped it (which would be an indicator for the staff to offer to remake it) instead I was told "don't worry about it - I got this." Apparently not, it was falling apart as I unwrapped it before I could even take a bite....
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