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| - I was going to write a five star Ghalaze review on the basis of many, many previous visits. However, my cravings got the best of me and I went in for lunch today. I got my usual veggie wrap at the College Street location (which I have been unable to add as separate from the Bloor store). For the sake of an accurate review, it was good that I visited again because things have changed. I get the vibe that Ghazale is a family-run business but I wonder if they've had a restaurant management professional come in to "improve" their business practices...
When I ordered my veggie sandwich, a carefully pre-measured paucity of vegetables was placed inside. They used to load them up fat and free-hand, right? I'm sure they used to load them up free-hand.
The roasted vegetables for the sandwich were eggplant and potato. They used to include amazing seasoned cauliflower, right? I'm sure they used to have amazing seasoned cauliflower.
Time to pay: the cost of the veggie sandwich was $3.75 plus tax. It used to be $2.75 plus tax, right? I'm sure it used to be $2.75
The end result was a sandwich that was smaller, less tasty and more expensive than I was used to. It was still fairly good, but I was expecting better. I'm sure later Yelp postings for Ghazale will tear me apart for this mediocre review but I can only report on my own experiences.
Ghalaze has shwarma, lentil soup and samosas, too. There are trays of baklava on the counter which I've found to be somewhat stale.
PS: I'm an archaeologist and geek, so whenever I walk past Ghazale on either Bloor or College Street, I start thinking about the Jordanian Neolithic site 'Ain Ghazal. Here's a link, because I care about your education: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27Ain_Ghazal
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