Okay, I have strong feelings about Paramount so let's get down to it!
Pros:
1- Freshly baked bread served to your table shortly after you get seated
2- A few menu items are consistently amazing. Namely, the manakeesh, the hummus and baba ghanouj, and the shish taook sandwiches. Lentil soup and tabouleh are good too.
3- Some of the waiters are awesome people.
4- The desserts are alright. Could be way better but they're alright.
5- The prices are generally pretty good.
Cons:
1- Location on yonge is absolutely crammed with tables which means there's no space for you or the waiters to stand or walk. Sitting there is uncomfortable at best and extremely frustrating at worst.
2- Extremely slow service during peak hours. Coupled with #1 above, this makes for a miserable time. Do not eat in during peak hours.
3- No delivery.
4- Mediocre shawarma. This is one of the staples in Middle Eastern food and yet, Paramount sucks at it. Such a pity.
Overall, 4/5 because those menu items I mentioned above are really darn good, and because there are no other good Middle Eastern restaurants downtown so Paramount really fills that niche.