When people rave about a Shawarma place, I always am sceptical because for one, I grew up in the Middle East, the land of the shawarma and Mozys Shawarma in Waterloo is hard to trump. Regardless, I had a to give Osmows a try.
It's located right in the middle of Streetsville, so parking can be a challenge to find at times. As soon as you walk in, you know the place isn't designed for you to sit down and eat. The largest table is for 4 and there's very limited space. So sitting there and eating is usually not an option. There is a line up almost at all times so you'll have to be a little patient.
I ended up getting the chicken shawarma plate on rice with a fatoush salad. Since eating at the place wasn't an option, I decided to take it to my car. The fatoush salad was great and it was really flavourful. If you're going for lunch and have work after, beware because there are a lot of onions in the salad. The salad comes in separate box so it's filling. As soon as you open the box for the meat and rice, you will see a carpet of sauce on top. I understand that sauce makes things taste flavourful but this is just bit too much (as seen in picture). It's almost like they are using the sauce to mask the flavour of the rice and chicken. Definitely not on the healthier side either. I've had shawarma plate growing up and it's uncommon to cover your rice and chicken in so much sauce that it's almost soupy.
The service was great and I was able to place my order with nor problems at all. The staff were nice and quick with everything. It's definitely a place I'd only try out once in a blue moon just because of the amount of sauce they have on their meals.