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| - It never ceases to amaze me how fast Paramount has grown in the GTA; they had a poster on the front announcing a contest to celebrate their 10 Years! (http://www.paramountfinefoods.com/10years/)
We came here on Sunday for lunch and we arrived at 11:45 am, and we had no issues getting a table. Restaurant was very clean, from outside you could smell the shawarma roasting on the spit, and once inside, the smell of the bread oven.
The nice thing about weekends is that you can order the dishes they only make Sat-Sun like Foul (bean and chickpea bowl), and lebneh (thick yogurt). The menu also featured new stuff (since my last visit to a sit-down Paramount) like the Saaj bread, grilled wings, and the aptly named 'Yalla' Fries lol.
Anyways, we ordered the moutabal (roasted eggplant dip), and a cheese & zataar(thyme and sesame seed) manakeesh, a fatoush salad with chicken shawarma, and a falafel plate, which all came with a basket of freshly baked bread. The flavors were all authentic, the salad ingredients we're fresh, and the bread is, as-always, amazing. The falafel was also really light and fluffy, and we knew they were fried to order because even after 10 mins, they were still crispy on the outside and warm on the inside. The flavor was also not over-powering, and a good chickpea flour ratio that made it light and pillowy.
Service was also really nice, she very helpful with water refills, hot sauce, and napkin requests. Thank you!
4.5 *
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