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| - I am looking at all these 1* reviews and I wonder what has happened? This place is not the best restaurant in Toronto, but definitely not the worst either. Looking closer at the reviews, it seems lots of reviewers with 1 or few reviews - maybe revenge reviews from a competitor? That would be a pretty crappy behavior - Yelp is not the place to settle petty competition.
This place is the former Vespa Pizzeria, and it looks much better after Paramount renovated it, very upscale look inside. The service is a bit hectic around the Liberty Village lunch hour, but not bad at all, which makes me doubt all these reviewers below who gave it 1* for bad service.
The menu is quite extensive and has lots of variations on shish kebabs and shawarma. The food is good, the portions are big, and the owner is always on-hand, running around and being friendly to all customers.
My order was mistaken, they brought me Mixed Shawarma, while I actually ordered Mixed Grill, so the owner made sure I got my plate and then he also packed the wrong plate to go, as a freebie for me. That was mighty nice, especially since it is the first time I step into the place, or see the guy.
The pricing is a bit on the high side ($23 for Mixed Grill), but for a full dining experience in LV it is not that bad.
Again, the crappy competition seems to be filling the Yelp reviews with 1* - really crappy behavior that Yelp should sanction.
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