History has always had empires..the British, Ottoman and Persian Empires just to name a few. But today I discovered there's one that shall stand above them all....The Shawarma Empire!
Located in a run down old plaza with some horrendous parking stands an absolute food gem of a store.
Serving some fantastic Middle Eastern Shawarma and Falafels, the menu is small, simple but delicious! The shawarma comes in both beef and chicken but they were sold out of the beef when we arrived so only able to rate the chicken.
The chicken shawarma is fantastic! Tender and flavourful you basically choose to have it in either a sandwich or a platter. Both are great choices with the sandwich being a pita wrap and the platter with rice, salad, hummus and a pita. Portions are huge and the value excellent.
The food is simple but so complex in flavour. Little tweaks like bits of fried onions, lentils in the rice, pickles in the veggies really take the food to the next level. I don't think I've had better anywhere else to be honest and I can see why all the high ratings are well deserved.
Despite the big lines, service was quick and excellent. This is a family run restaurant that deserves all the success that it deserves.
5/5! Long live the Shawarma Empire!!