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| - Stepping into this place, it felt warm and cozy, with Egyptian themed art on the walls. At first I was confused, as the Egyptian theme does not resonate with me when I think of shwarma. Apparently, (if you were in the dark like I was) Google says that Shwarma originated from the Levant countries, which includes Egypt. Huh. Who knew. Learning moment of the day.
Anyway, I digress. Back to it...
The service was friendly and staff were accommodating, despite it being quite busy. However, I was charged a $1 surcharge for Amex use.
I ordered the chicken shwarma plate with Greek salad to-go. I was disappointed that they did not have tabbouleh salad as a salad option. When I opened the bag, I was a bit surprised to note that there were two boxes inside, one was filled with chicken/rice and the other was the salad.
The chicken was served over a huge bed of rice, poor rice to meat ratio. Furthermore, the meat was rather dry in some parts, and I found a few pieces of cartilage and one shard of bone. Eat with care. The white (garlic?) sauce struck me as odd too because it was slightly sweet where I expected it to be savory. The spicy sauce is quite hot, but a bit bland. Arguably, the Greek salad was the better part of the meal, but be aware that it is mostly comprised of lettuce.
It would have been better value for money if there was less rice, and perhaps some hummus and pita bread, or potato or some other side dish to balance it out.
Overall, I'd eat this for sustenance, but definitely a case of quantity over quality.
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