King of Shawarma — Restaurant in Calgary

I can't believe how horrible the food was. Two of my friends and I ordered from here last night through skip the dishes, and we had been really excited to get it. All together, we ended up paying $45.47 (before tip) for a meal that we had to throw in the garbage. The donairs we bought were burritos. The beef was more like ground beef than real shaved donair beef. We threw it out after trying to get through half, since we were really hungry when we ordered and we don't like wasting food. The wrap was like a burrito wrap, just a plain crappy version of a tortilla/pita from what I assume is their "pita bread" due to the bread we got with our baba ganouj being the same, which we couldn't eat because it was chunky and gross tasting. The spinach pie was probably the worst thing I've eaten in my life. Instead of having cheese, it looked like it just had spinach and onions, and it tasted like straight vinegar with maybe some lemon juice. The description says "delicious spanakopita with filo pastry, spinach, and feta" which was a complete lie. The pastry was absolutely not filo pastry, there was no feta and it wasn't even edible let alone "delicious." My mouth and throat were burning for an hour after having only one bite. I still feel like I can feel the vinegar burning in the back of my throat the next morning. My stomach felt uneasy all night and I was just hoping I wouldn't be sick from it. The baklava had a distinct freezer burn taste as well, to top it all off. I'm so angry by this order and I've never had such a horrible experience with food from any restaurant. I feel like I ordered from one of the restaurants Gordon Ramsay would tear apart in Hell's Kitchen. I'm leaving this review by request of the other two friends and with the hope that this restaurant will drastically change, though I don't intend on ever...

Not a bad place for Lebanese food. Especially considering the fact that Calgary doesn't have as many options as other major Canadian cities like Montreal and Ottawa. The food's pretty good. However, if you decide to try it, make sure that you remember to ask for pita bread. They won't give it to you otherwise. Isn't that RIDICULOUS?!? THEY ASK U if you want any one of a thousand sauces or vegetables included with your order but expect you to ask for pita bread despite the fact that it's always been included in every order at every middle Eastern restaurant in the world - including theirs! THEY DON'T EXPECT YOU TO ASK FOR HUMMUS! THEY JUST EXPECT YOU TO EAT IT WITH YOUR FINGERS I GUESS...? At the very least if they're going to expect patrons to ask for something that they rightfully should expect to be AUTOMATICALLY included they should PUT UP A SIGN that advises them. Anyways, to their credit at least they give it to you for free if you ask for it. It's...

I write this review after having my shawarma world shattered... I've been coming here for a close to 10 years. I always get a chicken shawarma wrap. I've tried many restaurants in the area and the King of Shawarma wrap is the best one I've had, there's no competition in my opinion. On a recent visit one of the (wonderful) staff members quietly explained that the owner of the store keeps the tips for himself, and the service staff don't get a penny of it. This is a cardinal sin, the King of Shawarma is a royal Jack*ss. I sincerely hope they reply to this review, I'd Love to hear the explanation... Absolutely unacceptable behavior, stealing tips in this manner should be a crime. The service staff here are phenomenal, they are lovely to deal with, friendly and make awesome wraps. The tips I've been leaving over the years are for them, not for...