Damask Resto Market — Restaurant in Kitchener

Always a nice warm welcoming greeting awaits when I walk through the doors of Damask Restaurant and Market either on the part of the ever-passionate Nidal or his friendly sons, Adham and Mo, or their personnel. It is bonafide Arab hospitality at its best.

Since their opening only a couple of years ago this establishment has gone from strength to strength. They are constantly on the move improving upon the quality of choices on their menu appealing to a range of palates. This range of choices includes platters, individual plates, baked selections, deserts, fresh juices and milkshakes. There is a selection of frozen food like various egg rolls [bourak] be it cheese, meat or vegetarian which could come in very handy for your children’s after school snack or really at anytime.

At this very special time on the Islamic calendar, the holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr, this family run business has some special offers of note to tempt your taste buds. One offer, in particular, which caught my eye that my finicky son really likes and asks for is their crispy chicken sandwich combo going for the competitive bargain price of $10.00. Great deal!! That chicken sandwich is absolutely delicious and I have to say I relish it too! It really hits the spot. Other everyday specials to tempt your tastebuds are on display picture like including Nidal’s signature smash burger - simply amazing!! Not to be outdone is there gyros. Absolutely tantalizing. Writing about them is making hungry as I conjure up visions of its image!! You’ll see these two items on the banner highlighting the everyday specials as you walk through the door to your left. There are some other notable can’t misses such as the shawarma platter that feeds 4 people or the 1 kilo charcoal platter consisting of enough for a family of four including 10 skewers of either meat kabob or shish tawoak, rice, salad, hummus, garlic dip, four soups and four egg rolls.

For breakfast, one should avail of their super selection of freshly baked, on site, manaeesh [round flat bread] with a variety of toppings such as cheese and zaatar, cheese, cheese and meat to name just a few. The takeaway breakfast suggestions don’t stop with manaeesh. You must go and see for yourself! There are great ideas at their baked goods station for your children’s school lunch. There’s always the option to dine in for breakfast, lunch, supper or a quick bite and enjoy the atmosphere .

I have been a repeat customer for a long while now. The hospitality and, of course, Damask’s great product - their food always keeps me coming back. There’s so much to try!! You must indulge, you’ll be...

Heard about this place from some coworkers so I thought I'd check it out.

Upon walking in the door, you are immediately in line for the restaurant portion. The till/pos is right there. It does not allow for any chance to look or read the menu. I had an idea of what I wanted but I may have gotten more if I had a bit more time, space and didn't feel as rushed as I did.

I quickly ordered a chicken shawarma. I took everything, minus tomato. Hot sauce, garlic sauce as well. I paid and moved to go check out the grocery area.

I found a couple bags of flavored cotton candy. Dr. Pepper and Tahiti treat. And then checked out the cookies and desserts. So many different treats I had no idea what anything was.

A very nice lady was there and told me what they were. I still was not sure but she offered me a sample. It was very similar to shortbread cookies. Very buttery, very tasty. I asked to try a second kind, she was polite and gave me a different kind. I bought a small container of several different types.

While I was over there another employee, (cook I think). Brought my wrap to me. Very kind and nice guy.

I paid for my candy and treats and headed home.

My overall opinions:

The people, staff are very friendly and definitely want to earn your business.

The cookies were quite tasty. They all seemed to be the same base. Similar or possibly were shortbread. Some had chocolate, some nuts, some combination. All were very good, will most certainly be back for more treats again.

The cotton candy was point on for flavors. Although, these are not made there, they were worth mentioning.

The shawarma was my only so-so. I found the chicken to be a little dry. The flavour was well seasoned. I added all the sauces that were offered. Maybe I would get extra sauce, next time. While eating I found some strange pink vegetable in it. I could not figure out what it was, eventually I figured it was pickled turnip. In future I would avoid this, but this is only a personal taste.

Summed up:

I found the layout a bit confusing. For some having two separate tills (payments) could be an issue. For me it was not.

Service 5 stars (especially the treat lady, sorry I didn't remember her name,)

Treats - 5 stars (will be back for more, baklava and some other things I did not try but want to check out)

Food - 4 stars (a little dry, but flavour was good).

Would I go back? Absolutely. Will definitely get another shawarma no tomato or turnip, extra sauces. But the cookies and treats are a...

Damask Restaurant and Market Review – Hassan Hawash

Always a nice welcoming greeting awaits when I walk through the doors of Damask Restaurant and Market either on the part of the ever-passionate Nidal or his friendly sons, Adham and Mo, or their personnel. It is bonafide Arab hospitality at his best.

Since their opening only a couple of years ago this establishment has gone from strength to strength. They are constantly on the move improving upon the quality of choices on their menu appealing to a range of palates. This range of choices includes platters, individual plates, baked selections, deserts, fresh fruit drinks or milkshakes. There is a selection of frozen food like various egg rolls [bourak] be it cheese, meat or vegetarian which could come in very handy for an afterschool snack or really at any time.

At this very special time on the Islamic calendar, the holy month of Ramadan, this family run business has some special offers of note to tempt your taste buds. One offer, in particular, that my finicky son really likes is their chicken sandwich combo going for the really competitive bargain price of $10.00. Great deal!! That chicken sandwich is absolutely delicious, really hits the spot. Other everyday specials to tempt your tastebuds are on display picture like including their smash burger and gyro – two of my family’s favourites on a banner as you step through the door. There are some other notable can’t miss such as their shawarma platter that feeds 4 people or the 1 kilo charcoal platter consisting of enough for a family of four including 10 skewers of either meat kabob or shish tawouk, rice, salad, humous, garlic dip, four lentil soups and four egg rolls.

For breakfast, one should avail of their super selection of freshly baked manaeesh [round flat bread] with a variety of toppings such as cheese and zataar, cheese, cheese and meat to name just a few. The takeaway breakfast suggestions don’t stop with manaeesh, you must come in and see for yourself. There are great ideas at their baked goods station for your children’s school lunch. There’s always the option to dine in for breakfast, lunch, supper or for a quick bite and enjoy the atmosphere.

I have been a repeat customer for a long while now. The hospitality and, of course, Damask’s great product – their food always keeps me coming back. There is so much more to try!! You must indulge, you’ll be...