PITALICIOUS — Restaurant in Markham

Customer experience was overall good. However, the food was absolutely disgusting. I don't know why people think the food is so delicious... which it is not. I went with a co-worker and we both bought plates. My co worker ate half before he threw it away. I ate about 75% before I had to stop and throw it away.. later on at work I threw up in the washroom. Initially I thought it may have been the garlic sauce but the overall taste of the plate was too sour my coworker confirmed it. The chicken was sour... the beef was too chewy and not tender. The potato was extremely sour as well. I've had shawarma all over this city (and overall markham shawarma is not that great) but this place may be the worst I've been too, would even extend to say even outside of markham. I will never return here again and I am quite dumbfounded as to why people like this place so much, for the price I paid (about $15~) it was a rip off and a lesson learned. Please avoid this place if you can... and look elsewhere I suggest maybe shawarma stop. sorry pitalicious you dropped the ball on this one. I dont mean to bash but this is honesty coming from the $15 i ate 75% of and threw up...

Lot of the reviews (here and elsewhere) talk about how reasonable the prices are, and how convenient this spot is as a neighbourhood eatery. Well this is written in 2014 and I can tell you that, while the food is still OK, the prices are no longer quite as reasonable and the hours (closed weekends) make it clear that the target market is the commercial/business traffic on weekdays, and that's all.

A few more words on this pricing thing. They say that if you put a frog in a pot and turn up the temperature very slowly, over a long period, it will never notice it is being cooked. Same with inflation. Our government tells us there is no inflation, which in turn justifies why bank interest on savings is so low, which in turn allows the aforesaid government to reduce its interest expense on their massive debt. Convenient. For them.

In the real world the cost of food keeps creeping up and no one seems to care. I have always noticed that you tell the real level of inflation by pricing an egg salad sandwich or a falafel.

I tried the falafel "plate" here and for $10 I was execting a lot of...

This establishment has switched owners some time ago, and quality wasn't up to par back then, but I was in the area recently and decided to give it another go.

Still not as good as what the previous owners offered, but the new owners have stepped up their game and the quality is much better. Fresh ingredients and made to order, the beef/chicken pita is my go-to sandwich. Although the toum (garlic spread) is not as punchy as the original owners version, and I think the hot sauce has changed, the sandwich did satisfy my craving. I was hoping to grab the lemonade too but it wasn't available; It was made fresh in-house, and really made the meal extra special. The previous owners probably kept that recipe to themselves and took it with them.

Would I come back? If I had a specific craving for it, yes. I wish their garlic spread had more kick though, and to be frank, I would come back just for the original...