Read many great/positive reviews, and we decided to order several items from Fahda's.
We ordered their Beef & Chicken Shawarma Dinners, a Donair Wrap, Falafels and some Baklava.
Unfortunately the meal was disappointing. The chicken shawarma was extremely salty and was not fresh, but frozen, with a the same texture & consistency one would expect from frozen chicken. The beef shawarma was the same meat as their Beef Donair which they used interchangeably.
The tabouli was tossed in and mixed with the salad.The rice was average at best.
As a whole, the shawarma meal was far from what I (and my better half) expected, coming from a city which had amazing shawarma s and middle Eastern foods.
The falafel were not crispy and nutty, were stored in their steamer and soft/spongy. It lacked love.
The baklava were overly sweet and tasted unusual, and not what we expected when compared to other baklava we have tried else where.
If you are used to high quality, great tasting shawarma and falafel from bigger cities such as Toronto, sadly this isn't anywhere close to the same quality and tastes as what you would expect.
As I write this, I am left extremely thirsty from all the salt they used for their foods! We really wanted to like this place, but sadly our cravings for good shawarma will have to wait a bit longer.
Edit/Update:
I forgot to mention the Donair was pretty good. Lots of meat and fresh ingredients, it was well balanced and flavourful and stood out as the menu item to get. I have upgraded my review to reflect the rating due...
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