Sheli's Burgers & Fried Chicken — Restaurant in Vaughan

Came here for father's day dinner and completely ruined our day. Paid $50+ and got yelled at. This review is two fold, the food and the experience. When we walked in, it smelled good and were excited. We ordered the fried chicken, which had an unique smoky aroma. Not sure if that was intended or not, but it didn't taste good. It was not crispy enough and was cold despite us waiting for 20 minutes and eating it fresh. The only good thing was that it wasn't dry. The burger was a big disappointment. It didn't taste like anything at all. Couldn't taste the meat (no flavour and super thin) , the tomatoes was bland and it just felt like I was eating the bun with ketchup. We also ordered the Chicago dog but they gave us the chili dog instead, so that had to be changed. And didn't make it a combo like we ordered so had to wait a while again for the fries to come. They were fine to me, but my toddler that was asking and asking for fries didn't even touch them at the end. Guess he didn't like it. Now to the experience. Honestly, I wasn't expecting to be yelled at by the owner /manager. He came out with headphones on so maybe he didn't realize how rude and loud he was. I had taken out my 2 year old's usual dinnerware out: water bottle, a plate and utensils. Since there was quite a wait I started giving him some steamed brocoli and a juice box that I had brought. Manager comes out screaming that no outside food is allowed, to which I responded promptly "sorry, I didn't know." and put everything away in a matter of seconds. He continues to berate us saying there's a sign AND CAN'T YOU READ THE SIGN? Again, I had already put them away immediately to avoid a scene. The cashier mentioned to my husband that it's because it's a kosher restaurant. After a while he comes back and apologizes, which I appreciated. What really capped off this terrible experience was that he came out a third time to tell me that I can't even use the toddler plate that I brought with me for my 2 yr old to use, but he couldn't provide me with an alternative. My son ended up eating on a piece of paper and couldn't drink his water. Honestly, we couldn't wait to get out of there after paying $50+ for the meal and being yelled at unnecessarily. Both my husband and I had stomach aches at the end...

Sheli's is Legit!!

Tucked away in the plaza at Chabad Gate and Bathurst St in Thornhill is one of the areas truly amazing restaurants. Sheli's is legit, as I have travelled all over North America and ate at of some of the most established Fried Chicken Joints America has to offer. Some Examples are Hattie B's in Nashville, Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken in Memphis, Sams Fried Chicken and Donuts in Houston and The Red Yeti in Jeffersonville IN. I've had some good Fried Chicken and Southern Style foods. Sheli's is no exception, I found the place purely by Fluke after picking up my kids from a birthday party in the plaza. I saw the sign, I saw the crowd, and I saw all the Kippahs so I was curious.

Low and Behold, little did I know that Thornhill has its own fried chicken joint. Sheli's has gone so far as to keep it Kosher but keep it as Southern Style as possible with its pressure cooked chicken and other items. I spoke to the guy at the counter who although busy, was more than happy to share the history and the concept of Sheli's. Based on his recommendation we got an order of Home Cut Fries, a helping of Popcorn Chicken and I personally tried the BBQ Chicken Sandwich. We loved everything we got, the fries were very good, the chicken was cooked perfectly and the sandwich was out of this world. I have been back a few times with friends to try the Burgers, Beef Bacon and the fried chicken. I have to say the food is top-notch, take from a guy whose been around,...

Stay away from this place. Especially with kids! Terrible experience . We were in the area with my family my wife and 3 kids. From the start the atmosphere of the cashier was awaful so unpleasant and even rude. Any question I asked they roll their eyes. The food came after15 minutes maybe too long for this type of thing fast food - burger and fired chicken. I ordered a burger and my wife and kids a bucket of fried chicken. The prices are overpriced and expensive. The food wasn't good the burger was too salty and the meat felt like frozen meat not fresh. My kids 6 and 3 years didn't like the fried chicken the dough was thick and spicy and the meat was raw inside. Now to the worst part. My daughter (6yo) had taken a sip from a bottle of water and the owner came to us from the kitchen he was very rude and angry - "No external food and drink allowed" are you kidding me? She's 6 and thats just water. Anyway I felt terrible sitting there and we so we threw our expensive food to the nearest trash can and ran away from there. Don't even try this place do...