4.9
Superb
152 Reviews
1448 Lawrence Avenue East Unit 7, North York · 3.79 miles
Customers’ favorites
- Chicken Shawarma over Fries
- Chicken Shawarma over Rice
- Chicken Souvlaki and Gyro
- Chicken Shawarma Plate
“WOW. The familiar font on the sign of of Leros Grill was representive of a magical experience I had amongst a sea of cheap, lazy takeout spots that have sadly opened over the last little while across the GTA. Upon walking in, I was acknowkedged by both the friendly Gladys and John behind the counter with a hello and smile. I then noticed the obvious care and dedication to keeping a clean (takeout and sit-down) restaurant, the unfortunately uncommon crispy fresh and chilled toppings behind a clean glass, and an easy to follow menu with unicorn GTA pricing. I was actually getting excited for once to try something new and went and ordered a large falafel from John for $10.99. At least $5 cheaper then many places around that would only be serving the regular size. After tax and tip, it was a very reasonable $14.88 total! I went over to Gladys who was preparing the food, where she smiled at me and asked if I'd like all the toppings while she started pulling out TWO pitas!! A large at Leros Grill is actually an extended wrap by two overlapping pitas! I couldn't believe it and was already thankful I had taken the chance and walked in. She began generously adding toppings that you can tell are diligently paid attention to for freshness. I also did not notice cores in the tomato slices. What a rare sight to behold that sadly is uncommon these days. She then added these massive, homemade, freshly made golden falafel balls and carefully rolled up my wrap which was around the size of my lower forearm. She laid it across the grill press which needed both grill tops pressed down to crisp it up, while I patiently waited for lunch staring at it in disbelief. It's been awhile where I was that excited to try something new. With the prices of everything so high these days, the bar keeps getting higher of how good something needs to be to justify the continuously increasing prices. I sat down at a clean table, in a very clean dining area and proceeded to wolf down this behemoth of a falafel only interrupting my enjoyment to tell John how great it was. You could tell he was proud of his product and the whole experience reflected the pride that him and Gladys take in serving delicious food at more than reasonable prices. I used to work in the food industry and have great appreciation for owners who care about every detail and still put food quality first over profits. In the long run you build loyal customers (like I have just become) who want to share positive experiences at a new place they stumbled across. Cutting corners to maximize profits only works with those types who don’t know or care about the difference between high quality and mediocrity. John and I had a nice chat after I was finished and I commended him for offering such a great product when he is one of the toughest businesses to make a profit with never-ending rising costs for brick and motar small business owners. I look forward to returning soon to this little food magic kingdom, just tucked away in a plaza at Victoria Park Ave. and Lawrence Ave. E.. Thanks again John, and Gladys!”