Had a disappointing experience here. The cook was rude when I asked for hot sauce and handed it to me in an unfriendly manner. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend this location.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Bryce Cupp
Friendly staff member who prepared the dinner was very nice. They had the Quran playing in the background. And the food was very good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Shawarma Plate
Sara Salinas
normally this place is 10/10. i always get greek fries. this time they hardly put any sauce. paying $8 for fries is kinda ridiculous
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Sam A
Rude employees. Slow food preparation. Not a good experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Izzy Ko.
I ordered the king gyro fries.
1. It’s cold 2. Tastes mid.
Also nobody was there during peak dinner hours
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Carlos AR
It's a good place with a lot of middle eastern food. The Shawarma stands out. They have chicken, beef and lamb shawarma. There are combos of 15usd including taxes Good plan to go with friends!
Vegetarian options: There are salads
Wheelchair accessibility: If it is accessible
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Mohamed Ahmed
Everything is amazing food is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Jackson
I ordered a shawarma plate to go with no salad and sauce on the side.
The shawarma is white meat which is their first mistake and cardinal sin. White meat is so inherently dry, even when cooking low and slow on a spit. Even worse, after the cut the meat off the spit, they then RECOOK it on a flat top in oil. Crisped up edges would be great on juicy, tender dark meat cuts, but already dry white meat then fried? It was crunchy chicken almost all the way through with a dry chewy center. Not to mention, its gotta be 3oz of chicken, tops
Also, the meat had the flavor of the salad that asked to not be there - likely from some of the salad sliding out on top of the chicken in transit. It would be shameful to compare this to shawarma from other areas. Even as close as Vancouver, BC theres an abundance of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurants with incredible shawarma compared to this. Its a travesty, really.
The rice is fine. Lemony, which might go well in the dish if the chicken were fatty, juicy and nott overcooked, but this dry chicken crisp/jerky combo plus a relatively sour rice aint doing it for me. The pita was good, soft and tasty. I think the hummus is probably good, but again, tasting mostly just the salad I didnt want to taste.
Having seen tons of great reviews, this was an extremely disappointing meal. Wont be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Celestial Bean
Love these guys! Perfect spot to go after a show at the Neptune. Super friendly staff and great food!
Great Mediterranean food, these guys know what they are doing!! Big beautiful full plates of food, with authentic tasty ingredients. My friend had never tried Mediterranean food before, and she loved it. I hope I can make it back again soon!
Everything tastes great here, reasonably priced for the area. Friendly service. I usually don't do restaurant deserts but the basbousa is top notch. Like most of the U district, parking is a nightmare, try to walk or bus in.
Disappointing experience at Shawarma King. Loyal customer for almost 3 years, but recent visits have been frustrating. Issues with:
- Extra charges for hot sauce and garlic - Long wait times (up to an hour) - Raw meat in Shawarma
Spent over $40, but poor service and inconsistent food quality have led me to reconsider returning. Hope Shawarma King improves their service and food quality.”
bad services bad food
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Had a disappointing experience here. The cook was rude when I asked for hot sauce and handed it to me in an unfriendly manner. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend this location.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Friendly staff member who prepared the dinner was very nice. They had the Quran playing in the background. And the food was very good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Shawarma Plate
normally this place is 10/10. i always get greek fries. this time they hardly put any sauce. paying $8 for fries is kinda ridiculous
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Rude employees. Slow food preparation. Not a good experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I ordered the king gyro fries.
1. It’s cold
2. Tastes mid.
Also nobody was there during peak dinner hours
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
It's a good place with a lot of middle eastern food. The Shawarma stands out. They have chicken, beef and lamb shawarma.
There are combos of 15usd including taxes
Good plan to go with friends!
Vegetarian options: There are salads
Wheelchair accessibility: If it is accessible
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Everything is amazing food is delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered a shawarma plate to go with no salad and sauce on the side.
The shawarma is white meat which is their first mistake and cardinal sin. White meat is so inherently dry, even when cooking low and slow on a spit. Even worse, after the cut the meat off the spit, they then RECOOK it on a flat top in oil. Crisped up edges would be great on juicy, tender dark meat cuts, but already dry white meat then fried? It was crunchy chicken almost all the way through with a dry chewy center. Not to mention, its gotta be 3oz of chicken, tops
Also, the meat had the flavor of the salad that asked to not be there - likely from some of the salad sliding out on top of the chicken in transit. It would be shameful to compare this to shawarma from other areas. Even as close as Vancouver, BC theres an abundance of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurants with incredible shawarma compared to this. Its a travesty, really.
The rice is fine. Lemony, which might go well in the dish if the chicken were fatty, juicy and nott overcooked, but this dry chicken crisp/jerky combo plus a relatively sour rice aint doing it for me. The pita was good, soft and tasty. I think the hummus is probably good, but again, tasting mostly just the salad I didnt want to taste.
Having seen tons of great reviews, this was an extremely disappointing meal. Wont be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Love these guys! Perfect spot to go after a show at the Neptune. Super friendly staff and great food!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Best damn gyro on the planet
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Mediterranean food, these guys know what they are doing!! Big beautiful full plates of food, with authentic tasty ingredients. My friend had never tried Mediterranean food before, and she loved it. I hope I can make it back again soon!
Vegetarian options: The falafel is delish!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Falafel Plate, Gyro Salad, Baklava
Everything tastes great here, reasonably priced for the area. Friendly service. I usually don't do restaurant deserts but the basbousa is top notch. Like most of the U district, parking is a nightmare, try to walk or bus in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad, Chicken Shawarma Plate, Shawarma
really good！ And chief Ahmed is really nice！
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Disappointing experience at Shawarma King. Loyal customer for almost 3 years, but recent visits have been frustrating. Issues with:
- Extra charges for hot sauce and garlic
- Long wait times (up to an hour)
- Raw meat in Shawarma
Spent over $40, but poor service and inconsistent food quality have led me to reconsider returning. Hope Shawarma King improves their service and food quality.”
Food: 2
Service: 1
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