Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Shawarma Village
250 Greenbank Road
June 19th, 2006
Shawarma: 2/5
Mesa: 2/5
Experience: 3/5
Greenbank Square is a mini-mall with a Loeb, a little restaurant, a Bank of Montreal and a hair salon or two. It also has a shawarmarie, Shawarma Village.
Shawarma Village is small, almost like an ice-cream stand. I chose a mixed platter. It was a few dollars cheaper than you’ll find elsewhere. The small sign also listed something called cheppard, so I asked about it. The guy behind the cash looked at his sign for a long while, shaking his head. Eventually, I told him not to worry about it. He told me that he had just bought the place; the old owner must have offered cheppard, what ever that is. I guess he hasn’t bothered to change the menu yet.
The beef on the platter was donair meat. This is not the first place that offers donair meat on their sandwiches and platters. In my opinion, it’s too different from the usual shawarma beef, so I won’t compare the two. I prefer the shawarma to the donair.
The chicken was more typical, but not as good as most others you’ll find. The guy behind the cash offered to top the meat with garlic or sweet sauce. Garlic sauce is the usual topping, but, always willing to try something new, I chose the sweet sauce. It was the wrong decision. Different is not always good.
The platter came with a choice of salads. I chose one with big chunks of green pepper and tomato. It was healthier and fresher than the salads that you will usually find, but not necessarily better.
The rice wasn’t exciting. And the hummus was the blandest you’ll find outside a grocery store. I was happy to see that my platter had a rolled grape leaf. A nice addition, but it was just okay.
You could tell that the new owner was a nice, genuine and chatty guy. Apparently he just bought the place. Let’s hope he can turn Shawarma Village around, and improve the food in future.
June 19th, 2006
Shawarma: 2/5
Mesa: 2/5
Experience: 3/5
Greenbank Square is a mini-mall with a Loeb, a little restaurant, a Bank of Montreal and a hair salon or two. It also has a shawarmarie, Shawarma Village.
Shawarma Village is small, almost like an ice-cream stand. I chose a mixed platter. It was a few dollars cheaper than you’ll find elsewhere. The small sign also listed something called cheppard, so I asked about it. The guy behind the cash looked at his sign for a long while, shaking his head. Eventually, I told him not to worry about it. He told me that he had just bought the place; the old owner must have offered cheppard, what ever that is. I guess he hasn’t bothered to change the menu yet.
The beef on the platter was donair meat. This is not the first place that offers donair meat on their sandwiches and platters. In my opinion, it’s too different from the usual shawarma beef, so I won’t compare the two. I prefer the shawarma to the donair.
The chicken was more typical, but not as good as most others you’ll find. The guy behind the cash offered to top the meat with garlic or sweet sauce. Garlic sauce is the usual topping, but, always willing to try something new, I chose the sweet sauce. It was the wrong decision. Different is not always good.
The platter came with a choice of salads. I chose one with big chunks of green pepper and tomato. It was healthier and fresher than the salads that you will usually find, but not necessarily better.
The rice wasn’t exciting. And the hummus was the blandest you’ll find outside a grocery store. I was happy to see that my platter had a rolled grape leaf. A nice addition, but it was just okay.
You could tell that the new owner was a nice, genuine and chatty guy. Apparently he just bought the place. Let’s hope he can turn Shawarma Village around, and improve the food in future.
# posted by Ottawa shawarma @ 8:32 AM 
