Shawarma!!!!!!!
Jul. 6th, 2013 09:57 pmSince The Avengers, I've always wanted to try Shawarma but it's not the easiest thing to get a hold of. Then, I found this place:

It's right by University Mall! Unfortunately, they had no vegetarian Shawarma and while they had salads and vegetarian options for other things, my mom opted to bring her own sandwiches from home.
Now, I'm not sure how "authentic" my Shawarma was but this is what happened...
I was given the option of chicken or steak which already sounded very different from the Food Network's representation. However, since I can be very picky about my meat, I went for the chicken option. Then, he asked what I wanted on it. The selection looked very similar to Subway but I told him I had never had Shawarma before and wanted it how it was supposed to be. Thus, he gave me lettuce, tomatoes, onions, garlic and pickled turnips. Why garlic? He said, "This is what makes it Heaven." I can't argue with that. Also, my mom is right. Anything tastes better in pickled form, including turnips.
We headed for the University Mall Food Court.

I know, I should have been drinking power-c instead of glow to keep with the theme. The important part is the Shawarma and it was...SO FREAKING DELICIOUS!!!!!

You had the chicken and it was kind of chewy in parts but it had the spices and the flavor and you just wanted to keep going. Ambrosia, utterly, completely, I have tasted few things this good that weren't sugar laden. It was so good and so big that I couldn't finish it. I took it home for dinner the following night.

It kind of blew up a bit in the microwave. It still tasted good though.

It's right by University Mall! Unfortunately, they had no vegetarian Shawarma and while they had salads and vegetarian options for other things, my mom opted to bring her own sandwiches from home.
Now, I'm not sure how "authentic" my Shawarma was but this is what happened...
I was given the option of chicken or steak which already sounded very different from the Food Network's representation. However, since I can be very picky about my meat, I went for the chicken option. Then, he asked what I wanted on it. The selection looked very similar to Subway but I told him I had never had Shawarma before and wanted it how it was supposed to be. Thus, he gave me lettuce, tomatoes, onions, garlic and pickled turnips. Why garlic? He said, "This is what makes it Heaven." I can't argue with that. Also, my mom is right. Anything tastes better in pickled form, including turnips.
We headed for the University Mall Food Court.

I know, I should have been drinking power-c instead of glow to keep with the theme. The important part is the Shawarma and it was...SO FREAKING DELICIOUS!!!!!

You had the chicken and it was kind of chewy in parts but it had the spices and the flavor and you just wanted to keep going. Ambrosia, utterly, completely, I have tasted few things this good that weren't sugar laden. It was so good and so big that I couldn't finish it. I took it home for dinner the following night.

It kind of blew up a bit in the microwave. It still tasted good though.