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Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine
Category: Restaurants Middle Eastern Middle Eastern [Edit]
24 Wellesley St WToronto, ON M4Y 2X7
(416) 964-9993
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 12 am
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
5 reviews for Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine
5 reviews in English
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Review from R S.
Toronto, ON
2/12/2012
$5 student special. Includes shawarma, drink, and tax. It was delicious and for the price I cant complain.
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Review from City G.
Toronto, ON
7/30/2011
I ate lunch here on a weekday two months ago and had SEVERE food poisoning. I was rushed to emergency and the doctors determined that my falafel sandwich had been contaminated with foul matter. I was off work (unable to walk) for a week and a half, and my digestive system has been damaged. It's months later and I can only eat a handful of foods.
I wish zero stars were an option. -
Review from Karen S.
10/20/2010
24 Wellesley Street West - Google maps doesn't even acknowledge this address unless only the postal code is inputted. How strange!
I ventured outside of my corner of the universe to this Middle Eastern restaurant expressly because of a http://wagjag.com offer. I'm usually too lazy to pop outside my downtown cubby but I just couldn't resist a deal. So new that this location isn't even on google maps, I had to go to mapquest to pinpoint its location. Located on the ground level of a random building, facing the street, it is pretty easy to spot once you're in the area. We arrived a few minutes after noon and just barely got there ahead of the lunchtime crowd. What a crush! The staff and layout of the restaurant is clearly not prepared for the volume of hungry workers amassing within that brief half hour window just after 12pm. The staff was extremely friendly and easygoing, taking the time to answer questions even in light of the line stretching around the walls.
The food... mmm!! Fresh, fast-ish, and extremely tasty. We had a chicken shawarma / beef shawarma made up of the usual delicious chicken/beef, heapfuls of veggies and tasty, drippy sauce all wrapped in a toasty pita pocket. They're each $4.99 and for $2 more, we added in one combo that gave us the choice of two items (fries, samosa, pop). The fries where presented freshly cooked and steaming hot. The chicken samosa while definitely flavourful, lacked a bit of something... due to its sitting out for a while, I suppose.
There's plentiful indoor as well as outdoor seating. There were multiple groups of office workers from the surrounding area that came out as a crowd to this place, so I guess they must all enjoy what they're having! On Tuesdays, the special is two for one falafels. Definitely coming back for some (before noon to beat the crowd)! -
Review from Paul R.
Toronto, ON
7/30/2011
The inside of this place smells terrible and the food is mediocre. Throw in the lacklustre service and you've got a solid 1 star eatery.
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Review from Jasmine C.
Toronto, ON
4/20/2011
I live in the neighbourhood and have tried their food several times. The food is just okay but I keep going because of the convenience. Now I stop going there because of their poor services.
The way I like my shawama is to put just a few pieces of tomatos and some parsley. When I noticed the lady works there only put a small pinch of parsley in my food, I request for more parsley. She gave me a very bad attitude and said that would cost me extra 50 cents. But considering that I didn't add any other vegetables, she wouldn't charge me this time and then she gave me a "very very small pinch" of parsley... maybe just a few leaves. Upon payment, she repeated her words again.... What a cheap place. I always order my shawama the same way for years and have never been lecturing before.
My husband tests them again and agrees on their poor services. So we decided to ban the food there. Now we discover another awesome shawama place on church street. I am not someone get hired by that comany to post an ads...haha... but we really enjoy this place on church street because of their food quality and especially friendly services.
