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Hanna's Shawarma
Category: Restaurants Middle Eastern Middle Eastern [Edit]
9301 Bathurst StRichmond Hill, ON L4C 9S2
(905) 918-0125
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
8 reviews for Hanna's Shawarma
8 reviews in English
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Review from Janis C.
North York, ON
12/31/2011
Went here last night after their extensive renovation. They had been closed for close to four months. We used to go there on a regular basis prior to the reno. I must say that we were disappointed. They have removed the trio of salads from the menu which I always looked forward to. The portion of the Israeli salad was substantially smaller than what it used to be as well as the mixed vegetables that accompanied the Red Snapper entree that we had. Anyway, I will give it another try and then will be looking elsewhere.
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Review from Bibian C.
Richmond Hill, ON
5/6/2012
The worst service on the face of the planet. The restaurant wasn't even busy and they still managed to make it the worst dining experience. The servers are very airheaded and rude servers that work there. The gave us the wrong meals, took three requests for our pita bread, forget to bring us our salad dressings and took 45 minutes to prepare our dinner. The food quality has also gone down since the renovations. I used to go every week and now I will never go back even if you paid me to.
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Review from H W.
Toronto, ON
11/12/2011
With "shawarma" in the name of the restaurant, I figured that it has to be a signature dish. Wrong. Dry, oversalted chicken smothered in a greasy, flavourless, tarator-type sauce. Enough said.
I've worked throughout the Middle East and by no means do I expect places in the GTA to exactly replicate the rotisserie process. But this place was just bad. Too. Much. Salt.
Service was okay. Not friendly, but not rude. -
Review from Malyshka M.
Richmond Hill, ON
5/27/2011
We only do take out, so I can only comment on the food, not the service.
The food is delicious. It's significantly better than Me-Va-Me, which opened another location just across the street.
We always get their baba ganouj and fried eggplant salad. Both are delicious and fresh. The hummus is also quite good. Pitas are usually fresh. Some come free with dinner, but a good thing is that you could also buy them by the piece (instead of getting a full bag).
The shish-kebob is nice and moist, significantly better than the burnt meat you get at Me-Va-Me. Shawarma is not bad either. The do put onions on top of everything (for garnish), so if you don't like them, make sure to mention it when ordering.
They have just changed their menu and now have kefta-kebob as well. Also, their prices have been lowered a bit.
Take-out is usually pretty quick (again, compared to Me-Va-Me), and the plaza is better designed and more accessible.
They're also planning on expanding their eat-in space (the sign's been up for a while), as it is pretty small right now, and busy in the evenings. -
Review from Devan R.
7/16/2009
Hanna's Shawarma
Hanna's Shawarma is a cozy little Middle Eastern Restaurant located in Richmond Hill. The décor and setting is very comfortable and the service is great. The food is delicious and the portions are sizeable. I would recommend starting with the hummus and pita, they also provide you with complimentary peppers and pickles. For mains the veal kebab, lamb kebab, or veal schnitzel are all succulent and fresh. I would also highly recommend getting a side of roasted garlic potatoes. The shawarma sandwich at times can be runny, but they definitely use fresh ingredients and the sandwich is sizeable and worth it, especially for $6. -
Review from K V.
Thornhill, ON
3/3/2011
I really wanted this place to be my new favorite Israeli joint, since Me va me's quality has declined below acceptable, but things did not go according to plan. Our visit started at a 5 and ended with a 2, what a disappointment.
First of all the place is very small and cozy, just wooden tables and chairs and not whole lot of decor, you could see into the kitchen where the grill is.
We ordered lamb (cooked to medium) and chicken kebab which everyone is raving about, humus with tahini and two peach spring juices, which came at a hefty price of $3 each. The humus was nice and smooth, the salad that came with the main was full of fresh greens and we really like the dressing, very garlicky. They also serve pickles which were nothing special and tasted exactly like in every other place that serves them. The pitas were whole wheat and somewhat burned, they were a sign of things to come.
After the kebab arrived we immediately dug in, only to find that the chicken was underdone and the meat was still pink, the lamb was just barely cooked from outside and very much raw throughout. We asked the server to cook them a little longer, she went back into the kitchen yelling "surprise" to whoever was there. After a few minutes the kebabs were back, very burned on the outside, the chicken was done, lamb however was still raw. Hence we sticked with the chicken, which was nothing spectacular given the fact the burned bits are not my favorites. What was especially impressive is that at no time the server asked us if everything was ok, she did not apologize for the undercooked chicken, never asked if we liked it at all after it came back, overall she displayed a couldn't-care-less attitude.
I can see the potential in this place, and we will come back sometime perhaps during lunch to see if we just got unlucky at dinner, but so far I would not recommend it. I have never been served raw chicken in my life so it is a major let down. -
Review from Yohanna I.
Richmond Hill, ON
12/8/2010
So yummy! Reminds me of home......
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Review from BURB G.
Newmarket, ON
3/4/2010
My husband and I love coming here. It's cozy and the food is fresh.. very delish.
