Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine in Etobicoke

1910 Kipling Ave, Etobicoke, ON M9W 4J1, Canada

★★★★☆
(149 reviews)
Categories: Middle Eastern restaurant
Address
1910 Kipling Ave, Etobicoke, ON M9W 4J1, Canada
Plus Code
PC3P+QF Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
10 AM–3 AM
Tuesday
10 AM–3 AM
Wednesday
10 AM–3 AM
Thursday
10 AM–3 AM
Friday
10 AM–3 AM
Saturday
10 AM–3 AM
Sunday
10 AM–3 AM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Offerings
Halal food Healthy options Small plates
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Atmosphere
Casual
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
High chairs
Parking
Free parking lot Parking

Reviews

4.2
★★★★☆
149 reviews

Most Mentioned

shawarma (26) falafel (8) wrap (5) vegetables (5) smile (4) management (3) lentil soup (2) cold (2) beef plate (2) airport (2)
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★★★★★
December 18, 2024

First time trying this place and omg it’s so good the beef is amazing will be back forsure

★★★
December 7, 2024

This location is a bit outdated and not on a clean side.. I came twice and they were out of items like fries and certain veggies and place looked messy.

★★★★★
November 14, 2024

Probobly the top Ali Baba's in the GTA. (I've been to alot lol) Service is good, people are nice and the food is top quality at this location. Some locations are absolute trash but this one really outshine the rest. Never disappointed. The extra style of wrap the place overtop of the original pita wrap definitely sets it apart and is the cherry ontop. Great work!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Every time I go here, I get great service and generous portions. I haven't met a single employee here that wasn't good. Straight forward and patient. Food is good too!

★★★★★
August 30, 2024

This is the best Ali babas in the city hands down, the falafels are delicious, they double wrap the shawarmas ensuring a nice clean tight wrap. Mohamed’s service there is impeccable, he always makes the food to your satisfaction!

★★★★★
August 27, 2024

Great taste. Ahmed is always super nice and welcoming! Food is clean and always in good proportion. Highly recommend this particular location (Kipling/ Belfield).

★★★★
April 20, 2024

Generous portions & tasty eats! A great option to grab something to take back to the hotel when you are staying out by the airport! Would def visit again!

★★★★★
May 20, 2023

Walked in on a Saturday for a Chicken 2 platter special. Good food and great portions. Vegetables seemed fresher than other places I've been to. Now I know a place where I can get some good Shawarma. Will be back again for sure.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 15, 2024

Good experience

★★★★★
December 8, 2024

Very nice and clean place. Welcome invironment. Good and delicious food.

★★★★★
December 1, 2024

Good food! good service!

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Delicious, fresh and very friendly service

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Great food. Falafel made fresh to order

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Love this Ali baba location The young man at the counter is so nice and generous! His food preparation & presentation was on point! The food was hot and fresh and looked amazing! Definitely my new favourite go to location! Food

Local Guide
November 22, 2024

I bought chicken and rice from them they gave me cold chicken never go there

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Good service good food and good prices

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Delicious juicy beef plate, and the falafal wrap was amazing.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Great shwarma. Authentic and fresh

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Gooooooooooood!!!! Vegetarian options: Felafel Parking: Good

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

Delicious Saj chicken shawarma wraps, must visit they are open till late. Thank you Mohamand for your amazing service.

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

The worker is very nice and welcoming, the food is made very well and they have an amazing lentil soup. Will be coming again!:)

July 22, 2024

Whole order was cold. Hot sauce was put on wrap in error.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

amazing restaurant!

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Very yummy falafel at a great price! Staff and managers were very friendly and accommodating.

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Good food, good services. Enjoyed the food

★★★★★
July 22, 2024

Food was great the worker was nice and respectful the experience was 10/10

June 22, 2024

Shawarma cold and tasted bad look like it s been sitting there for days. 100% not coming back to this location.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Huge portions

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

This place sells great chicken shawarmas even though the ambience isnt that great.

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

I have had better shawarma, i am not saying it wasn t good it was ok. Lots of parking space and very convenient location nearby my house. Staff were very friendly and nice.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

I happened to find myself here because its close to mechanic, and to my surprise, I enjoyed a delicious meal. The falafels were cripsy on the outside, fresh and fluffy on the inside. The hummus was perfect. I was also given a sample of the lentil soup, it was divine! Definitely will return.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Super kind guy quality for cheap

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Great food, friendly staff. Best shawarma in Etobicoke.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Best food Ive had in a long time!

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

Amazing food, amazing service. They were so friendly, had no issues making my food exactly how I liked it. Was so delicious, easily the best shawarma Ive ever had! Vegetarian options: My buddy got falafel and it was delicious!

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

so delicious falafel the owner makes them fresh to order the owner has great service Tuesday is falafel deals I was so happy

★★★★★
February 22, 2024

Awesome and delicious food. We dined in with my family and had a delicious soup along with delicious lamb, chicken shawarma and falafel. We really appreciated the quiet atmosphere. The servers were very friendly. A very nice place that I recommend.

February 22, 2024

The most horrible shawarma I have ever eaten in my lifetime!!! Disgusting meat quality which proves that it was reheated several times. I ordered chicken shawarma and the meat was a mix of both beef and chicken that was half burned and half melted due to several overcooking process. Horrible!

★★★
February 22, 2024

Chicken is dry

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Great nice friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Great service with great food

December 22, 2023

0% customer service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great Middle Eastern food in this area. Flavourful and really not too bad price wise. Not a whole lot of atmosphere, but a solid go to place for me when I am not able to go to the Lawrence E. strip.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

A very good place to get shawarma

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food keep up the Good work ladies great service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food & great customer service! Sultan was especially nice.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food and awesome staff

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Most amazing service. Food is extremely delicious. Friendly employees. I come all the way from Woodbridge. I recommend everybody to try. And

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Has to be the best shawarma in town. Super friendly service on top of that, too!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Delicious shawarma that tasted even better because of the great service. Will be coming back soon!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Good quality food and excellent service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food and wonderful service. We have a special place for Alibaba in our mind as this was the first food i ate right after Toronto Airport checkout in 2018(was an international student).The employee told us that this location had a bad reputation from old management and people are hesitant to come now even after the change of the management. I would 100% recommend this place for everyone and for sure you won t be disappointed.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The place is always neat and tidy...Sultan working here is a lovely guy, always smiling and i always have a good conversation with him. Food 10/10 Cleanliness 10/10 Staff and ambience 10/10 Will definitely come again

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great food and great service

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Nice place, the cook is super friendly and nice. Offers u great meals if u ask for extras. Quiet place but worth a quick and good meal. Vegetarian options: They have falafels and even veggie specials on special days too.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Recommended

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Came in for the Chicken special. They cut off fresh meat and put it on the grill. They gave me the old dried out chicken beside the fresh chicken they just cut. It was so dry that it was inedible. I wont be back again. Im worried the chicken had been out overnight, it was so bad.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great guy running the place. Food is good but I only take out, the place is kinda trashy otherwise

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Tasty!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Well upgraded from the previous business. Food and staff are presented well and eager to serve. Please keep it up.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I have been to many Ali Babas over the years, this one is by far the best. The food is great; you can tell that it is prepared with passion and a lot of care. The service is great. Very friendly and wellcoming

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great place for shawarma on kipling right under 401

December 22, 2023

Very poor and slow service

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

First time I visited this restaurant. The guy who worked there is friendly and very kind The food was really good Food

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Unfortunately, they don t have zero reason I am giving them zero This is specially for people who are vegetarian yesterday I went there shop I bought some lamb rice with potatoes, so this guy use the same spoon for the lamb meat, rice, and potatoes so when I asked the guy, what about pupil vegetarian s now you are using that same spoon for meat and veggies And the guy go thank you for letting me know you watch the spoon and put back on the thing so when I ask him what about the rice because you touch the rice with the meat spoon and he said that s with his attitude that s not your problem. That s my problem I can deal with it so just letting you guys know specially Bhaji people don t go to that place. I am never going there again the attitude the guy gave me yesterday who want to go there thank you guys and specially thanks for the attendance who give me that attitude you lose your one customer and I hope you re gonna lose more

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food is amazing! Amazing shawarma! And the lady that served me was very nice! Will definitely come back!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Not bad ..

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I would definitely recommend going as they have daily specials, which are affordable and tasty.

December 22, 2023

Pathetic customer service. The guy working there was so rude and Ill mannered. Made me the wrong order and then was misbehaving. Never getting food from here. More reviews from my friends who experienced the same to follow.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Deplorable service. The man in charge of this place spoke to me like I was the dirt under his shoe all bc I was ordering for 3 separate ppl and wanted to make sure i got each order correct. There was no other customer in the store besides one, whom he served himself while the other employee served me. First, he started rushing his employee who was serving me.... Not sure why bc there was nobody else in there. Then when I was about to order the 3rd meal he got up in my face saying that I was wasting his time. Wasting him time by choosing 3 different platters on his menu, which I was paying for with my own money? After I cancelled the 3rd meal he continued to chastise me so I walked out, leaving the other two meals right there. You cant speak to ppl like dogs and expect them to give you their hard earned money. Not only rude but also foolish to lose income all bc you dont know how to treat customers. Went to another spot and got great food and service with a smile.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Guys was so friendly. Food was really so good .I loved beef shawerma .my god so good! .best Ali Baba Branch Honestly!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The peat shawarma beef the and chicken was v good the best food in Toronto

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

really good shawarma. Coming from a shawarma guy, you really should try it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

awesome food awesome workers super nice and friendly, they play dua music and it makes the place feel clean and positive

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Alibabas isn t mind blowing, but it s a decent cheap shawarma and you know what you re getting, at least it used to be. Now the takeout containers are much smaller, the deals aren t deals, and the flavour is watered down. Still decent, but now that s there s other options, it s a far cry of its former glory.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Guy serving the food was in a bad mood and a bit rude. The food was a bit cold and didnt taste fresh. Overall not a good experience

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Honestly Very good restaurant very good staff always smiling and very polite staff I love the food specially with the new bread they got it s very very very tasty I love it .

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The quality of the food was not impacted by the ownership change at all! Great customer service and will be coming back again! Love the food here!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great place, fresh authentic food and nice service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very delicious food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I love the Shawarma wrap and falafel, will be back for sur

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Amazing food! Great quantity and customer service is excellent!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Food was awesome! Super service! As a food lover i will recommend this location.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Just tried French fries with garlic sauce. Tip - ask for sauce on the side. Food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

They have decent chicken and beef shawarma, but the meat tastes a little over done. I dont mind it but that is not for everybodys taste.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Chicken was REALLY hard like its been sitting out for days literally I couldnt even eat it thats how hard it was! Disgusting and ruined my first experience here unfortunately

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Very nice and fresh love their food

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Very nice and fresh food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Food was good , chicken was fresh , staff was extremely patience and nice! It was like a one man army! Great job girl!

December 22, 2022

The food is ok, but one staff ( The girl in Glasses) is not. 1. She is always in a rush and has no portion control -to be fast, she will reduce the meat portion. 2. Sometimes, they will charge you more than what the board says - be careful to check what you are being charged and challenge it !! 3. she comes across as rude - though she smiles at times, overall, she is not welcoming Hope they improve

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Food was good but attitude was off the charts I asked the younger lady if she added everything and she said she wouldn t lie I m thinking like I didn t ask you if you lied or anything. Do not order nothing from them.

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Extremely rude staffing needs a new owner and manager

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

The Best Ali baba is town. Fresh ingredients, excellent customer service and a really welcoming environment. By far the best shawarma place in Toronto

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

If want to try the best shawarma and shawarma plates I am recommending this location cameras to other places they have the best service special Sharoken has a nice smile on her lips all the time she will welcome you.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

So happy to find an amazing shawarma plate nearby. Great for when I finish my shift. Cant wait to be back

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Shady and disappointing!!! They ripped me off. I came in tonight and ordered a beef shawarma plate, and asked if I could have just salad and no rice or potatoes. She just said sure and said nothing about a change in price. All I got was some ice berg lettuce and onions as nothing else looked fresh. She then told the other employee to charge me for a chicken shawarma plate (which is $1.00 more), PLUS charged me an extra $1.00 with no explanation on the register. A literal spoonful of shredded iceberg lettuce does not justify an extra charge regardless. And if salad only is $1.00, why not charge me for the BEEF plate that I ordered? I wouldnt be surprised if they are pulling scams on customers. I came here for years when it was Sams Shawarma. These owners took over and the quality and variety went down and the prices are high. I regret spending my money here and will not be returning. There are pleanty better shawarma options in the area!

★★★★
December 22, 2022

8.4/10 daily specials , fresh veg, clean diner, well wrapped up shawarma, top notch staff great balanced wrap just off the 401

December 22, 2022

Very small portion size Not enough meat in shawarma - no standard of measurement one day you will get shawarma the other day U will get taco sized shawarma. .. no portion control Better to drive and go to the other Ali babas The owner lady - Sharoken is rude as well .don t believe me try complaining to her or even a constructive feedback .

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

One of my favorite spot of shawarma very great customer service and food is delicious and most important thing is the place is clean and very friendly people thank you for your amazing service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Love their daily combo deals

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

The best food ever come and try it out the best staff thank you Ahmad and the sharoken

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great shawarma, good daily deals service was quick and friendly.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great food and staff

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

This place can be very successful business Need few touches

December 22, 2022

Been there for first time. They give very less meat and they asked me do I want everything? However there was not much option available for vegetables, I said everything but the guy didn t put all the vegetables than what s the meaning of asking everything man? Let me add chicken is very well done (burned)

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Tried shawarma and potato wedges here. Both were tasty

★★
December 22, 2022

Before this place changed name it used to be the best. The shawarma I got tonight had barely any chicken in it. It lacked seasoning and flavour, like eating salad in a tortilla.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Very good food