Ali Baba’s Middle Eastern Cuisine in Etobicoke

229 Rexdale Blvd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1P7, Canada

★★★★☆
(878 reviews)
Categories: Middle Eastern restaurant Barbecue restaurant Caterer Falafel restaurant Mediterranean restaurant Restaurant

About

Basic counter-service eatery offering traditional Middle Eastern foods such as shawarma & falafel.

Website
alibabas.ca
Address
229 Rexdale Blvd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1P7, Canada
Plus Code
PC6F+XF Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
10:30 AM–10:30 PM
Tuesday
10:30 AM–10:30 PM
Wednesday
10:30 AM–10:30 PM
Thursday
10:30 AM–10:30 PM
Friday
10:30 AM–10:30 PM
Saturday
10:30 AM–10:30 PM
Sunday
10:30 AM–10:30 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery On-site services Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Offerings
Halal food Healthy options Late-night food Small plates Vegan options Vegetarian options
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs
Parking
Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.2
★★★★☆
878 reviews

Most Mentioned

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5 stars
487
4 stars
209
3 stars
91
2 stars
32
1 stars
59
★★★★★
November 18, 2023

One of the best Arab food places. Must try the lamb chunk & Beef Shawarma. Salads and hummus & garlic sauce taste amazing.

November 2, 2023

NO HEATING cheap to offer basic neccessity to your patrons yet charging $18 for 2 average at best wraps cmon in this economy have a proper incentive or don't be in business at all don't go here especially if you want to dine in very dirty.

October 3, 2023

I had really bad experience with this restaurant.I ordered poutine,they asked if I wanted chicken one.I said okay after they charged me 15.81$ just for fries and chicken and found this poutine distasteful.I thrower it in the garbage .I asked them if they could get me chicken and rice, they wanted to charge for that as well . There were no prices written on their menu for chicken poutine .I’m attaching pic as well. I don’t recommend anyone to go there . Two ladies on reception have no respect for customers.

★★★★★
June 30, 2022

I work near by .. so decided to try out this new spot...  restaurant is old not recently renovated .. But food is excellent, Try the fish platter . It was full and very delicious... gonna try they other options the next time . Very highly recommended

★★★★
May 7, 2022

Food is fresh and delicious. Salads are fresh and the garlic potatoes are delicious. I would highly recommend, on my last visit they forgot to put the lemon juice in the tabouli.

★★★★★
January 28, 2021

Great take out place (pre & during covid). Fast service, highly efficient staff & good portions. My location favs are their lentil soup and pistachio baklava. Not sure about the cooks at the other locations, but these ones do a great job! Have been here twice and will keep coming!

★★
January 29, 2018

The service is fast here but could be improved upon. I called ahead to place and order for pick up at a specific time for an important lunch meeting. When I arrived the order hadn’t even been started yet (one of the employees had not shown up for his shift and they were operating one person down). I understand that stuff like this happens and I am grateful that they still made the order (I was late for the lunch), but if they just called me to say they were busy I would have been able to get lunch somewhere else.

★★★★★
May 30, 2016

Staff is super friendly and usually very fast at getting your food to you. If there is a line up, they will offer you a samosa while waiting too. I eat here often(3x week sometimes) as the food is awesome and the deals are outta this world any day of the week....

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 18, 2024

Amazing place to eat

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 9, 2024

Always fresh and a very good taste!!

★★★★
Local Guide
November 23, 2024

Nice

Local Guide
November 23, 2024

just the portion size getting small according to the price also the food taste awwfull i was here 2 weeks in a row . food taste tasteless the chicken was dry i didn t get at all why my wrap was wrapped in 2 different wraps its taste awwfull

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 23, 2024

Good taste worth your money

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 23, 2024

Vegan friendly place . Stuff is very pleasant and accommodating Vegetarian options: Falafel saj wrap and fries with hummus, vegetables, hot sauce ..

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

Anyone who says anything bad about this place is lying its legit the best Ali babas in the city and I plan my flights home based on their hours lol

★★★
October 23, 2024

It was ok but food not to great

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Very good service and friendly staff

August 23, 2024

Never go there . They r greedy . I ignored reviews and went to have wrap. They charged 2.64$ for water bottle only. The Lady is too rude also.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

Best Shawarma place

August 23, 2024

Pathetic shawarma...dont order ..ugly taste and breads just melted in 2 min..bad quality of bread

★★★★★
July 23, 2024

Easily the best shwarma in TO!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

The beef shawarma is great.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Food was very good

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Best chicken shawrama wrap and garlic potatoes I ever had

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Wheelchair accessibility: There is a step at the main door, which opens and there is another set of doors to open, so it would be hard for people with a wheelchair...unfortunately...but there is always someone willing to help Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Good food . Great service all the time. Kudos

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Good food and atmosphere

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Best food and service

Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Worst food. Do not order. They do not follow instructions when ordering from uber eats

Local Guide
March 23, 2024

I wasnt ever there ali baba

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Always good here

Local Guide
February 23, 2024

The beef sandwich is overpriced and low quality beef, hard to chew like plastic. I didnt try the chicken but beef is bad. Friendly staff.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Always AMAZING! My family loves this place. We travel down from Barrie just for this!

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Litreally the best shawarma in GTA, I love how they have the fresh veggies and cleanliness.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Food is good..soft rice and chicken shawarma

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Very nice place. Variety of healthy foods Vegetarian options: Choose as you like, in front of you Parking: Easy on and off from Rexdale blvd

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

So pleasantly surprised by how this turned out. Wasnt expecting much because of the outside, but a wall of delicious aroma hit me as soon as I entered, got really well made felafels and got friendly service. Definitely the best Ali Babas Ive been to.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Thé staff are warm and friendly. The food is fresh and always delicious. Not fast food. Wholesome and healthy

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Just missed my 5 star rating

December 23, 2023

DIARRHEA!!! Got food poisoning from this place, my stomach is still cramping in pain for the past 12 hours from their mishandled shawarma, Very upsetting, disgusted and disappointed!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Descent place, good service and reasonably priced. Seating arrangements need improvement.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Food is always fresh!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The lamb shank is top tier

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Food taste ok. Service ok

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The place is visibly dirty and the food was terrible

★★
December 23, 2023

Ok

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Finally a Middle Eastern restaurant that carries whole wheat pita & brown rice. The server was excellent & very nice.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great food and staff!!!

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Dont bother coming here

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

It was okay rice weren t fresh

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The chef is a stand-up guy

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Tried chicken shawarma platter. Food is tasty, but the place feels so old-fashioned.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Habibti piles it on. Everything is mudhhil- awesome. Must go place for sure:)

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Ordered chicken shawarma, was not at all good.! It was too bland and smelled weird

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Very expensive, basic food. Food arrived cold.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

My go to place for getting a chicken shawarma wrap everyday! It s so good and all the staff is super nice and friendly, especially the girl. Thank you!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The owner is always so nice, when i come get food, plus their chicken shawarma is 100%. Get the spicy and garlic bbq sauce. Parking: 20 Kid-friendliness:

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

very very testy food. love the chicken shawarma platter Vegetarian options: very Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good job keep it up thanks

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Delicious halal food

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Love the fresh food and service

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

We stopped by to avoid being hungry, thats all.

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Food is good and super tasty. No doubt at all.. But Every time I go there with a big order such as 3-4 shawarma platter plus 1-2 wraps as well as soup and salads. The owner always tell me at the please call and order ahead of time. But every time you call they don t follow instructions and just make it whatever. Cause you are not there in person. So what to do. I guess go else where So now I have decided to go to the one on Kipling by 409. If others having the same problem and have been told the same. Then trust me it s not worth your time, money, energy and good feeling about enjoy your lunch during you work day. When you are being told what to do either then keeping up with the customers.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Flies everywhere

December 23, 2023

They charge extra for spoiled feta, disgusting. They don t answer when you call so don t waste your time here. If you drive by this location just keep pushing the gas.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Food is as usual as delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Authentic shawarma and excellent customer service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The crispiest falafel! And the lentil rice is so flavourful. Quick and delicious!

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

RUDE STAFF UNHYGIENIC ENVIRONMENT DONT GO THERE

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Best falafel around. The staff is really friendly and food is always top notch.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Always the best

December 23, 2023

Bloor West location. I ordered food through a 3rd party as I usually do. The guy didnt seem to know what I was coming to collect as door was locked. He told me i should have come before 11 although the app said 11:30. First time there and my LAST. Tonight was a HUGE disappointment. My order consisted of greasy soggy rice and a childs portion (for an adult) of a chicken skewer which was as dry as bone. I threw it in the garbage. I swear the guy scooped it from out of the food waste bin since he went to the back to fill the container.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

best ali babas ive had. i get the falafel wraps every tuesday. they re very nice to me and its always good.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great food, but its cold inside the day we went. Good for takeout.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

My favorite ali Gs in the gta

December 23, 2022

Food was dry, not at all fresh! Threw out most of it. Not going back.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

The crazy wrap with the crazy wrap sauce

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Highly Recommended!!! The lady over the cash counter was so polite to all customers. Definitely visiting again:)

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Nice staff. But food quality is not so good. Need more improvements.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Friendly staff, huge portions, delicious food. 10/10

★★★
December 23, 2022

I used to eat here multiple times per week, but the portions have become much smaller lately. Still decent food, but the value just isnt there

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Quality and Quantity for sure. Tempted to get a little of everything Everytime!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Super delicious shawarma and falafel!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Very good service, always very nice and are very generous with their portion sizes!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Middle eastern quisine. tried almost everything here, including fish roll. Quiet good, friendly employees.

★★★
December 23, 2022

The food is good...however their menu has one price and they charge a higher price without asking. I think they should change the price on their menu before charging a higher price.....BAD BUSINESS PRACTICE

★★★
December 23, 2022

My purchase a few days ago was not that good the chicken in the shawarma was really dry and hard. Quite a surprise for me.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good staff.

December 23, 2022

The worst place to eat. Very very rude. Zero customer service Instead of treating customers in a good manner they choose very rude way. No need to argue, talk loud or scream, very simple just correct your mistakes and make real children shawarma. the business owner should check yesterday s the video how the younger one act and treat the customer.

Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I was waiting in the line, but cashier ignored me and started serving others. I asked for beef shawarma, cashier offered beef and chicken mixed, as beef was running out. I again asked beef only. Guess what? The wraps were full of vegitable and very less beef. Always had wonderful experience at this location, but not this time, cuz the cashier was lousy.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Very good place! Highly recommended

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

It was 9:45pm and they close at 10:30pm. But they were out of stuff and salads. Had to add potatoes which had been sitting for a while and were too salty.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great Chicken Shawarma Plates and they have different specials daily.

★★
December 23, 2022

The food is great but the Girl ( wearing Glasses ) is not . her shawarmas are like taco size - very less filing all she is bothered about is speed- no standard portion control I ordered a platter - same thing - meat was little to none- i think she puts the meat as per her wish and mood . sometime she will directly cut meat from the grill and serve you without putting on the hot plate and cutting into small pieces . sometimes she will charge you for more than the board reads and give explanation she is doing a job here and the price list she doesnt decide. no complaints with other staff and the way they make shawarma- except this girl. . also she comes across as rude to speak to - hope the owners read this and train her.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

It was a good shawarma cleaning was very bad

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

The best Alibaba restaurant so far: lots of parking, cozy/spacious/clean dining area, friend/pleasant servers, and most importantly, quantity is genenous.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Falafel Sandwiche Review. Being a vegetarian I only get a falafel sandwich and when it comes to a falafel sandwich it is always a fight between this place and Sams Pita on Derry road. Both places are exactly 7 min in opposite directions from my work. This one edged out the other as they ALWAYS fry the falafel patty fresh when you order it. It takes a little time but it is always fresh, hot & juicy. Other falafel places serve patties that were cooked in the morning and are dry and taste like sawdust by the time later afternoon / evening comes around. Their veggies are also fresh and have a good variety. Highly recommend this location and Ali Baba in general.

December 23, 2022

Please if you want to eat food and you are hungry do not come to this place i came home and my stomach still wiggiling dont recommend

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I decided to give Ali Baba s another try (the first time was a letdown) and gave the fish platter a go. I m glad I went with this dish because it was quite good! It was seasoned white fish filet marinated in lemon, garlic, cilantro and various spices. It s served with a basic salad, hummus, tahini sauce and hot sauce (the sauce is actually quite mild). I added a side of garlic potatoes. The whole thing was a nice medley of flavours. A nice tangy side from the tahini sauce and the turnips, a more neutral side from the hummus and the spices and hot sauce balanced it all together. The fish was tender and had flavour and the rice was quite good in the sense that it was night and day different compared to bland steamed white rice. Overall, I highly recommend this menu item.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Absolutely delicious, fast service and friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Nice place to be, the food is great and delicious and the paring is awesome I will encourage you to visit this place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I tried garlic potatoes and it was amazing. Its a must try item especially for vegetarian people.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

I love this place. Really good sharwmas and baklava

December 23, 2022

It was the worse experience in my entire life. I took 3 sambosa with 3 different flavors, meat, chicken and vegetables all it was old even bad smell, like it was leftover from last night, not keep even properly in the fridge. I will never ever go there, even if I die from hunger. Even Street cat wont eat this food. I wish I could give -1 star.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Always delicious! Always great service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great food, Great platter, delicious food Large portion Nice staff.

★★★★
December 23, 2022

Went to grab food for some visitors I was having over. The gentlemen working that day were great and gave excellent service. My visitors very much enjoyed the food! Thank you!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great food.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Love it

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good food, courteous , efficient staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Food is good and usually there is no or just a small line up. They do a good job and are local. The last time I went there was my best experience at Ali Baba. My beef wrap was perfect and I didnt even have to ask for napkins.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Fresh spread, tasty meal, excellent portions, good service and great price. What else can you ask for?

★★★
December 23, 2022

Mediocre shawarma. The lady working last night had no patience or interest in making shawarma.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

I love this place. The staff are friendly, the food excellent, and the service is outstanding.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Food was a bit expensive but so worth it. Everything tasted great, and came pretty fast.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Best alibabas I have been to they cut the chicken right off the spit they dont put it in containers and let it dry out like most places best wrap Ive had in a long time.

Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Horrible customer service. I won t be coming back.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Delicious falafel sharwama. Courteous staff

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

So expensive place. Vegetarian options: Even poutine is not vegetarian. Food : 3/5 |

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

The arab lady behind the counter is so sweet gave me a free falafel lol nice place and good food

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Not bad but just a average fastfood place to go if you need to get something to eat. Service was not bad but not good either.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Stall is so amazing food is so good but the atmosphere is not the best sorry it needs help

December 23, 2022

Terrible customer service, the Arab girl working today looked like she had no interest working there

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Good food

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Great restaurant and excellent service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

One of the best Falafel place. They really know their stuff

★★
December 23, 2021

The servers dont cover their nose when wearing their masks. I dont go there anymore

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great portions and excellent quality.

December 23, 2021

Ordered a chicken platter and they completely forgot to the put the chicken in it. I m not surprised they made the mistake given how understaffed they always are every time I ve come in.

Local Guide
December 23, 2021

What the hell happened to this place? The meals were disgusting! I am shocked how badly this place has declined from what I remember it to be! Chicken platter had grit and cartilage with negligible amount of chicken pieces, which was reheated and then burned with a salt level so high you could preserve the chicken for eternity.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Looks very dirty inside. Friendly staff.

★★★
December 23, 2021

Taste is average.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Decent food. Good staff. Interior looks super dated and questionable. Ali Babas downtown Toronto is a lot better

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

So yummyyyyyy

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

I m not a regular, but I always enjoy the food when I do get it from here. Service is quick and friendly, prices are reasonable, restaurant is clean and seating is plentiful (when COVID decides to go away). They offer free wifi as well. They work with you to give you the meal you,d like and I have never had an issue with substitutions. My only issue is I work nights and sometimes don t get here in time to get a meal. Oh, why only 4/5 stars then? Well nothing is perfect and there is always something to improve. Getting in and out of the location is hampered by the busy street it s on. Making a right out of the driveway is easier than making a left. Picky? Sure. But there it is.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

The portion size, quality of food, friendliness of staff, hygiene and how late it is open, qualifies it for a 5 star review. A definite must for people looking for great Mediterranean cuisine.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

I ordered two chicken shawarma wraps and the chicken in the wrap was not good. I hadnt visited this location in a couple years and the food was always good but this time the meat was unbeatable, we had to throw the second wrap out. I hope this was only a bad batch but if it happens again, unfortunately that would be my last time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

10/10...

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Food and service are great..The place is due for an upgrade, inside out

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great lamb shank

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Friendly service providers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Everything was great, we tried some things a la carte, we could order whatever we waned how we wanted, staff was great and put up with all our questions about the cuisine with a smile. Wife discovered a carrots mango juice she has been searching for, from out of town, but will revisit whenever we can.