2257 Islington Ave #105, Etobicoke, ON M9W 3W6, Canada
We are one of North America's fastest growing Quick Service restaurant chains with over 30 locations all over Canada to date. We serve authentic Halal Mediterranean dishes such as pita wraps, rice bowls, salads, catering and family meals. Our menu includes Chicken Shawarma, local favorites such as Samosas, Falafels, classic poutine but with a Middle Eastern twist, fusion rice bowls such as Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Butter Chicken Shawarma, Messy Fries, and more.
I spent $32 on two boxes of rice and two salads and the rice portion is so less like I expected to get a full box of rice that I was gonna have with my chicken that I had at home and this is honestly ridiculous for charging the whole box price of $13 for a box of rice and only having like half full
The server named Darakhsha was really friendly , welcoming and at the same time professional. She knew the food offered in the restaurant, made sure I get what I would like to eat by asking me and my friends questions of how would we like our food. She was multitasking however she made sure everything is smooth. For a moment we thought she’s the owner considering the responsibility she was taking. Other staff Uday was also equally contributing. She needs a raise for sure. Recommended
I’m impressed! Incredible portions, tasty meat, flavourful and fresh vegetables, delicious selection of sauces and sides! I had this place once in Calgary, and was so pleased that I had to try it here in Toronto. One of the best value for shawarma you can get in this city. Huge wraps with Saj bread which is perfectly soft and very good companion to their deliciously cooked chicken or beef. I had the chicken shawarma wrap and it was simply perfect. Huge portion, like 14 inches of wrap stuffed to the brim with flavour. They have kiosks to order and have a seat, with plenty of seating available. Staff were friendly and vocal about calling orders. Very happy with our experience here, and will definitely be returning!
The staff is amazing. Providing a good service. The food is good and fresh.
The food always the best and never had issue with anything would definitely recommend this place
I tried two items from the menu; they were okay. The place was less busy during my visit, and there was convenient parking available next to the building.
A great spot in this strip mall for some casual shawarma eats! Everything is fresh & may be customized. The guys were super patient (as some newbies take time to figure the menu out). In particular, NITISH was super patient, hospitable and accommodating! *Company owners: please give an improved, more clearer description / explanation of your menu - quite confusing if ifs your first time - also maybe put it on the eye-level wall vs those very high monitors * We’ll be back - the food was fantastic & the price is fair ~ especially coming back to this location, thanks to Nitish!
Happen to be in the Rexdale neighbourhood -one I know well growing up not far from here- for my daughter’s driving school class and we shared this huge and incredible bowl. Everything was so fresh and yummy, and the service was perfect. Lovely folks working here. This kind of value is hard to find downtown and it’s fun to support all areas. when dining out.
All foods are good but overpriced, that s why 3 stars. Fast food chains shouldn t be that much expensive.
I use to be a regular cuatomer. Today they could not give me change for a $50 bill on a $20 dollar order. Girl had an attitude and basically said go elsewhere. Never going again.
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I purchased the ramadan special and it was the only thing I would get and its so good that I dont want to venture away from it. The special included a large habibi bowl, with lentis soap and two samosas. The habib bowl is incredible and in the large size, it can last you for a meal and a half. The lentils soap was not to my liking, however, I think that has more to do with pallet, more than quality of the soap. The two samosas were good, not the best I had but respectable. This was all for about 20$ I believe, however now that ramadan is over, you must purchase the items separately, which is more expensive. However, I occasionally purchase the habibi bowl on its on. The staff are quite friendly. I have never seen it full but there usually is someone eating there. It is located in a plaza so there is plenty of parking, however it does get full by other shoppers. Tip: download their app for your purchase, it gives you quite a discount on your first order. I recommend you try it
Very tasty food. I love the Shawn bowl. Ingredients are fresh. Im eat here often. Highly recommended.
Yummy food, my kids love there poutine. Clean place. Wheelchair accessibility: Can easily bring your stroller through.
Sub par shawarma. Better than osmos, lazees. But not as good as an independant. Some interesting options though. I had the chicken shawarma. A bit overly priced but it was large. Waited forever due to lunch order-ins being filled. 30 mins to get a wrap. Staff was meh. -Edited spelling
I saw them microwaving food, this place is a waste of money and the employees have no respect for the costumers and their food
God bless you folks....!!
The female staff that night was so unnecessarily rude. She took my order and didn t follow the instructions and when I talked for a topping I actually ordered before I paid, I was told no I can t have anymore. Her attitude was smug and dismissive. My bowl was still good but would ve been better if I didn t have to feel disrespected by someone I paid to get my food from. Anyway never going back to this location. Might go back to others, might not.
Tasty Gyro wraps
I always get chicken shawarma from here and its a mixed opinion that I have. Its good mostly but sometimes they screw up the whole way its made and tastes really bad
I ordered a chicken shawarma wrap, and it was very delicious. I highly recommend this place for Middle Eastern food.
Fast friendly service
Thank you Nitish brother for the best service and delicious food...
Lovely staff, tasty food.
The ambience was great and the food was really good too
The staff were nice and gave good recommendations. I also like the environment
They have friendly staff
Great
Great shawarma
Tasty food great staff
Loved the place and Food. UDAY was amazing at his job. Very friendly and very good suggestions. Definitely recommend this place.
Misleading Reviews Not Worth It I really don t understand what people like about this restaurant. The reviews are completely misleading. The food was incredibly under-seasoned, with barely any flavor. I expected something much more flavorful based on the hype. To make things worse, you re only allowed to choose 5 toppings, and after paying full price for the meal, they charge an extra 50 cents per additional topping. For the price, the meal was disappointing and left me feeling like I overpaid for a bland experience. Not worth the visit!
For a growing franchise trying to establish itself with players on the game for 5 decades and more, you would expect the same gameplan among all the locations: standardised menu, standardised level of service and standardised food quality. Maybe, because I dress poorly (tee-shirt and jeans), staff thought I wasnt worth their time by or effort. But, I earn enough and spend more than the average person eating out. This would be a dangerous and bad assumption about me, based on my appearances. Anyways, instead of a warm welcome to the restaurant and an offer to help order, staff chose to talk amongst themselves and ignore me. After about 2 minutes, I came to the reasonable deduction that I was not welcome. Not, was my business. I left and returned home, deciding to order pizza instead. My friend who was visiting said he didnt want pizza, because he just had it the day before. So, he came back and ordered for us. The food was okay. Not bad. Nothing special. He said the staff were still talking among themselves but he coughed and cleared his throat and they broke up and took his order. Long story short, for the price point, the entire experience was okay. Would it be my first choice next time? Definitely not. Would I still include them in my circle of food choices? Sure. I would recommend management tighten their reign and get service up to par with the big boys. The food alone at their current price points is not good enough to pull in regular and loyal customers. If everything was a lot cheaper, one would not expect or care about service. But, the business model has design and pricing at the same level as the places that also care about customer service. So, it is expected. Anyways, to each his own. There are no shortages of locations for this brand. So, my opinion may be of no consequence.
Very respectful staff food was fresh
Nice service
Loved the shawarma there and the atmosphere was really great
Love this restaurant but I didn t appreciate headquarters taking away the free sandwich after 10 purchases. Wasted my freebie cards.
preet nice Customer service
Great shawarma place
It s all just hype to try and trick you into buying it. I bought 2 butter chicken shawarmas off Uber eats as a buy one get one free deal just to be disappointed. Tastes a lot like butter chicken sauce but the chicken itself was not tasty at all. No hummus and no tahini sauce and way too messy to begin with. Sadly the worst part about it was the wrap itself because the saj bread was way to hard wasn t even able to eat it with out biting my lips hard. This is the second time I ve ordered from tahinis and I guarantee you I will not order from them again.
Love the food come here all the time
Great food
Very cooperative and friendly front desk people Parking: Close parking to shop making it easy to travel around Food : 5/5 |
Service was kind and welcoming, but the food was underwhelming to be honest. Poutine was okay no complaints, and large wrap was huge , in a great way; but very dry. No honest complaints other than underwhelming given the price. Maybe its because im comparing it to Osmows and Shelbys .. still, it is what it is.
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This has got to be the best shawarma Ive ever had. Always fresh, and never fails to disappoint!
Amazing service
The food is very tasty
Nothing is frash Everything is frozen solid Food
3 distracted lady workers. Even though they did me a favour to separate the fried half of the bowl was missing. And I had to go back to get the drink and hot sauce I paid for but they missed.
Food and Experience was amazing. Darakshan was a great host.
We tried the chicken sharwarma today. This is our second time. Extremely delicious and excellent customer service by Darakhsha. A Perfect Sharwarma! Food
Go to for shawarma, great prices and quality
It was alright.
Great experience overall
Best shawarma ever
This tahinis is an absolute godsend! It brings such a good and distinct flavour to the rexdale scene. The fusion of Jamaican and middle Eastern cuisine seems like a no brainer but no one does it better than tahinis. The portion size is excellent and the price point is good. They have become my go to spot for grabbing quality food in a pinch. The decor is very nice and inviting. There is ample seating available and parking isnt an issue either. The music is kept at a reasonably low volume which makes conversation easy, which a lot of places get wrong. The restaurant is always clean and Ive never had a complaint about it. Every single staff member Ive met has been fantastic. When it came to describing their food or giving a recommendation, they are always friendly and patient. The chicken and beef they use is top notch. The seasoning is authentic and not overpowering for new palettes.
Highly recommend to come.
Chicken shawarma wrap bus Bussing
I just ordered on Uber eats and my Hubby insisted on trying the butter chicken wrap ( I suggested something safer like the chicken Shawarma wrap) lol boy let me tell you it was amazing !!! 10/10 . I ve had a lot of butter chicken from many locations and this one was so flavourful! Perfect spice too.
Good food
Customer service was amazing
Great place good food
Service was good. Butter chicken bowl was my go to always.
Best shawarma i have ever eaten .. must tries are butter chicken bowl and habibi chicken
I had chicken bowl and it was awsome mango juice is nice mango juices are good
Good place for Shawarma!
One of my favorite places to eat.
Fun
Great food
The girl working July 27 between 7pm-11pm was one of the worth employees I have ever encountered. The cashier who took my order was good but the one putting the food together had the biggest attitude for no reason. I asked for no toppings and she start to argue with me saying thats what the order came with. Ruined my experience. Absolutely horrible customer service from that employee. Not only that but when we got our food, it was cold and the meat was super hard. Overall, wouldnt recommend this place.
Tahinis have the best shawarma! I always have very good service and the food is always above my expectations. Its the one place my family always chooses when dining out.
Very calm atmosphere with great affordable food Dietary restrictions: Shows the calories which is great for health conscious people Food : 5/5 |
We love Tahinis! Portion sizes are good, staff are friendly, excellent flavour! A bit pricey lately but prices have gone up everywhere.
Best shawarma place
AMAZZZZING!!!!! YNDER RATED AND THE EMPLOYEES ARE SOOOOO NICE
Friendly service with tasty food. Good portions.
Location has been here for a long time and Im mad at myself for not coming sooner Seems everything on the menu here is amazing fresh and delicious You cant go wrong I recommend chicken shawarma wrap or rice and shawarma bowl! The ingredients are the freshest ingredients Ive ever seen out there. They also have a points collection for online orders and in store you can get a card that can be stammped 10 times for a free wrap
Really good food
Average food... Small portion of meat... No Ayran on offer...
Very kind service and lots of options for everyone!
My son loves Tahini s. His new favourite is the spicy crispy shawarma! Highly recommended!
Tahinis is the best shawarma place. Healthy and delicious food, cant be beat
Amazing food always. Whenever I go I try to have something new because each menu item is so good. Staff are very nice and friendly.
Shawarma taste was good but quantity was less. Should add more chicken and salad
Amazing food great service
Great service nice atmosphere great employee would recommend
Tasty !!!!
Great food great place
Delicious food
It was my second consecutive day at Tahini. I had good experience yesterday and wanted my wife to try it as well. Unfortunately, the tomatoes were rotten or old that made the wrap inedible.
Lovely place, Great service , food was delicious Parking: Spacious Food : 5/5 |
Great staff and service. Undoubtedly best wraps
I would take a minute to appreciate Uday and Nitish, they helped me getting a new fresh falafel wrap for my lunch Dietary restrictions: All good
Great service and food
Amazing food
It was actually pretty good. Just a tad bit shorter from absolutely the best but still really good. Lots of toppings too. I prefer Lebanese flavours and so this was just slightly not there but honestly it was very flavourful and good. I d go again anytime
Best shawarma I ever had!!!
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Tahinis, and it was an exceptional experience from start to finish. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted with a warm welcome and a friendly atmosphere. I decided to try a variety of wraps to get a full taste of what Tahinis has to offer, and I was not disappointed. First up was the Chicken Shawarma Wrap. The chicken was perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection. The blend of spices and fresh ingredients made each bite a delight. It was a classic choice that truly showcased the expertise of the chefs at Tahinis. Next, I tried the Jamaican Jerk Shawarma Wrap. This wrap was a fantastic surprise with its bold and vibrant flavors. The jerk seasoning added a wonderful kick, and the combination of spices created a mouthwatering experience. It was a unique twist on traditional shawarma that I absolutely loved. Lastly, I enjoyed the Butter Chicken Shawarma Wrap. This wrap was rich and savory, with tender chicken pieces enveloped in a creamy butter chicken sauce. The flavors were well-balanced, making it a decadent and satisfying choice. This one was my favorite of the three! The service at Tahinis was quick and efficient. The staff was friendly and made sure my order was prepared perfectly. In conclusion, Tahinis exceeded my expectations. The Chicken Shawarma Wrap, Jamaican Jerk Shawarma Wrap, and Butter Chicken Shawarma Wrap were all flavorful and delicious. Ill definitely be back to enjoy more of their delicious wraps! Vegetarian options: Plenty of non-meat wraps/bowls/salads. Dietary restrictions: Theyre good with that type of stuff Kid-friendliness: Lots of good menu items for kids. Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs.
Jerk chicken was really salty but other than that the food is good
Quick service with hot flavorful food and fantastic portion size. Highly recommend the Shawl bowl and their spicy sauce is !
Staff is good and place is clean!! Parking: Right in front the store Food : 5/5 |
First time to eat here. Staff so friendly and helpful Vegetarian options: Falafel Parking: Convenient Kid-friendliness: Quiet and open. Nice staff Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs and spacious
The service at the Rexdale location on Islington is PHENOMENAL! The 3 Ladies that worked tonight were friendly, quick and attentive. Minor error the fries were to be plain for my child but there was spice powder on it so my child could not eat them but none the less service was great and we will be back. THANK YOU
AMAZING service!!! I love the food here!! I always order on the app and they always have it on time!! Amazing food and amazing service!
I love this Salad place, there chicken salad bowl is just amazing. It tastes so good and staff is also very professional and polite, service is good
Great service food was great and delicious
Good service And delious food
Good service yummy food
My almost every day lunch place :)
Tried it for the first time and it was great. Food was tasty. And the staff was nice and friendly.
Staff? Great! Food ? Meh . Expected much better ingredient quality
Staaf are experienced and blueberry shwarama is so so good . Thank to nitish
Amazing food and amazing people
Wheelchair accessibility: They had a ramp and good customer service Food
Goo
Parking: free parking Food
Great
Okay food
Best food ever Vegetarian options: Best food for both veg and non veg Food : 5/5 |
Butter chicken wrap
Great service by preet. She was very kind and made my food with care and love. Will forsure come back
I got amazing falafel wrap prepared by glorious lady name Alisha khan. So, obsessed with it. I would recommend to everyone to try it.
Very good service
Best place in town.
Was good, got a free samosa
Great food for the value. Nice and gentle staff, fresh and tasty food. Best falafel I tried. Kafta bowl tasty. Food
Great service
Very yummy 10/10 would definitely recommend Food
Butter chicken shawarma is my go to. Very delicious food, would recommend. Definitely will be one of the best food places to go to.
Good food and service. Very good butter chicken.
Good wraps and salad are meh
Vegetarian options: Falafel Parking: Free parking Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly
Uday and Rupali were great! Great food and serving size.
Probably my favourite chain shawarma restaurant. Fair price, large portion, tastes great.
We went there specifically for the shawarma and it was up to our expectations. We come from the middle east and it s hard to find a place that serves authentic shawarma. Tahini s wins a rating of 10/10 by my 7 year old son
Very special place. We ordered medium blueberry chicken wrap and large jerk chicken wrap with falafel. Especially delicious. Babies who like to eat shawarma come and eat it. The chicken is very tender and well seasoned. The pancake is also a highlight. The pancake is better than falafel. The falafel is a bit greasy, but very crispy.
The chicken was undercooked and not edible. I ordered the mini shawarma and the shawarma bowl, it was the same for both.
This place was highly reviewed and not too far from a night class. I stopped by and I was rather surprised as I thought my food was good, but not quite like the reviews said. Maybe it was an off night, not yet sure if I will return.
Food was good, but could ve been more generous with the fries
100 aura go with your friends
I took veg Falafal with default toppings. Can t wait to grab it again.
Food
Good food Dietary restrictions: Great experience Food : 5/5 |
Amazing service at atmosphere, Uday makes an amazing shawarma and is the reason I come to the location!
Vegetarian options: A lot off options for vegetarian Parking: They have good parking space Food : 4/5 |
The food tastes good. Must try good portion wraps.
Partner and I had two medium gyro wraps. The portions are quite large, toppings are fresh and the sauces are fantastic. The wraps tasted great overall and I would highly recommend this to satisfy any cravings. Will happily be back. Vegetarian options: Halloumi Wrap and various other options
Great taste
On chicken shawarma only sauces and salad . And on chicken sharma with fries lot of sauces and lot of chips except.chicken. I dont recommend to anyone
Overpriced on Ubereats
I came in to buy lunch and she didn t take my money because it had the smallest tear. Yet I went to pet value and they took it. Horrible service.
Tahinis food in general is delicious and their sizes are amazing. But UNFORTUNATELY this location is the WORST Ive ever had the displeasure of having food from. Everytime I order here they never fail to mess something up. They dont listen to instructions. They dont listen to your order. Every time they always mess up. The reason why this is so important to me is because I can NOT eat onions. I am allergic. This location does not seem to care and they always put them in there when I never asked them to. I also ordered food on DoorDash from this exact place and the amounts of times they mess up there too is unbelievable. They have items on their DoorDash page that they do NOT sell. They said they have chocolate cake there so I ordered 2. Instead of calling my phone to inform me that they do not have the item, the decided to just take things into their own hands and replace the items with baklava. We dont eat those here and it ended uo in the garbage. Not to mention the cake was more expensive than the baklava.
Excellent service and delicious food, would come again
Had some good bowl.
This is my go to place after running errands. They have good variety and the food is affordable too. Love their chicken shawarma wrap. Would highly recommend going to this place if someone is looking to grab a quick and tasty meal on the go.
I went and got a shawarma and it was wonderful. The employee Nitish provided great service with a smile on his face and executed my order with precision. He made sure I can see what he was applying on my wrap, and made sure I was in control of the amount of toppings was on it. Making my order PERFECT. Nitish is a great worker and I always hope he serves me every time I order at Tahinis. I highly recommend this location for your first Tahinis experience, and hope Nitish serves you!
The shawarmas are great, the bread is flakier and light, which we love. The only problem we have is the timing of picking up our order, its not consistent. Food
A couple of weeks back, me and my buddy tried the Blueberries Flame Shawarma at this spot. Let me tell you, it was hands down the BEST shawarma Ive ever had. Ive tried shawarmas all over Europe, and no kidding, this one takes the cake. And this Tahinis location (2257 Islington Ave #105, Etobicoke, ON) is definitely the best one in Toronto so far. Huge thanks to Daraksha and Preet (if I got the names right) for the awesome service, good vibes, and mind-blowing food!
Great service, Delicious food
The food is delicious. Personal favourite is the butter chicken wrap but shawarma is excellent too! Nice clean restaurant, and nice people working there.
Favorite worker Nitash very nice guy great service Parking: Open to anyone Kid-friendliness: Nice supportive workers
Horrible service! ordered falafel, 3 customers came to order after me by ordering shawarma and a falafel. I got my falafel order after them! falafel is ok ate better one, messy place and messy food handling.
Absolutely delicious and compiled well. I got the Shawn bowl with chicken. I added humus, tzatziki, turnip, pickles, parsley and hot sauce.
I was skeptical reading the reviews but this was hands-down the best shawarma in GTA. This shawarma wrap hugs a very well seasoned Chicken mixed with the juicy sauces and pickles. It was just chefs kiss Amazing staff Dakshana and the other staff were friendly and welcoming
The food was amazing. The servers Daraksha and Preet were very nice. They made the wraps quickly and efficiently. It was perfect!
10 out of 5 chicken shawarma! Sooo delicious. Very friendly staff and nice atmosphere too. Highly recommended!
Food is great, better than other places. Staff not good with recommendations thou, since it was our first visit. We ended up taking the food with us and even a bit cold tasted good. Wish we had taken some pictures but we were hungry and home was quiet a drive away. We will definitely try again!!! Parking: Its a busy plaza so parking was busy around 5:30pm
It was a at great experience at Tahini! Food was great and staff was friendly. Overall 5/5 if you are looking for a good shawarma in Etobicoke.
Service was too good. I would recommend this place if you are looking for best food. Employee named uday was too friendly and gave the best suggestions in the menu.
So this was my first and only time that I ll be visiting this location as our first ever tahini s experience was ruined. We went there with high expectations based on their TikTok and YouTube videos and they were not met at all. We ordered 2 original chicken wraps and 1 falafel half and half. We specifically asked for no molasses on the 2 wraps and when we saw Nitish or whatever his name was, put molasses on them and we confronted him, he said it s just a little bit and basically refused to make the order right. We also noticed that the 2 medium sized wraps were completely different sizes and 1 was basically 1.5x the size of the other! We also noticed him serving and touching the chicken and all the veggies and cross contaminating all the food and this really doesn t show that the restaurant cares for hygiene or to serve their vegetarian customers.
Tahini Rexdale is one of my favourite spots to go too. The food is great! Nitish especially is very friendly and always has great hospitality. Answers every question i always have with detail. Fantastic guy and is a big reason i come often. Love it.
Best shawarma place in town. Always great taste. Been eating almost every week, Special shout out to Nitish!! Give that man a raise.
these reviews are all fake. look how small the wraps are.
Worst shawarma ever I had, got a chicken wrap for take-out it was completely no taste that had no flavours even though we asked spicy (not even spicy at all just bland), instead of sauce it felt like no taste. Came to Tahini s with a lot of expectation waste of money and food. I don t understand how this place so hype because of TikTok/Instagram.
The food is awesome. Staff is super friendly. The place is cozy. Absolutely love it!
In the area for a family event. Had been driving for several hours and when we arrived we were looking for some good food but nothing too heavy. We were pleasantly surprised to discover this eatery and the Jerk chicken shawarma was delicious! Got one for my mom also and she ate it all with great satisfaction. The following day we went back and ordered the same thing a second time. I would recommend giving them a try.
I had first heard of Tahinis from their prominent online presence, and from seeing the delicious wraps frequently posted so I thought Id give it a shot. The customer service was good, and the employees were not shy to help out when choosing between various options. The wraps were delicious, especially the classic Chicken Shawarma wrap. The poutine was a bit soggy however, but the food was a spice lovers dream. If you tend to shy away from spicy foods, I would recommend requesting less sauce on your shawarma. 4 stars
I had my first visit to Tahinis, where Nitish took the order and provided helpful suggestions for ordering food. Exceptional customer service. The meal was absolutely delightful, truly the best Ive ever had, and the mango drink was exceptionally tasty! Ill definitely be returning for more.
I went to Tahinis for the very first time and I had one of the best bowl in GTA area. Nitish was the guy for me who helped me in choosing the right item for my cravings. I ordered a butter chicken bowl which was so delicious and the customer service was exceptional. We also got the mango drink and masala soda which made me remember my old days when I use to have Jain Shikanji at modinagar. Overall good customer service and will be a permanent and returning customer at Tahinis.
1st time eating at Tahinis.I always eat a wrap with all veggies and sauces no meat no falafel.WOW The wrap was super affordable and the girl serving me Preetwas really nice and competent. Great wrap,delicious and fresh Will be going back!!! Vegetarian options: I had a great veggie wrap!!!
Good portions
I love the food here
The plate is not worth it. Waste of money since other restaurants sells the plater in bigger plates.