Ali Baba's Middle Eastern Cuisine in North York

2389 Finch Ave W, North York, ON M9M 2W8, Canada

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

About

Ali Baba’s is truly a “Middle Eastern Canadian” restaurant, honoring many different cooking traditions and interpreting them with our unique creative vision to fit the diverse Canadian customer. We only use the finest ingredients in our meals, which are prepared fresh daily. It is always our goal to ensure that our customers have a meal that is nutritional, fresh, and extremely tasty to savior. Our chefs have years of experience in the industry and are qualified in all areas of traditional and modern “Middle Eastern Canadian” cuisine. At Ali Baba’s we love to exceed the expectations of our customers at all times.

Website
alibabas.ca
Address
2389 Finch Ave W, North York, ON M9M 2W8, Canada
Plus Code
QF24+GF North York, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
10 AM–10 PM
Tuesday
10 AM–10 PM
Wednesday
10 AM–10 PM
Thursday
10 AM–10 PM
Friday
10 AM–10 PM
Saturday
11 AM–9 PM
Sunday
11 AM–9 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Offerings
Halal food Healthy options Small plates
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Counter service Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Cash only Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs

Photos

Reviews

4.2
★★★★☆
271 reviews

Most Mentioned

wrap (14) falafel (9) chicken shawarma (8) rice (8) door (6) platter (3) seasoned (3) products (3) lentil (3) radish (2)
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★★★★★
November 13, 2024

The food and service here are great! I always enjoy whenever I buy from this Ali Baba’s. The workers here are always respectful and polite. For anyone who is looking for a shawarma place to eat at, I would definitely recommend this location.

★★★★★
November 13, 2024

The food, service and atmosphere are all amazing. Everytime I come to this location I always leave satisfied. I would totally recommend this location to anyone who wants to eat at Ali Baba's.

★★★
October 20, 2024

Ordered a chicken shawarma wrap. It was good. The restaurant interior has seen better days, definitely needs a deep clean and renovation.

July 28, 2024

1.Veggies were not fresh at all,guy at counter with poor customer service They are making crazy wrap without any crazy wrap sauce It is worst ali baba place in city

June 7, 2024

I ordered from uber eat and my plate came like this and I wanted chickpeas in it, they didn't put chickpeas and I didn't want it to have radishes and I paid 20 dollars for this plate and it didn't come the way I wanted and this made me sad.

★★★★★
May 27, 2024

Omg just had meal by Abdul bhai it was so delicious finished just in minutes definitely recommended little place great experience

April 8, 2024

Extremely unsanitary. Went n bought 3 shawarmas and the man fully put our pita on the counter with no wrappings dragging it side by side. Told him I don’t eat meat and that he should put a paper below it, it proceeds to tell me the counter is clean and they don’t use paper at this location and continued with his unhygienic actions, touching the chicken and then not changing gloves. Then broke up my falafel with his hands🤮Even went as far as putting it into the toaster without wrapping. Then half wrap one shawarma, I’m sorry but I’ll never go back to this Ali baba’s

September 28, 2023

Food was ok but the portion size for BOGO shawarma fries on Uber eats was ridiculous it was literally the size of one portion split into two very tiny boxes. Dishonest practice and leaves hungry customers.

★★★★★
December 21, 2024

By far the BEST shawarma location in the city. Been coming here for over 10 years and they never cease to disappoint. Thank you for the service and fresh food

Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Worker decided to go home an hour early tonight , I get that it s slow and you want to go home but it s a restaurant chain. He locked the doors and didn t let anyone in .

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Good customer service

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Fariha was a very good person. Love it

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

It s been 5 years I m going alibaba and the lady name Fariha she served me best food all the time must recommend

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Best shawarma in town!

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Delicious shawarma farwiha s service is highly appreciated she is kind and professional in her hospitality Highly recommended Food

September 22, 2024

Slow

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Nice and good guy , astaad aa meri id

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Busy spot but the staff got through everyone quickly. The food has always been good at this location.

★★★★
May 22, 2024

Beef Shawarma plate hit the spot.Better than pitaland.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Their food is awesome and their customer service is really good.

★★★★★
January 22, 2024

Great food and friendly staff. I love their lentil soup . The absolute best.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

2 stars for serive food was stale not fresh at all my stomach got upset

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Awesome staff and great food!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great food and stuff

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Very good service

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good quality food and amazing service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Delicious food, hard-working staff and very good prices. I look forward to going back.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I come here all the time the guy is always super helpful I got the shawarma poutine was really good

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Most delicious shawarma

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Amazing food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Was okay . Will go back if Im in the area. Had a mixed shawarma Food

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The food is well cooked and I enjoy it every time

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The guy working at the register a W man, he gave me extra sauce.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Ok food nothing crazy used to be better. I don t go there anymore they even raised the prices by a bit and cut the amount . I go to fantastic shawarma at finchdale now much much better , cheaper and larger portions . Not to mention there falafels are the best I ve ever tried . Al baba had decent falafels but i find it blan now .

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great food, very clean, great service

December 22, 2023

At least put timing for student deals .. Rude behaviour of front girl..

★★★
December 22, 2023

I ordered here off Uber Eats. The food was good but the portion size was way too small.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good food here quality customer service from the ladys

★★
December 22, 2022

I ordered via Uber eats due to their bogo offer for Chicken schawarma plate. In all I paid $27 for two plates after the offer and I was not happy with the quantity of food I got, the portion of food was not enough for 2 people. I could ve easily got 2 good sized plate of schawarma from anywhere in Toronto for like $30-$33 so I kind of feel cheated to make me believe I m getting one plate free! Gave it 2 stars as the food was Ok.

★★★
December 22, 2022

I like they triangle things

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I got the beef shawarma plate. The taste was good but the portion for the price was small.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I love chicken shawarma platter. Everything is delicious and the portions are big enough to enjoy your meal. Good luck! Parking: Available any time

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

This location is the best

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great service and the tastiest shawarma:)

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Good service. Grab and go. Good prices

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Get the most shawarma for your money here. They also have day of the week deals to save you even more money.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Executive and best place to get shawarma. There chicken shawarma and beef are best. Still I can feel yeast in my mouth. I will go agin

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Every time I come here the food is always fresh and so delicious! Abdul the owner is so welcoming and friendly. I def recommend a shawarma plate or any dish from here, youll def enjoy it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Their salad is the bomb and the shawarma.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Tasty food and friendly service #poutine

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

I had food from this place before which was average. However today i ordered after a while and Fariha did an exceptional job. I loved the amazing taste. Thanks again ,Fariha.

December 22, 2021

Been here a few times they advertise that they close at 10pm 7 days a week Ive come like 3 times as early as 8pm and the doors are always locked and theyre doing their closing duties. Seems like a poor business plan to lie to potential customers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Really darn good. You honestly cant best their daily specials.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The wrap was large and tasted great.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Luv the food.

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Terrible place for customer service, food is decent if you are hungry.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Beautiful

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Very fresh and prices are reasonable. I especially like the Shish Tawook.

★★★★
December 22, 2021

Good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great place amazing food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

This is the best Ali Babas so far soo good , thank you for your excellent in food and service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Very good taste fresh everything my kids love the rice

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Bad customer service.

December 22, 2021

Says they close at 10 , and yet I was there at 9:40 with the staff closing the door . I d understand if I came at 9:59 or something . But I was there 20 mins before closing . If your going to close at 9:40 please put your closing time at 9:40 not 10 . I travelled 20 mins to get there on time and you guys closed early . Will not be going back again

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Fresh food even the closing time. Good customer services

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good value, great taste. Had chicken shawarma.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

good food good service....keep it up guys

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

nice food fair price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Amazing shawarmas!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Try them,they do nice beef and chicken.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Very tasty food at a good price

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Fresh everything just love it

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Love this place. Best food in Weston/finch

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

One of the best places to buy chicken shawarma wraps or falafel. Their chicken and beef samosas are so tasty.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Best option if you are looking for something healthy and fullfilling. Moreover their prices are so genuine! I had chicken shawarma wrap from here, all ingredients were super fresh and chicken was superlicious.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

food was rly good and the people were rly nice:)

December 22, 2020

The customer service needs improvement. I bought a Shawma and the chicken smelled so bad that I couldnt eat it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Tasty and well seasoned shawarma

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

I love their shaurma wraps!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I go to this location with my boyfriend every few months and will go back for as long as its around. Chicken shawarma is my usual order but I did try the fish wrap once and it was just as amazing. I was going to give this 4 stars, Id like to give it 4.5... but thought with the consistent delivery of quality, I could bump it up to 5. Ive had shawarma slightly more suited to my personal taste before, but this place has the flavour profile my bf enjoys most

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Best chicken shawarma Ive had..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Fresh and fast middle eastern. Also very economical delivery via skip the dishes as we are close by

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I took 2 platter.. was disgusted to find hook of threads inside rice..

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

I ordered through Uber eats and the food was subpar and missing items. I was charged for soup they forgot to block as sold out. I eat all the time at the Rexdale location and downtown. Great food, why was this location so bad?

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Tasty Chick shawarma wrap, but smaller compared with my previous visits. Place was not busy considering the still ongoing COVID-19 issue. Inside the store the place was ok clean wise. PS: if you read this, please stay safe and wear a face mask in order not to spread COVID-19.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Ordered 2 chicken shawarmas. Best shawarmas around! Hands down worth the drive farther east compared to everywhere else. An actual middle eastern shawarma. Came out to 14 bucks! Good if you have a budget and they don t cheap out on the toppings or the chicken!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Received the absolute best customer service from Abdul. He is extremely courteous and polite. Whenever I go to other restaurants I dont receive this type of treatment. He cares also about the quality of the food and takes extreme care when serving the food. Will definitely be coming back to this location at Finch and Weston. Thanks Abdul!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

The manager abdul is amazing and the food is fantastic. We go here all the time and always receive excellent service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Excellent experience here today!! Tasty. Hearty and filling. I got 3 Shawarmas all for myself. The sever there was all by her self and she still gave me excellent service!! Thank you!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Amazing vibes and girls are super friendly and welcoming. The menu is fresh and enchanting. Better than Rexdale branch for sure.. best Halal place around that area.. Will clearly recomment this restaurant to anyone. Convenient rates and generous meals. Keep it up folks

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good service, tasty food at affordable prices

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Ordered beef shawarma plate from this location for the first time and the beef was over cooked and burned!!!. Unacceptable!!! Paid over $15 including a drink

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Original taste of shawarma which I have eaten in Dubai excellent service to highly recommend specially for doctors and paramedics staff because these guys have good hygienic stuff

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

The food is amazing. I get the shawarma every time I get a chance, one of the best in the city. And the people that work there are always so nice.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Nice

December 22, 2020

Because of the name I went over there but food is soo bad very disappointed

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Nice place,delicious food and excellent customer service

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Amazing food and even better customer service

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Great food and great service! Enjoy the experience every time. The chicken shawarma is the best in town!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great felafel special. For 6.99 for 2 sandwich

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

I had lunch catered from this location for approximately 18 people. The turnaround time to get this done and the service was exceptional! The feedback from lunch was great by colleagues! A very tasty and affordable lunch option!!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

So good

December 22, 2019

I placed an order on Ubereats the wrong order was put in the bag. Uber refunded me but said it wasnt their policy to provide me with the correct order I would have to pay again to get my order(highway robbery I know). I called this store and spoke to a gentleman I advised him they placed the wrong order in the bag, given that I dont drive I still need my lunch. I work in an industrial area and everything is a drive away. I told the least he could do is bring it to me. He lied and said he was the only one in store and hung up. I then had to pay $8 in ubers to go and get my correct order. Low and behold theres another employee there who proceeds to tell me shes not Uber Eats( really I couldnt tell with your Alibabas uniform on). They wouldnt comp me my travelling expenses which is the least they could do. Long story short not ordering or buying from this location ever and Ive deleted Ubereats.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I love love the falafel special on Thursday it is truly delicious, worth the money

December 22, 2019

Ordered on Skip the dishes. The food was horrible,I ordered a chicken wrap with fries.More than half the chicken was burnt,to the point of no return. I asked for no radish in my wrap,I got tones of that in there. Asked for extra sauce,the wrap was so dry it had little to no sauce at all in it. The fries were gross,I had 3 and couldnt eat anymore. Definitely old fries and old oil. Complete waste of money. Tried to call the store and maybe they could do something and my call wouldnt go through.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great prices and delicious food. For a fast food joint this is amazing.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

its ok, not the best but itll do on days where your lazy to cook dinner.

★★★★
December 22, 2019

pretty bomb shawarma...the chicken is very delicious. good service n the nice specials

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Best shawarma wrap...

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Decent shawarma and falafal. Good prices.

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Ordered shawarma ( 2 for 1). There was barely any meat in it and mostly just salad. They charge you $14 for 2 tiny little shawarmas!! Its totally not worth it. Avoid if you can. Will never go there again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The best Middle Eastern food I may have ever tried! I have eaten a fair share of Arab food here and in Germany, and my husband as well, he was reluctant at first, but the food 100% exceeded his expectations and yet we ordered a vegetarian plate too! It was simply delicious, both the wrap and the plate were amazing and we so wish we didnt live so far or we would certainly come back often!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Daily special are good price and much quantity

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good shawarma spot

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

No wait-time, always get special deal of the day, food is great, overall no complaints one of those reliable food places to grab a quick bite

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Nice place and healthy food staffs very friendly absolutely we coming again

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Food is amazing! Service welcoming i like it ....

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Okay Middle Eastern fast food

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Everything Good

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Terific prices for great fresh and tasty value. Ive been a customer for over 3 years. Staff are trained, polite and make a great final product. You cant beat their buck/value combination.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Was very pleasant. Nice staff tasty food fast service great prices

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Excellent shawarma Genuine taste

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good food love it

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Excellent experience tasty food and staff was very nice and calm

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Very low food quality and staff need better training on how to deal with customers. Its also over priced for what you get. Not returning here

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Everytime I come the manager Abdul and worker freya and raja are some of the most up standing employees. Im always handled with class and receive the best quality of food. Sometimes even tasters of products I havent tried.... highly recommended to friends !!! Thank you always

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good flavorful wraps

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Very very bad experience. We are regular customers. And when we reached today at 9.20 p.m. they locked the door and wouldnt even open the door for us. They wanted to wrap up and leave 40 mins before closing. Pathetic service!!!

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Im outside the store now. Store timings say Sunday until 10pm. Its 9:30pm now and the store staff wont even open the door to me. They ignored my knocks and just continued chatting amongst themselves. Unbelievable service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

alibaba nic place gud beef and chiken grt in price strongly recommended

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

I have been coming here for Shwarma for 2 years now and have been consistently met with great food and friendly servers. Fariha and Abdul rehman have been serving me a long time and consistently give great food and service with great customer service. They are bed rocks of the finch community and I hope they keep serving us superb shawarmas for a long a time.

★★★
December 22, 2019

Went on a Friday, food was great. Just the customer service wasn t. The girls didn t even was their hands after touching the money

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Awesome food! Just ate the chicken swarma combo and LOVED IT! I could eat this food EVERYDAY!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good please and veriy friendly people nice food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Chicken is great there. Had the plate with lentil rice. It was real good/tasty.

December 22, 2018

Very low quantity.Chicken shwarma wrap they give me for $8 was very small like a baby meal.if you want extra chicken its $4 more.

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

great food at low ptices!

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Great food and service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Very good chicken shawarma wrap

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Always fresh, and amazing staff !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Halal. Opens on Sunday until 9pm.

December 22, 2018

They false advertise their platters. It does not come with what it says it does. When you ask them about it they tell you to pay extra from what it says is included in your meal. The food wasn t great, tasted very stale like it was sitting their all day. Will never order from here again and will not recommend it to anyone

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Amazing food

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

I usually buy from this place because of good portion sizes. However, the server was quite stingy this time around , and the food tasted bland. Spent almost 25 dollars when the portions were not even quite filling. Only 2 pieces of potatoe wedges were served. Usually, they add 5 wedges or more, and they serve the rice in plenty! Not going to come back again. Plenty more shawarma places to try. Geez, I feel like I have been ripped off.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Clean store, not like other ali baba outlets. Food was also great.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Service is great at this location, food is always amazing !!! We usually get it to go and its still perfect by the time we get home. I would recommend eating here if you like middle eastern food, one of the best middle eastern foods in the area!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good experience

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Chicken with mix rice was very tasty. I am coming back for more.

December 22, 2018

Falafel is over priced and look nothing like a Lebanese sandwich; however the lady has welcomed us with a smile at closing time.

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Great food great people

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good flavor, attention and price, freshness in their products.

December 22, 2018

DO NOT EAT HERE! THE PLACE IS INFESTED WITH COCKROACHES.....AND THEY ACTED LIKE IT WASNT A PROBLEM. SAYING THAT WE SHOULD STILL BUY THE FOOD. I WOULD GIVE THEM ZERO STARS...IF POSSIBLE.

Local Guide
December 22, 2018

This restaurant says theyre open UNTIL 11pm on friday night when I called the at 10pm amd asked if they do delivery she said no and hung up the phone. I got to the restaurant at 10:15pm and the stupid lady already closed the door and wouldnt even come say sorry. Trash customer service with trash food never will order from this place again.

★★★★★
December 22, 2018

Staff is super friendly and usually very fast at getting your food to you.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Great rice with lentils, and their chicken was really good too, quality pieces even though there was alot of construction in the area the food was definitely worth it and customer service was good too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

The lady that helped me was super friendly and did a fantastic job. The beef and chicken shawerma also tasted delicious.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

I really enjoy the food!