Location: 488 Eglinton Avenue West, Mississauga
Website: https://www.instagram.com/shawarmaanascanada/
Most of the time when I pass by a restaurant that looks interesting, I’ll pull it up on Google Maps to see what people are saying about it. I kinda do it by reflex at this point. If people seem to like it, I’ll add it to a running list of restaurants I want to check out. And if people really I like it, it goes to the top of that list.
Shawarma Anas, as I write this, has over 5000 reviews and 4.9 out of 5 stars. Shenanigans? Probably! But it’s still a high enough ranking that I felt compelled to check it out.
They have the usual assortment of shawarma and falafel that you can get on a plate or in a wrap (with pita bread or saj). I went with the chicken shawarma saj wrap, and got it with the “original” toppings, which is just garlic sauce and pickles.
Yeah, that’s a tasty wrap. It’s quite possible there are shenanigans afoot with their inflated Google ranking, but clearly, they’re doing something right. The shawarma is pretty solid; it’s nicely spiced with a decent amount of crispy bits. But it was also a bit dry, which was unfortunate — it tastes like it’s all white meat, and it was slightly overcooked. But there was enough of that tasty garlic sauce that this mostly didn’t matter.
And the saj was quite nice, with a decent chewiness and a nice crispy exterior from the griddle. If the chicken had been a bit juicier this would have been one of the better shawarma wraps I’ve had in Mississauga, but even as it was, it was very tasty.
Michael Eats 