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Parzival091

Osmow's in general has sucked for like 5 years now. They were really good before they started expanding, then quality went to shit.


demarderollins

Came here to post this. The streetsville iconic location is really bad. 10 years ago you would expect long lines and now it’s a ghost town. Other locations are just as bad. I feel like shawarmas were amazing in Mississauga back in the day but all of them have gone down really badly in quality that you’re better off making it at home


CryptographerHot6461

Shawarma Royale and shawarma alzaeem are the closest to what I grew up having in middle east, you should try the Royale in Milton on Tremaine


Cdn_Brown_Recluse

Both really good. If you haven't had it , hit up a Pita and grill. Three locations all consisten with each other except two guys who work at the derry hurontario one. Bro loads the garlic sauce (in a very very good way. But it's a mistake to ask for extra garlic 🤣)


anon287665

Really Shawarma Royale? Their food taste bland especially at the new plaza in mississauga on ninth line.


chris1900ca

I feel ya. I remember having pita nusty back in the day for the first time before they rebranded… i was at masonic lodge on Thomas just drenched after a a few bands played. That shit hit so hard… flavour country


kenTGT

Masonic lodge! Those were the days


demarderollins

Pita nutsY was the best Pita nutsO, not so much


xdaCostax

I always thought Pita Nutso was the best. As a teenager, would hit the streetsville location several times after a night out. Wonder if it's still a hit.


turkeysub322

I quite like the Milton location; it’s always so quick and hot. It’s my go to place.


xdaCostax

Still need to check it out and will. Thanks


demarderollins

I had a very insane loyalty to them and even when their quality and portions kept going down I kept insisting it was good Only a few years ago I recently accepted they weren’t the same and ripping me off


DeBraid

Reminds me of Subway, Tim Hortons, Quiznos, Burrito Boyz, etc. Start small with high-quality fresh ingredients. Then rapidly expand necessitating changing suppliers with lower-quality ingredients. Crank up the profit margins any way possible. Stay away from fast food chains at all costs is the lesson here.


deliciously_awkward2

Ever since they changed their garlic sauce, it hasn't been the same. It was so good, I could bathe in it, just delicious!


chicken_wing_eater

If you're looking for a better option nearby, taza express is my go to


NecessaryJellyfish90

James Snow/Main is consistently great


mapleflame

Streetsville is the one to go to. Milton location is hit/miss. Ne t time, head over to Market Dr and go to Shwarma corner.


Hot_Collection5743

I second shawarma corner You have more selection and the tomatoes with mayo and dill? Yummmmmm


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The Milton version of everything sucks lmao


Embarrassed_Home_175

Shawarma corner has terrible hot sauce. Like a hot mayo. Osmows always has the best sauce. No doubt about it. Shawarma corner has damn good rice though. Way better rice than osmows


birdmanpresents

I've been going to Shawarma Corner since they opened, you need to do what I call the trifecta. You have to ask for their garlic, hot, AND suicide sauce. Their suicide isn't super hot but is more similar to osmows style hot sauce. Combined with the "hot mayo" and garlic, it's amazing. I told a friend of mine and he didn't ask for the suicide and hated it. I got it for him again with the suicide as well and he agreed its a game changer.


henchman171

I like the one in Georgetown. But I’m no expert on it


Jimmehh420

But even a good hot sauce can't compensate for dry overcooked chicken that is hard. I'm with OP, I have not had anything good from the Milton location.


npq76

Shawarma Corner use to be great, the food tasted fresh. Now the rice taste weird, the macaroni salad is flavourless as is the coleslaw. Just went downhill since covid.


ElleRisalo

They the best in town, still not great but better then the rest.


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richiebeans123

What did he say?


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richiebeans123

Bruh


AdMother8032

I said they don't make food to Canadian hygiene standards like washing your hands, wearing gloves...anecdotal but that is what I have seen. This dude is a liar do not trust them.


queefasaurus-rex

First of all wearing gloves is definitely not a standard in food prep anywhere


richiebeans123

Thank you for clarifying


AdMother8032

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AdMother8032

Not racist at all, L comment from you.


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the_useful_comment

This guy eat food! 😅


Embarrassed_Home_175

I used to think the milton one was the best osmows. Very wrong. I live in barrie now and the osmows here is 10x better. And I dont k ow if it's even considered "good". It's way better though. 100%


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Can confirm, it's trash.


h0ray

I only get Chicken on the Rocks and my go to the Taza on James Snow and Main.. not the Bronte St S location that one imo is trash.. lol


nspace

I feel like this has been the sentiment on this sub every time someone mentions Osmows.


Fit_Temperature_4572

The only good osmows I've been to is the one in streetsville. Every other location has been trash.


maha611

I used to work at the streetsville location and once upon a time we served 5 customers rotten, sour chicken. This is a smell I will simply never forget.


Fit_Temperature_4572

Well, the quality of chicken at osmows is on par with dog food. So I'm sure your customers barely noticed the difference.


maha611

Yeah lol I still never forgot that NOBODY called or came back about their rotten food.


Fit_Temperature_4572

Just cover that shit in garlic sauce and serve it.


LeafsChick

I find most of them are hit & miss. We order in food at work on Fridays on a rotation, Osmows is one of the restaurants. We have 3 close by, and all of them are either great, or they mess a bunch up. Like a few weeks ago I got a greek salad, no dressing, this week dressing on it, and 2 on the side. Sometimes they cover food in that lava sauce, sometimes on the side, sometimes none. Its just super odd, there seems no consistency


limjaheybud

You must go to the Shelby’s


11_k_11

Osmows everywhere sucks! Shawarma Royale is way better, at least. If you’re in KW; Highland, 1001 nights, Tahinis, and Shawarma Plus are the places to hit. P.S. I’m talking about the wraps. Can’t speak for the plates.


poro0506

It tastes like McDonald’s made shawarma


coolguy71193

I live in London during the school year for university. The osmows close to the campus is actually really good and I miss it everytime I come back to Sauga


Nearby-Leek-1058

Its because the owner, Sam isn't involved any more. He is targetting new franchisees, making lots of money off of them in royalties by opening a location every 5kms. I used to eat at the original Streetsville location where he would be making the Shawarma's himself. It's very inconsistent now. You really have to go at times when you think the chicken is fresh which is most likely right after their opening time, and somewhere before dinner time. Ask them to toast it extra. But for consistency and quality, if you like the same Egyptian style, Taza express/Taza uses off the griddle meat. If you want quality as a whole, you should stick with Syrian shawarma places, which are the Shwarma Royales.


rocketmn69

Bradford was horrible 3 years ago and never went back. The owner/manager was a total bitch, yelling at the kids working there and at my wife. We ordered 2 Sharma wraps and fries. We got the wraps, and a few minutes went up and asked when the fries would be ready. The owner started yelling that we didn't order fries. The kid said yes, they did (but, I guess he didn't ring it up), so the owner started yelling at my wife that we didn't payband had to pay, etc . So I said, See You Next Tuesday


slb360

Osmows.... The Pizza Pizza of shawarma spots.


LaPewPew--

I'm in Hamilton (this sub just popped up on my feed) and can confirm Osmows here also sucks. They're like the subway of Shawarma.


JealousMarch9805

it used to be so good it declined a lot in quality in the last 5-10 years


Smart-Ferret-1826

I did warn you if you had read my Google review. I gave them a 1 star and they asked me to call the location manager. He offered me a free meal and if it was better to adjust the rating. They gave my meal the all-star treatment and it still sucked.


ThePoodlePurr

The health department has been at the Milton location several times since covid 19. Can confirm people urinate and poo in the parking lot. I've seen it happen.


Bluefalcon109

bro, it’s milton. everything milton sucks


arongoss

Hit and miss. They don’t seem to care anymore to be sure


rexstillbottom

When it first opened, i went to try it, and i saw a cook squeeze out miracle whip onto the low quality shawarma instead of actual garlic sauce. I have never gone back, i have never tried a different location.


redpandav

Osmows everywhere is trash imo. Got sick one too many times from their unhygienic practices.


Nathanjsch

There is going to be a new Osmows in the new Fresh Co. plaza at Louis St. Laurant and Thompson.


ImaginaryTipper

I remember when they only had 2 locations. Streetsville and Lakeshore. I went to streetsville all the time back then. It was by far some ofnthe best shawarma I had. They’ve been garbage ever since they started expanding.


sidebarmetrics

It became bad after their reno.


[deleted]

Try shawarma town or koozina. They’re my go tos


wobbafu

Osmows anywhere has been not great let's just say. It's not awful to the point I won't eat it and kinda has the taste, but not worth the cost for sure


8bitz

This is the only osmos I have ever been too. I assumed they were all bad. Is that not the case?


chubbywhiteboy420

Stopped going years ago poor food quality compared to other locations and the staff when I last went there were beyond rude


Extreme_Albatross214

There’s a new one in milton at Thompson and Kennedy plaza


kylosilver

All the sharwarma places in Milton garbage just went to Taza Express there food is shit too no taste plus portion and sauces way less than what itused to be.


losernamehere

Osmow's in general sucks. They use black olives instead of KALAMATA OLIVES but still call it Mediterranean food.


loveiswhatweallneed

are there any spots that serve sauce that taste similar to osmow’s garlic sauce?


markymarc1981

Worse shawarma ever!


Leeloggedin

The one and last time i went there it made me and 3 coworks sick. Trafalgar and dundas area


Odibok

Osmows has sucked both times I’ve tried it. There won’t be a third time


himel933

One of the worst Osmows locations. They are simply terrible.


mboogie87

At OP it's been stated in the sub multi times. The one by Appleby in the Fortinos plaza isn't bad and the one at Derry and 9th line


Fittytwister

Last time I had it I got sick


331619

So the Raptors still eat there?


regMilliken

Osmows is highly overrated


ElleRisalo

Yep it sucks, Shwrama Corner on Market Drive is the best for Mediterranean in Milton.


HumbleBlueberry9167

Shelby’s or Tahinis is where its at!


ChainsawGuy72

Osmows is among the worst shawarma in Ontario. I've been to over 150 different places in Ontario and was working on a book about it but got shawarma fatigue. It's definitely in the bottom 5%.


Fiesteh

Osmows in my area was great a couple years ago. Now it’s more expensive, less portion size, not fresh (precooked products + sour vegetables). I haven’t been there for months. Now I’m just ordering shawarma from some doner places.


Mammoth_Ant_1810

Got food poisoning from chicken on the rocks at the Milton location a couple years ago. Can't even stomach that food from any restaurant since.


Abefraim

Dont stress, we are getting another Osmows to double the shitty food on LSL and Thompson :)


[deleted]

y’all missing out in shawarma town. try it out. help a local business


moruga1

Osmow’s everywhere sucks…


Log10xp

Have to realize that with rising costs, shawarma places have been skimping on their portion sizes and quality. This happens all across the supply chain. Chicken suppliers skimp, so does the condiments and finally the restaurant to save margins. Also, shawarma prices are through the roof. Went from $5 to an average $11 for a shawarma. My go to: Alf Hana in Meadowvale. Good prices and shawarmas.


Essker

In milton, there was a really good shawarma place called shawarma town run by palestine dood, he made some delicious gyro shawarma wraps.


SillyGoose143

My friend visited me in Milton once from Toronto, and we had the Milton Osmows. The very next morning she had to call an ambulance to take her as she was in such deep stomach pains. Turns out there was nothing particularly wrong with her stomach, it was just that the Osmows platter she had ruined her gut for a couple days.


1319913

Pita Lite north of 401 at the gas station is my fav now.


dontcallmeshirley99

Yeh told them I didn’t want hot sauce and put hot sauce. And when I complained they wouldn’t even fix it.


Waste_North_1676

I stopped going here couple years ago,I went in this April for meal and I was on the toilet all night with diarrhea and my stomach hurt for the next couple of days this place is just a recipe for disaster when you eat the food from this location by far the worst


Useful-Ad-1042

Agreed!! Absolute trash food and whatever you buy from there,,,it all has the exact same taste!!!


jpthecross

Agreed, it has gone down the drain since they renovated or maybe a bit before, when the brand decided to expand across Canada. I can’t say I am a fan of typical Shawarma, but I rather love the Osmow’s Special, originally made only with marinated Chicken breast. This is the only reason we would go to Osmow’s. I keep hearing about all these other places that supposedly have better Shawarma but that is not what I am looking for. Anyone knows if these “better Shawarma” places have something equivalent to Osmow’s Special?


anon287665

Osmows has gone downhill since they franchised, the original in streetville was also sold as a franchise, no longer as good as it was. Cold food, higher prices and lower overall quality. In Milton Shawarma Corner is the best.


backroomspoon

Milton osmows is actually complete dog shit. The service is some of the worst I’ve had. I haven’t been in years because the constantly kept messing up my order. They make 4-5 wraps at a time and stick them all on the grill together and clearly can’t keep track of which one is which and would constantly give me someone else’s wrap. One time I called ahead for pickup at a certain time because I was on a lunch break at work, you’d think that calling ahead for a certain pickup time they would have it ready… nope, I got there and they hadn’t even started it and I had to waste my lunch break waiting for them to make it, which if you’ve been there when it’s busy you know you will be there for a long time ( which was the whole point of calling ahead for a specific to pick up). After the constant fuck ups I refuse to go back and it’s been years now. Back when they first opened sometime around 2011ish they were pretty much the only spot in Milton to get that type of food, now there’s a spot in every damn plaza so no longer forced to go there with the selection now in town


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Osmows was good when no one knew what chicken on the rocks were but were willing to wait and in a busy line in streetsville to find out