Al Shami rocks! Been going to their Houston location for years and I'd say its probably the best (and most authentic) Syrian style shawarma I've had in Austin. Was super happy to hear about them expanding to Austin. Syrian shawarma is defined by the simple ingredients but bold flavors. My favorite staple being the chicken shawarma, 3 ingredients: Richly seasoned chicken, garlic sauce, and pickles. Simple but delicious. Their shawarmas are huge and reasonably priced. And i prefer the more authentic arabic bread they use compared to places like Abu Omar that use tortillas, which tasted off to me. The crew there is very friendly and seems passionate. And they chatted with me about their expansion plans to North Austin. They also specialize in kebabs, beef shawarma and other late night goodies. Would recommend the shish taouk and the beef shawarma as well! read more

Me and my boyfriend grabbed lunch from here this weekend and really enjoyed the food! The chicken and beef Arabi were both so so good! I think we both preferred the chicken though surprisingly. Both arabis had great flavor and the ingredients tasted very fresh. I loved their garlic sauce and orange sauce. Only complaint about the food was that our fries were not warm but I could tell they would be good when fresh. The service was a little chaotic and slow but the workers were so nice so I won't be docking any points there since I know they just opened recently and are probably still figuring some things out. Once they get their groove I think this will be one of the better Mediterranean trucks in Austin! read more

Al Shami - Beef Arabi - Halal Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Came on a Sunday afternoon, parking is a bit tricky but easy to find on side streets. They have a couple picnic tables you can eat there or walk a couple blocks to a few different parks to enjoy. Beef shawarma was perfect! read more

Al Shami - Beef Shawarma Sandwich - Halal Near Me - Austin, Texas

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My partner is from Lebanon, and we have been on the search for quality Middle Eastern food. This was the best Middle Eastern food we have found in Austin yet. We ordered the Chicken Schwarma wrap, as well as the Beef Awarmi meal, and Turkish salad. The salad was surprisingly fresh with the most delicious flavoring from the many herbs. The Beef Awarmi meal was tasty with pickled turips, and a coleslaw that was so very unique (not your typical Americna coleslaw). Also the FRIES. I do not know what they sprinkle on for spices or how they prepare, but woa!! Highly recommend! read more

Al Shami - Turkish salad - Halal Near Me - Austin, Texas

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The best chicken shawarma I've had so far in the states. Clean tasty and lots of toumm!! Come to Florida Habibi!! read more

Al Shami - Chicken shawarma platter - Halal Near Me - Austin, Texas

Food was filling, chicken was soft! Came with cream. Staff is very nice and friendly! Food was ready in five minutes. There was plenty seating and it was a calm environment, many students around and other food trucks neighborhing it. read more

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Well made Arabic food, folks behind the counter are funny, relaxed and make you feel at home. Fried and shawarmas are great! We'll be back

(9/10 overall) Caution: Long, detailed review (and my life story) ahead! TLDR; the food is DELISH. So, one of my 2025 goals has been to find the best chicken shawarma in the Austin area. I know, SAD. But, I needed a focus so I didn't go completely insane. IYKYK. Plus, I got to visit with my awesome son, who delivered all these meals to me (for a handsome "tip", of course). Since I was "strongly encouraged" into early retirement (in the name of efficiency), I decided to spend a little of that sweet DRP money on something truly important: chicken shawarma research. Thanks, Space-boy! After trying many spots (maybe 20), I can officially say Al Shami is my favorite so far. I even ordered three different times just to be sure Note: The photos I'm sharing were taken at home (hence the fine china, AKA paper plates). I live about 30-45 minutes outside Austin, so I always order tons of extra food for the week. So just FYI, a few items got a quick air fryer refresh before their photo shoot. **See: "big back" videos on TikTok if you want to know what plays in my head while ordering $100 worth of chicken shawarma just for myself Chicken Shawarma Wrap - 9/10 Saj bread, about a foot long, crispy outside, tender, thin, spit-shaved chicken inside with pickles & garlic sauce. Simple and delicious. Pro tip: Get extra garlic and pomegranate sauce for generous dippsies. *I added extra shawarma this last time for $2 & it was huge! Chicken Shawarma Plate - 9/10 Came with bread (saj with a thin pita buffer inside), rice, pickles, and sauces. I used this meal to make a monster wrap the next day. Not sure if the bread automatically comes with this meal, but I requested it in the comment box. **The rice was the one thing here I wasn't too fond of. The consistency was good, but the flavor was odd. Maybe it's just me. Sauces - 10/10 All fantastic. * House sauce: Creamy mayo/BBQ vibe, amazing with the fries. * Garlic sauce: More like authentic toum - super garlicky and flavorful (take a Tums first because the garlic is garlicin'!). *This is not ranch-y or yogurt-y sauce. Those can both be tasty, but I prefer the one here. * Pomegranate molasses: To die for! One of the few Austin spots I've tried that has it. It's just 40¢, so grab a few - you'll thank me later. Chicken Tawook Wrap - 10/10 To my surprise, I liked this even more than the shawarma. I don't know what kind of sorcery is going on here, but these are tender, smoky, perfectly seasoned chunks of chicken breast, wrapped in soft, thin bread & dipped in a magical red sauce. I crisped mine up a little in the air fryer, but it's best eaten fresh b/c it's very juicy! Comes with finely chopped tomato and onion (kinda like pico), though I omitted that this last time for the sake of anti-sogginess. Plus, I can't have all those vegetables messing up my meal Chicken Tawook Plate - 10/10 Generous portion of tawook pieces (described above) with rice, charred onion & tomato, pickled veggies, coleslaw, sauces, and triangles of that red-dipped bread. I made mini wraps out of it the next day. Perfection! Can you tell I REALLY like wraps?? lol Fries - 8/10 First two visits were the thin "McDonald's-style" fries; the third had thicker ones. Both good! Pair with the house sauce. PS to Al Shami - I like the thin ones better. Thank you for your attention to this matter. (And yes, the ones in my photo look burnt -- that's on me, my air fryer, and ADHD). Chicken Halabi - 9/10 Chicken shawarma over fries with sauces, saj bread, pickled veggies, and slaw. Pretty much the shawarma plate with fries instead of rice. Location, ordering, etc: Downtown traffic and parking are a little "meh," but since my son picks it up for me, I don't personally have to deal with that. I'd still brave it myself if I had to though. They say they have curbside pickup, but we haven't utilized it. If you do, I recommend calling to make sure it's ready before showing up. Ordering is fast & easy on their website, but if you order right when they open (at 11am), give them some extra time to prepare your food, especially if you have a large order. Oh, and join the rewards program. I got $14 off my last order! I'll include a pic of my receipt showing the discounts. **Forgot to add that all 3 of my orders have been correct & complete. Final Verdict: 9/10 overall (or 5 stars for Yelp purposes) Delicious, consistent, and worth the drive. Whether you're team Shawarma or team Tawook, their food is Yum yum in your tum tum! read more

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My first experience here and I have mixed reviews. While the chicken shawarma wrap looks fire , it lacks in flavor. I thought it would have onions, tomatoes and salad in it as it said while I was ordering. Secondly no option to pick your spice or heat level. I would have enjoyed it with some jalapeños or some authentic spicy sauce or something. But nothing. Good seems very bland. Also chicken seemed to be on the tough side but still edible. I eat Mediterranean foods all the time from all sorts of restaurants and food trucks and would like the option to pick my spice levels. Other than that people seemed super nice that were working at the truck. Will comeback agin to try it and hopefully it will be better next time. Good luck read more

Al Shami - Chicken Shawarma Sandwich - Halal Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Delicious shawarma. Kali was very helpful and even gave me a free water! I appreciate the good service and the great food!

The guys are super nice , sadly the food is gross, wraps are soggy , and the meat has very poor flavor. Why can't there be any decent halal spots - they're everywhere in Europe read more

Was amazing destroyed the shawarma, and osama was a pleasure, food is amazing got the wrap and was a top spot definitely check the spot out. read more

Al Shami - WYGUY, AYBAE, LeeBee, Husama - Halal Near Me - Austin, Texas

I had the shwarma wrap for for my second visit here and when he topped it off with chicken in that sauce, it made it 20 times better. He's a very nice owner and I see why all the West campus kids love to come here all the time. read more

I have ordered their Chicken Arabi twice on Doordash - it is fantastic and tastes authentic to me. It is a good portion - worth it for the price. It comes with fries, garlic sauce (toum), some extra pickles, and coleslaw. I make each bite a different combo and it's fantastic. You can add things like spicy sauce, extra pickles, etc. It has been consistent and I will keep ordering. It's my favorite arabi in Austin. read more

We tried Al-Shami for the first time over the weekend. The shawarma skewers looked like they'd been sitting at room temperature for a few days. There was nobody ahead of us and the worker started turning on the shawarma heaters once we ordered. The wait for the food was painfully long. The people who ordered after us received their food first, which was very frustrating. I don't know if it was because they were part of the same culture that they were given priority, but it's unprofessional. We ordered the shish tawook and the beef shawarma wrap. On the plus side, the taste of the food was better than I expected, but the chicken was a little dry and I'm not sure how fresh the food is and the quality of their produce. Overall, I did like the food, but the wait time needs to improve. read more

Muhammed is The Man he took care of us! Food is absolutely delicious very authentic! Definitely in my top three best chicken Shawarma wraps I've ever had! I have traveled to the UK and have been all over the place across the states and this is definitely considered top-tier! Will definitely be coming back chill outside patio area! Absolutely delicious! Thank you Habibi !! read more

Al Shami - Halal Near Me - Austin, Texas

Kamal and Hassan are the best!! Awesome place great service and amazing food! I will be back for sure

Not a good way to start the new year...the chicken in both the Arabi and Halabi was so, so, so dry- the sauces couldn't save it. In fact, it the the chicken was more like jerky. We couldn't finish our meals. One of the orders was chicken over rice and there was no rice. The pickled veggies were a toss of maybe 3 thin pieces of something. Cannot recommend. read more

Food is amazing and customer service is great! Very friendly. Fresh meat and the little salad that comes with it is so good

Fantastic food and the guys behind the counter were super helpful and friendly. Highly recommend trying this place out

VERY good shawerma. Coming from a syrian who comes from the land of shawerma. Highly recommend

The beef over rice was so bad. The beef was super dry and thin making it super chewy. Wasted $20

they were so nice, food bomb‍ even gave me a free drink when they seen i spilled mine