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    Bamiyan Kabob

    3.8 (102 reviews)
    ModerateAfghan

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    The place is a hidden Gem . The food tastes amazing and the meat was fresh and juicy. The price was reasonable for 2 people in the economy. Not to mention the staff was very welcoming and friendly.

    a variety of food items
    Jason C.

    Got the lamb kabob for $17 that came with salad, rice, and some bread. No service, you just pick up your food and pick a seat. The portion sizes were good and the meat, bread, and salad were very delicious! Although the lamb was a bit pricier, they have a huge selection of kabobs and there were many other options I hope to try in the future. Would recommend!

    Sultani kabob with salad.
    Jenn W.

    3.5...4ish/5 Takeout/ fast food like concept restaurant but with restaurant prices. The food is great, meats are juicy and the portions are standard but comes with flat bread to fill you. Make sure you ask for the garlic white sauce! Everything is generally quite salty so your gasping for water during and after dinner. The restaurant is located in a plaza with several other big restaurant chains, so parking is generally harder to find during the weekend.

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    Luke L.

    My coworker asked whether I would like to give Afghan food a try and this was the restaurant my coworker recommended. Bamiyan Kabob is a fast casual Afghan restaurant with multiple locations in Toronto. I never have had Afghan cuisine before, but it felt like a fusion between Mediterranean cuisine and Indian cuisine. The menu includes various kabob meal (meat + salad + naan), wraps, and other side orders. *** Tandoori Chicken Kabob (chicken marinated in seasoning; CAD $12.59): Other than somewhat flavorful chicken kabob, salads and naan tasted a-okay. I definitely agree with Yelper Erez Z. below - "Nothing I am wowed over. The best part is the meat". Even the spicy dipping sauce wasn't as good as I thought. *** It was nice to try a different cuisine once in a while and this is not a bad place to grab a quick meal, but personally I still prefer some of Mediterranean / Indian cuisines that I have had in Los Angeles.

    Dennis C.

    You order at the counter, they will call your number and you back to get ur meal. Kind of cafeteria like and the seating is comfortable (if you can find one). It was a bit of a long wait for our number to be called (or maybe we were hungry). The food was tasty and "on par" with many of the "real restaurants" at a lower price point. An enjoyable dining experience.

    V T.

    The order process is a bit slow. The food overall was good. Warm bread which was delicious. What I liked was the warm bread the most, I found the salad to be lacking salad dressing. It looked and felt like they literally put half a teaspoon of dressing on if that. I ordered the sultani, I'm Persian so I'm use to eating sultani that isn't spicy and flavoured different. This is an Afghan place which is fine I guess hence the difference in taste. I just don't like my beef kabob spicy and if I had known I would have ordered something else. The chicken was good, spicy but flavourful and I enjoyed that spicy flavour more than that on the beef kabob. Also they don't give you water with the food. Only bottled stuff.

    Half chicken dinner, manti, salmon dinner, kabob dinner
    Thanuja V.

    I enjoyed the half chicken dinner here. The portion is quite big, easily shareable. Great for families. I would say come in a group and share items. I like that it's takeout/restaurant style. $$

    Mango smoothie $3
    A Y.

    We came for lunch. This was the first time I ever had Afghan food, so I didn't know what to expect. From the restaurant name, I decided to stay safe and ordered a chicken and beef kabobs. It came with garden salad and a piece of naan. Portion was gigantic. I got full from the kabobs and salad alone. I gave up on 3/4 of the naan. Not a big loss, cause the naan wasn't very good. It didn't have a slightly toasted exterior. Both the chicken and beef kabobs tasted rich and not dry. I liked the chicken kabobs more than the beef kabobs. The quality of the salad was passable as a side. The ordering and dining process at Bamiyan works like a fast food place, so there is no services to comment on. The venue is big, pretty and clean, including the washrooms. Will I return for lunch? Probably, because it is something different from my usual diet. The value is good, with a lot of meat for the price.

    Randy K.

    It's amazing that I have been to this restaurant several times but forgot to check in. I'm a very big fan of Bamiyan Kabob. I've been to most, if not all of their locations. What is their secret? Great food served politely with good sized portion at a reasonable price. I had never had Afghani food until my friend told me about Bamiyan. I was not much of a lamb fan either, but this place serves excellent food. I usually get the tandoori chicken, and lamb kabob with salad. I'm lucky to find a place the serves this type of food and are able to cater to someone with celiac disease who must eat gluten free. They really deliver on the quality and taste. They are my go to when I want kabobs. The place is immaculately clean, the staff courteous, and the food is top notch!

    Kofta Kabab $7.49
    Ayad F.

    Best Kabob in town hands down! It's not even a competition. (PS. Bamiyan is a town in Afghanistan. No, they don't serve okra here) This is a self service restaurant. You look at the menu and it's nothing but Kabob. I ordered the Kefta Kabob and it came with a side of salad and nan (picture below). Kabob was fresh and delicious. Haven't had such quality Kabob in a long while. Nan was hot and fresh. I tried my friend's tandoori chicken and I strongly recommend that too. Service was quick and friendly. Restaurant is very spacey. Spotless clean. Fancy decor. A must try for anyone in the area. I will surely come back for more.

    Tandoori Chicken Dinner
    Lorenzo L.

    Rating: 3 1/2* I love kabobs since my introduction to them a few years ago in Mississauga. I have never been to Bamiyan before in any of their locations so we decided to go last Saturday around 5pm. This Richmond Hill location is in a busy plaza surrounded by the likes of Touro Churrascaria, Jack Astor's and Scaddabush. Parking is plentiful as it can be shared amongst the businesses. From the outside and inside, this restaurant is huge. Plenty of booths and tables available however, you can tell that some care is needed for the upholstery. They are either worn or ripped in some places. The restaurant works on a cafeteria style that you order your food first and pay. Get a table and your order will be called out. The number is in the receipt. Once you are done, you can leave your tray and dishes on top of the garbage cans or on the tables. A worker goes around collecting the trays and dishes while cleaning the tables. The place gets very busy as the dinner rush came right after us. Also be willing to spend a minimum of at least 15 minutes for your food to be ready as your meats are cooked to order. This is a very good thing. We decided to order the Chicken Tandoori dinner and the Half of Chicken dinner. Each dinner comes with rice and iceberg lettuce, diced tomatoes. Also you get Naan. They don't look like your typical Naan but I found it to be the best part of the meal. Portions are large. I loved the meats. They were seasoned very well and were flavourful. The sides however were fillers. Rice was bland and the lettuce unremarkable. This is a solid place but cannot beat Watan in Mississauga. #38 of 2018

    Choppan kebab (not the dinner with rice) and mango smoothie
    Timmy N.

    Order at the counter and wait for your number to be called to pick up your food. Clean up after yourselves by returning food trays and disposing garbage in the bins. First time here, first impression was: - spacious - clean - slightly disorganized with orders I came here with a group of 7 and had no trouble finding tables to seat us all. Most of us ordered the choppan kabob dinner while some ordered the Barg kabob and grilled salmon. The person who took our orders (we ordered separately) had a hard time understanding us. He/she also called out numbers and served food without checking the order number on receipts. Friend "A" went to pick up his food and was told he had 2 other trays to take with him... it was confusing. Luckily for the restaurant, my friends "B" and "C" recognized it was food that they had ordered, so they took it. If it was some other dishonest customer, who knows if they would just keep the free food? As for my order, they didn't give me my mango smoothie until I pointed out on my bill. Disorganized! I thought the lamb chops were too bony and not enough meat offered, so I wasn't completely full. Either that cashier/server was new or overworked... Maybe more training is necessary. Food was average but can be a place to visit for a quick bite with food that is served quickly.

    Patricia G.

    I have decided I like Afghani food after eating here. Location: So this place is located in the section at East Beaver Creek and Hwy 7 where all the western restaurants are located ( there are a lot of Asian restaurants in the area, This are is where a lot of chain western restaurants are located) There's plenty of parking, but because there's a lot of restaurants, you might find you have to park a wee bit away if you are coming on the weekend. ie. Friday or Saturday night. Décor: Casual. it's plain, neat, nice colours. You have your choice of table or booth. Tables can seat from 4 to 24. Nice for big groups. The big tables aren't round, they are square.. I like the light fixtures, took a picture but not sure if you can tell. Ordering: The restaurants in this area are all sit down with wait staff. This place is different. So you order at a counter fast food style. You have a seat and wit for them to yell out your number. When it's busy you have to listen real close because you can barely hear them. It would be great id they had some sort of microphone and speaker so we could hear. Would save the poor women ( only women) who work the counter Service The women at the counter are really nice. i never know what to order and they always suggest the best food. The food also comes really fast. It's not the most complicated food, so I'm glad . We were all hungry, we were glad to get our food quickly! Food: So basically from what I can tell you can get kabobs, salads, and wraps. Nice and simple I got steak kabobs dinner. It's the one on the front cover of the menu. Most popular item apparently. Your food comes on huge oval plates, a brown basmatti riec over flowing, gren salad, a small tomato and onion salsa type sald, and a piece of naan bread. I got a steak kabob and a kaftka kabob. Loved my meal. The steak was soft and tender, nicely flavoured, the naan soft and chewy like you expect. The rice was cook well, not over or under done. Season well, and I loved the dressing on the salad, not sure whata it was, we referred to it as white.(because it was white. haha) Conclusion.: I could have shared my plate there was so much food. Ate half of it there and took the rest home, had it for lunch the next day. A wonderful treat! Everyone I was with loved their food as well. thumbs up from the 8 of us!! Will be back and will bring as many people as I can!! .

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