Barg Wrap (Steak) Shawarma Plate We stopped in today and ordered take out for lunch, after a friend had recommended this place to us. We spoke with the hostess and she was an absolute sweetheart. We did not know they have been around since 2008! However, there is new ownership this last year. I must say there's a reason people are recommending the food. There is free parking in behind the restaurant. The interior is cozy and has tables for dining in. We opted for a wrap and a plate; splitting both. The plate was loaded with rice, garlic sauce, hummus and lots of chicken shawarma. Topped with another sauce, this was the perfect combo. The meat was juicy and flavorful. There were multiple dressings to choose from for the salad. The Barg wrap was a steak wrap and my hubby commented on how tender the meat was. The wrap was an ok size and was a nice mix of veggies. All in all we had a solid experience and will definitely be back to try more of their menu. read more

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Oh dear. I'm afraid something has fallen off the rails at Cyrus. We haven't been here for a while since we're not in Oshawa often but it was my husband's birthday and he wanted chicken shawarma. I never order the shawarma but he swears it's the best he's ever had. I opted for their barg because it's always been fantastic. Not so much this time. The meat was so over-cooked that it was actually difficult or eat. The salad and rice were great but the meat was like boot leather. Apparently the shawarma tasted as good as it always has however, my when husband dug deep into the rice and put a big fork full into his mouth, he chomped down on a rather large piece of crumpled up aluminum foil. For the life of us, we can figure out where it came from since the food was in styrofoam containers and the only other thing we were given were plastic utensils and napkins. Although my husband thoroughly enjoyed his shawarma (sans foil), I was rather disappointed with my dish. I guess if there's a next time, I'll go for the shawarma too. read more

Cyrus - Chicken shawarma - Middle Eastern Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

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The food is seriously amazing and the service is top notch! Placed a large order and the staff was extremely helpful and took a lot of time with me to make sure everything was perfect. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! read more

Went to Cyrus again recently... not good. Very tasteless food and low quality, when it always used to be so good. There is a new owner. Cyrus is not there anymore (new owner will not tell you that and says he is coming back). Thankfully Cyrus is opening a food truck up on Winchester Road with the other food trucks where we will be able to get all the delicious food we are used to getting from him. The new food truck is called Shah's of Shawarma. I'm sure the line-ups will be long! read more

Overall decent place. Friendly and clean and tasty. I got a skewer or chicken and a skewer of steak, combo #8. It's was $18. Bit on the high side. What blew me away is when I asked for some hummus on the plate.. Wanted to charge extra. I wasn't sure how good their hot sauce was or how spicey it was so I asked if I could have it on the side, also an extra charge. Tahini and hot sauce are free on the meat but extra if you get them on the side. That's just wrong. Love the half grilled tomato they give you. Salad is all lettuce, 3 tiny slivers of tomato and cucumber the rest is all lettuce and onions. If you get a glass of water it's 6-oz cup. You literally have to get up 3 times to get the same amount of water you would at any other establishment. They run off a bare bones model. If I ordered what I expected, I would have paid extra for Tahini, extra for hot sauce, extra for hummus (in tiny container), and would have to buy water as the tap water they provide is ridiculous. This would have costed me over $22 dollars. Bit ridiculous considering your eating in to go containers and plastic cutlery. Could easily go to a 5 star, with these few changes : - chicken a bit dry, grill it a bit less - serve on a real plate, real cutlery - don't be cheap with sauces, salad ingredients, and water amounts. read more

Cyrus - Combo #8, no rice. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

The food here is incredible, and the staff were extremely welcoming and friendly. We will definitely be coming back next time we visit Oshawa! read more

Great food although lately the chicken hasn't been As flavourful as in the past. Portion size is good for what you pay and the rice is tasty. The other dishes like kafta are great as well. A few complaints - they get very busy and sometimes run out or have a long wait. Also they tend to go back home during holidays and close the store for 2 weeks at a time - very frustrating read more

Cyrus - Inside of Cyrus in Oshawa - Middle Eastern Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

Great food always prepared fresh by friendly staff. They do close early and tough to locate . Good position well cooked great sauces read more

This Restaurant is amazing. The people who own it treat you like family and make your experience awesome like the food the serve. If you can ask for the total experience and you will have a delightful, and multi course meal with all the fixings. read more

Had a chance to eat here a while ago and it was pretty good. Doesnt look like much but it is a good falafal. Parking is in the back of what is a converted house and dont bring a truck like I did as its really small. read more

Flavorful Persian cuisine and crazy generous portions that are easy on the purse strings? Sold. Nothing fancy here, folks but the food makes up for what the place lacks in interior decorating. I haven't dined in, rather opted to take out a few times. The staff is friendly and always seem keen to keep the customer satisfied. The Chicken Shwarma dinner is one of my faves. Worth a go kids. read more

If you're looking for delicious shawarma, kubideh or chicken skewers, look no further. Cyrus and his wife, Dee, will look after you like family. Cyrus has catered for large gatherings (in our home) and we order dinner take out as well. We always appreciate how hard they work to make sure our order is correct and delicious. . .and they do not disappoint. Awesome food, great value and phenomenal service. Out of town family request we order from here, when they visit, because of how delicious the food. You will not be disappointed by the variety and multi course items available. A "foodies" dream of Persian food. read more

The food here is relatively good, among the options in Oshawa. We usually order the shawarma plate or koobideh kebap and the quality is always good and tasty. It's unfortunate that the restaurant isn't open on Saturday, Sunday or Monday. It also closes pretty early in the evening (for people who like to order food past 7 pm). If you go close to the closing time, there's a good chance they'll be out of some menu options. read more

After reading the raving reviews, I was so looking forward to the chicken shawarma wrap or plate for dinner after work on Friday. We arrived at 6:00 pm and most menu items were sold out (I'd say 75%). I was so disappointed (talk about lunch bag letdown). They do not cater to 9-5'ers so if you can't get there early, don't bother. And they're not open Saturday or Sunday. I regret that I will never experience their food. read more

The food here is soooo good! We especially loved the Koobideh (ground beef), and the lamb kebabs. They are so well seasoned, and the barbecued kebabs are nice and juicy. I love the rice and how it is seasoned just right with the salad on the side. The place is nice, clean, and bright. We'll definitely be coming back in the future for more! read more

Best chicken shawarma in the city maybe even the gta! Great prices and friendly service.

Place is pretty good...definitely not authentic but still tasty in their own way... Little overpriced IMO....chicken breast wrap is pretty dynamite when paired with fries from Macdonalds since he doesnt have potatoes and the lamb shank was super tender but the dill rice was not my cup of tea. read more

When I crave shawarma, I come here! Great service, delicious food, and fair prices. The owners are lovely people. Hard workers! The food is traditionally made, and that's what makes it unique. The meats are amazing. The rice is perfectly cooked. The falafel is my favourite starter to the meal. The chicken is seasoned and cooked perfectly. The balsamic dressing is the perfect compliment to the salad. Just thinking about it is making me hungry for it! I just wish they had better hours because I work during the hours that they are open, and they are closed the days that I am off! read more

Cyrus - Middle Eastern Near Me - Oshawa, Ontario

I've been here many times and love all the food I've gotten. Very delicious and made with love. Flavourful and made the right way. Shwarmas are excellent and other Iranian dishes are very tasty as well. I would recommend to anyone wanting to try Iranian food to go here. Love the owners, very nice people. Don't sleep on this place. Try it soon!!! Love that there is parking in the back as well. read more

Hey! It looks like I'm the first person to hate this restaurant, oh well. It's in an old renovated house, the decor is okay I guess but the seats are very cramped and uncomfortable (try sitting on a slab of concrete for half an hour, you'll get the idea), the service is slow and all that said if the food was great I would still give it 4 stars because that's what matters...the food! Unfortunately, the seat feels like sitting on a cloud when compared to the god awful food. Dry kabobs, salty rice, bland, bland, and one more time bland chicken! That time we got take out, the second time we went for shwarmas, I said no onions in my shwarma...surprise! There's an onion factory in my shwarma! read more

Quaint little place, parking is small in the back, but works for average to small size vehicles. I had the Vasiri (one skewer of Chicken Kabab and one skewer of Koobideh Kabab) - was quite good and meat was moist and flavourful! My wife had the Shawarma Plate (which isn't Persian), but, she enjoyed it too, tasty and the spicy is a good option when asked - get it! We also tried the Mirza Ghassemi as an appetizer and that was very tasty too - the pita bread was ok, but, it would have been really nice to have some fresh Lavash bread with it. Overall - service was quick and friendly; price was very reasonable - great find and a definite re-visit! read more

What a treasure to find. Happened upon it by accident. Will be back often. Fresh food. Lovely people working there. I haven't had anything as good since Akram's in Kensington Market closed. read more

When you open the door you are greeted with a delicious smell of Persian spices. I've tried the Kabobs and Shwarma, both are excellent!

This the best Kebab house around in the Durham region for sure The falalel is awesome here and the shawarma is to die for The portions are a big size .. its worth every dollar.. if you haven't tried this place.. Dont miss out on this gem of a place in Oshawa.. read more

Picked this up one day after work. Thought it was a little overrated your still good food. Chicken shawarma plate was good but not amazing.

Good food and service, unfortunately they are only open the 4 times a week when I'm not in the area....also they close at 9 which is when i often go out for dinner....I lived in Iran, visit such places regularly and have NEVER seen a Persian restaurant this unconcerned with doing business! read more

The price is great, the food is great, and the service is great! The kabobs are fantastic, love the koobidah! Usually order a falafel pita if it's lunch time and it's always perfect (possibly the best falafel in Oshawa). The Cyrus platter on the menu is perfect if you are a big eater or want leftovers for the next day. If I'm ordering take out, that and the mirza ghassemi is a meal for my wife and myself (the mirza ghaseemi is something I've only ever had here and it's a little bit addictive if you like eggplant). Their appetizer platter (two different sizes, yay!) is also really good, too. read more

Best Persian in town. Even my bro who lived in Middle East recommeded it!

This place has amazing shawarma and I have eaten shawarma all over Toronto! The owners are incredibly nice and the staff are quite friendly! I only over have gotten the shawarma wrap because it is so delicious that I can't imagine ordering anything else! As a student, the price is extremely affordable -about $6 for a huge wrap that definitely hits the spot! I also love how you can get spicy shawarma! It is so flavourful and delicious! I certainly would recommend this place to anyone having a shawarma-craving!! read more

Being somewhat new to Durham Region, I have been looking for good places to eat in Durham. I have to say there are some slim pickins but I was very pleasantly surprised to come to Cyrus. Yes, the location is different since it's more like a converted house but looks like they recently renovated. I am a fan of Persian food and usually have to go all the way to Yonge Street (my fave is Taftan Kebab for this kind of price range). Cyrus is just as comparable if not better in some ways. We ordered the Koobideh special (#1) which was $8.25 (a bit pricier than the usual places on Yonge) but the salad was very fresh and good. The yogurt sauce they gave to accompany the koobideh really hit the spot. They included sumac and the traditional grilled tomato. No butter but since it was takeout, I added the butter myself when I got home. Also, as somewhat of an impulse buy (we only bought one order of takeout to try first b/c if it was going to turn out to be a bust, we are skeptics, then at least we only had one box of food to complain about). So the impulse order was a tomato, grilled eggplant dip that came with two pitas. It was very garlicy but oh so good. Very pleasant surprise. Will definitely be back to eat some more! FINALLY a good place in Durham region!!! Only reason it's not 5 stars is b/c well, I know that the prices are still relatively cheap but not as cheap as I'm used to being a Markham transplant. read more

I just ate lunch ere yesterday and ordered a side Falafel appetizer to go with my Chicken Shawarma wrap. It was the best Falafel I've ever had! The chicken Shawarma wrap was excellent too. Going back for sure. read more

I hit Cyrus' at least once a week and take out the Shawarma plate. At about 8.50 inc tax, very filling and tasty meal, excellent rice and comes with a salad. Very friendly family run business. Have sat in a couple times and tried several of the other meals, all very good quality, quantity, and cost. read more

I have been driving past this place for years and never noticed it because it is in a renovated house. My one complaint is parking very limited and hard to get in and out. I suggest parking around the corner on a side street so that you can get in and out easily. GREAT food. So tasty, hits the spot and at a great price! I had a chicken shwarma wrap dinner there around 5:30. Normally around 9 I am hungry again and fight eating before bedtime. I was satiated still when I went to bed around10:30. Friendly folks and really great food that stands up against other Persian/Mideast food I've eaten elsewhere. The 'Shwa has a winner! read more

This place has been a great find! Coming from Toronto it's awesome Oshawa is getting some diverse options. The owner and staff are incredibly welcoming and provide excellent service (and that's just for take out!). The Shawarma sandwhich is top notch. They use some of the best pita bread I have had. read more

Quality and portions going down hill.. no flavour in the food, using parboiled rice instead of basmati and got a piece of a tomato unlike a full one in the past read more

Fresh, inexpensive and delicious! Just happened to find this on our way from Toronto to Kingston! Will have to come back!

Very good shwarma plate, the hot sauce is amazing, price is very reasonable, under 10$ for a plate and drink. Will return again. Service is fast too read more

Not only is the food incredible but the service is the great too. Everything at Cyrus's is always consistent. Someone always greets you with a smile at the register, if it's not Cyrus himself one of the helpful ladies will. The chicken shawarma is incredible. Always a nice serving. The koobidah is a great addition to any order (the beef stick) I highly recommend going to this spot. Parking is tight (5 or 6 spots) in the back but food is so good it over rides that! read more

Best shawarma sandwich hands down, this is coming from someone who has had shawarma from at least 40+ restaurants around the golden horseshoe. This is one of my favorite dishes to eat anywhere and Cyrus has master how to balance it perfectly. Also his hot sauce is a good blend of flavour and a hint of heat. The beef kababs are great here also. Only downfall here is the unseasoned and unflavourful plain basmati rice. read more

It is a very nice Persian Restaurant, small, but very reasonable priced, very nice food and very fast service