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    Kimo Shawarma

    4.9 (65 reviews)
    Open 5:30 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Chicken and Beef Shawarma

    Kimo Shawarma is hands down one of the best! If you're looking for fresh, high-quality, and delicious shawarma, give them a try--you won't be disappointed. Located in the heart of Little Arabia, this place is a hidden gem. Sitting outside with the breeze while enjoying the food is amazing. It feels just like sitting on a street in the Middle East. The taste, the aroma, the warm hospitality, and the setup are all out of this world. There are very few places in Southern California that offer this kind of experience. Highly recommended

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    Charlie N.

    We were looking for a late night snack on a rainy day and saw this place was open! PARKING: It's a plaza with theoretically a lot of parking, but somehow we ran into trouble trying to find spots - all of them were filled on a weekday night! Perhaps there was some event there though. WHAT I ORDERED: Chicken shawarma combo THE FOOD: SO GOOD! It's a pretty good portion - you get two of them along with sauces and pickled veggies. The meat was very well seasoned, the sauces (one was garlic and one was a spicier sauce) were good, and we were full after. SERVICE: The owner was SO nice and you could tell he was proud of his food. It wasn't too long of a wait, but perhaps this was because we came on a rainy weekday night - not sure how long the wait typically is if you go on a weekend. VIBES: This place is inside Al Baraka so there's some seating on their half of the restaurant. Definitely great to go with friends as we did, or with a group/family. BOTTOM LINE: I will be back! They were out of the beef shawarma when I went, so that'll be the first thing I order when they reopen.

    Michael L.

    What a surprise finding this whole in the wall at midnight on a Sunday night! We were looking for a late bite after a concert and wanted to try something different. The photos don't do it justice but yall got to get this dharma and fries! It hit every note of wanting something hearty, flavorful, and fried. It even came with a drink and side of pickled veggies! I'm so glad I decided to try something new. Come by y'all!

    Best Shawarma in Anaheim. If you're looking for a good night food spot, this is the spot. Service is really good, the food is amazing, and the ambiance is just a vibe.

    Beshoy M.

    I tried the shawarma at Kimo and it was really good. Tasty, fresh, and the service was fast. I'll definitely come back.

    Beef shawarma combo

    First time here and the shawarma is just perfect taste, so well made, the fries too wow, i give this a 10/10, yall gotta go try it, very clean, great service, great price very nice guy, thank you Kimo !

    Beef shawarma
    Wendy W.

    Little gem, you can smell it from outside. Its tucked away inside Al Baraka Restaurant. Yes it's legit, had both chicken and beef shawarma, comes with tahini, garlic dip, you can sit inside and outside. They were so quick to make and serve our food, the wrap is thin the meat was lean, servers were all helpful. You can also order from both menus, fresh mint tea too.

    One of the best shawarma wraps i've ever had. This place will blow up soon forsure, i'm glad to have tried it early on. Real hidden gym. Great service, the meat is flavorful and tender, and the combo plate comes super loaded with fries and veggies. Will be coming back 100%

    Kimo

    Kimo Shawarma is by far the best shawarma in town! The flavors are incredible, the meat is juicy and perfectly seasoned, and everything tastes so fresh. Every bite is just amazing. Definitely a must try if you love authentic shawarma! He's very generous and clean.

    Chicken Shwarma
    Dr. Aasiyah G.

    The food is authentic and so good! Shwarma is super flavorful. My friend and I came out here in the middle of the night on a Shwarma craving and it was the best decision ever. The owner, Kimo, is so nice and welcoming. Can't wait to come back here again!

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    Food was great. Service was super friendly. Nice outdoor vibes. Definitely would get the chicken and shawarma again.

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    I came here almost every time after work, and everyone is so nice always, food amazing, pretty fresh every time I come 10/10

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    Great service and the beef shawarma was amazing! Thank you Kimo for the wonderful experience. Will definitely be back next time

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    The in n out of shawarma. They're gonna blow up, don't recall the last time I've been blown away from a restaurant

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    9 months ago

    Kimo was awesome and the food was great! I went alone but I think it would be a nice place to share shawarma with a friend

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    4 months ago

    Food, service, and vibe was amazingggg!! Went there for the first time and absolutely fell in love with this place!

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    10 months ago

    KIMO kicking some tasty late nite shawarmas. They came out fast and attentive service. I will be revisiting this spot.

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    Excellent shawarma and service! My son, who is a legit Shawarma judge, said it's one of the best he has had, outside the M.E.

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    I came here on a Tuesday evening with two of my brothers and a friend came here to hangout. Me and…read moremy friend are not lamb fans and was a bit hesitant on ordering the food so we did hold off on ordering for ourselves. And said we decided to share and eat off of my two brothers plate before we decided to consider coming back or eating more. There was only one worker that was working at the time, but she did a phenomenal job, considering she was holding down the fort for the restaurant by herself. She also mentioned she doesn't like lamb, but she would eat the one here herself so it gave me a pretty good first impression thus far. We ordered the lamb skewers, grilled rib, shank over rice, homemade yogurt, and Cole slaw. Lamb Skewers - 4.5/5 the portion was very generous! $15 for 3 large skewers that was about 1.25 ft length each. Was perfectly grilled and did not taste gamey at all. I believe it was Szechuan pepper that seasoned the skewers. I didn't eat enough to recognize if there was any numbing, but the bite that I took was amazing. Outside was crunchy inside was chewy enough to enjoy, but not tough. Grilled rib - 5/5 I was very pleasantly surprised at how although it was very charred and crunchy in the outside that the inside was very soft and fatty. The meat literally fell off the bone. Again, no gaminess and very pleasant to enjoy. Shank - 5/5 I would have to say that this was the hero of the evening from all the dishes we ordered. The meat was extremely soft, fatty, and literally fell off the bone as I was holding it up. It was very similar to pork flavor and extremely enjoyable for me. On a separate note, I enjoyed that so much but because I had already eaten before this dinner, I came back a separate day to have that dish for myself. The rice seems to be cooked in some type of protein broth and if I had to guess it's probably lamb broth along with carrot. It also came with size of pickled items to lighten the fatness from the meat as well as a small bowl of lamb based soup. Homemade yogurt - 4/5 had a slight tartness to it and light sweetness, but was more leaning towards the sweet side of things. I enjoyed it with the dried raisins and the granola for texture and it was a pretty good ending to the entire meal. Coleslaw - 3/5 it tasted average and didn't seem to be anything special. Though it was good to have it along with all the other protein items to lighten up each bite.

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