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Me Va Me

2.9 (126 reviews)
ModerateMiddle Eastern
Open • 10:30 am - 11:00 pm

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Na T.

havent been here in a long time. i usually grab take out. service 1/5 our waitress never came to check on our food or drinks. ever. there was a hair in the wrap before we even ate it. she said "oh ya sry bout it" while we billed out. food/drinks 2/5 the crunchy trio wasnt fresh/hot. definitely not made to order. tastes like it was re-deepfried & oily. the house pita was the only thing good. made fresh & served as we sat. the daily soup was spinach & veggies w .orzo pasta. a little bland but not bad. the lemonada (i think is what it was called), was the best thing there. quite refreshing and minty! overall our visit that day was barely a solid 2/5. food quality has gone down over the years. not sure if we would be coming back..

Chicken shawarma in a laffa
Bianca A.

I always get the chicken shawarma in a laffa and it's super filling when a snack isn't enough but you're not quite ready for a meal yet. On the go, before a quick stop at a Timmy's drive thru down the street for a latte and BOoooOooom! Lunch is driving away the winter blues. For $11, it's a little more pricey than your average shawarma but much more shazam with a variety of sauces, but definitely a treat whenever you feel you deserve one, so the question is.... do you? Now go do you and splurge on!

House salad with chicken
Kate S.

The food is very fresh and delicious as it is in all locations but here you get a bit of a larger portion, and even extra pickles :-) the salad and their dressing is excellent! We also really enjoy their hot sauce very unique flavour its bare able and delicious! But the place is starting to show its age quiet a bit, I used to come here over 10 years ago, and it looks like nothing has been changed or updated....

Moroccan cigars and lamb chop
Colleen J.

A Persian coworker highly suggested this place so decided to check it out. Oh wow, the crowd in this place got me even more excited. However, after I tried the food I don't get the hype at all. We ordered their Moroccan Cigars, lamb chops, grilled beef pita and chicken pita. With the exception of the lamb chop which my friend found amazing because of the superior meat quality, we found the rest of the food a shame to Mediterranean cuisine. Spending most of my earlier years growing up in the Middle East, I know my Shawarma's and other middle eastern cuisine well and have enhanced taste buds for the same. Given the size of their pita and generous fillings I had high hopes but we were all very, very, very disappointed.

Pathetic wait time. It's called express for a reason and obviously they cannot follow that. Came in for a house salad and sad box. The box comes only with tahini. Cannot pay for a small side of hummus or garlic without buying a tub of hummus which I would have to take home. Thanks for my tasteless lunch with a wait time of 30 minutes at 1 pm. Isn't lunch time kinda done, you would think it's faster service at an express joint. Now I'm sitting in my office on work time eating this bland food. Thank you me va me - non express. Oh yeah just has to add a picture of the dry ass salad...thanks for a ten dollar salad I could of bought at no frills with no sauce for less.

WaYnE c.

Me Va Me Express occupies a corner spot and has almost a Pizza Pizza feel inside but with Mediterranean food. I took a brief while to decided on the Lamb Shish Kebob(Pita, $6.75) but the cashier asked me about 3 times what else I wanted, maybe a drink? 2.5 *Star* Nowhere on the Menu Board does it show you the cost of a can of Peach Juice($2.20) which I thought was a bit costly after the fact she rang it up. You win this round Cashier Lady! Lamb Pita as she said did take roughly 10 minutes as it was put into a Pita Pocket unlike the ones at Pita Pit or Pita Factory but has a bit thicker/chewy and smaller shape than the traditional ones. I like it although looking at it makes me think they did that on purpose to lower the intake of ingredients that can fit inside. The Lamb Kebob took a few more chews than I wished for but it's A-OK while the toppings options was very nice as I added Babaghanoush, Onion, Spicy item. The Chicken Kebob I believe takes the same time as I noticed someone waiting for it and he was there before I was. If you wish for fast then just stick with Shawarma.

Stephanie S.

***This location is Express, so it's mainly for takeout. There is only counter seating, no tables or waiter service.*** After years of my last visit - it's definitely NOT in my 'hood - I was glad that I dropped by again! Apparently the non-Express has changed owners a few times within the last few years and their dine-in service was hit 'n miss. (I had one server tell me that they didn't serve baguettes, but they had pitas due to Passover. Obviously, I'm not a Jew, but if you're trying to keep Kosher by not serving baguettes, you wouldn't serve pitas either! Another time, I observed that only certain diners would get the basket of pickles/pitas while my table was overlooked.) So if it's just for casual dining, I'd just prefer to skip the more 'miss' service than deal with any slightly discriminatory attitudes. Onto the Express... Me Va Me is Middle Eastern/Sephardic food with delicious sides + sauces. I especially loved their hot sauce which you can get...on the side. The Chicken Schnitzel itself was HUGE, slightly under seasoned, but beautifully fried. Fries were good, very crispy, even as a takeout. Dinner portion was enough for 2+ppl to share! I ordered a Lamb Burger, but they didn't have any, so I ordered the skewer in a baguette instead. Baguette was the size of a foot long! I dunno what it's called, but it's a topping that has chunks of eggplant in it, GET THAT FOR SURE! It's delicious. Lamb was a bit cold by the time I ate it. Not sure if the cold, salad toppings cooled it off, but it wasn't the softest, but still good, especially due to the bread + yummy toppings. If you're gonna order it, it may help to eat it ASAP!

Minced Lamb on Hummus - Courtesy of Foodies Inked
Viviana M.

Dining Experience: Lunch and Dinner Specialty: Israeli Dinner Menu items: Minced Lamb on Humus, Baba Ganoush, Chicken Shish Kebab, Jerusalem Mix and Famous Lemonade Before I go on describing the beautiful dishes this Thornhill restaurant brings to our city, I am going to explain the meaning of its name first. One, because this seems to be a common question among people; and two, because its good to know, isn't it? According to fellow bloggers, Me Va Me means "who and whose". Why would the Russian Jewish owners call their restaurant that way? bites me...but I thought we should get that out of the way first. Now on to the food! Let's kick this off with my fave menu item, the Minced Lamb on Hummus. In my mind there is nothing better than meat covered in a sweet and silky chick pea spread. Add to that a strong meat such as lamb, seasoned with paprika, cinnamon, lemon and some...topped with pine nuts, and you got yourself one hell of a tasty appetizer! I have yet to try a hummus this good. When I visit this Jewish diner, I already know what my two meat spreads will be. The former which I just described, and the Baba Ganoush, which I use on the rest of my entrees. The Baba Ganoush is grilled eggplant mashed with garlic and other spices. Because of the texture and flavour, I often find this dip goes well on rice, chicken, beef and even potatoes. I highly recommend getting your dip-ready fingers on this one. Me Va Me is well known for their fantastic Shawarma dishes as well as their Kebabs. Kebabs are simply pieces of meat on a skewer, seasoned and grilled. The making of this dish is nothing special; however what makes it special at Me Va Me is the tenderness of the meat, and in this case, the chicken. The juices are still running through the meat when it arrives at your table; on top of that the meat is so tender and light to chew that you almost wonder if they have a farm of chickens in the back...it tastes that fresh! A recent find, and acquired taste for me, is the Jerusalem Mix. The Jerusalem Mix is traditionally a dish made with all kinds of chicken innards. Yes, you heard right, its all the insides of a chicken in a dish. At Me Va Me this dish has chicken liver, hearts and pieces of dark meat, all sauteed with caramelized onions, olive oil and parsley. Some find this dish unique, I find it quite delicious and tasty. You might also think of this as a delicacy; because of the addition of the hearts, this dish is amongst the most expensive ones found in the menu...think about it, how many hearts can a chef get from one chicken? The last item on my review, and probably the first you should order, its Me Va Me's Famous Lemonade. This is no regular lemonade. What you get is a well blended mix of mint, lemonade mix and ice. I think there is more to this, but the menu (owners) does not share all. It's a phenomenal drink and a great accompaniment to any meal. Note to Foodies: Portions are quite large so sharing is highly recommended. Also, the restaurant tends to be extremely busy on weekends and takes no reservations, be prepared to wait 30-45 mins for a table during peak times. Until next time Foodies! Buen Provecho, Viviana.

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