First time sitting in. The food is awesome. Is a little cramped in terms of seating, but the pita is worth it. Got the mixed grill platter which was a good mix of their best dishes. Very filling. Couldn't eat it all. It's uncomfortably warm though and I couldn't get out fast enough. Their take out is solid if you want a mildly over priced shawarma. read more

Love this place!! Highly recommend! One of the best place for middle eastern food downtown. My favorite thing is their complimentary bread. I've had better kebob elsewhere but for the atmosphere, the bread and the variety of food in additional to great service, this is the place to be. You can't leave without trying their dessert! read more

Delicious! Simply the best Lebaneese food in the city. They have several locations, and they are all just perfect. Its busy as heck, because it is good... Don't bother going to other Shawarma shops...this is just the best, and consistently offers the best food and quality. The deserts and baklavah cant be beaten as well! read more

A great place with very nice environment. Friendly staff, loved their complementary bread. Food was awesome. Definitely would recommend to family and friends. read more

So we ordered one starter, falafel sandwich and one combo meal. We asked for water first followed by starter and main course. The falafel came first, followed by combo meal and the started came last. We kept asking for water but still no luck, the staff was so rude. since it was not busy I am giving it 1 star as there was no option to give zero. Falafel was so dry and cold tht we could hardly eat. Never coming back to paramount ever again. Disappointed!!! read more

This place is absolutely worth the price! Almost all the food was delicious! I would recommend to order lentil soup and salads. The falafel there is a little dry. The same with grilled salmon and rice. The flat bread was hot and good! This place doesn't look super clean and luxury, but if you are hungry it's a right place to go! As well, it's family friendly! read more

Food is very tasty and well served. The Manakeesh is fantastic, and so is the Kafta. Be sure to try those!

Not only the food and service was amazing, I left my purse there with all of my IDs and cash and these guys were so kind to stay over time so that I can pick up my bag. They're the best. Thank you so much. read more

So I been to this place bare times its the spot they bless me water and bread without me even asking i rate it

Very proud to have a restaurant like this in toronto, authentic, great food and fabulous service. We had tabouli, taaouk and falafel, loved it all!!! Will visit more often. Thank you read more

Food Meat is dry tasteless takes a very long time to prepare. Even the fresh bread from the oven takes ages to be served. Food most of the time is brought to us cold. The only good thing is the juice. Every time I eat there with my friends we all get an upset stomach! Service It ruines everything. The servants are arrogant, not attentive, most of the time I was there they take more than 15 mints to be seated, 15 minutes to pay attention to us and take the order, and 30-40 minutes to get the food. Eating there completely ruines anyone evening. Seating arrangement Tables are too close to each other and seems crowded. Upstairs seating is worse service will forget about you there and you will feel trapped Overall, it is not worth the money you will pay. I told this to the restaurant management on two different occasions with no improvements! read more

Only complaint is that the servers can be a bit iffy. Ordering water takes forever and sometimes the waitresses will give you some attitude. The food is amazing, fast, and relatively cheap. Free pita at the start with complimentary dipping sauces (always ask for them because they won't bring them to your table with the pita). The manakeesh (similar to pizza) are the best bangs-for-your-buck in the downtown core. $3.00-$5.00 for a manakeesh and they're almost enough for a meal as is. Love this place. I try to get there once a week. read more

Services was very very quick; I got my food within 5 minutes of ordering. Unfortunately that's where the positives end. I ordered a beef shawarma dinner, and a chicken shawarma hummus plate. The beef was way too salty and tasted kind of sour. The chicken was really dry and tasted a bit sour. The rice had no flavor whatsoever. The hummus tasted like thick tahina, I didn't taste any chickpea at all. Worst of all, there was a hair fused into the complimentary pita bread. I called over the waitress and told her; she just threw the bread out and got us another one, didn't tell the manager or anything. read more

Very disappointing, especially compared to the Mississauga restaurant. The "Foul" breakfast was swimming in oil. The Chicken Shawarma platter was unappetizing, especially the "salad" which was a few wilted pieces of lettuce with 2 slices of tomatoes. The Mississauga restaurant was much more efficient, cleaner, friendlier, with really fresh ingredients, fantastic salad and excellent (free) coffee. The Yonge street experience was awful. You get better food at the Eaton center food court. Definitely does NOT live up to it's "fine foods" moniker. read more

Great restaurant. The food is great and the variety is even better. The owner although he now has over 5 restaurants to manage he still visits the different stores and goes around the table checking on clients and making sure people are satisfied with the quality of food served. This behavior goes a very long way. Keep it up and you will continue to do well and grow!!! read more

The lamb dinner is the way to go. Ask to be seated upstairs as it is less hectic. The pizza is delicious as well. Seating is a bit tight. Price is a bit high for the style of food. read more

Best Middle Eastern restaurant downtown!!! They serve very tasty food in generous portions. The staff is friendly and the place is always busy. You see all kinds of people eating there, not just middle eastern. I took my South American mother there, who is not familiar with that kind of food, but she absolutely loved it. I love the chicken shawarma because it tastes amazing. I know it's not adventurous but it really is so good there. I have also tried the Kafta and I liked that too. The bread is super fresh and huge, perfect with their hummus. The baklava is sold by weight and both pistachio and cashew are worth a try. I was supposed to take them home but ended up eating all of the baklava before leaving the restaurant. Just delicious!!! Will go back ASAP. read more

The food is ok, I had one of their meat pizzas, which was quite salty and one of their beef dinner plates which was also dry. Family friendly and very loud and busy. Would recommend if you're looking for something better than Burger King, but don't expect it to be as good as Ali babas. read more

I have been a frequent customer at the downtown location and they have excellent service and the food is great. Once I found out they had recently opened a Paramount at Sheppard and Victoria Park, I was very excited to go. I have attended this spot numerous times as Paramount is one of my favorite places to go to and they have had horrible service every single time I have gone there. I won't go through the entire list of unfortunate visits and will mention the most recent. They had gotten our order wrong and I told them that we had ordered something else. The waiter went to the chef and in plain view I saw the chef get frustrated and the waiter came back to tell us that they were out of our ordered item. Later on, I saw they had brought what we had originally ordered (that they said they were out of) to another table. I brought it up with them and they weren't very understanding and were just trying to cover up their blatant lie. They had also burned our food where I could taste the charcoal off of it. I asked them to replace this and they brought out a skewer of shish tawouk that contained 3 pieces....how this even qualified as a skewer is beyond me. HORRIBLE SERVICE. BURNT FOOD EVERY TIME. LYING STAFF. 5 VISITS TOTAL (kept them giving them the benefit of the doubt - never again.) WE CAN'T BE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HORRIBLE SERVICE THIS FREQUENTLY AT THE VICTORIA PARK AND SHEPPARD LOCATION. I WILL JUST TRAVEL TO THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION FROM NOW ON. read more

Terrible food, meats were bland... Too chewy and the food was burnt. Do not go! The service also sucks. For a Mediterranean restaurant, they don't even get the rice right. This place is one of the worst places in the city. Such a scam! read more

It was just OK. Pita with no dip ? Different servers stopped by the table too many times to ask if everything was OK. They were also too anxious to clear plates. There was no lineup but we felt rushed. $ 18 for two overcooked lamb kebabs was a bit pricey too. Falafel was tasty. We took home two baklava and they were reasonably priced and tasty. Servers were all very pleasant but trying too hard. Not sure I would return. read more

Nothing special. Bland. Awesome hummus but terrible that it's all in plastic. Real bad message and lack of respect for environment no?

Big fan for a while, they have really lost their way. Went tonight, service was awful. Forgot water, bread came somewhere in the middle (after asking twice...). Our side dish came before the actual meal. All could be tolerated, but the food was awful. We didn't finish anything. Not sure what went wrong, but I guess they let the popularity go to their heads. read more

Paramount is good but not amazing. The fattoush salad was OK but it had to much lime juice. The hot pita bread is probably the highlight of this place. Although the location is big, the tables are quite small and really close to each other, so it gets kind of uncomfortable if you are wearing a coat or sharing food. read more

I visited this restraunt for a team lunch and was very disappointed. For $23 I had a lamb skewer and serloin beef skewer and a side taboule salad. Nothing wrong with the food but the prices are terrible. Steer clear! read more

Don't ruin your taste buds with their knafe or baklawa! Horrible and obviously had been staying there for ages ! Their vine leaves and falafel is also not worth the try read more

Low quality food; used to be good when opened couple of years ago. But now the food has low quality and the price is the same as high ranked middle eastern restaurant. read more

I have been to this location many times, and always have a wonderful experience but today my experience was even more wonderful. I had a complicated order, and Ali was the one who helped me. He was extremely friendly and respectful of my dietary needs, as I have had other restaurants not be so friendly in the past to these needs. Thank you thank you for everything! You made my day. 10/10 would recommend this location. read more

Been here a couple times with my buddies. They've got a location in North York too. The fresh baked pita bread is good to start with. The chicken plate with salad is perfect after a work out. Really hits the spot. Love this place and don't mind the crowd, makes it lively! read more

Possibly the best middle eastern food in the city. Worth dealing with the small and cramped tables, and non existent heating or AC (depending on what time of the year you go) just for a taste of of the exquisite cuisine. Service is quick but still hard to flag down your server if needed. read more

Every time my wife and I go to Toronto we HAVE to go to Paramount. Wonderful food, wonderful atmosphere and wonderful wait staff. Everyone is so friendly and very knowledgeable about the food they serve. The humus is to die for. I can't find anything like it in the Chicago land area and that alone makes me want to drive back to Toronto right now. (We just got back from Toronto a hour ago! LoL) The pita bread served with the humus is so airy and doughy. I always bring back a few loafs to munch on the drive back to Illinois. We are vegetarians so we always go for the falafel dishes/sandwiches. I have never been disappointed. The pita bread used in the sandwiches are similar to the ones served with humus, just flatter and just as delicious. I am glad we stumbled into this place our first visit to Toronto Christmas 2011 and I already look forward to going again next time we are in Toronto. read more

I wish I could add more stars to this place. I can't get enough of it!! My favourite thing is the freshly baked pita bread dipped in the amazing hot sauce. Everytime I step foot in this place, I am greeted by friendly staff. The manager Nabeed is awesome! Super friendly and courteous (a must in this type of business). My favourite server is John, I really like Andres but sadly he left. I recommend the Kafta plate and of course the famous hot sauce!! read more

I can see this place is getting mixed reviews I'm gonna go out and jump on it and say I had a very pleasant experience at this restaurant. I recently dined there for lunch took a little convincing to get my mom on board since middle eastern isn't really her cup of tea but we came out both very pleased. I ordered the chicken shawarma a classic cooked to perfection and very flavorful and my mom ordered the falafel which was also quite enjoyable. Next time I needs my middle eastern fill I'm definitely hitting up paramount again soon! read more

transphobic service off the bat, took ages to even get a glass of water and forgot two dishes that we ordered, then 2 different servers subsequently tried to argue with us about whether or not we'd received the dishes, rather than apologizing and bringing them. The delays between service had us waiting so long that we paid the bill (which also took forever) and left. I won't even speak on the food because the terrible and neglectful terrible service means we won't be back. read more

Do not order the box, the biggest ripoff on Yonge. Better off ordering at the Paramount at Brookfield place. Here they charge you quite a bit more for the pleasure of giving you quite a bit less. The Brookfield location comes with rice, pita, hummus and salad and costs way less! Meanwhile at this location you pay more to get no hummus, no salad and less chicken than I normally get in a shawarma wrap!! Totally not worth the price, go elsewhere. read more

the food has an awful test, burned and over cooked dry meat, old and leftover rice, they did not provide any Homus neither salad the middle east important part in the any middle east menu the price is overpriced for a very disgusting meal..... never again read more

Great food. But it's overpriced. Two take out falafel plates with a side tabbouleh salad was 27$ with tax. That's silly. It's falafel and salad. My advice is don't do take out. Dine in is fine but pricey. I've been there twice where my take order got screwed up (missing an item and small portions). Best just to dine in. Also the take out system seems disorganized. Food tastes great and the staff are very nice. Just dine in and expect to pay a bit more for middle eastern food here. read more

Called to add garlic sauce that they give away for free in the restaurant for my food delivery and they said it's extra charge, and insisted there's an option to add it in the order but it's a non existing option in the menu. Incompetent guy said there is. I guess I was delusional. Check back and there's isn't at all. Told him I would have ordered it if it was there. I told him to charge me extra if they want too but the smart ass guy said he can't do it, why even tell me it's extra charge if you can't do it stupid. Get your information and shit together. Yeah for a garlic sauce I'll be stingy about it because I never had problems from them giving me that sauce when I dine and take outs, so delivery I guess they are being jerks? Never again with this location, I'd rather go to yorkville and have them do my deliveries coz they are more friendly and competent. read more

The Tabbouleh for $5.49 is way over priced and plain, should be $2 - $3 elsewhere in the city for a much larger portion.

6 piece of falafel takes 25 minutes. You tell a manager they don't care. They don't even apologize. Tabule has to be fresh, it can't be a day old. read more