Shawarma Express is an excellent 10 stars place to have a top quality meal anytime. We each tried the lunch special Chicken kufta kabob and it didn't disappoint. The kabobs were full of flavor and generously portioned. The rice pilaf that accompanied the special was fluffy packed with flavorful. We had to come back to try the lamb shank and the lamb chops dinners. You can order anything on their menu anytime of day lunch or diner! You don't need to go anywhere else for a very high end meal- it's here and very economical! All the food is halal, cooked fresh, generously portioned and full of traditional middle eastern flavors beyond what we imagined. The lamb- where do I begin? It was perfectly seasoned, as tender and delicious and the BEST IN THE AREA! We haven't had lamb this good since we left Greece. 10 stars! We also ordered falafel's that were crispy on the outside, perfectly sized and not a bit oily. Not overly seasoned and served piping hot! All the sauces; toum, tahini and the red sauce had their own authentic flavors. The red sauce was a wonderful blend of mint, cilantro, fresh ground tomato and herbs that gives additional flavor to the already excellent tender melt in your mouth lamb. Several great experiences we had coming here and will continue. Mohammed the owner takes special care and pride in the food. He's very passionate about the authentic middle eastern cuisine he's offering to customers at his restaurant. Thank you for wonderful meals that never disappoint! read more

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Stopped by while getting a tire changed at Discount Tire. Just walked over since it easier only a few mins away. Got there a little after open and was greeted by friendly staff. Food came out quick and was amazing. Thank you 10/10 read more

Shawarma Express - Chicken Shawarma Combo - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Alway great food and excellent service at Shawarma Express! I really want to try more of their foods, but I absolutely love the things I have tried and have a difficult time ordering anything different. They continue to be one of my favorite little cravings. I usually call in my order or order online and they always seem to have my order quicker than they estimate. I really love the flavor of their foods and especially the freshness. The staff are friendly and they seem to have a good grasp on how to efficiently manage a restaurant. Some days are busier than others, but I'm usually in and out if there when I call in my take out order. The dinning area is always clean which is a good sign for kitchen cleanliness. read more

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The food is amazing. My first time there everything is made. Fresh flavor is on point. And I have had visited other places serving Shawarma and this one by far takes the cake. Falafel's are great. The combination plate is wonderful. Chicken is marinated and cooked so well not dried out. Lentil soup is phenomenal for those that like lentil soup. The best part about it is the staff big smiles, warm and welcoming. Customer Service is number one. read more

Stopped in on a whim to try it. Wow! Was it a delicious experience. The charcoal grilled Chicken Shish Plate was so good. Perfectly prepared with spices, rice, salad, pita and dipping sauces. Wood fired and wonderfully done. read more

Service was great, but my husband and I didn't really care for the flavor of the chicken shawarma wrap. The falafel and garlic sauce were pretty good though. read more

Food was not worth the money & fries were a joke. Never again. What they call a gyro in a tortilla for $8.99 is sad. I paid extra for 2 pitas & didn't get them in the bag. They took too long & no customers. read more

Shawarma Express - $3.50 for fries & bag was empty - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Fast friendly service. The fatoush was crunchy, fresh and delicious. The falafel sandwich is very tasty and comes with a spicy tomato sauce. I'll be sure to try the garlic sauce on my next visit! The menu is vegetarian friendly-- they have chicken and beef schwarma as well as many kebabs including lamb. read more

Shawarma Express - Falafel sandwich! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Bread was not fresh for the chicken Shawarma and used the same bread for falafel...Never wanted to try again Complete waste of 20$ .. read more

Delicious food and great customer service , will tell anyone to come here and dine in or take home food is really really good.

Stop by here on the way thru and was very happy we did. The staff was super friendly and helpful. The food was great, especially liked the kefta and rice dinner. The baba-g was wonderful! Added them to our return list! read more

Solid shawarma, great prices, and quick service. The owner is a very nice dude, I'll be back pretty often.

Been living in Lombard for 25+ years and this was my first time here. The place was empty and the food was very bad .... I never had a chicken shawarma before but let me say I could not eat it. I don't recommend this place at all and would not go back. read more

Stopped in for a quick dinner with the family. The service was friendly and the food was good. We had chicken shawarma, beef and kufta kabab. All were tasty. Reasonably priced. Currently they are doing some renovations so the inside is a little of a work in progress, but nice spot for take out or a casual meal. read more

Love their chicken shawarma platter - counter guy needs a training - I was paying cash my bill was 19.20 cents and I gave him a 20 dollar bill- cashier didn't have a change so he kept 20 when I asked him for a change so he refused to pay back that he didn't have a change read more

Food is EXCELLENT! Best shawarma I've ever had. Get the Shawarma Combo and chicken kufta and get a side of hummus. It's perfect and your life will be complete. Service is great, the place is clean, and the staff is pleasant and helpful with suggestions. Go to this place - you'll love it. I forgot to take a picture of my food and I ate all of it. read more

Food was fabulous. I had a vegetarian plate and the baba ghanoush was outstanding. I will be back when in the area, thank you

I used to beef with this establishment so much for messing up my orders, not delivering on time but as of last few years their food has been on point! Their combination always hits the spot. Its not a lot of food for the $$ but the quality and taste is always good! Their Hot sauce is so good! One thing id recommend to the owner is to please get rid of the large flaming meat off of the wall. It looks very tacky. read more

Shawarma Express - Wall art. Thumbs down. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Had a finger licking succulent chicken and beef shawarma sandwich here swept me off to the Middle East. If you are looking for authentic Jordanian style shawarma look no further. read more

Amazing food! I had the chicken shawarma and it was delicious. Definitely would recommend coming to this establishment. Super nice workers as well. 10/10 read more

I ordered the mixed grill which had chicken and beef with rice and piece of pita, and a little salad but I also ordered the french fries everything was really good, hot, tasty, not too spicy, it did have a spice but the flavor overall was really good it was definitely worth the price.. I'm coming back to try other wood charcoal meats. Nothing like this location. read more

Shawarma Express - mixed grill chkn, beef, with piece of pita, and mini salad - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

I got the chicken shawarma hummus plate (option6) and also the dolmas but they don't call them dolmas but it's dolmas really tasty that was #5 the stuffed grape leaves, both of which I'll be having again in the near future, tasty jams the lot of it. Also gonna check out the chops they looked delicious. Shoutout to the baklava and mango drink. read more

Tried this place for the first time, the flavor is on point, juicy and tender chicken shawarma. Loved it and definitely will try it again. read more

Have been their customer for last 8 years, we live very close to this restaurant. But today, I ordered two items. Only received one order. When I called, the lady was completely in denial. The way she spoke to me was rude. I am not going back. This has happened before as well. I am seeing others have similar experience. It used to be a good place to eat. But seems like every good thing has an end. read more

I ordered a gyros wrap. it cost $10 and was skinny. There was hardly any meat in it and it had weird pickles. Not at all what I was expecting and certainly not worth the money. I will never go back. read more

I'm not from country I like kebab this is good kebab meat taste like my country love the people

Great beef shawarma I wish I lived closer so I could go more often! Good prices Great service read more

Seems to be a spot geared towards lunch break stop type of thing in which case they need to speed up their service to get food without sacrificing quality. With that being said, the food was so UNEQUIVOCALLY BUSSIN my goodness, good portion sizes, and good prices for their lunch special. Little improvements here and there and this place is Goated read more

Pretty disappointed in my first delivery experience here. Ordered 4 meals via Door Dash and only received 2 of them, so naturally we didn't start off on a good note. I had the Chicken Shawarma salad and it was pretty bland and the value (portion size to cost and quality) wasn't there. For what you get, I think this place is a bit overpriced and overall wasn't the greatest. The hummus was good but aside from that, my kids didn't even like the Chicken Kabobs and rice, which they usually will eat at most places. read more

Shawarma Express - Chicken Shawarma Salad - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

What a gem! Got hungry while we were out shopping and decided to stop by. Shared the Shawarma Combo with my husband - It included salad, fresh pita, a heaping serving of rice, and lots of beef and chicken shawarma. They had a great garlic sauce to go with it. One dish was plenty for two for lunch to share and was only $10.99. The place was clean and has late night hours on Friday and Saturday. It's not a classy place - very casual- but great for a quick lunch or a late night meal. You really get your money's worth here. We'll definitely be back. read more

Shawarma Express - Shawarma Combo - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Ordered 3 sandwiches from here for takeout. The biggest wrong thing with the sandwiches is that they are in sweet tortilla bread. It doesn't go at all with the flavor of chicken shawarma, beef gyro or falafel. It's just wrong. The chicken itself was good, and the sauce and pickled were good. The gyro beef was not great, there wasn't any sauce in the sandwich and the added extras in it were not the usual for a gyro. It just wasn't good either. The falafel sandwich was the same. The flavors were all very subtle, the sandwich was dry and the tortilla bread again does not go well with any of these sandwiches. Why not use authentic bread? Why use Mexican tortillas? It just clashes in a way that doesn't go well. read more

Only got sandwiches from here. The first one was the chicken, lack of flavor. Second was lamb, the whole thing itself was way smaller than the chicken sandwich. Not worth the money especially when it wasn't tasteful. Takes about 20mins for them to make. read more

Meh. Restaurant smells strongly like disinfectant (could certainly be worse tho lol!), chicken shawarma plate was pricey, they only gave us half a pita and the rice was kind of 'ick'. The chicken itself was pretty good and so was the small salad. Lots and lots of rice and not so much meat. I don't plan to visit again. read more

Shawarma Express - Chicken Schwarma entree - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Best grilled whole chicken, delicious spicy fries, outstanding customer service and reasonale price

I usually don't write reviews but I've never had a worse experience at a restaurant before. I'm sure the food is good but the service I experienced was below average. I was in line with another person In front of me and after 20 minutes of waiting for someone to take our order (while the employees noticed we were there AND made eye contact with us). A man finally came to the register to say their kitchen will now be closed by the time we got our orders in now. We had both gotten there around 30-40 minutes before. I had seen others in front of us in line have their orders taken with no issues. But the employees watched us wait only to tell us AFTER we had waited that they're no longer taking orders. I get it if the kitchen is closed, but let the remaining people in line know so they won't waste their time. It isn't too much to ask and common courtesy. I would not recommend this spot based on this extremely poor service alone. read more

Location Shawarma Express from Lombard, IL is a nice quick stop for some good Middle Eastern dishes. Cleanliness they didn't have dine-in due to COVID so it's hard to determine how they maintained the location. Ambience it's a place for a quick bite. There's no ambience at all. Service very friendly staff. All smiles and radiating with happy vibes. Pricing the sandwiches are pretty big for $7, you can make a combo meal for $10. It's pretty cheap. Taste I tried both chicken and beef shawarma. They both blew me away. I thought it was going to be bland and dry but it had a very flavor going on with their juicy meats. read more

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Good food, decent service, kabobs got good smokey flavor, good to feed a crowd. Be sure to order ahead.

Falafel balls were delicious and so crispy. Must visit for falafel. The quantity and quality were too good. Will rate 5/5

Ordered the shawarma lunch special just before noon at $8 or so including tax. Restaurant had one other customer at the time I was there. Average size portion but mostly rice and much less actual shwarma. The beef or lamb shwarma wasn't as crispy as I like it and was ok. Chicken shwarma seemed over cooked. "Salad" was chopped romaine lettuce. Half a piece of pita and sauces were also included. I've had much much better mid eastern food in both the food quality and quantity categories and a person can do much better than here, which is average to below average. Pita Pita is just down the road and an example of somewhere that does mid eastern better. read more

Shawarma Express - Middle Eastern Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

I love their Chicken Shawarma Sandwich, Hummus and Lentil soup. These are my favorites at this place.