I am a sucker for advertising. I had no choice but to stop at The World's Largest Steakhouse in Amarillo after seeing their billboard for over 100 miles. I had no choice but to stop at Wall Drug in South Dakota after the same. And so after seeing Tiktoks and Reels for Shelby's, a detour to get a kebab was not going to be missed. Still busy during the lunch rush, there were only two people working this afternoon. One older gent trying hard to take orders and call out orders. And a younger dude working the kitchen and trying to keep up. I chose a beef shawarma wrap and it only took five or so minutes. Loaded with beef, fresh fries, pickles, spicy garlic and more. And then wrapped tight before being grilled to perfection. Oh so delicious, it's a good thing there isn't a Shelby's in Charlotte (yet!) or I would be eating them every day. The restaurant is clean and the food is amazing. A bigger parking lot would be a plus. [Review 1444 of 2024 - 122 in Ontario - 22467 overall] read more

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Food was great! Service was also excellent. The ambiance after the event we attended was fun and welcoming.

During our stop in London, Ontario, we had a quick bite from Shelby's Shawarma. The Zaatar Fries were on point and the Legendary Shelby's Wrap was DELICIOUS! The spicy garlic sauce was a hit for us. It really made the meal stand out from other shawarma shops. I definitely recommend trying this location if you're in the London area. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - Zaatar Fries, Legendary Shelby's Wrap, & Spicy Garlic Sauce - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

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I've been eating around London for 20 years and as of the last 4, it's frequently been delivery from Shelby's. I'm obsessed and have tried almost everything on the menu. Glad the restaurant is growing to many other locations. read more

Ordered a schwarma, side cole slaw, and pop through Uber Eats. Restaurant didn't give my pop to the driver. I tried to call restaurant right away but was stuck in a voice loop telling me to order online. Also coleslaw was ridiculously overpriced for what I got (maybe a forkful if that in a small container) and they didn't give me a fork to eat it with. The schwarma was good, but I wouldn't order from here again. read more

Visited the Southdale location. Great shawarma bowl and great staff. Could have had more chicken, but was very tasty. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

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shelby's used to be my favourite shawarma spot maybe 4-5 years ago but it's changed a lot recently with the chain expanding and the quality of the shawarma while good is not as tasty as it once used to be. maybe im spoiled because of how good it used to be, but it isn't the same anymore read more

Scrumptious mixed shawarma platter. Both the chicken and beef were juicy and flavourful. Mixed with their multiple different sauces/dips (especially the garlic sauce), the meat was absolutely incredible. Must get the fries with this platter. Crispy fries that soak up the juices of the meat so well. I almost never have fries without ketchup, except with these golden babies. The salad was a nice, fresh touch, as well. Wished the platter came with pita bread to dip in the remainder of the garlic sauce. Also, not an ideal place to drop by for food if you're in a rush, as the food did take a while to be prepared. Order by phone well in advance if that's the case. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - Mixed shawarma platter - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

Do not get anything delivered from them because when they forget the chicken in your chicken shwarma they will ask for pictures then tell you to come pick up a new one instead of re delivering like they should. Absolute BS. Never ordering from them again. See picture of Mac n cheese chicken shwarma and order details if you don't believe. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

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Love the Shelby's! Always amazing, and if it's not they fix it. They like to keep their customers happy. Example, onion rings shawarma wasn't up to their usual standards, so they made it right. Yasser even gave us a free Shelby's salad with chicken while we waited. We didn't expect anything, we just wanted them to know what the issue was. He's always so nice in general. Thanks guys! read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - SOOOOO good omg. Shish Tawook plate. I'm drooling. - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

I wouldn't go into this place with high hopes that they will hold true to the word express in their business name. On more than one occasion, there is quite a wait for the food to come out, and if you're in no rush, the wait is definitely worth it. Now this isn't the healthiest of Middle Eastern cuisine, it's more of the delicious greasy kind. It definitely hits the spot if you're feeling like you want to splurge and not counting calories that day. Even the side salad isn't the typical fatoosh, oil based dressing, but a creamy dressing topped with feta cheese. The shawarma plate was really good but i recommend the sandwich for sure. It was really tasty and authentic. The service was friendly and looked like they were working as fast as they could to get the orders out. The place was really wet from the snow and when I voiced my concerns someone quickly took care of that situation so no customer would slip. Would definitely, definitely go back again and do the wait for the delicious meal. read more

Very disappointed. Don't recommend it at all. No food safety/hygiene. I wish I could give 0 stars. Got 3 wraps and one biryani. All had cold and dry meat. The guy dropped one of the wraps on the floor and picked it up and put it on tray for me. What kind of food hygiene is that?!! I had to explain to him why I wanted the paper wrap to be changed! Unbelievable!!! read more

We love Shelby's on Southdale. It always tastes great, friendly staff and you get a good amount. There is a Shelbys on Oxford St. West 2 min from our home but the amount of food you get is not worth the price. read more

If you like cold rice and cold chicken, this is probably the place to go. I decided to try something different because I always get Pita Pit at the UCC and saw someone standing outside Shelby's so i decided to give it a try after 2 years at UWO I can say with confidence that it will be my last. Although the man running the food truck was pretty nice, the same cannot be said about the food. Upon eating the Chicken and Rice that i ordered, there were 2 things that I immediately noticed. 1. Both the chicken and rice are cold and 2. The rice was not even half-cooked, it was still very hard. The rice was either cooked for 2 minutes or it was refrigerated or frozen and then microwaved for a good 10 seconds. Very disappointing experience. If you want bad shawarma, this is the place to go. Decent shawarma, then Barakat, and great shawarma, then Babaz. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - Didnt even think of yelping until i realized how terrible this meal was. Rice is cold and hard, chicken is cold as well. - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

I really like this company's offerings and having previously visited their sit-down store at 223 Horton St. E., so after seeing their food truck I had to stop in for some chicken shawarma. I've tried their chicken shawarma a couple of times with their homemade bread and it's delicious. I recommend it. If I may give one suggestion, I would say that the final dish contains too much salt. They combine several different parts together for a final product (seasoned chicken, multiple sauces, bread, etc.) and I'm not sure where the excess salt is included, but I think it takes away from the natural, healthy ingredients. I'd visit more if the processed food products (like salt and non-traditional middle eastern sauces) were reduced. Other than that it's great. read more

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Came here for dinner on a trip to London, I had a shawarma wrap - it was great, it was flavourful, and the meat wasn't too dry, and it had tasty sauce, though it was a bit overloaded, so it was slightly messy. The fries with garlic sauce are also splendid. You can order on a machine like at McDs so that's a nice touch. read more

I've been a long time customer of Shelby's, I hope they reconsider some of these menu changes. The ingredients and toppings they use are skimpier now. read more

Swing and a miss. After reading all over Facebook about this mythical beast known as the shawarma poutine SAY WHAT? MY FAVOURITE MEAT AND MY FAVOURITE UNDERGRAD POST BAR FOOD ARE A THING NOW? THAT IS LIKE IF JOEY AND DAWSON HAD A BABY AND THEIR BABY HAD A BABY WITH COREY AND TOPANGAS BABY AND THAT BABY TOOK OVER THE WORLD anyways yeah as I was saying, shawarma fries. I saw it on Facebook. Usually all I see on Facebook are clickbait links THAT YOU CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, IT MADE ME SOB and poorly written political rants from people who are too busy ranting from their mom's couch about politics to actually work and pay taxes and be a part of the system. So a conceptualization as cool as Back II The Future's hover boards caught my attention. I found out via some clicking that I could make an order ready for pickup to save an extended wait without using the nightmare of an app that is just eat, by going through their website. Regular shawarma fries. $7.90. Ready by the time I drive from my office to the store. Done deal. By the time I get there is when it all goes downhill. $7.90 is a good price for a meal that covers all your food groups - meat, potatoes, and awesomeness. BUT, the thing that I got was both representing something that looked like a stoned 7-11 employees art project made using his employee discount, and also was about the size of a costco sample. And, to top it all off, the person at the counter tried to charge me $9.10 for an order I had an email confirmation for $7.90. We worked out the pricing difference via a manager coming out the back, and I was able to sit down to eat my sample dish. Shawarma fries in concept would be a deconstructed shawarma on top of a bed of tasty, crispy, delicious fries. In execution, you might look at them and think you were rolling with Jim Morrison at Woodstock '69. Pics attached The thing that I got had a bunch of strange borderline unidentifiable toppings that did not make sense to be on any dish labelled "shawarma" or "fries". Including mustard, BBQ sauce, and what looked like cold 7-11 nacho cheese sauce. I ate it anyways because the only thing I hate more than wasting food is pants and family members who want to kiss on the lips. But I didn't enjoy it. The small serving for the cost of a shawarma/salad/drink combo at their competitors turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I gave the restaurant two stars because of two reasons: - the dishes appear to be innovative and original and not a carbon copy of every other menu n this ethnicity in London. They even have chicken and waffles, something I haven't found since fritou closed - The restaurant itself is beautiful and very clean Otherwise, eating shawarma fries was kind of like cheering for the leafs. You're excited because of the reputation and the expectation that they will be good. Which makes the letdown even harder, and akin to something like entering an arranged marriage and entering the honeymoon suite with the goal of consummating the relationship and finding out you married a lawnmower. Ouch. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - This is one of those small side salad sized to go containers, and you can see that the fries are COATED in weird sauces-cheese, bbq, mustard - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

All day every day!!! I usually pick up and take this home, they have a big line but it goes pretty quick. Few ppl sitting and eating inside but I think the shawarma fries are best served at home with some beer! Its delicious, the only thing I would point out is that their shawarma fries have a honey-mustard like sauce which most ppl don't expect... Personally I'm down with it!!! Is this the BEST shawarma in London? I don't know - there's at least 2 others that are contenders (see my other reviews). read more

The food has flavor but The food was not hot like it should be; just warm. I was concerned I might get sick later. Some of the chicken shawarma from my mix plate was hard and dry. The saj bread was half cold. The staff are indifferent. read more

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Shelby's on highbury is amazing! The employees there are SO welcoming and polite and cheerful! The food is always fresh and delicious every time. read more

I've been going to Shelby's since 2015. The drop in quality with their new locations and with the numerous price jumps has left a rather sour taste in my mouth. Also getting rid of higher quality add ons like garlic toum for squeeze bottle garlic sauce is odd, and sort of screams "we're trying to save money". Speaking of which, I know it is a pandemic, but now they give you about 1/2 of the meat when serving a chicken shawarma plate compared to when I went in about 8 months ago, and about 1/4 compared to when I went regularly in 2015. Surely these changes are related to opening 3 additional locations (1 of which did poorly). Kind of disappointed with the direction they've went for their business but understandable. read more

This would have been 5 stars but I went in person to pick some food up and saw that none of the employees were wearing face masks, and they were talking and laughing as they were making my food. Generally this isn't something that bothers me, but considering the current situation this is definitely a health hazard (aerosolized droplets from people talking and laughing are bound to land on the food they are preparing). Other than that, the food was great and staff were friendly. This was in the Masonville location. read more

Shelby's is a good place to eat, but not the best the sharwama I had. The place is nice and clean. There menu consists of various choices, plus family and catering options. I had there poutine and chicken shawarma, and both were decent. The poutine has overwhelming amount of bbq sauce, which took away the taste of everything else. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

This place is fantastic. The Shawarma fries are just fantastic. It is with out a doubt the most innovative food option available in this establishment. It's like shawarma meets poutine. It's incredible. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - Shawarma Fries. - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

Delicious shawarama fries and amazing staff. First time there and staff made the atmosphere feel like we were regulars. Bravo! read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - #Blessed - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

A very consistent and well priced option for some great fresh Mediterranean food in SOHO. They have done an excellent job of carving out a niche where others have failed. Quick and friendly service with good selection of sandwiches and salads with some creative twists on traditional fare (you have to pop in to see what I mean). The portion size is good and the interior while not fancy, is always clean and has lots of booths for you to relax and enjoy your meal. Definitely a diamond in what some consider the "rough" but a gem just on the edge of downtown. read more

Some of the best shawarma I have ever had! They stick to the traditional spices and seasonings like they "do back home" and it truly shows! The food is Always fresh to order. They use only the freshest ingredients in all of their dishes! The staff are Super friendly and always greet you with a smile! I do believe they are Halal as well, if I'm not mistaken. My recommendation... get the shawarma fries! read more

My partner and I ordered a couple of chicken shawarma wraps through Skip the Dishes. The food arrived really fast, so it's surprising that the food wasn't very warm. The description from the website says: Chicken shawarma wrapped in homemade saj bread stuffed the Shelby's way with tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, fries, and drizzled with hummus, creamy garlic, and tahini. I ordered mine "Shelbys way/lettuce." I didn't request any changes. It was so dry and bland. There were literally no tomatoes, no pickles, no hummus, and I'm pretty sure no tahini. Just chicken, some seasoned french fries, some sad lettuce, and a minuscule drizzle of garlic sauce. I won't eat from here again. I've had some amazing middle eastern "fast food" in my life, but this absolutely was not it. read more

As a student, I eat a lot of shawarma. I am happy to say that this is one of my favourite places to eat! The traditional chicken shawarma sandwich is massive, very filling, and pairs very well with the sauce it comes with. I like that the food is not over priced, and that the portions are very generous. read more

I wish I could give a 0 for customer service. The owner and manager must have shit for brains. Not only can they not cook a falafel properly, they can't understand basic words/instructions saying "No meat". I get my order which contained chicken and a falafel that tasted like it was freezer burnt. I call them, and state my complaint, and right from the get-go they were argumentative, and yelling at me, how everything was my fault, that they couldn't understand what "No Meat" meant, how it was my fault that they didn't understand how to use a telephone, just to clarrify that No meat, means No meat. They wouldn't redo the order, nor give a refund, but the owner said..well what we could do is..give you a 10% off on your next order, but we wont issue you a refund on our stupidity. I then hung up, and phoned Just eat...the representative phoned them, they were also very adament on their stupidity, even when the representative asked them "Didn't you read when it said "No meat"? The representative told me that they didn't "click" what that meant. Just eat, gave me a full refund on the chicken orders...at least Just Eat knows how to be professional and how to deal with customers. read more

I came here, ordered and waiting for my food for 30 minutes while everyone who ordered before me got their food and I went up and express that to them and the workers were just nonchalant and very uncaring about my complaint. I've never given a restaurant a bad review but this was ridiculous! Hopefully you don't treat anyone else like this. read more

Been here 3 or 4 times and everytime something is wrong. I got one today and completely falls apart and is drenched in sauce. One of the worst shwarma places Ive been to, alot of people seem to like it but I dont understand why unless they havent had good shwarma before. Never going back. read more

Shelby's Legendary Shawarma - Mediterranean Near Me - London, Ontario

Very good Friday specials and the poutine is crazy loaded up. Very kind customer service and clean resturant area.

This place is AMAAAAAZING! We ate here stopping through London, and had a beef shawarma wrap and a mixed chicken and beef shawarma platter. Both were delicious. Their meat is great, rice well spiced, homemade wrap bread is delicious, and their sauces are plentiful and DELISH. One of the best shawarma places i've ever been to. Also, place was clean and service was fast. read more

I've never had food here that I didn't like! Mixed shawarma platter with hot sauce is my favourite. The salad, mix of Greek and fattoush, is lovely! And the rice is so flavourful, I could eat it for days! All the wraps come in this amazing saj bread that makes it fresh and not too heavy or bready. But the wraps must be eaten right away! Definitely give this place a try! read more

Shawarma poutine is amazing and innovative A nice way to try new types of food with some familiarity Also delicious middle eastern pops to try! read more

Absolutely awesome! We are here for the first time today and we're very impressed. First, the restaurant is clean and tastefully decorated. Next, the portions are large, especially the platters. Won't go home hungry here. The taste is amazing! The chicken shawarma, beef shawarma, and salad are truly great. Very tasty garlic and hummus. The hot sauce wasn't as hot as I'd like, but still good. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Visited the location on Horton St recently for lunch and ... WOW. In a bad way. The Shawarma was not on a spit. It was marinated chicken breast that was pre-made. NOT AUTHENTIC at all. FYI Shawarma or Shawurma (Arabic: / ALA-LC: shāwarmā;) is a Levantine Arab[1][2] meat preparation, where lamb, chicken, turkey, beef, veal, or mixed meats are placed on a spit (commonly a vertical spit in restaurants), and may be grilled for as long as a day. The Beef Kabob, was actually Kafta, also not the same thing. The Galric they use ... yeah its Mayonaise. The Salad ? Not Fattouch ... its a mild cesar ? Terrible. Fries ? McCain ... seriously saw the bag at Costco. This is the Starbuck (basic white girl) version of Lebanese food. Overpriced, Plain and flavourless with small portions. It pains me to see actual Middle Eastern people serve food like this. I dont understand where the postive reviews come from. Save your money, visit Barakat or Paramount ... Actual Authentic food. Ugh. read more

Unreal customer service and food. I have been eating here for the last 2 years and in all my food ventures nothing compares to their shawarma. The shawarma poutine fills my dreams at night and makes my mouth water all day. 10/10 recommend. read more