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    Tarboosh Restaurant

    4.1 (79 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Falafel Dinner Plate
    Sugunthan S.

    My coworker insisted that Tarboosh had the best falafels in the GTA so I had to give it a try. I finally had the chance to go and I am disappointed I did not find this restaurant a lot earlier. The falafels are so delicious and unique from other restaurants. The best way to describe them is soft and crispy on the outside (Oxymoron ! Yes, I Know) and fluffy on the inside. I had the chance to try the falafel wrap, falafel dinner plate and fried eggplant. Everything was delicious. The owners are so kind and the restaurant is very spacious for large groups. I will definately be returning !

    Zack I.

    This place has been around for quite a while, if i'm not mistaken, about 20 years + Very "commercialized" if you know what I mean, there is nothing special about the meal, Presentation or flavour, everything by the book and that's just it! No wow factor and nothing to look for and come back to retry!

    Interesting wall mural inside
    Soleil S.

    Another family run spot in Cooksville, Tarboosh looks to be a busy family affair that has it's long term customers saying it's great. With the suggestion from Yelp, I decided to give it a shot to see how it could compare to my food adventures when I was in Dubai. To start, I would say the restaurant is housed in a pretty run down building... it clearly is old and the parking lot looks like something out of a 'wrong side of the tracks' feel. The inside of the restaurant is ok... aged and worn but fairly clean. The interesting thing about it is the wooden designs all over the place that reminds you of the ceramic mosaics I saw in Middle East. It also has a large painted mural of what would be a stereotypical desert scene with men riding camels. You can call it in for take out or dine in with a vegetarian buffet on offer or do menu dishes. EVEN if you don't call it in, the take out speed is quite good! I did this and I have to give credit where credit is due. They made my falafel fresh and hot in less than 10 minutes from order. THAT is good! So their menu reads quite typical for a Middle East restaurant... shawarma, kebabs, meze with pita, and falafel. I've been dying for a good falafel... it's been far far too long since I've had them in Dubai. I feel Toronto is missing the falafel spices to make an excellent one. Ordering here is pretty easy and the service is friendly enough to take it and run with it. Falafel - I would say these are quite different from the ones I'm used to. For starters, I loved how these were just fried fresh and given to me hot within 10 minutes. That made me happy. The texture these are quite different... they're fluffy with their outer shell delicately soft & crispy. I'm used to outer shells that have a great crunch that gives way to a moist soft inside but still has a mild chew. It's quite a different take. I would say the taste though... it's missing spices. I tasted some coriander but it was missing salt, cumin, garlic... onion. Something. It was a bit bland. 3/5 Chicken Shawarma - The best item we tried. These were still moist and the flavour was good... lemony without being too tart, well seasoned, and had a bit of nice char to give it a more smokey flavour. I would say that these would be good in a pita or just on rice. I did find these nicely tender. Definitely their stronger item on the menu. 4/5 Hummus - I found this similar to the falafel... just missing flavour. Though it was smooth, it didnt have a strong taste. If anything, it had a tiny subtle taste of tahini and thats it. It needed more garlic and salt... maybe a bit of cumin to liven it up. Something. Though it probably is a good filler... it was a bland filler. 3/5 Tabouleh salad - This was a decent rendition of the traditional parsley salad. They did chop the parsley finely enough so it didnt feel like you were chewing on branches and it had enough citrus to bright it up. The tomato were out of season but it added to the juiciness of it. It could have used a bit more mint or onions but it's not a bad salad. 3.5/5 Overall, I like the speed of them making items fresh and I found the place to be genuinely warm. I just didnt find the flavours as bold as I know they can be from Middle East so I'll keep on searching for that spot to make me fondly remember of Dubai.

    Makanek combo
    Feng L.

    The BEST falafel and hummus in Sauga!!! Came for lunch, this place is in a business building off a small street that is not very busy for lunch. You can park your car behind the building, there are spots reserved for the guests of the restaurant. I ordered falafel combination with hummus and tabouleh, my friend ordered makanek combination. The falafel is crunchy outside, moist inside with great flavour, certainly the best I had in Canada, and definitely comparable to these I had in Israel. I will come back for just the falafels!!!

    This is what the restaurant looks like. 

(The other photos on here are from the restaurant "Pita Grill" down the street)
    Sarah C.

    My friends and I have been coming here for over 15 years. It's a great place to gather and enjoy a wonderful meal together! The Chicken Shawarma plate is excellent, as is the Falafel, just to name a few. Also, the garlic sauce is everything you want it to be! Not like some of the 'garlic' sauce you can get from some places that have no flavour.

    Sheethal V.

    Tarboush is another arabic foodie find in town. This place does have great service, a decent ambience and good food (but we have had better shawarma's). They also had veg buffet when we visited the place during the weekend. Give it a try if you are in the area craving for a shawarma.

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    Nicholas P.

    This restaurant was a bit challenging to find as it in inside a mini-mall of sorts. The parking is at the back of the building and you walk through the doors and up the stairs and that's the entrance to the restaurant. Once we got inside, I was honestly surprised by how clean and welcoming the restaurant was. We took a seat at a table and waited to place our order. All I can day was that the it was excellent service and the waiter was very kind and professional. He repeated our order back to us to avoid confusion. We got 1 soup, 1 kibbi, 2 sandwiches and 2 kebabs (chicken and beef). The first thing to come out was the soup - which was absolutely delicious. It wasn't salty in the slightest and felt very healthy - it was a lentil based soup. Oh, and to top it off, they gave us an extra soup for free since they had extra remaining! That was unexpected and extremely kind. The next things to come out were the kibbi and kebabs. To our surprise - again - they gave us an extra kibbi as they had leftovers! Wow. Way to make a good first impression. The last to arrive shortly after was the sandwiches - I got a chicken shawarma. The food was absolutely delicious! I enjoyed every single dish. I wasn't planning on dessert, but based on how good the service was an the quality of the meal, I decided to try a pistachio baklava. I later found out that this was made in house and it was tasty as well. We had ours warmed up (thanks to the waiters recommendation) and enjoy it. It was sweet and the portion was fairly big. I suggest getting one for every 2 people to share it. Overall, I will be back here and have already told friends about this restaurant. It was one of the best dining experiences I have ever had and I appreciate that the waiter took the time to deliver top notch quality to complement the top notch food.

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    Roberta C.

    Came here during a business lunch cause it was around the area. We decided not to have the lunch buffet. The lunch buffet is vegetarian. I ended up ordering the mixed meat plate. It was so good! All the meats were watery. Even the chicken was so moist and the skewer had water coming out. The humus was delicious - smooth and creamy and not too much olive oil. You can of course add olive oil separately. It was said good! I recommend if you're in the area. The restaurant is modestly decorated.

    Eugene G.

    Like a Harvey's of Middle Eastern -- clean, modern, well-stocked and fresh. The only place in the immediate area that I've found to be populated and have fresh shwarma spinning at noon on a Sunday. I had the falafel plate for 8$. The portion of falafel and rice was generous, but it also unexpectedly came with a monster side salad and a pita. Recommended. Debit accepted. Not sure about MC/Visa.. P.S. Also has a big breakfast menu, but I haven't tried yet. $5 big breakfast looked good.

    Mixed grill and lentil rice.
    Eddie H.

    We ordered a mixed grill plate along with chicken shawarma wrap along with rice. The wrap was fresh and chicken quality was good., my favourite part of the plate was the chicken kebab, the beef skewers were good but lacked flavour. The few things that could be improved, was it took about 20 mins for the food to be ready and the naan was cold. It would not be my first choice for this cuisine type but would return if I was in the area. Service was good overall.

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    I loved this place. The food is delicious.... The service is great! Its very simple but delicious!! Georgina the chef was super nice!

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    One of the institutions of Middle Eastern food in Mississauga. Can't go wrong with anything here. The lunch buffet is a must.

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