We haven't had The Halal Guys here since they opened their first location downtown years ago! There's so many great spots for great chicken/gyro platters in the city, but I'd say these guys are up there, too! The sauce is fire and pairs with the salad, rice, and meats so well. It takes me back to eating this for the first time on the streets of NYC. read more

The Halal Guys - Regular chicken/gyro combo platter - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Mississauga has many many options for shawarma and Halal guys adds to the list. I wanted to see how this location fared against the downtown location. Overall this place lived up to the hype. I really enjoyed the white sauce and the spicy sauce is quite spicy! The chicken was somewhat dry however the white sauce made up for it. I really enjoyed the combination of the rice, vegetables and the saucy meat. Next time I'll try out the wraps! read more

The Halal Guys - Chicken and gyro platter - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

I first had Halal Guys around a year ago and found it forgettable then. Recently, it seems they've changed their recipe (my guess would be in the meat & rice) and I now give it 5/5. I'm a fan of shawarma in general but enjoy HG's version a lot more. It's less heavy and the flavours lean towards being lighter on the palate, which I find great for the summer. They use the same combo of ingredients (ex. rice + chicken/beef + white sauce) but the taste differs from other shawarma I've had and sets them apart. In the past I found HG a bit bland, but with the recent change in their recipe, the seasoning is much stronger, and I really like the flavours now, enough to crave HG now and then. Portion size is also pretty good; definitely filling and the salad helps keep things light on the stomach, so even after eating the bowl you don't feel too bloated. Service was super smooth and the location is great (right in Heartland Town Center). Lots of parking and easy to find. They also have a great app that I recently got a 1 year sign up free platter for. That was definitely a welcome surprise. But the app in general has a good rewards program + a preorder feature. I'll definitely come back soon for the chicken platter again! read more

I don't know the whole history of the shawarma and sauce on rice, but I understand that at the very least The Halal Guys really helped popularize it with a food cart in NYC. Fast forward years later when they entered the GTA and they may have become a victim of their own success as this type of food is already extremely saturated. If anyone is coming to the Halal Guys for a very unique experience, they'll probably instead run into the familiar. With all that said, they still do a pretty solid job. I liked the seasoned rice that had a nice unique taste. And as much as you see that white sauce everywhere, I found theirs tasted a bit better compared to the likes of Osmo's and similar. There's not too much else to add, but I'll give 4 stars within the specific category of food they are and that they're better than some of their imitators. read more

I'm not sure how I haven't written a review for this place yet as my husband and I have been here many times since it opened 2 or 3 years ago. I'm happy that there's a location in the GTA that's easy to get to off the highway and in a plaza with several parking spots! We've ordered the chicken and gyro platters from here. The chicken platter isn't anything special - I personally prefer the gyro platter since the gyro meat is more flavourful. It comes with rice, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, hot sauce, and of course their signature creamy white sauce. We always ask for extra white sauce since that sauce combined with the hot sauce makes this platter taste amazing and sets it apart from other shawarma places! Prices are reasonable at about $13 + tax for a regular platter and about $11 + tax for a small platter if I remember right. Sometimes, there are good deals on these platters so sign up for their app to get notifications about them. The place usually looks clean and there's a system in place to help control the flow of traffic. Depending on the time of day, it can get a bit busy. Staff are nice enough at this location but depending on the staff member who makes your order, you may get a more stuffed platter or a bit less so working on consistency could be a next step here. Verdict: Worth visiting if you're a fan of Halal Guys and looking to get your fix in the suburbs! read more

OMG!!!! They came to Canada!!!! Idk if anyone feels as excited as I am, simply cuz they are one of my must-have meals in NYC every time i visit. Not only are they in Canada, but they now have a location in Heartland, Mississauga! Not a food truck, but an actual standijg store. They've been opened for a while, and ive been getting mixed reviews from people. So of course I had to go try it for myself. Looking at the menu, not only do they have the classic chicken and gyro, they also have falafel, sides and dessert options. I like their platters. Their falafel was really good. Infamous white sauce is amazing as usual. They have really good fries. The hot sauce was a lot spicier than I expected. You can add toppings to your salad like olives, jalapeños etc. But not being a food truck kinda takes away that experience and its no longer that food truck cheap eats lol but regardless i enjoyed the food. Just not what I was expecting! read more

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The regular platter comes with rice, pita,meat,veggies,sauces and is worth the $12.99. The chicken sandwich was just fine and nothing outstanding. What I was disappointed was side of falafal which seemed just $1.5 however they are so so tiny that $0.75 each is not worth. Overall this is a good place. Barely any time for takeout. read more

The Halal Guys - Regular platter - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Food: Regular chicken platter with lettuce, tomato, olives, onions, rice, chicken, garlic sauce, tahini, hot sauce & four mini pitas along with a @mcdonalds passion fruit smoothie as a drink. The Heartland Town Centre mall has a great selection of food choices but Halal Guys has to be top of the list. The food is always fresh and cooked to perfection. Staff are very generous with sauce and toppings, no need to ask for more. The location is quite busy, but not a long wait. If you decide to order off of @ubereats, staff place the sauces on the side so the food doesn't get soggy. The drink in the picture is the passion fruit smoothie from @mcdonald's. FOLLOW ME ON IG: @416tasty read more

The Halal Guys - Chicken platter with rice, lettuce, tomato's, olives, onions, tahini, garlic sauce, hot sauce and 4 pitas - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

I've seen so much buzz around The Halal Guys and I've been wanting to try it for a while now. I came to this location around 11:30am on a Friday and it was not busy so I was served right away. The staff were friendly and helpful in any questions I had since it was my first time there. I ordered the small Combo Platter (chicken & beef gyro) without the salad so it was just meat on rice. The chicken and beef were tasty and fresh. Sadly, that's the only thing I can compliment (food wise). The white sauce was said to be a mayonnaise based sauce with spices. It was just okay.. I really wish they had a garlic sauce as well.. especially since I don't add hot sauces. I agree with another reviewer, that it's missing that "zing". I think a strong garlic sauce would work wonders here. They slathered on the white sauce over my meal, which I thought would have been a bit excessive. But it actually helped a lot because the rice was very dry and bland. No flavour what so ever. I was almost expecting it to be rich in flavour since the colour of the rice was so bright. They also added 4 pieces of pita, which in my opinion, served no purpose. It was dense (more like a naan than a pita), room temp, and flavourless. It didn't add to the meal, especially with the dry rice. If this were a thinner pita that they warmed up, then that would have complimented the meal better. For this small platter, it came up to just under $12 CDN. I don't think I would come back because I can get more food (with more flavour), for less money elsewhere (like Osmows, Pita & Grill, Lazeez). read more

The Halal Guys - Small Combo Platter without salad - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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OK !! We have a franchise for the latest sensation on street food outlet here "The Halal Guys" in Mississauga. This place is easy to locate on GPS and it's open till 2 am. This is a proper restaurant outlet unlike the original outlet at NEWYORK City. We reached the place at around 09:00 pm and shocked to see that the outlet was deserted unlike what I thought the place would be. Thankfully there was no Wait. We ordered the famous chicken over rice with a lot of White sauce and a pinch of red sauce as well. The taste of the dish as expected was very OK which was a major drawback. Though the food was not warm enough, the taste was NO WAY matching the taste at their New York outlet. The staffs looked confused at this outlet and were charging for the sauce packets unlike the original outlet. I ordered the hot sauce as a side and not to be put on top of the dish. When i came home and checked there was no side in my package. In short this is the first outlet which has compromised on food quality and taste across the different branches I have tasted from this chain. Definite MISS guys. read more

The Halal Guys - The Inside - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Good portions and acceptable price range. Most people would be satisfied with the medium size option. The taste is okay, not especially good and not worth the hype. But the presentation of the food is clean and they don't overload you with garlic sauce. It was pleasing to eat (although I always mix it so it looks like shit afterwards). Everything is balanced - salad, meat, flat bread and rice all come in around the same sizing so you won't get tired of any item. Unlike other Shawarma places, their platters are not as oily so I didn't get food coma after. This rather new location has enough seats and could be pretty empty at times. It's clean and comfortable to dine in. However, taste-wise is okay. Nothing special, and I've had better meat. I'd come here again if I want a well-organized and balanced meal of Shawarma. If I want on-the-rocks or "just meat no bs" I'd go lazeez still. read more

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The quality of the food really isnt comparable with other middle eastern food in the area. Its not terrible but i just dont feel my small size meal was worth $15. read more

The Halal Guys - Small Gyro platter - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

I asked for a heads up written on the order if theres dairy so i can take meds to enjoy the meal. They obliged and let me know accordingly. read more

The Halal Guys - a piece of paper with writing on it - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Came here after hearing so much buzz on social media, especially after the Toronto location opened too so I was excited to hear when the Mississauga location opened up. I should have read some reviews from fellow Yelpers first before I went. We ordered a small ($10.50) chicken platter and a large ($13) chicken and beef gyro platter. The small was a good size and more than enough food for me. In short, I was disappointed and didn't finish my food. I thought the chicken lacked flavour, the popular white sauce was bland and the rice was dry. I don't understand the hype. The beef gyro had more flavour but the white sauce actually dampened its flavour. I went back to the counter and bought some hummus in hopes it would add more flavour and although it tasted fresh I also found it bland it did nothing in terms of adding flavour either. The staff is nice though and the place is clean. One lady came around to the tables and asked if we wanted more white sauce - she added more to my food but it confirmed what I thought already. I wouldn't return and I wouldn't recommend this place to my friends. They are in serious need of some garlic sauce I think to really pack a punch of flavour. There are so many other places that offer similar food and platters that there's need to go to this place in my opinion. read more

The Halal Guys - Chicken shawarma platter and chicken & beef platter. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Never heard about this chain until they opened a location in Mississauga and I'm glad they did. The place is a little small but very clean and the interior reminds me of a five guys. The menu is very limited, basically gyro with chicken or falafel in either a plate or wrap. Regardless, the food is great, the meats are soft and tender and go well with the rice and sauce. Plus, you have to try their fries, I have no idea how they prepare it, but its absolutely delicious when freshly made. Hot and crispy on the outside and soft warm on the inside. They also have baklavas for dessert but I found them too sweet for my taste and bigger than they should be. Overall a decent place to get schwarma on the go. read more

The Halal Guys - Gyro and chicken plate. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

This place is tucked in the back of a plaza in Heartland and took me a few seconds to find. Maybe that's a good thing because the food here is really nothing special. The hunt for this place was more exciting than the food itself. The beef gyro seasoning is quite salty. The pita pieces are embarrassingly small. The white sauce is on the salty side too. The hot sauce has something like tamarind in it - while it is spicy, I've never seen tamarind in hot sauce before (kudos for trying to be different, but poorly executed). The quantity of beef/chicken to rice is disappointing. The rice is alright, but it's difficult to royally screw rice up. So kudos to Halal Guys for not screwing up rice. For a total cost of $11.29 (small, beef+chicken platter, no drink) I could've gone to chipotle or any other fast food place and had something more nutritious and filling. There really isn't anything to "like" here. It's mediocre at best, and will not be a go-to spot for me in the future. There's much better elsewhere. I didn't *hate* it, hence the 2-star rating. It should really be like 1.5 stars. Extremely disappointing to have Taco Bell quality meat with corporately sourced yellow rice. They also put a criminal amount of tomatoes and lettuce (1:1 with the rice) and after the sodium spike from everything else these were refreshing. I never thought I'd see the day I'd say lettuce was "refreshing". Now excuse me while I try to lower my blood pressure. read more

The Halal Guys - Chick and beef gyro platter (small) - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Hi Yelpers! So, post shift hunger. Decided to give Halal Guys another chance. My first take on them was when my sibling brought home a chicken platter. I wasn't impressed because the rice was dry, lack of flavour in all components of the dish. I was disappointed and was left hungry. Today I come back for possible salvation but another disappointment. This time I got the chicken wrap with the ultimate meal which gives me a decent amount of fries which you can opt out for baklava and you get a fountain drink. So, my thoughts are that I enjoyed the bread because it was light and fluffy. The rest went downhill. I was unsure what the taste was.. I was like.. "is this suppose to be a Shawarma? A Greek wrap? Confused. There was a lot of white sauce but didn't do justice. If it is there garlic sauce then they need to improve it... take it up a notch. It chicken was okay? To be honest it was tasteless. The o my think I tasted was the onions. The French fries is commercial.. no complaints. The fountain drink... how can you go wrong... love my Coke. Anyways, all in all... I don't get what the hype is about and why it's so popular in the United States. Service was great. Lovely lady at the store front who served me. The price is appropriate for the size you are getting. So I highly recommend they fix the flavours.. If you decide to eat here... there is ample room. Parking is good too. Lots of empty spaces to park. read more

The Halal Guys - Chicken wrap - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Finally Mississauga has something others don't have. If you have heard or been to this chain in Toronto or NYC where they originated, then you know The Halal Guys. Recently opened at the Heartland Town Centre in Mississauga, the interior is bright and open with lots of seats. I really liked their gyro and chicken platters which comes in a dish full of veggies and rice, and topped off with their famous garlic white sauce. Not too salty and just perfect. The falafels were crispy and perfect as well. A great alternative to spending hundreds of dollars on going to New York for sure. read more

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Ordered: Regular Combo Platter - I have visited 15+ HG locations, this is probably the most disappointing - portions are lighter, trays are only half filled vs their counterpart locations - despite portions being light, prices are higher and extra charges for items like olives - chicken meat had burn marks/a bit stale - quality/taste is 3 out of 5 - staff constantly distracted while taking order It's obvious there is a "let's be frugal & cut corners wherever we can" theme here read more

I have heard lot about Halal guyz from my cousin , so i came with my wife we were on vacation here in canada so we came to Halal guyz almost everyday to have dinner , We ordered chicken platter its half salad , rice and chicken served with pita bread they added toppings and white sauce to our platter and hot sauce they gave us on side because thats too hot , I feel like their fries are too pricey The way they were asking from us for everything was so polite .The quantity is good , price is good aroma is excellent . cashier was so polite and she came for the saucing too we had a talk and she gave us a good service her name is Ariba . Halal guyz employees and the management is best compared to other restaurants . I have a recommendation it will be good for customers if you guyz give name batch to your emoloyees so that if anyone give good service we can post their name . It doesn't look good when we ask name I will recommend all of you to go and try their platters. read more

The Halal Guys - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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I came here with my co-workers as they were hyping this chain up so much. Because of this I had such high expectations, which were let down. I got their combo platter (Gyro and Chicken). The meat was okay, but I found the rice to be extremely bland and dry. Nothing special. There are better places with similar food around Mississauga. read more

I went to the heartland location. I have to say the food was not bad. BUT ... the portion was ridiculously small. I got the regular size platter. The rice was only 1 scoop. I didn't even get half of a pita. I mean he warmed up the whole pita and only gave 3 small pieces of the pita, it wasn't even half of a pita. . I love gyros and that's what I ordered and I barely got any gyros meat. I don't understand why charge so much. I get businesses are suffering due to pandemic but that's not right either. I literally paid $15+ for food that left me hungry. I can't even imagine how much food was the small platter. I was planning on going again with my friends and trying the shawarma, but after this there is no way. I rather go to another place that give proper portions. read more

This place is quite popular in Toronto and So we decided to visit the nearest branch here. We gave platter, sandwich and specially prepared hummus shawarma a try. Small menu, Quite filling food and budget of 11CAD per person. read more

The Halal Guys - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Our new go to shawarma place. Why? Very friendly and helpful staff. Generous portions of chicken (mainly dark meat), bed of rice, bagged lettuce with tomatoes and 4 pita triangle pieces (about half a pita). In comparison, I can finish a dinner from Paramount but couldn't finish the platter from Halal Guys. White sauce and hot sauce free, hummus extra. Extra star if some kind of salad dressing and more pita. Caution, one of the hottest hot sauces from any shawarma place. read more

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Update 1 - definitely way bigger today.. the blonde girl hooked it up.. if next experience is good I'll bump it to 4

Excellent new york based franchise for mediterian food. Gyro is the most people buy from here. Gyro Prices are small 8.99 large 11.99, you can mix and match chicken and beef together. Intirior is up beat,red and yellow. One large Gyro is good for two. read more

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I came here on the first night of 2019. Kinda grateful that it is open on New Year time. The food was really good. I got the regular combo platter. The chicken and beef were nicely seasoned and tender. The rice is good but not my fav. Veggies are fresh. The bread is soft and goes well with the food. The white sauce is to die for and one line of hot sauce is just right for me. A regular bowl is a lot and finishing one is enough for me for the day already. Glad I tried it and well worthed the hype afterall. Oh, the staff were really friendly and helpful too. read more

The Halal Guys - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Over priced for chicken and rice... Chicken is grounded so it seems like alot..going back to lazeez and other shawarma places.. Cheaper .. read more

I had a Chicken & Gyro platter (regular size) $16.31 with a drink, I think it was an expensive meal for one person. read more

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I finally decided to try this place a go. Quite hungry because I haven't had lunch. Decided to try out the chicken and gyro platter regular size with a fountain drink but didn't realize that it cost $16 which was a bit to much for my liking. Now for the food. I find that it's missing that zing, maybe a bit of salt and pepper might do the trick. For a regular size I find that it was lacking and disappointing. Rice and veggie portion filled most of it with only one scoop each for meat. Where you can go to another place and it will be a 2 portion meal already. Hopefully they change tactics there are many halal joints here in the GTA with competitive prices and portion size. read more

Good solid food with good portion size.

Update: After sharing the review below with the restaurant and with Kareem (manager) am pleased to update the rating to 5* Kareem spent considerable time with me and we discussed the Canadian marketplace and surrounding competition. It was a pleasure speaking with him. On the pricing front, the company has re-priced (lowered) its menu options. Re: the hot sauce, if you dine in, one of the restaurant workers will go around and ask if you'd like any more white or hot sauce. Re: the "give something to get something" comment, I was pleased to hear about their loyalty card program that they've setup. Overall, I give this place a 5* rating for the above but most importantly for how Kareem interacted with me and my family and the way he manages the place. -------- As one of many who have added their personal reviews on Yelp and Google, I'm a fan of the food and have tried their NYC carts and Toronto restaurant. For me personally, the food taste is pretty much on par with their other locations. Where I find a difference is in the US vs Canada management approach. The new Mississauga Heartland location has 3 areas where a significant difference in operations exists. 1) Given that the cost to operate a business in Canada is higher than the cost to operate a business in the US, we shouldn't be surprised that cost per serving is higher here. However, if prices have been adjusted to reflect higher costs, the serving size should not be reduced and should not be smaller than the standard that the company has set and partially branded itself with. I just ordered 3 regular gyro platters and there's no way each platter is a 2 person meal. While the rice and salad are fine portion-wise, the amount of meat added was quite disappointing. And, while they attempted to make it look more than it was by spreading the meat out, after a few spoonfuls, we quickly came to realize how little it was. 2) Hot sauce at the NYC food cart locations are liberally given out when asked. They are not cheap about it. To my surprise, when I asked for some additional hot sauce at the Mississauga Heartland location, I was told it would cost....get this....$0.99 per packet. As Canadians, many of us see charging for hot sauce to be a cheap revenue generating tactic. Interestingly enough, we had another local franchise (hint: starts with a P and ends with a T) that attempted the same thing a few years back. Luckily, management and leadership heard the complaints of their customers and acted accordingly. 3) The GTA is home to many halal restaurants. There is no shortage of halal cuisine in Mississauga and we know that. If you want to win our hearts, minds and stomachs, you've got to give something to get something. Having said that, I'm not aware of any promotional programs other than free platters for the first set of customers on Day 1 - additionally, I'm not aware of any coupons that were distributed by the new Mississauga location. If they did offer something, great. Would love to hear about it in the comments section. So, my advice for management is quite simple: a) you've got to give something to get something and that could include better portion sizes - not the cheap items like rice and salad but the more expensive items like the meat we're paying for; b) don't be frugal with the sauce and leverage condiments for revenue generating purposes; and c) don't depend on earlier established brand reputations in the US to be successful in a highly competitive Canadian market. read more

Man I love sharwma so much so my visit here was such a let down. The food tasted so generic and blah. The rice and meat lacked any flavor. The sauces were just ok...this is what the NYC carts are known for. Staff were really good and came around offering extra sauce. Overall, with so many sharwma options, this is a def. skip. Sorry...3 stars barely *** read more

They nickel and dime for everything. Lamb was sitting in a pool of oil. Chicken was ok. Much better value and price at other shawarma places. read more

Food is 2 and service is 4. We came for lunch at around 12:30, not busy at all. I ordered falafel combo, with extra baba ganoush. The eggplant probably was not grilled on the open flame, so it is lack of eggplant and smoky flavour, also it was too salty. The falafel is also on salty side, texture was good though. The rice and salad was so so, not interesting at all. They came after we started eating for extra round of sauce, that was nice. Overall, not impressed with their food. read more

I've been in New York for 2 years and halal guys was my staple food back then , coming to Canada I kinda missed it and was excited to try this and was very very disappointed. The quantity was less for the price we paid. It's 15$ just for one regular bowl and it did not meet our expectation with the quality either. The chicken was undercooked and very bland the thing we were able to eat was lettuce and tomatoes the sauce was okay but the hot sauce was crazy over the top spicy. Will not be going back there again for sure. read more

I was at the Halal Guys yesterday with my family and we had the worst experience EVER!!!! The server was extremely cheap with the portions and was very impatient; if felt like she just wanted to get it done and over with. What kind of Customer Service is this ?!?! It's pretty evident in the picture how much ingredients were added to this platter and the platter speaks for itself as well as the service!!! This heartland location is poorly managed!! read more

The Halal Guys - Mixed up latter of gyro and chicken. Waste of money!!! Platter speaks for itself!! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Had their chicken sandwich which I thought was okay/good maybe cuz I was very hungry. Their platter was okay

Such a good place! Honestly, the service was so amazing, nothing could dock any stars off this review. They greeted us so warmly, asked us several times if we want anything extra (for free), once we sat down, came around with more sauce after a few mins and asked if we wanted more, and then came around again asking if everything is good. Then when we left, the owner of the place opened the door for us and said goodbye. Just such an amazing service and polite mannered people. The food was good, not the best I've had to be honest but the service made that all up and made the experience great! Thanks to the team, keep it up, customer service can make or break an experience read more

I don't really see the hype with the gyros. I ordered a chicken gyro and it tasted like any other shawarma place to be honest.