Oh deary me, I'm not sure what it says about me that on Valentine's eve I ended up in a kebab shop, but I'm willing to take the social hit. As a matter of fact, it's not nearly as sad as it sounds, so before judgement is passed let me explain. A group of friends and I decided to congress in town at The Victoria for a few jovial drinks, not exactly in celebration of Hallmark's favourite day, but certainly in spite of it. It's odd- I'd not realised what a ghost town Leeds could become as a result of this contested event. The pub, but the time I'd gotten out, was virtually empty...
In any case, back to Zam Zams. So, we'd partaken of many ales and it had come to that special time post-booze, where upon we all felt le faim de le loup. It became clear that folk wished to sit in whilst consuming various meaty products (literally; that wasn't a dirty joke) and so we chose to dine at Zam Zams. There are plenty of cheap take away style items to choose from, but I'm sure you'll be aware of all the regulars. For me, I opted for a good old fashioned donner meat and chips.
My plate came with a mound of presumably freshly sliced kebab meat, lots of chips and a complimentary suggestion of salad. Once smothered in the 'Chefs Mayonnaise' (note, the grammar anomalie) I was good to go. Before ten minutes had passed I'd pretty much demolished what was on the plate, the chips being particularly good, only leaving a small amount as I was full. After a tiny taster of the chilli sauce, I knew it wasn't for me -being a regular spice wuss, I'm sure it tasted hotter than the sun. This, could be a positive for some, such as my compadre who bathed his kebab in the aforementioned condiment, delighted.
The staff were all pretty friendly, and service was super swift, perhaps being as Zam Zams also have a take away version of the business adjoining next door. The tables etc are certainly your standard diner/greasy spoon style, and romantic or exotic the menu is not, but should you wish to sit and eat late of an evening amongst friends then this is as good a place as any to do so. The biggest bonus being, it's open as late as you could wish. (Well, I'm sure they close at some point, but probably not before you'll be heading home.)
£3.50 or so will fill you up with some fairly decent kebab meat, chips and send you home without fear of a hang over. Job done. read more