Shawarmania
“The only thing I didn't get was the pita pocket, a kind of wonderbred white bun meets pita dealie.”
“After a few drinks though, mind you this was a few months ago, my buddy Howie and I found ourselves at Shwarmania!”
“I've stopped in to Shawarmania around 8 times since they have opened and ordered delivery twice.”
Shawarmania
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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After picking someone up from Laguardia decided to hit this place up which is about 10-15 away in Astoria. Limited seating. Basically its a Middle Eastern shawarma (their version of gyro) shop. Good stuff comes from this place – fresh and tasty good and definitely fills you up. I tried the chicken shawarma sandwich with a Coke – awesome!
This review is based on DELIVERY.
I ordered through the yelp app which runs with EAT24. Placed the order and added the tip, all seems good right? After a hour and change of waiting I decided to contact the restaurant (no answer), later then I reached out to EAT24. At this point, my stomach is eating itself from hunger.
The representative told me they were out for delivery and then few minutes later told me the deliver guy would not deliver to my area because it was too far out of their delivery area, understandable if a place told you in advance. Never received a courtesy call or a cancellation they could not deliver to my area; in that hour and change I could have ordered from a different place or gone to the supermarket to whip something up. I' am asking for a little courtesy but maybe I'm asking for too much (shrug)
In summary, I never received my order, got my refund from EAT24, and will not order from this place again.
Having gone past this places numerous times on my visits in Astoria. I finally decided to try it out. Afterall it always smells amazing!!
Came in and the nice gentleman referred me and my friend to look up at the menu on the wall because it has more than the paper menu.
I ordered the lamb and beef platter. I wasnt sure where to pick bc i looked at yelp for help there. There was so much from this plate i couldnt finish. The recipe amazing. Loved the tzatziki sauce and tahini. Not a fan of the spicy sauce!
The meat was good but was so chopped up i couldnt tell which was which. But it was good! Next time i think ill try chicken or just plain or whichever meat i am feeling!
Before i could ask for a bag to go from sitting down and eating the nice gentleman had the bag ready for me and even opened it! It was done beautifully like a man holding the door for a lady just a really sweet gesture!
Shwarmania advertises amazing discounts for lunch specials. $15 will get you a small plate, so I recommend getting a few. I sometimes just get a pack of pitas from the deli next door because there's 8 in a pack but cost the same as a single at shwarmania! But who's counting, lol!
Had a long day at the office? Get ready to get off the train and have club music blasting in your ears. Nothing like dance music to sooth your soul.
I don't think shwarmania was as excited as I was to see the "No flyer or menus" posted on my front door :/ Some how each floor of my building had stacks of menus strewn about on each floor! Maybe someone in my building works there!
I will definitely be back every time I ride the train.
This shawarma joint is located right underneath the subway and a 5-minute walk from me, but to be honest, I wouldn't have come in if not for my friend who's obsessed with halal food. Now whenever he comes up to visit he insists that we go here, because Shawarmania does not disappoint. It's cheap and fucking delicious. Highly recommend the chicken shawarma. A pita would fill me up and it's only, what, 6-7 bucks.
re: the sauces, the standard white sauce they put in is the garlic sauce. You can ask for hot sauce, which goes really well with the garlic sauce. I didn't think it was that hot but it gave me a heartburn afterwards; touche, Shawarmania, touche. They also have tzatziki sauce which is reaaallly heavy but really good.
There's a bit of wait for the food, but the staff are friendly and there's a TV in the back to keep you preoccupied as you wait.
So far, I've had the chicken shawarma and the chicken kebab on whole wheat wrap versus the pita. The chicken was juicy, moist, tender and plentiful. The chicken kebab is quickly turning into one of my faves. It's a local joint if you're looking for something fast and tasty and reasonably priced. Eating in is fine but I prefer take-out.
Thanks Mohamed!
This place was great! I was really wanting to eat some good Arabic/Mediterranean food but did not care to go a very traditional place. Meaning I really didn't want to hear arabic music and have hookahs all around me while eating. This place was the answer. The portions are generous and the staff is as friendly as they get. I a not in the east coast often, but next time I am I will be back here.
Oh ya and it kicks the halal guy' ass
Another Asotria-ite recommended Shawarmania to me, but it took me a while to try this place out. The last two businesses that had inhabited this space didn't last long. I doubted this one would either, but it stayed, so finally I visited and I've been purchasing my Chicken Shawarma from here ever since. They definitely blow street vendor halals out of the water & their large platters (~11) can feed 2.
They took down the sign for it, but ask for their special lamb shank. It's insanely cheap for a large platter, $10. This dish only comes in large because of the size of the lamb shank. The rice in this dish seems to be cooked differently than their shawarma rice; it's so moist and flavorful, I suspect the juices from the lamb shank go into this. And the meat on the lamb shank is fall-off- the-bone tender. When they first started serving this perhaps too much juice was rendered off, but the last time I got this the lamb meat was perfectly flavored. I can taste the cardamom in this.
Get their shawarma, either the chicken or their beef and lamb. It's their specialty; their kebabs (overcooked and dry) don't properly represent this place. I can also recommend their falafel, babaganosh and hummus- but the last two sides come in a 4 oz. container for $2.50. A bit pricy in my opinion, when Sabaro's costs around $1.60 for the same amount. But, it's freshly made and sometimes I'm just craving a good babaganosh.
I usually come here to pick up. Their Macdonald's-like (yellow, orange and red walls, florescent lighting, Formica tables and plastic Ikea-like chairs) décor doesn't really lend itself to date-night. Their servers have always been really friendly. It almost makes the New Yorker in me skeptical, "whatcha smilin' at? What do you want from me?" I've ordered delivery as well and for the most part been satisfied. They only messed up my order once- so now when I pick up I double check.
My husband also likes to order the Philly Cheese Schwarma Pita ($7).
The food doesn't taste overly salted, but we usually wake up thirsty in the middle of the night, so drink plenty of water when ordering from here.