Eat A Pita

Chicken that came with the plate was tough and dry and the salads had too much vinegar. Also, the beef wasn’t very good either. It’s priced right and you do get a good amount of food.
Service was fast but presentation is poor — dark and rough inside. Very limited seating — for take out.

First visit: came before 3PM, ordered the Shawarma plate for $ 5. Rice was bland. Potatoes were bland. Chicken was dry. Gentleman working behind the counter took lettuce out of some box on the ground, did not wash it, immediately began cutting it and threw it on my plate. Very disappointed. Cheap food, cheaper service was what was going through my mind.
Decided to give this place a second try…
Second visit: ordered the Shawarma plate again, decided to use my first experience as the bench mark. lol. decided to sit inside on those weird stools and eat. Food was okay for $ 5. while eatting though, that gentlemen who’s always there serving… yelled at his employee saying «ayyyyy I told you to call those pest control guys… these things are runnin around everywhere»… well I dont know what those «things» were… but I did notice that I had bitten into something that had a weird crunch and did not taste like chicken. or rice… or potatoes… or salad…
Never returning again…

This is the best schwarma i have ever had. And for only $ 5! I have been coming here since 2008 and i don’t think they have ever raised their prices. So good, so friendly. Couldn’t recommend highly enough!

Pretty much the only place I know where I can eat lunch and feel satisfied until dinner for $ 5. I always get the chicken plate at lunch, and though I’m not as regular as a lot of their customers, they remember me. And they have a LOT of regulars. Expect a line out the door from 11:45 to 2:00. But it’s healthy, delicious, and hearty. The service is a well oiled machine, with a few bumps this summer as they had some younger help in.

Yorkville is not an easy place to find a cheap good eat. This is an awesome place for that and is my go to place when I want tasty food on a budget. $ 5 for either a plate (with a lot of food might I add) or a wrap/​pop combo.
I’ve had the chicken, beef and falafel and all of them great! May look like (and is to a degree) a whole in the wall, but the food is good and the guys who work there are awesome!

I work nearby and have stopped in a few times to pick up lunch. Their Shawarma and Falafel have been excellent. To my knowledge, you can’t find a better deal for a reasonable sized meal in the area. I highly recommend it.

3.5÷5 to be honest.
I used to eat here at lunch very frequently, getting beef or chicken shwarmas, and it was always great for a long long time. After a while though, the beef (and sometimes the chicken) started to be very dry, and then portion sizes started to decrease.
Went back for the first time in a while today. Unfortunately portion size is still down from what I remember it use to being. Still tastes great, and they’re still super nice guys, but I was hoping for more.
Will I go back? Sure. $ 5 for a shwarma and pop (incl tax) is a great deal. Would I go a lot more often if they went back to how it used to be? For sure.

I have been eyeing Eat a Pita for a long time now. It always seems to have long lines of people waiting outside.
I finally decided to check this place out. It’s a tiny little shop with people working behind the counter including an extremely friendly man who seemed to know everyone that walked in and happily chatted away to all of them while he prepared everyone’s order.
I walked in to find a long line of men in front of me. Not a woman in sight which made me a little bit nervous (what did they know that I didn’t?). I ordered the $ 5 lunch special (chicken, rice, a salad and a few veggies, tahini sauce, hot sauce, watery salad dressing and barely recognizable tzatziki sauce that comes from a giant tub.
This place is not for you germaphones, I found a hair in my meal, but the food was decent. Having said that, the lunch market around here is competitive and I’d rather spend my money at Picnic or Salad Days.
I understand the draw, decent portion, very friendly staff, quick service and a price you really can’t beat, but this place just wasn’t my cup of tea, even if it was just $ 5 including tax.

The chicken shawarma here is excellent! The chicken is flavourful and juicy plus they have a daily special of a chicken shawarma and drink for 5 $. Just a note this place is tiny so don’t expect to dine in, although they have a few stools if you’re solo or with a friend and want to grab a quick bite. They also close at 6pm during the week — I happened to make it just in time. Sorry, no pic, I downed that thing before I could even! :)

came here today and got the chicken shwarma and it was amazing! Great service and the price is really the best selling point. I loved the sauce but i wish the chicken had little bit more flavor. All in all it was well worth it and I will come back again as long as they keep the prices.

My go to for lunch when I have the time to line up. There’s always a line up unless there is a blizzard.
Nothing beats a $ 5 healthy, hearty lunch. I get the chicken or beef lunch salad — meat, rice, potatoes and salad. The owner is great at making accommodations; I usually skip the rice and potatoes and just order the salad and meat.
The greens are always fresh, I mean how can they not be when there is so much volume at the door. The shawarma meat is a hit or miss, I’ve had extremely dry beef a few times, not as often with the chicken but hey $ 5 lunch, can’t complain too much about it.
Eat here for lunch, worth the 10 minute line up.

My first review, and for a place that really deserves a 5-​star review.
Eat A Pita is an amazing place with prices and service that match it’s qualities, now you may be asking: «what’s so amazing about this place, it’s just shawarmas». It’s better than that, they’re the best damn shawarams I’ve had in my life. In conclusion, just go here!

It’s been a while, but had to make a review about this place.
Come here during lunch time between 10:30−3pm and you’ll get an awesome deal. A chicken shawarmaa plate or a chicken wrap with pop for $ 5 tax in. As stated by a few others, because of the lower turnover after 3pm quality does drop.
But if you work around in the area or happen to be in the neighborhood, it’s a good option if you’re hungry and feel like shawarma. It’ll fill you and the guys are pretty nice.
So the #BallerOnABudget in me says, this is a mega win. Can’t beat $ 5 for a good and filling lunch. Enjoy guys. =)

Oh, how I adore this place and their outstanding lunch special! As others have noted, it’s 5 $ taxes in for a descent sized chicken schwarma and a drink. You can. Not. Beat. That.
They serve fast and friendly. Awesome staff, awesome food. My only complaint is no weekend hours. But this place is a jewel among the overpriced Yonge/​Bloor lunch fare.
Avoid the lunch hour and avoid lineups. But still… they keep the line moving fast. Worth all five stars.

$ 4.75 (tax in) for a Chicken/​Beef shwarma sandwich!
The shwarma is just right in terms of size. You won’t be stuffed, but you will be content — which is good to avoid food-​coma at work.
The shwarma isn’t overloaded, like I tend to see in many shwarma places in GTA. Since it’s not overloaded, you can taste all the ingredients together for a tasty experience. This is the way it is supposed to be, at least this is how it was when I lived in Saudi Arabia for a number of years.
Tthe Chicken isn’t seasoned/​marinated too well, but I don’t mind as I prefer less salty to over salty.
All in all, very pleasant meal. I’ll definitely be returning here in the future!

Tried the chicken shawarma, really cheap as it is $ 5 with drinks and tax included. Can’t say it was delicious, but it kept me full enough for the whole evening…

This used to be my «oh man, I need a shawrma but only have $ 5, where do I go» place.
However, many competitors have opened up recently (Ali Baba, Hayden Lunch house, etc.) in the area.
What I like about this place: Cheap, and fresh meat (during lunch time)
What I dislike: Come after 4 pm, and it’s not as cheap and the meat seems dry and stale.
Verdict: Great for lunch, but not the best after that. Try any of the shawrmas when they are fresh and they are very good.

The Food:
I had the chicken wrap and although it was a bit smaller than some of the places where I’ve had it, it’s very tasty. The combination of everything that they put it is is just perfect.
The Place:
A hole in the wall with very limited seating. When my boyfriend and I went, all the seats were occupied so we decided to walk to a nearby park and enjoy our wrap.
The Service:
It seems like there’s always a line up at this place. That in itself attests to how good it is. However, the wait isn’t very long and was worth it.
The Verdict:
I would go here again. They have a $ 5 chicken wrap and drink special. Score!

I would have never gone here or heard of this place if it weren’t for the rave reviews on Unilocal.I decided to stop there for lunch today because I was craving a shawarma sammich. My favourite place is Liberty Shawarma in Liberty Village. This place was on par — really delish and the price was a steal! $ 5 for a chicken shawarma sammich + can of pop.
This place is just a little hole in the wall with limited bar sitting but I am looking forward to coming back here in the future. Another plus was the guy serving me washed his hands with soap and water before making my shawarma. That’s good to know especially with flu season coming up.

3−½ STARS.
After hearing tons of great reviews from my friends and on Unilocal,and on the hunt for a great falafel, I decided to give it a try.
I went on the weekend, which I didn’t experience any lines at all.
The person running the place was very friendly and appreciative.
For less than $ 5 you get a falafel sandwich with a drink, which is a great deal especially in this neck of the woods.
However I wasn’t that impressed with my falafel. Maybe I had high expectations to begin with. It was a good falafel, not dry at all.
The pieces of onion was cut a little too large for my liking, and the faint nutmeg seasoning was unexpected and not really to my liking. The hot sauce seems like it was merely tobasco sauce and watery.
For $ 5 it is a decent falafel.