Shelby’s Food Express

Delicious shawarama fries and amazing staff. First time there and staff made the atmosphere feel like we were regulars. Bravo!

Swing and a miss.
After reading all over Facebook about this mythical beast known as the shawarma poutine
SAY WHAT? MY FAVOURITE MEAT AND MY FAVOURITE UNDERGRAD POST BAR FOOD ARE A THING NOW? THAT IS LIKE IF JOEY AND DAWSON HAD A BABY AND THEIR BABY HAD A BABY WITH COREY AND TOPANGAS BABY AND THAT BABY TOOK OVER THE WORLD
anyways yeah as I was saying, shawarma fries. I saw it on Facebook. Usually all I see on Facebook are clickbait links THAT YOU CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, IT MADE ME SOB and poorly written political rants from people who are too busy ranting from their mom’s couch about politics to actually work and pay taxes and be a part of the system. So a conceptualization as cool as Back II The Future’s hover boards caught my attention.
I found out via some clicking that I could make an order ready for pickup to save an extended wait without using the nightmare of an app that is just eat, by going through their website. Regular shawarma fries. $ 7.90. Ready by the time I drive from my office to the store. Done deal.
By the time I get there is when it all goes downhill. $ 7.90 is a good price for a meal that covers all your food groups — meat, potatoes, and awesomeness. BUT, the thing that I got was both representing something that looked like a stoned 7 – 11 employees art project made using his employee discount, and also was about the size of a costco sample. And, to top it all off, the person at the counter tried to charge me $ 9.10 for an order I had an email confirmation for $ 7.90.
We worked out the pricing difference via a manager coming out the back, and I was able to sit down to eat my sample dish. Shawarma fries in concept would be a deconstructed shawarma on top of a bed of tasty, crispy, delicious fries. In execution, you might look at them and think you were rolling with Jim Morrison at Woodstock ’69. Pics attached
The thing that I got had a bunch of strange borderline unidentifiable toppings that did not make sense to be on any dish labelled «shawarma» or «fries». Including mustard, BBQ sauce, and what looked like cold 7 – 11 nacho cheese sauce.
I ate it anyways because the only thing I hate more than wasting food is pants and family members who want to kiss on the lips. But I didn’t enjoy it. The small serving for the cost of a shawarma/​salad/​drink combo at their competitors turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
I gave the restaurant two stars because of two reasons:
— the dishes appear to be innovative and original and not a carbon copy of every other menu n this ethnicity in London. They even have chicken and waffles, something I haven’t found since fritou closed
— The restaurant itself is beautiful and very clean
Otherwise, eating shawarma fries was kind of like cheering for the leafs. You’re excited because of the reputation and the expectation that they will be good. Which makes the letdown even harder, and akin to something like entering an arranged marriage and entering the honeymoon suite with the goal of consummating the relationship and finding out you married a lawnmower. Ouch.

I really like this company’s offerings and having previously visited their sit-​down store at 223 Horton St. E., so after seeing their food truck I had to stop in for some chicken shawarma.
I’ve tried their chicken shawarma a couple of times with their homemade bread and it’s delicious. I recommend it.
If I may give one suggestion, I would say that the final dish contains too much salt. They combine several different parts together for a final product (seasoned chicken, multiple sauces, bread, etc.) and I’m not sure where the excess salt is included, but I think it takes away from the natural, healthy ingredients.
I’d visit more if the processed food products (like salt and non-​traditional middle eastern sauces) were reduced. Other than that it’s great.