Somethin’ 2 Talk About

I LOVE THIS PLACE.
The name is a tad odd. For the first two months, I followed the lead of a guy in my lab who called it ‘The Yellow House’. Once, I was waiting in line for my food and a lady who had just finished her meal came up to the counter to talk about how great it was, and the lovely manager responded with:
«So it’s ‘Something 2 Talk About’, eh?»
And I had a giggle fit while I waited for my perfect falafel sandwich.
Hard to find a good halal place and this place is fresh and tasty, with lovely service and a plethora of options. Super super busy at lunch time but if you order ahead of time, the food is ready for pickup.

I’ve been passing this place for years and always thought it was a long-​abandoned pizza joint based on the exterior. Imagine my surprise when I found out that this place is not only still in business, but also sells middle-​eastern food!
I came here for chicken shawarma during lunchtime. The dark interior wasn’t very inviting and the atmosphere was kind of bleak. I immediately spotted a chicken shawarma sandwich on the menu for $ 5.99, but despite my best efforts couldn’t find chicken being roasted on a spit anywhere behind the counter. I did see a roasting spit by the wall, but this equipment wasn’t being used at the time. I was hungry and didn’t feel like battling the freezing winds outside in search of a new lunch place, so I decided to place an order despite my misgivings. Where did my meat come from? Beats me.
I received my wrap promptly and ventured out back to find a seat. The seating area was pretty small, with a few bar stools and a couple of tables (one of which was occupied by an employee). I enjoyed the food but it was nothing to write home about. The bits of chicken lacked the crispiness you’d expect from roasted meat. I also would’ve liked more toppings (seriously, no pickles?!). That being said, the garlic sauce and the hot sauce were delicious!

Hidden off of Bay street this is a place that make great home style mediterranean food.
My favourites are the shawarma and the spicy burger both are full of flavor and cooked just right and at a fair price.
Its a family business with great service everyone who works there is super friendly and welcoming.
They even have a app to order food if you are in a rush.

A hidden hole-​in-​the-​wall type resto! A great selection of wraps and sandwiches, and the bread is delicious!
Everything has a generous filling of meat (tender juicy flavourful) and veggies (fresh!), topped with the right amount of sauce. I still need to try their rice dishes!
Looks like a lot of regulars here that get along well with the friendly staff. A local delight for sure.

I come here at least 3 times a week for breakfast/​lunch. The owners are very friendly and dependable. Food is fresh/​homemade/​great. And they have an online app to avoid lines. Love this place!

Amazing– fresh — reasonably priced!

I work in the area and come here once a week. Why? Because it is inexpensive, dependable, and incredibly delicious food.
This is a family-​owned business that truly cares about their customers. They make everything from scratch, by themselves, every day, which is impressive considering their extensive menu of wraps and plates.
My favourites are the falafel wrap w/​hummus, the tandoori chicken wrap, and the brie-​chicken-​grilled pear wrap. The falafel is perfectly fried (immediately when you order) and has a perfect texture; the tandoori is not overly spicy and comes with an amazing tzatziki sauce; and pear and brie is just one of the best flavour combinations in a wrap I’ve ever had… they’ll ask, and I recommend, adding hot sauce and onions, every time!
A wonderful, friendly neighbourhood staple for anyone around the Yonge & Dundas area. They’ve been here for 18 years, thriving as other restaurants popped up all around them, and there’s a great reason for it! Check it out!

Maybe I’m just not part of the conversation… reviews for Somethin’ 2 Talk About are generally high, but my experience if mediocre at best.
Located in a narrow townhouse along Gerard Street West, you might walk right by Somethin’ 2 Talk About if you were actually engaged in a real conversation. Walk in and you’re hit with a wave of smokey-​greasiness, which bodes ill if you’re ordering falafel, like I did.
. Apart from a few scattered stools at the window, diners are herded into a greasy dark warren at the back of the restaurant with sticky tables and hard wooden seats. A TV blares the local news channel. Groups of university students compete to see who can talk loudest. There’s a cute patio out back, which is great during our 2.5 weeks of summer. Most people get their meals to go. They are smart.
To order, you must find the cashier. Hint: he’s located about ¹⁄₃ the way into the restaurant, in front of the sweaty dude who’s actually cooking. To make a full order, you elbow your way through the crowd, tell him what you want, then mill back and forth collecting pop (jealously guarded), paper napkins, and a haphazard fistful of plastic cutlery. Listen carefully for them to call out your order-​although without taking my name, or giving numbers this can involve a bit of guesswork (or a luncheon surprise).
The food itself is cheap. I’ll spare you a cost vs. value rant and tell you we’re thoroughly on the cost side, here. My poor falafel is a bare bones affair. crumbly golf-​ball sized patties that taste exclusively of salt; browning lettuce and white-​cored tomato; a roadkill smear of garlicky mayo, eaten in loud darkness. The building used to be someone’s home. I venture a trip to the only washroom up a flight of rickety stairs. I imagine people died here.
Like i said, the food is cheap. Don’t be a cheapskate. Eat somewhere else.

Went with a group of people last week cause we wanted to try something new.
The food was overdone, the rice was still hard and the food tasted bland. Will not go back.

Great sandwiches for takeout for a group, a staple for our group meetings. The shaheen are especially great.

Let me just first start off by saying I forgot to take a picture of my meal today! Reason being was that I was busy talking with friends and it simply slipped my mind that I needed to take a picture for my Unilocal review afterwards. But please take my word for it and believe me that I went to this place for lunner today!
I ordered the tandoori chicken with chickpea salad, rice, and Greek salad. The chickpea salad was very nicely dressed, very tasty, nothing to complain about. The Greek salad was also nicely dressed, not bitter-​tasting, nice sweet and sour vinaigrette. However, definitely not a traditional Greek salad. They should just call it a «salad» to avoid offending the real Greeks. Now, the rice was also good BUT the chicken… It was very salty unfortunately. To be honest, it was salty AND dry. I was hoping that it would be the star of the dish but it turned out to disappoint. It was salty to the point where I chugged down 3 bottles of water within a 2 hour time period after.
I also got a spoonful of hot sauce and yoghurt on the side which was alright. The hot sauce was INTERESTING to say the least because it was hot but also sweet and NOT sour like tabasco. The yoghurt was nice, a little bit too salty especially with that super salty chicken. However it cleansed the palette pretty well.
Because of the chicken I am giving this review 4 stars, if I had the option I would probably give it 3.5 stars. But the other items were good and I look at everything on that platter with equal importance! Even though I truly hoped that chicken would be bomb.

Wasn’t a good experience. The salad in the rice dish is horrible and the rice is unexpectedly bad. The chicken is okay but it is a bit dry.

I find it hard to find a good healthy breakfast in this area. This place has really good egg wraps, and always great customer service, and I like how I can order ahead of time on their app!

I’ve been coming here for years for a reason. Fast, friendly, great value, and I’ve never been disappointed. They put a lot of time and effort into their menu, and it shows. Faves include the spicy burger, chicken delight and, on the rare occasions they put it up on the Specials board, the meatball sandwich.

Sauce was cold in the beef sandwich. Also I found some hair in my Greek salad; I wouldn’t go back here. Kinda hidden, definitely not a gem.

Fresh, flavourful, quick. I will be back, most likely.

This place is small and doesn’t look like much, but they’re wonderful.
The people who work there are friendly and quick and try to remember you too (which is nice)
I’ve had two of their chicken wraps and both have been delicious.
The hot sauce is perfect, chicken is cooked wonderfully, the wraps are done properly and stay together as you eat (this I find a lot of other places have problems with)
It’s not expensive (6somethig for a very filling wrap) and it’s made with healthy fresh ingredients too
I recommend
Also– they have an app so you can preorder. Which is cool.

I’m never eating at the stinkin’ hospital again. So good! Super friendly. Great app so you don’t have wait for your falafel (about 10 mins fresh). Seriously guys

I dropped by today for a quick lunch on the way to a doctor’s appointment nearby. I had the lunch platter with falafel, chicken, chickpeas and salad. It came to around $ 10 including tax and the portions were huge, so quite good value for money.
The staff here are very friendly and advised that my meal would take a few minutes while the falafel was being cooked. As I waited, I surveyed the other patrons and it seemed that a lot of them were regulars and know the staff quite well. This is always a good sign.
There is a small amount of seating inside the restaurant and a decent sized patio out back so you can enjoy your lunch in the sunshine. I found the lighting a bit dim inside, but maybe that’s just me.
In terms of the food itself, it was very tasty and fresh. The falafel was piping hot and the tandoori chicken (I asked for this instead of shawarma chicken) was very good too. The hot sauce they put on the rice and falafel was not too spicy and had a bit of a sweet taste too, which was refreshing. The chickpeas and salad were also very tasty.
I will be dropping by soon to try the other items on the menu, including the cajun chicken. Their specials menu changes regularly so there is always something new to try. A solid four star lunch spot that is a bit off the beaten track and (for now) not too busy.

I came back here and ended up going with the chicken, pear, and brie wrap with onions and hot sauce. After ordering I thought I might regret the hot sauce and onions with this particular wrap but no way! Super tasty with some kind of caesar/​garlic/​parm sauce on it. YUMMMM. Can’t wait to go back!