Shawarma Cairo & Pizza
An Egyptian kitchen on Edmonton Trail doing shawarma and pizza off one menu, halal throughout - and the Egyptian half is what makes it worth crossing the city for, since almost nothing else on this map is. What to order The hawashi - spiced minced meat baked into bread - is the dish reviewers who had never eaten Egyptian food come back to rave about, and the pitas are made by hand here rather than bought in. The falafel shawarma is the local signature, a combination most counters do not put on the board. Finish with rice pudding and the sweet pastries. Good to know The owner will walk you through the menu if the Egyptian names are unfamiliar, and reviewers describe being handed free pastries for a restless child. Shawarma and pizza on one menu, which settles a common argument. Lunch, dinner and dessert, with vegetarian options, step-free access and free parking. Rated 4.7 from nearly 1,000 Google reviews.
