Babylon Qithara

My girlfriend and I stopped in here because we are into Mediterranean food and it looked like a good deal. We saw there was a chicken Shawarma meal deal on. My girlfriend and I are vegetarian so we asked if we could get the same deal with the vegetarian wrap which is actually a dollar less and they refused. We then got samosas which were clearly heated up in the microwave and not very hot and a mixed veggie wrap which was cold and did not meet up to expectations. I would not return.

I visited Babylon several times while visiting Calgary, and my feelings on it have ranged between decently good to really good.
On a few visits, a couple of elementary school aged kids were the ones assembling my order. It’s nice to see them getting in on the family business, but they should be more supervised for better quality control. They couldn’t seem to get my kibby hot. The adults who work there have a better command of microwave use.
What keeps me coming back is the chicken shawarma. Whether wrapped in pita, topping a salad, or as a part of the platter, it is very tasty — especially topped with tahini and hot sauces!
I wouldn’t go out of your way to try this place, but if you’re in Eau Claire and hungry, it’s certainly a worthy option.

A great place for your shwarma or donair craving. Prices are amazing considering the prime location.
I really enjoy all of the fresh fixings they include with their wraps or plates. The service is very quick, as they get quite a bit lunch time rush. I find they are more than generous with the meats in their wraps or plates and they give you as much sauce as you want on top. They have serve-​yourself hot sauce, which I love to add to my meals.
I’d advise to come before 11:45 if you don’t want to be in line, and try their baklava, it’s very yum. I particularly love their chicken shwarma !

Mediocre Mediterranean seems to be the theme for many of these food court Falafel spots. Tabbouleh didn’t taste fresh, my plate was overloaded with four heaping scoops of rice to make it look like I had tons of food, and I got attitude for not wanting feta on my salad.
I’m sure the Falafel would’ve tasted much better, if it wasn’t rubbery in the center from being microwaved. The flavor was there, but the texture was narf. Take a pro-​tip from Lifehacker, BQ. Put a glass of water in with the Falafels if you must microwave it, so they don’t take on the texture of bedpost chewing gum.
Still, reading all the raves from friends, maybe I caught them on an off day? Maybe, I’ll come back and try the eggplant.

Been to many middle eastern restaurants and this is below average. Ingredients were not fresh, the meat didnt taste that great. Hightlight was the pita bread wrap. Skippable experience.

I discovered Babylon Qithara thanks to Wendy P.‘s recommendation when I was looking for veggie-​friendly places in Calgary. Eau Claire market was conveniently across the street from my hotel, so I made a dash over here as soon as I checked-​in, to be able to fill my hungry belly.
When places have a «veggie» plate (or some variant), it makes it simple for me to decide. What a great way to try a variety of things without having to do the [sometimes laborious] task of narrowing down the options myself.
The veggie plate was quite good – you get a choice of two types of rice, and falafel or eggplant. I couldn’t chose, and was able to get half and half of both options! (Though I did get a bit of a funny look for this indecisiveness.) Potatoes, two salads (one cucumber, one tabouleh), and two «dips» (hummous & tzatziki) also come with it. It was filling and delicious. The eggplant was a little greasier than I expected, and the whole dish was probably not quite as healthy as I originally was anticipating, but that’s quite okay. (Check out the picture I uploaded if you want to see what the veggie plate looks like.)
There was a constant line of customers, it moves fast, but you may have a bit of a wait depending on what you order. It looks like all the food is ready and you should be able to go after they spoon it onto a plate for you, but a few items needed to be heated (or have some other work done), which did take a couple extra minutes of waiting around. The guys behind the counter were very nice. I would come back on a future visit to Calgary!

I freely admit to not being able to pronounce the name of this place, but was pleasantly surprised to see them on a day I was going «Avonning» by Eau Claire. It was hot out, and I wanted a drink, but of course I couldn’t pass up on snacking on bakalava while I was it. The guy behind the counter had a pretty good sense of humor and I could see there was quite the variety of other foods, but I gotta have my deep-​fried honey goodness: d

I’m quite surprised that out of all the trips I’ve made to Eu Claire, I’ve never really tried Babylon. So I finally decided to try them on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
I ordered a Donair plate to go, which came with fixings of rice, veggies, and the usual bevy of sauces Mediterranean food goes with. The Donair was juicy and flavourful but I was also impressed with the side dishes. Usually most places easily botch their side dishes by making the silliest mistakes: leaving the rice out to dry or overspicing and overcooking the vegetables to hide their lack of freshness. But at Babylon the side dishes were made with just as much care as the main attraction, which made the whole meal worth the experience.

«I’ll have a donair plate please» I asked after I had spent a few minutes perusing the menu on my lunch break at a weekend fair. I wasn’t sure how the donair plate was different than the donair wrap, except that it came with some sides to make it a meal rather than just the donair.
As it turns out, there was no wrap involved. The donair plate is a plate full of rice (your choice of spicy or non), veggies/​salad and sauces with donair meat cooked up and piled on top. Didn’t see that one coming. While this wasn’t quite the same as having my lamb all wrapped up, it was still quite tasty… and Babylon sure didn’t skimp on the rest of the food.
All in all, a satisfying and quick lunch in Eau Claire Market!

Amazing food, fast. If it weren’t for the garlic aftermath, I’d eat here everyday

Let’s say that overall, this place has the best kebobs I’ve had in a very long time. I had the Beef Kebob and Rice with salad — wow. Mouth watering and filling for the price, you can’t go wrong at Babylon Qithara.
Moreover, there are shishas on the menu — a great experience to see folks taking this in with mint tea!
I’d recommend Babylon over any other Middle Eastern establishment in the North East. Service is excellent without complaint!

Surprising delicious fast food at a Mediterranean food counter at the Eau Claire Market. Large 8 inch beef donair and pop for under 8 dollars. The girth on this baby is amazing, it also depends if you like girth… Stuffed with tons of beef, fresh tomatoes, pickle, olives and sweet sauce, I was more than just satisfied.
Baklava here is tres expensive at $ 4.99 for small sizes; even Ouzo had larger ones at $ 1.99. Staff is friendly, funny and he used plastic gloves when serving, appreciate this detail.