Kabsa

They are closed on Mondays
Amazing Mandy and Hanith
The place needs some renovation
Need to improve the table service

Reasonable prices, donair portions were very large and reasonable, and the owner was really friendly. I will be visiting again.
They also have a small assortment of Middle Eastern soda I would recommend.

The place is excellent. I had chicken Kabsa with lamb kebab .sure we will back

Just ok.
I am disappointed because kebabs were smelly. Not marinated and well cooked, I could smell the smell of raw beef.
Walking out hungry after paying $ 20. Dissatisfied.

What can you say? The food is authentic, delicious, and filling? All true. The lamb is some of the best in the city. The chicken mendi is all that is good about a chicken dish. Rice is perfect.
Try it all. I have and you will enjoy it.

This place is excellent! I can’t praise it enough I’ve had chicken mendi from here multiple times, always exceptional. It is a lot of food, and every thing is very flavourful: the two sauces, lentil soup, rice and chicken.
I also tried their chicken shawarma today. Best shawarma I have had in edmonton, hands down. Unlike other places, the chicken it self is cooked in delicious spices and it’s extremely juicy and not at all dry. Other places always have dry, relatively tasteless chicken. Not this place!
I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who appreciates good, hearty food. And be sure to come hungry :)

We went there couple of times. Love the food, but in they don’t have all what is says on the menu. Last three times wanted to order beef kebab, but they didn’t have it. Lamb is great.

I went there looking for a great donair poutine and had a hard time finding parking. once that was solved go in and just saw the top banner with meal deals but not full menu in sight. I knew what I wanted and asked if they had it. poutine donair. was served hot but had it for take out so no salt and vinegar for the fries and white sauce was on the donair meat. was good healthily potion, but taste wise was not out standing but ok. if near there would go again and try something else. service was fast and efficient and they cater to the bar after crowds. was small clean place. I think they will do well in their location.

Great place for Arabic rice meals. The Shawrema is great. It’s my favorite restaurant at Whyte Ave.

I ended up here on the spur of the moment for a quick supper last week with a friend. I used to go to a restaurant by the same name on Jasper Avenue that served Middle Eastern rice dishes — I am not sure if this is the same one, but the menu certainly looked familiar. However, instead of a rice dish, we had donairs, and they were spectacular: lots of flavourful meat, a good sauce, fresh veggies — it was packed with meat and the meat tasted different than the typical pressed meat that is used by commercial donair places. Prices are very reasonable. I am definitely coming back.

The food here is decent, even if it is 30% or so more expensive than it should be. I suppose those Whyte Avenue rents must put some awful pressure on the bottom line. Check out Kabsa if you can snag a Groupon deal.

I enjoyed the chicken Shawarma. They were generous with their chicken. It has a nice flavor and seasoning. The mushroom soup wasn’t to my like. Had a different flavor I just cant identify. The gravy on the poutine was pretty good and there was a decent amount of cheese on it. La Shish down the street is a bit better in my opinion. Prices are standard for Lebanese to go. You can eat for under $ 10.

The lamb was tender and flavorful, the chicken was tender but not any different than a good roast from Safeway. Better than expected for a tiny Whyte avenue sandwich place.

I absolutely love this place! They serve big portions and their food is very tasty. I’ve been here many times now, last time I had their lamb dish which was very tender and tasty, and I’m not usually a big fan of lamb. Today I had their mendi chicken and it was excellent. Among the best things they make is their rice. It’s just perfectly spiced and seasoned and they give you large portions of it, but I’ve heard some people order more on the side. It is that good! From what I’ve noticed they have two different types of rice and they each complement their meals well.
The place has a traditional Mediterranean look and is very clean. A few times I came there around 5:30 and they had such a rush that they ended up selling out of food. The line up was long but it went quick and I though the food took a reasonable time to make considering the anount of people they were servin. I come back every time I’m on Whyte Avenue, and sometimes even drive across the city to eat there.

Great location, friendly welcoming staff but falls down with odd soup, oily salad, and the lamb special prepared much earlier in the day. I have not yet had –until today – either a pita or naan bread that was so burnt and dried out that it was not chewable.
Another Middle Eastern restaurant just opened its doors-​Kabsa I have been in before just for a juice, seen what looks like some tasty and interesting foods.
I have been told that the King Fish Steak is halibut-​so I planned to try it today. I was told they moved from downtown 2 months ago to whyte ave and ran the same name restaurant for 11 years before ending up here.
I came in today to try the King Fish Steak and was told they didn’t have any?, They did say each day they have a special, so I ordered that. It was a lamb dish, with soup and rice.
Not 5 minutes later a large order of rice and lamb appear, with a partally charred pita bread, I don’t think it was Naan bread, I first think I wont be able to finish it all. Very large portions adorn the disposable plate. I try the soup and cant figure out the taste, large carrots and peppers and potatoes, but little taste, there are mushy parts at the bottom-​not sure what it was so I skip it altogether.
I start with the lamb that has been simmered so it falls of the bone, I like the portions but have had better lamb at other buffet tables elsewhere in the city.
The heaping mound of rice, are mixed with seasonings, they also provide 2 small side containers of a clear hot chili pepper mix, and a cream dip-​maybe its yogurt– I don’t know. I also skip the dips-​try them but they don’t help with the meal. The blackened crispy pita/​naan is hard to chew-​over crispy and does not really go with anything-​its not stale but it is dried out, and burnt so it is discarded.
The salad which is some lettuce, tomatoes, and red peppers and white onion are drizzled with a lot of oil, it lost its crispy freshness and reminds me of a greek salad-​minus the olives and feta cheese. Nothing really stands out in taste or flavor. I think the daily special was prepared much earlier in the day.
I came around supper hour, so I think its should be their freshest dish to offer, they even suggested it but I leave disappointed. Wow do they pile up on the rice!
I get the rice to go, leave the soup, salad but can’t get seem to get that lamb and spice smells to stay at the restaurant.
It reminded me sort of like mall food-​the ready to go kind. The lamb special costs 15.00, so after 2 months here they may have to iron out some food quality and taste improvements.
I wish them well, the staff were very nice-​maybe it was an off day. I’m kinda glad I didn’t get to try the fish dish after all. Some people came in checked out the foods and left, so hopefully its still in the developing stages,
I am told that in 2006 or 2007 they were named as one of the best visited middle eastern food places to eat in Edmonton. I will look forward to those days again!