Adonis

Living downtown, I’m not used to such spacious supermarkets, nevermind spacious specialty supermarkets! This place is huge, bright, and clean. Signs could be a bit clearer for what is in each aisle, but the staff are always around and can point you in the right direction. Produce can be hit and miss (some really cool, exotic offerings but some stuff does not look that fresh) but everything else I’ve tried so far has been great. I especially love their selection of cheeses and nuts. The prices are surprisingly cheap if you are used to shopping at downtown Loblaws!
Don’t miss the freshly made pita bread, baklava, hummus, and prepared foods. Very tasty and affordable for a quick lunch or takeout dinner. I recently tried the chicken shawarma sandwich and the garlic-​y sauce/​hot sauce combo was perfect. There are tables and cutlery at the front of the store, in case you can’t wait until you go home to eat!

This review is mainly based on their hot-​food takeout counter and their bakery goods.
My husband and I are huge fans of the takeout counter at Adonis. The bbq beef or chicken dinner brings us here many a weekend night when we are looking for tasty comfort food that we can takeout and eat on the couch while watching Netflix: D
The meat is grilled fresh to order and they have an abundance of sides to choose from — all fresh and prepared deliciously. Service is prompt. You can browse the store for the ten minutes it takes for your order to be prepared.
The bakery features many unique deserts; cakes, cookies, pastries. We always walk away with a box filled with at least a few tasty selections and have never been let down.
We have done SOME grocery shopping while browsing in the store. We don’t reside nearby so its not our go-​to grocery store. From what I have seen, produce can be hit/​miss but they have some exotic selections that are not readily found in other grocery stores, which can be nice.
Lots of parking, nice staff, relatively clean store.

Hit and miss here.
Bad thing first: Zucchini is on sale this week. Most of them weren’t beautiful looking. Lots of scratches and brown bits and stuff. I thought I found a decent one. I picked it up. There was this squishy thing on the side (almost like pressing on a pimple. I know that description was gross. It felt gross too). It was almost clear, and attached to the zucchini. It wasn’t the only one that had this squishy thing. I don’t know if this is common, but I have never bought a zucchini with that on it. Needless to say, I was creeped out and I didn’t buy any zucchini.
Good things:
They have so many bakery items (both breads and pastries… and cookies… and cake). The katayef (pastry with walnuts at the bottom and what looks like crunchy noodles on top) was a tad sweet, but delightful! Their kanafeh is okay, but I wish it was more savory. I appreciate how they served the syrup on the side. I didn’t put it on, but I probably should have added a bit.
Wonky pricing for the win! I was in their prepared food section, and I saw what looked like small lamajuns (I am pretty sure I spelled that wrong). They said olive pizzas or pies or something. They looked like small pizzas with meat paste on them. There were two separate piles of these packages, and they had different prices. One was $ 8.99 or so, and the other was about $ 3.99. Both packages contained the same amount of these pizzas and both of them looked the same (in terms of type of food). I read the ingredient list. Neither was supposed to contain meat. I’m pretty sure they contain meat. I could not find the olives though. While this might be concerning for some, it didn’t bother me in the least because I could not care less what the package says if the inside is good. I bought both packs that said $ 3.99. Got into the car. They smell DELICIOUS. I got home and put them in my fridge. I just went to my fridge, and now my fridge smells DELICIOUS. Huzzah!
If I’m in the area, I’ll probably come again for the cooked food. The produce I can do without.

Adonis is good, and we are lucky to have it in Toronto. Most other cities would be jealous.
The good:
Location, parking, prices, meat display and freshness. Prepared foods display. Dessert display.
The bad:
The fruits and veggies aren’t always the freshest or best quality.
The ugly:
The service. Some of the cashiers are clueless and their customer service sucks.
Too many language issues.

Congratulations on the worst customer service to date. Although I do appreciate your offerings of fresh products, your customer service lacks kindness, professionalism and authenticates a sense of discrimination. I visited the Scarborough location store on September 11. I approached the express check out counter which indicated 1 – 8 items. Truthfully, I qualified to be in the express check out lane. The items that I had — mostly meat were bulky in nature, so my groceries may have appeared surmountable. As I got closer to the cashier — her name was Mawa — she starred yelling that «she couldn’t check me out because I had more than 8 items». I told her to count the items. She refused. She continued to yell and demean me. She said «I was a terrible customer» and repeated that «she couldn’t check me out». The check out line was getting longer and I became the focus of attention — as if I was committing a crime. In an effort to be mindful to the customers behind me, I told her that if she didn’t want to scan my items — I could simply leave them on the conveyer belt. She then proceed to grudgingly and aggressively ring my groceries though. She kept saying out loud to me and to her neighbouring colleagues that «I was a terrible customer» and that «it was people like me that made bad customers». I interpret that «people like me» meant people of colour. Sensitivity and tolerance training is in order for Adonis! And this ignorant cashier ought to be reminded that it’s the customers (despite of their race or colour) are the ones that drive the store revenue, which in turn privileges her to have a job. I asked her to call the store manager after she tossed me bill. She raised her voice, fluttered her arms in the air and yelled «he’s over there — go talk to him». I explained my situation to the store manager who was apologetic but also defended the cashier in the same breath by claiming that she had a stressful day. I left the store feeling so disrespected. Adonis, you have some training issues to address. No customer should have to walk away from a store feeling humiliated. Keep in mind, that bad experiences are the ones most shared. There are a plentitude of competitive shopping venues within the city… This is not the only grocery market out there.

I have been to Adonis numerous of time and always have a good experience.
It is always fun to browse around and great to get some imported Middle Eastern condiments or groceries that not available in other main stream Supermarkets.
Pita bread made in house and definitely intriguing to watch that machine pumping out all these pita bread on conveyor belt. And the in house bakery also has a lot of sweets which are sold by weight.
Adonis won’t be my regular grocery store but it is nice to come here to get inspiration or to pick up some Middle Eastern ingredients.

Great store with lots of Halal options like groceries, ready to eat meals, bakery, fresh meat, seafood, cheese, and more.
They always offer some items with very low prices that you will not want to miss.
I was amazed to see that they run a pita bread production line inside the store !!!
That is a great idea.
We tried their babaganoush from the ready to eat section, however, I was not impressed. It was more sour than necessary and I could not get the same flavor that I had at other restaurants.
Their ready to eat food choice all look mouth watering all with halal ingredients.
Defintely a must see place for anyone with halal diet.

Large specialized grocery store, leaning towards Balkan, Middle Eastern and Greek fare. The cheese counter is great, as they have a good variety, and surprisingly good specials. Produce is beautiful, but can be pricey. The meat and seafood is not too impressive. Towards the one side of the store is a mini-​pita factory, where you can watch the bread riding along a little conveyor belt and going through the oven. The prepared food is hit and miss. I want to give this place 3.5 stars, but I’m feeling generous.

This place is awesome. They have fresh fish that they will cook for u if u have 30 mins to spare. They broil or deep fry whatever fish you choose. Awesome option if ur looking for something healthy (broiled). 2 full sea bass broiled was only $ 20. Also, avoid house and clothes smelling like fish for 2 days

The staff is great, a gentleman named Daniel showed me around and recommended a few items. This place is massive they have a bakery, freshly served middle eastern cuisine. They also carry the usual supermarket varieties plus specialty items that middle easterners would not find in regular grocery stores.

My my only concern about butcher department, my experience with them made me not to buy my meat from there anymore, you have to keep watching them to make sure they are not going to sell you mystery meat.
Advice:
–make sure when you buy grounded meat, the fresh meat not only cover the top and its at the bottom as well.
–Make sure when you buy the meat, always check the price if its the same as what it said on the fridge.

This is a brand new supermarket just opened a few months ago. Clean, fresh, large variety of food. Grab a shopping cart and spend a good amount of time just browsing the aisles. First time I walked in, I stared a good 30 seconds at all the poofy pitas on the conveyor belt. Very cool, don’t see this at other grocery stores.

I’m going to start off by saying a produce employee was the most friendly and helpful guy, ever. He recommended some new things to try, pointed out specials, and made us feel very welcome. Heck, I think my husband and I were the only Asians in the grocery store! Did that have something to do with it? If it did or not, he should be employee of the month regardless.
Adonis=Mediterranean T&T. There were some really great specials throughout the store. There’s a pita making facility you can just watch them go along a conveyor belt which was pretty cool. The bakery section had rows and rows of sweets, it seemed never-​ending. There’s a cooked food section in the back with plenty of proteins and salads to choose from.
I would definitely go back if I’m in the area. If I lived in the area, I would be a regular.

Adonis is a supermarket chain originating from Quebec that specializes in Middle Eastern groceries/​food. This location is one of their first forays into the Ontario market and I must say it is pretty impressive.
Firstly the store is quite spacious, well lit, and incredibly clean. They have everything the major grocery chains have (large produce section, meat, seafood, deli, hot table, dry groceries) but what sets them apart is that they carry Middle Eastern products and ingredients that you are most likely not going to find at your local grocer. The price points are hit and miss depending on what you are getting. Much of the produce and dry goods were on par with the price points at No Frills. While things like meat and fresh seafood were pricier (although all their meat is Halal if you have such a dietary restriction).
My favourite section was the hot table which had many ready made Middle Eastern classics including: Shawarma, Falafel, Manakesh, assorted «pizza’s,» rice dishes, vine leaves, and kebbe. The hot table also has some basic Indian dishes, and roasted chickens. I did indulge in some stuffed vine leaves and a couple meat kebbe, both were decent, about what you would expect from a grocers hot table. These guys are also making pita’s fresh on site (they have a pita making facility on site that is in the middle of the store so all customers can marvel at the freshly made bread). For those with a sweet tooth they have a large selection of Middle Eastern desserts.
Overall those who enjoy Middle Eastern cuisine should feel right at home at Adonis. I found their specialty ingredients were a bit more expensive that other Arab grocers in the area but they are definitely cleaner and more spacious. I will definitely visit Adonis regularly to get my Middle Eastern fix, this is definitely a welcome addition to the area.

Finally had a chance to check this place out and I’m glad I did! Miles of fresh produce at great prices. Quality very good. Loved the fact that they have fresh olives, nuts, meat, cheese, and bakery plus prepared foods. Was a little disappointed in the selection of hummus. One thing I loved was that there was no fishy smell! Find the lay out in the dairy section a little confusing too. Staff all seemed friendly. Did my whole weekly shop here and thought it was pretty good value. Will definitely go back. Baklava was excellent and not too sweet too! Only thing was for a Friday night you need more then three cashiers on but the line moved quickly.

Amazing fresh food. Nothing like stopping by and grabbing a seasoned, ready bbq chicken. Definitely worth trying

Big, clean grocery store with huge sections for cheese, meat, fish, and prepared food. Prices are normal and the quality of the fish is quite nice. I haven’t seen any issues with their produce, though I don’t think they have anything special, either.
The main reason to come here is the fresh bread at prices you’d expect real bread to cost. The ingredients in the bread are the ingredients needed to make bread, unlike generic brands that contain another 20 random and unnecessary ingredients.

New supermarket, specializing in Multi-​national and Middle Eastern foods; Not disabled friendly; seems to have only ONE scooter for disabled or elderly customers.
And then the exit ramp to the street for the scooter is badly constructed, so that the scooter literally «falls of the ramp» in a dangerous manner. The ONE scooter is not always charged, sometimes moves by itself.
Would be a great store, if management sorted out the problem.
Complaints to the management in this regard, go unheeded.

Okay, Okay. I decided to give these peeps another chance. Last minute lunch brought us here. Ordered the exact same things as last time I went, a chicken shawarma and a spinach/​cheese pizza.
It was busy, c’mon it was a Friday! Not as totally organized as before.
Cashed out and brought it back to work to eat. Eating this shawarma this time was pretty good, A-​OK in my books. It tasted good compared to that dry-​arse, tasteless dry-​wall thing I had last time. I was happy and enjoyed it. There was an abundant amount of garlic and tahina sauce. Yes! The spinach/​cheese pizza was delicious too. So yea, 3 outta 5. I’d go back… yea I would.

Its a nice and clean grocery store with over inflated prices. If you do your grocery shopping here, expect everything to be marked up.
I bought 6 middle eastern cheese pizzas, for $ 18. The pizzas are the size of a pita bread. It worked out to $ 3 for each middle easter pizza, and ya know what it wasn’t all that great. I could basically make the same at home, with pita, cheese, and butter for significantly less than that. We also tried their chicken shawarma, and falafel, both were dry and it was apparent that we were getting bread with not much in it.