Paramount Fine Foods

I have been coming here for years. I heard about it from a cousin who is part Lebanese and who attested to the quality and the authenticity of the food. It has a bit of a cafeteria vibe, but the food isn’t bad, although it isn’t as good as it used to be. Because it’s so loud, it’s family friendly and a good place to go if you’ve got young kids.
When my partner and I were there last weekend, we asked to be seated upstairs. There was one server giving everyone fresh puffy bread (*delicious*), but it was hard to get someone to take our order, and ever harder to find someone to bring us our order. When our order arrived, it was slightly wrong. We wanted to share a standalone tabouli salad, while my partner wanted a single chicken skewer for herself, but instead she got a tabouli salad with a chicken skewer on top.

3.5 stars
The best place to get seated would definitely be on the second floor towards the big chandelier. The ambiance is more intimate and romantic compared to the first floor where the ambiance is more casual. The shish tawouk was really good and the baklavas were even better! I really like how every table gets served these giant, pillow-​like pita breads — definitely very useful for grabbing pieces of salad or rice from your plate! I would say that the one thing Paramount needs to improve on would be their service. After waiting almost 20 minutes to get seated, we had to wait an additional 5 minutes to get our menus and it took even longer to get water at our table.

I visited this restraunt for a team lunch and was very disappointed. For $ 23 I had a lamb skewer and serloin beef skewer and a side taboule salad. Nothing wrong with the food but the prices are terrible. Steer clear!

went here one dinner but the victoria park and sheppard location. mmmmmm — mmm the food is good and light. The kind that fills your belly but u feel light after which makes it just right. I’d definitely be coming back!!! Although I can’t remember all the names of the for I ate but it was good, we had that light pillowy bread you tear to pieces to eat, chicken skewers, hummus and I don’t know what else.

Paramount is good but not amazing. The fattoush salad was OK but it had to much lime juice. The hot pita bread is probably the highlight of this place. Although the location is big, the tables are quite small and really close to each other, so it gets kind of uncomfortable if you are wearing a coat or sharing food.

I went with another friend, even though I asked for bigger table, I got for two, a very tiny dining table, hardly to have you plate and that’s it.
Waiters were very confused about my order, they had to return it two times in order to get what I ordered.
Service is on the lower level, they don’t really serve you all you need, like another glass of water, or if you dropped you knife and ask for replacement, never happen to get new one.
If you want to try middle eastern foods, I would go to Ali Baba.
Finally, since its halal food, no beers at this place, so I would avoid it next time.

Ordered delivery through Door Dash. A solid 3 see below:
— fries (good but completely unsalted)
— okra (way too vinegary)
— musakka (pretty good)
— grape leaves (excellent)
— fattoush salad (good but not enough dressing included)
— falafel sandwich (pretty good)
— manakeesh (zaatar, excellent)
— manakeesh (spicy tomato and onion, excellent!
— complimentary pita bread (gigantic and fluffy)
It was all in all okay. I may try them again in the future.

Go to place for my family and i when we are looking to indulge in middle eastern cuisine. The food is always good, so i would say service and food quality has a standard you wont experience an off day.
LOVE LOVE their hummus and pita, wish they gave more hummus though seems like they just smear it against the wall of the container to make it seem like there is more than there actually is.
Tried their platters, arise, manakeesh and chicken shawarma– all good.

Whenever I’m craving Middle Eastern food, Paramount is my go-​to place! I love that it’s so close to the Eaton Centre and they always provide pillow-​like, steamy pitas! I love their Shawma plates, the portions are big and the food is generally quite consistent and fresh. I’ve got their pitas before which are also good but the portion is TINY so I wouldn’t recommend if you’re super hungry. I love the food here but I gotta say that Tabule takes the cake for me when it comes to the best Middle Eastern food in Toronto.
The service isn’t usually great here though, it seems to be on and off. And the ambience is nice but the tables are so crammed together! Last time I was here, they weren’t seating anyone upstairs (not sure why) and my boyfriend and I got seated in a very crammed spot downstairs where the people beside us had half their stuff squished under our table!

A steamy pita
A misunderstood server
A Sunday tradition
Fun fact: I always come back for more
Sad fact: I have already tried every item on the menu. The servers sometimes do not get the idea.
Win fact: Steamy pitas, Baba ganoush, fresh pastries, falafel

I rate 4 stars for food but only 1 star for service at this place. So the overall rating is a 2.5 stars from me.
Let’s first talk about the food. I ordered a falafel entrée with 6 falafel balls. The portion was very generous I couldn’t even finish my meal. The taste is delicious. All my other friends seemed to enjoy their meals a great deal as well. I also ordered baklava for dessert. To be honest, the baklava at paramount is not the best baklava I’ve had. Baklava is supposed to contain lots of nuts but the baklava I had tonight had barely any nuts in it.
Now let’s move on to the service. We were quite unhappy with the host and the waitress tonight. When we walked into the restaurant, we told the host that we wanted to sit on the second floor. Instead of checking the occupancy upstairs he just simply told us that the upstairs was full when we could see that there was a large empty table upstairs. the waitress was not welcoming either. She was very slow and when we paid for our meals with cards she went away during the middle because she was too busy talking to other people. The meals took a long time to prepare. Adding on top of this unexpected poor service, we noticed that the restroom is the worst. There was a sign that said «no use» for about an hour…
walked
This place is Amazingbbit it just are

Got take out while inside the store. Fries were really old and soggy. Chicken shish taouk was decent but not mind blowing. Service really can be improved. They don’t tell you where to pick up your food from.

I’d heard much about Paramount over the years — with their various locations across Toronto. We came in on a Saturday night and managed to get seated immediately.
The menu isn’t overly extensive (a good thing) and we ordered a half-​family platter of the Lamb. The platter came with about 6 skewers of lamb, cooked medium, with some garnishes along the side and two large dollops of hummus to accompany, along with rice on the side.
The lamb was cooked well — to about a medium consistency, closer to medium well.
I also didn’t notice any alcoholic beverages when looking around and did notice the comment here that they don’t have a liquor licence. I think that’s ok — focus on the food!
I’d come back and try more menu items. I’m a big fan of Mediterranean food, and this place offered a good selection without frills. The staff was available and attentive too.

Hmmmm… not up to the hype I got from my friends. The food was tasty but nothing special versus other Lebanese and Mediterranean food in town. We got hummus dips, pickled grape leaves and chicken plate. Not sure if I will return.
Food: 3/​5, it was just ok. The pita was probably the best part as it was warmed up. The rest of the food was average and some that were too sour.
Service: 2/​5, not the best and the server didn’t know much about the menu and not very attentive.
Ambience: 1/​5, the tables are too close together and not enough space for foot traffic so you have to be careful or people will be walking behind your seat constantly. It’s also really loud so not great for dinner conversation.
Price: 2/​5, too expensive for what it’s worth — came to around $ 20 per person: Ali baba or greek town messini may be better.

They are located in the heart of downtown Toronto.
If you are big drinker, they don’t have a liquor license.
We ordered the lamb Kababs with rice. Delicious! The serving size was manageable.
Their free pita bread was fresh, puffy, and tasty… definitely the highlight of my meal.
We sat by the windows on the first floor and had a nice view of downtown Toronto’s street life.
Overall it was a pleasant experience with exotic food and affordable in a awesome location.

The food is good. We ordered quite a lot. They serve complimentary bread… fresh bread. It was good food! The rice was delish. The beef sausages were nothing special. Our server was amazing! She was so friendly.
This place can get chaotic when busy (esp during Ramadan).
We sat by the doors and people were just coming in and out of these doors. Also I did not appreciate homeless people coming and asking for food and one person asking for donations and patted hard on my back because I refused. They need to put railings. They also need to manage the people who enter and just stand around waiting for a table.
The bread should have some accompaniment like labneh or zatar and olive oil or something.

The food is very good especially the hummus. But I have to say this location is just too hecktic. We got sat down but because they haven’t gotten their sections sorted out we were left unattended for a while before we got a server at our table. The seating is also very, very tight — so the seating wasn’t very comfortable.
I would come back because the food is very good. But I think next time I mighy just het take out.

Solid 3.5 stars.
While I ate light relatively speaking, this is a happening spot to be back for sure.
2 levels, and busy as heck.
Ordered their hummus and unique pillowy pita bread, a gimmick more than anything but it worked lol. Could’ve used more garlic.
Baklava superb, generous with the pistachios. Flaky and yummmy.
Kat, gorgeous service :)
Amex good.

It’s a general go-​to when I’m by the Eaton Centre. The food is warm, delicious and filling. Meat and rice are a staple for me so this is the perfect meal.
The complimentary warm pita offered is a nice touch of hospitality. I recommend ordering the Moutabbal (egg plant) to scoop up with the warm pita.
I’ve had their beef shawarma in a wrap which was a little dry when I ordered it. Also, it was overpowered with meat and I couldn’t taste very much of the toppings. I personally wouldn’t order their shawarma.
However, I would definitely order their plates with rice. I ordered their beef and chicken shawarma with rice. It included garlic and tahini sauce on the side. The chicken is definitely more moist than the beef, but I was able to apply the sauce as generously as I wanted.
Very well priced for such big portions!

I have been to this place many many times and it has been consistenly awesome.
I recommend the mixed BBQ platter, pizzas. and of course order a basket of their FREE home made bread because is the bomb
Ask the server to bring you the spicy sauce and the garlic sauce, mix both of them together and dip your steamy hot bread in it… heaven in your mouth.
I think the upstairs is nicer than the main levell and it’s also less crowded.
The menu is very reasonably priced.
Overall a decent spot to eat after a long day of shopping =)

Man füllt sich wie in einem arabischen Land. Es ist laut, alle wuseln um einen herum, mehr leben geht nicht. Wir waren die einzigen ohne arabische Begleitung und trotzdem haben wir uns sofort wohl gefüllt. Das Essen ist sehr frisch und lecker. Hier muss man mal gewesen sein.