Ali Baba

I have been to this place twice and every time it’s been a massive disappointment in quality. Once the chicken was undercooked and the other time it had no taste. I mean it’s chicken shawarma, how can you get it wrong? I do not recommend this place to anybody.

BEWARE. Pretty sure I got food poisoning from this place. Wasn’t thinking right when I walked in and saw how dirty the place is — should’ve ran.

Previous reviews have it right on the dot. I went there for some good counter service before enjoying my evening with my boyfriend. The guy behind the counter messed up our order and instantly became quite rude. He then insisted that we pay extra because of his mistake after our transaction had gone through and had spent over twice as long waiting for his fish to come out.
He tend refuses to hand off the food that we have already paid for. The whole experience got highly confrontational. I suggest everyone AVOID this place. Go somewhere else unless you want to be treated like garbage because the guys behind the counter can’t get your order right.

I went into Ali Baba’s seeing the $ 4.99 chicken special on the window (had to ask if it was available because I didn’t see it on any menu inside).
Guy behind the counter asked what kind of rice I wanted, but i didn’t understand what my options were because of his accent. He got frustrated after I asked «pardon?» a few times and pointed to brown and yellow, so that helped.
Finally, wanted to pay debit, the pos machine asked how I wanted to tip, either $ or %. I don’t tip on pick-​ups, before I even eat no less, so I asked him how I get out of the tip option. He didn’t know, he just kept cancelling the transaction and told me to try again. After the 3^rd time he just walks away and served the guy who just walked in. I told him I wanted to pay for my food and he said cash only. I said what?! I want to use debit, he said «your debit card is broken». I said it’s just fine, I just need to get past the «how would u like to tip» screen without actually giving one. He just shrugged his shoulders and gave my card back to me and said «have a nice day».

So I’ve been debating whether or not to write a scathing review of this place as it just opened up. I understand confusion while you open, but rudeness is just not tolerable.
Here’s the story — I went back on the 2^nd day. I went to order 3 items. Two shawrma’s and a Tabolueh salad. I see them make the shawerma’s, and although small, they looked good. No issues so far. But then I ask where my salad is — the lady serving me says «Tabolueh — this one». I look at it and all it is is cucumbers and tomatoes and there’s no parsley and nothing is chopped up? Did she seriously think because I was Asian that I didn’t know what Tabolueh was? Here’s the kicker though, the owner says «no Tabolueh today» and is basically trying to shoo me away. I was practically this guy’s 1^st customer. So anyways, now I’m at the cash and I have 3 items and the owner goes «two items only» and I say «I’m picking up something for a friend» and instead of saying «3^rd one is regular price», he says to me «I don’t care, two items only».
Like really? That is so freakin rude!!! Who the hell says «I don’t care» to a customer???
While the shawerma’s were good, they were tiny and wasn’t that great of a deal for $ 1.50. It was like the size of a small Timmy’s wrap and you need at least 3 of those to fill you.
And to add injury to insult — on the 1^st day, coworker and I asked when the specials would go to and the owner said Monday to Wednesday. Another coworker went there on Wednesday and specials were over. So dishonest people here.
Verdict: Sorry new business, I hate to do this to you, but if you are going to treat your customers like crap, be dishonest, you don’t deserve a good review. You are not doing people a favour by making them pay for food — customers are the ones doing you a favour by trying to help you make a living. Treat people with respect, just because you own the restaurant doesn’t mean you have the right to treat them like crap.