Garlic & Onion

Reviews

• Eric V.

  star star star star star 10 June 2026

  We and other neighbors regularly pickup from here as it is reliably tasty, healthy and great value. This is especially true for the jumbo family platters that feed hungry teenagers for days. Plus the large salad platter encourages us to eat more veggies. It's also a refreshingly diverse and welcome alternative for parties instead of pizza. I've been here many times and it's always been clean with a functional and open eat-in space if you don't take-out.
  
  As others have written, this is a welcome addition to the Rainbow/Farmboy mall that is already very popular.

• Jennifer P.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  This review is based only on their meat pies.  If I return for some shawarma, I will update accordingly.  So I love Lebanese meat pies and when I discovered that Garlic & Onion had meat pies in addition to shawarma, I knew I had to check it out.  Unfortunately, I found the meat pies too heavy on the dough and too light on the meat and cheese.
  
  I had a meat and cheese pie ($3).  It was larger than most meat pies I've had, but it was mostly dough.  I found the dough too thick and the meat and cheese filling was too sparse.  The meat was a very thin layer on half of the pie, and the cheese was also a thin layer baked into the other half of the pie.  There was no stringy cheesiness as I bit into it.  I can't say too much on the flavouring of the meat, because honestly, all I tasted was the bread part of the pie.  I did like how it was slightly crispy/crunchy on the outside though.  
  
  Staff were nice and the guy preparing my food wore gloves and was a different person than the guy handling the cash register, so points for that for sure!  The place looks very clean and new.
  
  I might go back and try their shawarma.
  
  Garlic & Onion is located in the strip mall that has the Farm Boy, Rainbow Foods and BMO Bank.  There is free parking.

• Stacey V.

  star star star star star_border 27 May 2026

  Ordered take-out on a quiet night. Boyfriend and I drove there since it's close to where we live and ordered the chicken family platter. I was a little disappointed that only 1/3 of the 1st platter was potatoes while the other 2/3 was rice. I was hoping for an even half and half. But the whole thing was covered in chicken, so that makes up for the lack of potatoes. The 2nd platter was half salad and half condiments (including hummus and garlic sauce). We were given pitas in a separate bag. The food tasted fresh and delicious. We had enough for 3 weeks, it tasted even better the next day (well maybe not the salad!).
  
  I was glad we did take-out because the restaurant itself wasn't great, I was cold while we waited for the food and the floor was very dirty. There were very few tables. I probably wouldn't eat in, but will definitely return for take-out!

• Tariq H.

  star star star star star_border 21 May 2026

  Located in a strip mall this area has been in need of a good Shawarma place for a while, so I was delighted to the open sign on this new business. When I walked in I noticed that is was very clean and things were spaciously arranged. The service was friendly as I ordered a beef Shawarma with a drink. The deal is great for $5.25, because the price for the sandwich alone is $4.99. They gave me the password for the wi fi too. The sandwich was very good with mild spicing. I would definitely come back again.

• Jane D.

  star star star star star_border 21 May 2026

  Decided to try this place as its close to my home and been up and running for a while. Ordered family platter with chicken and beef mix to bring home for 4 people to have dinner. It was fresh, tasty, well seasoned, tons of food and priced reasonably - what more can you ask for? Great place, will be a new regular stop for me!