Zaaki Cuisine - New Westminster

First time trying out the food from Zaaki. Ordered chicken shawarma platter (reg) and Kunafeh for take out. Service was prompt and the place is busy. Food was delicious and tasty, the dessert is a must try! Definitely going back.

Awesome food! Big portions! Great price! Super friendly service! First time here, will definitely come back. Had the chicken shawarma. Will come back for the falafel plate next time.

I find it very difficult saying 'no ' to a good shawarma... I recently found this tiny place called Zaaki in New West at 6th and 6th and gotta admit that it 's becoming a personal fav. I 've tried their chicken shawarma and mixed platter and the prices are good value. Meats were tender and I appreciate the tabbouleh and other greens. The place is cash or debit only.

Makes me sad to say this: 1) they did not wear gloves today BUT we saw them wear handle 2days prior watched probably the owner put a wrap inside the paper with his hands after hearing it up. This was not my order. Right after that used the same hands to put utensils in the plastic bag. Then he refilled the utensil holder with the same hands with more plastic utensils. The utensils were too much and it spilled on the counter and he picked it up and placed it right back into the utensil holder. His partner also handled the cash registration after preparing some falafels. I wish I didn't get to see this but apparently this was the day the did not want to use plastic gloves. Sadly we always opt out for servers who don't wear gloves. We did not want the pitta bread and other side dish : I'm sure it might have tasted good. 2) they get the order wrong probably just a communication error bec of the mask. Can be managed by just shouting a bit since the music is running in the background. To compensate with the wrong order the guys just made the order but with more portion and said sorry. Good customer service, he said sorry. Other info: No washroom, they wear facemasks, no free/back parking, only 2 3 chair dine in, Uber delivery, fast wait time, efficient, staff were pleasant to talk to and not arrogant at all. Food was good! Falafel balls were very big compared to Highgate Donaire. The taste is a bit less spicy and I assume this is due to their customer's palate. They do offer spices of the sides if they want to make it more spicy, cz their normal spicy is an acquired taste to some. That's about it since we didn't opt for the pita bread cz they didn't use gloves. I will probably try to buy again from here if they have better cross contamination protection. I want to like this place but please wear gloves and don't cross contaminate.

One the best shawarma I've had ever IMO. Reasonable price for large portion. Great taste!!