The hubby and I had a shawarma dinner last Friday night at Shawarma Snack Center (SSC) in Malate. The street to look for is Salas St. There you could find two Shawarma Snack Center restaurants: one classy and the other no frills. Both have the same owner, I believe, so there's a guarantee you'll get the same quality of food. For this particular food trip, we chose the no frills one.
I first heard about SSC from our friend Vanessa and since then, I was able to read blog reviews on it. Now it's my turn to share my experience. I was happy to find out the no frills resto has an air-con area now (the entire dining area used to be open-air).
We got a table inside the air-con dining area and was immediately handed a laminated menu by the friendly waitress. We ordered the sizzling beef shawarma (available in chicken, too) priced at P200. It came with a serving of plain rice. We also got three pita (arabic bread) selling at just P12 each. We had a make your own shawarma right then and there. Cool.
make your own shawarma!
For drinks, the hubby got himself a banana shake (P75). I, on the other hand, ordered a yogurt shake (P75) which was surprisingly good with the perfect combination of creaminess and tanginess from the milk and the yogurt. Haaay, writing about it now makes me want to get myself another glass pronto. Whenever I'm at a Persian or Indian-themed resto, I always order lassi or yogurt shake. It's a great neutralizer for the spicy dishes which are specialties in these kinds of restos.
banana shake for him, yogurt shake for her
Now, let's go back to the shawarma which is what this post is all about.
SSC's beef shawarma was soooo good. All the blog posts raving about it aren't lying. The beef was tender with just a little bit of chewiness. One bite and I could tell I was eating the real thing. It was as authentic as it could be. Hands down, it was one of the best, if not the best, shawarma I've ever tried in Manila. But the hubby said he still prefers the one from Kebab Depot over this because of its corned-beef texture and unique flavor (okay, fine). Anyway, there was a burst of flavors in every bite of the shawarma. It was a little oily but it wasn't the greasy kind, if you know what I mean. There was also no pungent odor associated with beef that's not cooked well. The guy at the grill sure knows how to cook meats properly.
The three pita bread that accompanied our shawarma were also good. Each one was thick and filling with burns at the right sides. I dunno with you but I like my pita just like that.
All in all, the hubby and I were satisfied with our shawarma experience at SSC. It was gastronomically pleasurable and affordable, too. In fact, we plan to go back there again to order their other specialties. And soon. :)
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I first heard about SSC from our friend Vanessa and since then, I was able to read blog reviews on it. Now it's my turn to share my experience. I was happy to find out the no frills resto has an air-con area now (the entire dining area used to be open-air).
We got a table inside the air-con dining area and was immediately handed a laminated menu by the friendly waitress. We ordered the sizzling beef shawarma (available in chicken, too) priced at P200. It came with a serving of plain rice. We also got three pita (arabic bread) selling at just P12 each. We had a make your own shawarma right then and there. Cool.
make your own shawarma!
For drinks, the hubby got himself a banana shake (P75). I, on the other hand, ordered a yogurt shake (P75) which was surprisingly good with the perfect combination of creaminess and tanginess from the milk and the yogurt. Haaay, writing about it now makes me want to get myself another glass pronto. Whenever I'm at a Persian or Indian-themed resto, I always order lassi or yogurt shake. It's a great neutralizer for the spicy dishes which are specialties in these kinds of restos.
banana shake for him, yogurt shake for her
Now, let's go back to the shawarma which is what this post is all about.
SSC's beef shawarma was soooo good. All the blog posts raving about it aren't lying. The beef was tender with just a little bit of chewiness. One bite and I could tell I was eating the real thing. It was as authentic as it could be. Hands down, it was one of the best, if not the best, shawarma I've ever tried in Manila. But the hubby said he still prefers the one from Kebab Depot over this because of its corned-beef texture and unique flavor (okay, fine). Anyway, there was a burst of flavors in every bite of the shawarma. It was a little oily but it wasn't the greasy kind, if you know what I mean. There was also no pungent odor associated with beef that's not cooked well. The guy at the grill sure knows how to cook meats properly.
The three pita bread that accompanied our shawarma were also good. Each one was thick and filling with burns at the right sides. I dunno with you but I like my pita just like that.
All in all, the hubby and I were satisfied with our shawarma experience at SSC. It was gastronomically pleasurable and affordable, too. In fact, we plan to go back there again to order their other specialties. And soon. :)
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Yep masarap talga ang Shawarma Center.... One secret bargrain you can get is yung promo nila you can buy three shawarma wraps for just 120 pesos!
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Thanks for the tip! Will try that secret bargain on our next visit. :)
DeleteI am always skeptic of eating shawarma because I don't like onions, I always ask the waiter not put onions on it. That make your own shawarma is for me.
ReplyDeleteI like cooked onions. Sagwa ng lasa pag hilaw like yung sa mga salads. Hehe. Yes, make your own shawarma ang peg kapag yung sizzling shawarma inorder nyo. :)
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