Shawerma Review: Villa Fayrouz Express
A while back Villa Fayrouz Express opened up on Baghdad Street in Salmiya. It’s a take-out version of their popular Lebanese restaurant of the same name minus the express. Since the place is in my neighborhood I had to try their chicken shawermas and I have to say I was surprised.
I was surprised because each chicken shawerma cost 750 fils! That officially makes it the most expensive shawerma I have ever reviewed and it also makes it the most expensive shawerma I know of in Kuwait. 750 fils, thats three times the price of a shawerma at Badar Al Badoor and more than double that of Dodo. So is it worth it?
It takes only one bite to realize why the shawerma is priced so expensive. Its the quality of chicken they use, it tastes fresh and healthy. From the chicken to the garlic its all just top notch quality. They also aren’t stingy, I can barely finish two sandwiches at Villa Fayrouz Express while at Dodo for example I could easily have three in addition to a side order of fries. The sandwich isn’t huge mind you, its fat and short but not huge.
So back to the main question, is it worth 750fils? No, I personally don’t think so. I mean I really don’t care where I eat shawerma (except for this one place next to my office) as long as it tastes good. I have now had shawermas ranging from 200 to 750 fils and I can confidently say that I would rather have Badar Al Badoor’s 250 fils shawerma over Villa Fayrouz Express. Not because for the price of one shawerma at Villa Fayrouz Express I can have two shawermas and a kofta sandwich at Badar Al Badoor, but I also felt Badar Al Badoor’s shawerma was more fun. Shawerma isn’t meant to be healthy or made from great quality, its supposed to just taste good and thats it. Still though for people who care about hygene and are looking for a good shawerma Villa Fayrouz Express is highly recommended. My final score is a 4 out of 5.
i will give it a try and i will get back to u on this…
I appreciate all your reviews and would like you to try out the shawerma at tanoor al sharqee in hawally its at the end of the same road as muhallab
still overpriced, 750 fils! ouch, for the price of 2 sharawmas you can get a mcdonald’s meal.
I could eat a whole chicken for that price.
Mark you’re downing way too many shawermas…
another SHAWARMA post :P bil 3afieah ;)
I’d go for hygiene rather than sweat drenched shawarma. I love Badr Albudoor, but I guess I’m just lucky….so far
750 fils !!!! Daaaaaaimmmmmm!!!! mark u better try maiys elreem .. they got gr8 shawerma
“Shawerma isn’t meant to be healthy or made from great quality, its supposed to just taste good and thats it. ”
eow that’s disgusting man LOL
True purg.
Aww Mark.. all this fat.. all this cholesterol just for the sake of your readers.. so sweet..
u kno u shud try mais al reem its near sultan..i actually think thats quite good..
Mark if it is in ur neighborhood why don’t u try Kaizen sushi, it is further down (Fayrouz on ur right after the traffic light 2nd right, 20 mtrs it is on ur right…excl sushi, maki’s, sashimi ….yumy i am having sushi 2night.
:: ouch ! im fastin` ;/
Shawerma > Sushi
clean > tasty > Cheap
fadibou > Mark
Cool! but 750f is too much!
Now, the big Q is how many Shawarma places you havn’t tried yet?
fadibou
Less expensive than others sounds better than cheap :):):)
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“Shawerma > Sushi”
Irrelevant. And Sushi rules.
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Their customer service is moving from bad to Mediocre… I loved their food at the beginning and i was seriously enjoying the “pay more” but get a “quality food”. yet for the last three times i haven’t got a decent meal from them. two weeks ago i ordered a shawarma and it was practically raw, i said it is my mistake since i ordered it too early.
a week ago i ordered their daily Siyadiyah meal (i swear… it went to garbage.. the fish simply smelled) and on top of this they refused to deliver it to the building next to them.
tonight, i spent like 10 min over the phone just trying to reach them though i can see the cars parking in front of the street.
I am sorry but their “Express” is MEDIOCRE… i wish that someone from the uppper management can read these reviews and take some remedial actions.