Restaurant Review: Ferris Shawarma

Ayah Lababede, GW Writer

January 8, 2020

Chicken Shawarma at the park

One of my favorite local restaurants is Ferris Shawarma, which offers a variety of authentic Syrian-style foods. They serve three types of sandwiches: Shish Tawouk (grilled chicken breast cubes that have been marinated in spices), Falafel sandwiches, and, obviously, Shawarma sandwiches (can be either chicken or beef). They also offer a variety of different platters, such as the Kofta Platter or Falafel Platter. A special side of mayo-garlic sauce can be ordered and goes with just about anything, so I highly recommend trying it out.

A Chicken Shawarma Platter (photo courtesy of “Abdullah A.” from Google Reviews of Ferris Shawarma)

My favorite thing to eat from Ferris Shawarma is the Chicken Shawarma sandwich. What makes a Shawarma sandwich different from any other sandwich is the way it is cooked: the meat for the sandwich (whether chicken or beef) is cut into thin slices, and then stacked atop one another on a fairly large vertical rotisserie. I always eat my sandwich with the mayo-garlic sauce, and I get Vimto to drink (Vimto can best be described as a fruit soda). Usually, my family orders the sandwiches to-go, and we eat them at a nearby park. If you have never had a Shawarma sandwich, I highly recommend you try it because it is one of my favorite things in the world. The sandwiches are delicious, very filling, and greasy in the best way possible.