al basha

halal has got a market share of one billion people. besides the religious purpose, halal has something that can attract people. their way of treating animals and food brings the taste to another level. al basha   is a very popular restaurant that serves halal food. menu. mixed fruit juice nice. taste a bit like smoothies. al basha’s chicken is freshly cooked when you order. falafel  is very common but at al basha,  all falafel is deep fried in front of you after you order. chicken falafel shawarma wrap mmmm~~everything is fresh and juicy. smells very nice. al basha’splatechicken rice with hummus and salad. hummus smooth and yummy. they are pretty generous on the portion of chicken. the price is similar to those at food court but the food is much more delicious and fresh.   al basha (604) 568-8841 3143 west broadway vancouver, bc    

as usual i avoid the spam like beef and lamb at donair joints, so can only speak of the great chickenplatei had. the late hours are a blessing as well.

al basha is my go to place when i need a good quick bite to eat and provides leftovers. i usually have the al bashaplatewhich comes with salad, humous, pita, rice and chicken. their rice is nicely flavoured and it makes an excellent pairing with the chicken if you add tahini sauce and some hot sauce. in the past i have had the chicken shwarma and that is also good, however the al bashaplategives me leftovers for next day. the people serving are really friendly and they are always people in the restaurant.

too expensive for average quality. our usual doner haunt, doner kebab on 4th, was closed on a sunday and we wanted falafel badly so we made the short trip over to al basha for chicken plates and falafels.

the chicken plates were served with generous heaps of pickles, which i definitely appreciate, although a pickled pepper would have been nice. the salad is fresh and crisp and the hummus is very flavorful, not bland. but the chicken was dry, and the falafel despite being freshly made was not crispy or texturally interesting at all. i prefer the falafels over at doner kebab, where the chickpeas are ground much more coarsely so that the end product has a crunchy, tasty outer shell. al basha's falafels were comparatively boring. the chicken and rice were both overcooked leaving the chicken dry and the rice mushy. the plates were expensive for what they offered (10.95 each, plus about 4 dollars for 4 falafels and another 2 dollars for a side of tzatziki) and given the quality of the chicken we were not overly impressed. in this neighborhood, i recommend instead going to doner kebab, whose chickenplatewith falafels is under $10 and whose quality is significantly higher.

everyone there is so welcoming and hospitable. me and my girlfriend share an al bashaplateand we're always satisfied. where else can a couple share such a full meal for under $15? these guys always impress us.


-----18 oct, 2012-----

best middle eastern food i've had in van.

the chickenplatehad very generous amount of meat topped with drizzles of yogurt-like white sauce and hot sauce...(as you can tell, i'm not too knowledge in such food).

well rounded meal. while this place doesn't have the cheapest shwarma, it's still pretty tasty and lean. there's protein, carbs, and veggies in the shwarmaplatefor around $10. it's a good deal if you happen to be in the neighborhood since stuff in kits is usually more pricey. good place to get takeout for yourself or your friends/family etc. watch out if you bring any outside branded drinks in there though, they might assume that you took it out of their cooler.

if i knew where the really likes button was i would have climes it. al bashaplateis so delicious it hurts. i eat it at least once a week.