Our Story
SINCE 2012
The Journey
Asem Ghabra and Baraat Khudeir opened the first Shawerma Plus quick service restaurant in 2012. One year later, they were joined by Jawad Ghabra, who in 2016 helped the group launch their second restaurant in the heart of Waterloo (Uni. Ave. W.). With a 1000 sq. ft. kitchen, this location helped Shawerma Plus scale to regional leader status through catering, large orders and late night delivery services.
Award winning
The Team
The Shawerma Plus team is headlined by two award winning chefs Asim Ghabra and Jawad Al Ghabra working alongside the culinary magic of Baraat Khudeir to craft and refine middle eastern classics in their most authentic form.
The team was strengthened with the addition of Mohammad Ghabra in 2015, who brings in years of management experience and kitchen expertise to the team.
As a Co-Founder, Jawad Alghabra takes the fundamentals instilled within him by his parents and merges them with the newest technologies and best practices in the contemporary restaurant industry.
Shawerma Plus
Today, this tri-city favorite has become an award-winning icon amongst shawerma lovers and foodies.
We are now ready to bring the Shawerma Plus brand several other cities in Ontario (and beyond) over the next few years.
PEOPLE FIRST
72+ Awards Can’t Be Wrong
Our USP has always been the same: an authentic shawarma experience with the finest ingredients available. This mission has led us to achieve 72+ awards and #1 rankings from Google, TripAdvisor, The Record and other respected bodies.
This has all been due to the love and support of our amazing customers, whose commitment to our brand proves that taste and authenticity matters above everything else.
Our commitment to self-improvement is unmistakable: a recent survey highlights our local market-leading customer satisfaction rates (see bar graph, right).