Ashot Shawarma

This is the initial shawarma place opened by Ashot, an immigrant from Armenia. His style and hospitality earned respect from the tourists and residents. It became so popular that the owner opened another bigger place and his brother Sarkis took over the small place. The shawarma from Ashot is the best I ever had, better than in Montreal. Keep in mind that the beef shawarma has pork mixed in it.

The best shawarma in Uruguay! This is a no frills shop where ordering is so easy, you get a piece of paper where you put your name and tick what you want, pay and the shawarma gets to you very quickly! The shop is rather small but there were not much people eating in the shop. There is a queue waiting for shawarma but most were doing takeaways. I was only one of the few dining in the shop. I have to say the shawarma was really good! The portion is definitely filling and the meat is so tender and juicy. While eating there was still meat juices oozing out of it! I also loved it when the shawarma pita was heated up so nicely there is a slight crunch to it at some parts. Truly a good place to indulge in cheap and good shawarmas.

Definitely the best shawarma I’ve tried in Montevideo. This place lives up to the hype. They have a nice method for how to order with the papers they have you complete. Great portion size for the price. I definitely recommend!

A nice change after weeks of way to sugary pastries, low quality carb-heavy foods and the heavily felt inexistence of good coffee in Paraguay as well as Uruguay 😁. A bit more sauce would have made my day but it was good and tasted fresh anyway

Very good shawarma, good amount of meat inside. You can choose from carne (i think it's a mix of pork and beef) and chicken. I like that you can fill a ticket with what you want in the wrap, that saves time.

I love shwarma & was taken here by some friends. I was so keen on having seconds but protocol said one was enough. I will be back. Highly recommended.

We finally went to Ashot for a falafel shawarma during the last week of our month stay in Montevideo. What a huge mistake!! We regret waiting so long. Their falafels are delicious, I loved that they are toasted. Ordering is super easy, take a slip and mark your choices. The staff is incredibly friendly & helpful. Don’t bother looking for other falafel restaurants- we tried one and the pita was so dry & old it fell apart. Just come here.

**Long review alert.** Heard about this place a few times from couple of my friends and finally got a chance and time to pay a visit myself. Place is pretty small and have a even smaller Name plate in front which people can easily miss if you are not paying attention. We ordered shawarma roll (the most talked about item of this place) with a price tag of UYU 230 and found it pretty useful munching item if you are running low in pocket or want a quick but stomach filling snacks. With an authentic Indian taste bud and loads of expectation when it comes to spicy food, sunk first bite into the wrap, and it felt fine, decent but not overwhelmingly good. It was filled in with enough chicken and other accompanied garnish but is not an authentic shawarma that I can say from my personal experience. But overall, the place is good, offers limited options but good quality food and most importantly is a nice place to quickly fill in your stomach if you are not willing to get into a fancy restaurant with full spread. N.B.- They only accept cash, so make sure to carry some. If you still forget, no worries (I did forget too). There is a Kinko store just around the corner which has an ATM (Banred) inside. So no worries..! What are you still reading?? Go and try..!! :-)