OMG Shawarma
Shawarma restaurant · West Village ·
Veal & chicken shawarma, hummus, falafel, schnitzel, fresh toppings
Veal & chicken shawarma, hummus, falafel, schnitzel, fresh toppings
"Located on n Sixth Ave. in Greenwich Village, OMG Shawarma is a fast casual spot for those lazy days where you just can’t bring yourself to figure out dinner for yourself. Whether you’re going for veal, chicken, schnitzel, or falafel, get it in a pita—the cook will cut it open with a box cutter. Stuff it with your choice of Mediterranean toppings, like hummus, baba ganoush, cabbage, and pickles. We like to get a mix of chicken and veal shawarma for $17. The veal is sweet and gets cooked with lamb fat, and the chicken is well-spiced. No matter what you order, it’ll taste even better when you take it to your couch and eat while watching your comfort sitcom for the third time through. Food Rundown Mixed Shawarma For $17, you can load up your pita with as many toppings as you’d like. Get a swipe of spicy chili sauce, amba, and pickles to balance out the rich and crispy shawarma. photo credit: Will Hartman Chicken Schnitzel A perfectly good chicken schnitzel, but there are better cutlets in the neighborhood. If you come here often, get this to mix things up. photo credit: Will Hartman Falafel Freshly pressed then fried, these falafel are crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside and plenty moist. At $12 for six pieces though, other items are better value. photo credit: Will Hartman" - Will Hartman
"Coming from Effy Maimon, the owner of a hairdressing salon, and launched with Tel Aviv street-food pro Ziv Gerti, I found the spot almost comically small — a wedge-shaped counter with two spinning shawarmas, relishes, sauces, pickled vegetables and other accompaniments displayed behind glass, and a daily selection of fried vegetables on the counter that can be added to a pita, hero, or bowl (priced $17, $20, $25). The shawarmas are particularly good: the chicken is moist and dotted with bits of caramel-colored skin, while the rarely seen veal is framed with a toupee of lamb fat that melts down the meat and gives it a funkier flavor; the move is to get a combination of the two crammed into a puffy pita. As for condiments and vegetables, I definitely squirt on the tahini and orange amba (a pickled mango sauce) and add one or two deep-fried jalapeños from the daily selection; the counter worker will stuff your pita and serve it with side dishes like cucumber pickles and chopped tomatoes. The house hummus ($12–$20) can be decorated with shawarma, freshly fried falafel, or egg and eggplant to make a sabih, chicken schnitzels are also available, and otherwise the menu is pretty much limited to those formats plus a selection of American or Israeli sodas and juices." - Robert Sietsema
"OMG Shawarma, located in Greenwich Village, looks like a great place to know about if you live in the neighborhood. They make chicken and veal shawarma, falafel, and schnitzel." - will hartman
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