Kuwait Restaurant Review : Mr. Subs
Ok this is not a restaurant review as such, it’s more a review of a sandwich (well shawerma to be exact). This weekend I was out with friends when one mentioned how he had to pick up a shawerma from the best shawerma place in Kuwait, Mr. Subs. This was the first time I had heard of Mr. Subs, which is in Jabriya next to the drive thru MacDonald’s.
We stopped outside the restaurant and used the car order service. It was 1:30 am but the guy who came to our car was one of the nicest and jolliest waiters ever. I decided to go for the meat shawerma over the chicken. To really judge how good a shawerma is, I really think you need to go for a meat one. Here is the run down :
- The shawerma comes in two types of bread, foccacia and a wrap (thin Lebanese khoboz - not saj). I had the Lebanese bread and would probably recommend it as the foccacia looks pretty doughy.
- The cost is 700 fils, more than double the standard shawerma price in Kuwait. The chicken is 600 fils.
- Didn’t go in the restaurant but it looks very clean. There are few tables inside where people were eating.
- The sandwich comes well wrapped in Mr. Subs own good quality grease proof paper, so no dripping shawerma sauce :)
Verdict
So what about the shawerma itself ? Not sure if I would say its the best in Kuwait, but certainly the best I have tried here. The meat is very lean and there is plenty of it. I am not a big fan of pickle in my shawerma, but this added to the taste. Oh and the sandwich is really filling. Usually a shawerma takes me a couple minutes to finish, but I had to really take my time with this one. And I would say one would be enough for most people. Very tasty and well worth the price. If I could improve it I would have wanted even thinner bread, but overall a great shawerma and well worth the trip.
Click [here] to see images of the shawerma (courtesy of Kuwait Paper Dump)
Click [here] to see pdf images of Mr.Subs complete menu with prices (courtesy of KuwaitPaper Dump)
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Having a shawarma at 0130 am, I really miss that kind of lifestyle!!
The photos don’t seem to do the shawarma justice! Obviously it tastes better than it looks.
U are right, Mr Subs would be the last place I would look to find a good shawarma…thanks for posting this to let us know otherwise.
gasman: That kind of lifestyle only happens during Ramadan !
Night Flower : No picture could capture the tastiness :)
Shawerma zgert hehehe 3alaikom bel3afia! I relate subs to submarine sandwiches so I never knew they have shawerma in thin Lebanese bread :-)
Alla ye3afeech! Actually the place specialises in sub sandwiches but they decided to add shawerma to the menu. So glad they did !
Emjarbta mn gabl bs i didn’t like it ;/ bs ma jarabt ilshawarma mnhom ymkn 7elwa :)
and bl3afya :)
Alla ye3afeech :) Wala I think I would only go for the shawerma, the rest of the sandwiches remind me of Subway and don’t look that special
there shawarmas are great and the sanswiches are so delicous. try it and youll see. the chili fries is so adorable and the chicken fillet and hamburger are amazing. it is the number one shawarma place in kuwait