Mazza's Shawarma with its bite size beef and other ingredients.

I'm not very much sure if it was late 90's when Shawarma stands starts popping up almost every corner of the streets but one thing is for sure it's something new to Filipino taste buds that's why it became a hit.  Almost everywhere you'll see people holding a wrap of shawarma, munching on that Persian food.  I don't know who brought shawarma to the Filipino food scene but it really created a new food adventure.

Though the hit of the Shawarma dies down due to some factors, there are still some establishments who continued to serve and provide this extra ordinary taste.  One establishment, though they have been only opened for a year, Mazza Shawarma was able to make a stand out and offer this Persian cuisine.  Unlike any of those sprouted stalls before, Mazza Shawarma have their own distinction.

Front of Mazza Shawarma with good space for parking.

Mazza Shawarma isn't a stall or a kiosk that we usually find but it is a restaurant that can be located along the avenue of C. Raymundo at Hampton Gardens Arcade, Maybunga, Pasig City.  Giving their customers a more relaxing and extra ordinary dining experience.  Owned by business-minded and food loving couple, Aris Carino and Karen Dulay.  After finishing culinary school they decided to open their own restaurant which is the Mazza Shawarma.

So, what makes Mazza's Shawarma stands out?   Unlike the usual kiosk or stall type store, Mazza Shawarma doesn't settle for just cheap ingredients, they make sure that it is high quality beef.  They don't cook their beef on the usual vertical stove but in a normal cooking to keep the tenderness and juiciness of the beef in tact.   Added with their special ingredients and an abundant amount of spices makes it more extraordinary.    Take note, Shawarmas should be taken while it is hot to personally experience the texture, taste and aroma of the food and ingredients.  Also, don't forget their Garlic Sauce and the spicy one.  It really compliments with the shawarma.  The experience was great without the tangy after taste that give a bad breathe.

They also have different Persian cuisine in their menu that will for sure let you drool for more.  The grilled Pita bread that goes well with garlic dip or jalapeno hummus dip.  Great as an appetizer. The addicting Keema which goes well with Pita bread or with rice.  The beef and chicken kebabs that are well grilled that can be ordered either in solo stick or together with a rice.  This one, aside from the shawarma, is also everybody's favorite, the 11-inches Beef Shawarma Pizza.  It is for sure a tummy-filler for two persons but good enough for four persons.   I just want to have another set of those Persian food.  

Sweet and Tasty Red Ice Tea.

Shawarma is one of the popular dishes that Middle Easterners dig in. It is considered or called a wrap food. The shawarma's stuffing consists of beef, turkey, chicken, goat or lamb but sometimes they mixed it with different types of meats. It is served with pita bread, cucumber, lavash bread, tomatoes, tabouli salad, tabbon bread and fattoush salad. The meat is placed on a spit and it is commonly grilled not just hours but sometimes for an entire day, of course with just medium heat. Perhaps it is done to drip off the fat of the meat. That's the usual serving of Middle Eastern Shawarma.

In the Philippines, shawarma has been one of the foods dig in by many Filipino. Once it has been a craze but drops down and only few who really brings out the good taste of shawarma stays in the market. Up to now people visit this restaurants to have a taste of Middle Eastern foods.

Very few people know that this kind of wrap food is not only quick and instant to prepare but also serves good nutrition for our body. With all the ingredients stuff inside the shawarma like cucumber, tomato, onion, meat or chicken, it will provide our system with nutrients like Proteins, Potassium, Vitamin A, Sodium, Vitamin B6, and more.

So easy, convenient, and healthy!