Shawarma love at Osmow's

Shawarma at Osmow's

 It might seem a bit weird but I do get shawarma cravings once in a while. Maybe it's the sauce, maybe it's the spice, but there--now, it is out. My fam is never surprised when I announce that I want to eat shawarma. The closest shawarma place we have is Osmow's. 

 When we first discovered this place, we didn't realize it was a chain, we were more fixated on figuring out what the name of this joint is! Can I just say, it's a bad font! Anyway, good thing is that it tastes great! And you can customize what you want to include in your order.  Some of us like pickles, some of us hate onions, but we all like the garlic sauce and the heat.

While hubby enjoys the lamb shawarma wrap, the girls and I always order the regular beef shawarma wrap. Grandma likes chicken shawarma. Hubby tried their super size one time, and it was so huge, he had to eat it over two meals. Soggy on the second installment, but filling nonetheless. 

The ingredients are fresh and the medium heat is just right for us (it does get us reaching for tissues). There is sufficient meat, although I would prefer a better ratio of meat to lettuce. The sauce is really good, though. 

Beef Shawarma at Osmow's

They have other items on the menu (like falafel, philly cheese, kofta), but since I pretty much only go there to get what I am craving for, these have not yet been tried. There are other good shawarma places, but not as close to us. Osmow's is my go to place for shawarma. 

Celebrating Pi day with Blaze Pizza

Blaze Pizza

I don’t really like adding apps in my smartphone, much less order anything using the apps. But for Pi day (3.14) which we had been attempting to celebrate the past couple of years, Blaze Pizza was offering the Pi Day pizzas for $3.14 only via app. Ok, so was it really worth it to go through the trouble for a $3.14 pizza? I realized it was not much trouble at all! I didn’t realize it would be so easy. I put in my order, which would not be subject to misunderstanding since the options were quite clear, and then, I was ready to pick up in 15-20min. The other thing which made me try was that we didn't have to line up or get crazy on the actual Pi day as there were a few weeks to avail this offer.

My pizza monster DD#2 was craving pizza and since it was her birthday, her request was easily granted! Special requests deserve pizzas fast fired in a dome oven at 800-900F in a couple of minutes!

For the regular 11 inch that came with the promotion, I ordered a classic dough with garlic pesto sauce, fresh mozzarella and single-topping pepperoni.  I would have to say that while it was very tasty, this pizza seemed thinner than the regular one we ordered. Hence, by the time we got the pizza home, the oil had saturated the pizza. It was quite oily. I don’t think we will order the exact same combination next time.

11-inch one topping Blaze Pizza

I also got a large Meat Eater ‘coz that’s what we are--meat eaters! :P But hey, our 14-inch, 8-slice, classic dough is gluten-free and vegan! I’m not all that evil :P Meat Eater was a winner our home! With pepperoni, crumbled meatballs, onions, mozzarella and amazing red sauce, this yummy pie hit the spot in our tummies and satisfied cravings. I thought since it was a thin crust, we will be left feeling still hungry, but the 11inch plus 14inch was just enough for our family of 5.

Large size Meat Eater Blaze Pizza

Overall, this was great quality pizza and I haven’t deleted the app yet (Hey, I am collecting rewards points!) so I think their marketing plan worked…even if we all try to make new celebrations out of things such as Pi day!