Italian shawarma (shawarma + cheese in thick bread)
a tray of food
Menu
a food truck parked on the side of the road
food truck parked on the side of the road
Kansas City Chefs
Big Arms Food Truck Customer
Not to be confused with Big Chef from South Park
Marcy B.
Jan 1, 2024
We have ordered and even we did have order number they lost it as they said asked us to wait in cold 20 min. new management sucks! Good luck. thats why we all buy from Al Shami.
Read MoreAbdullrahman A.
Sep 24, 2023
Just wanted to update my review with the top plates in my opinion: Atom plate: amazing flavor for meat lovers, it's a mix of kabob and beef shawarma in thin bread (sajj) with fries, pickles, and saucesBeef shawarma Arabi: Simple true Arabic shawarma in sajj bread, always there to satisfy any shawarma cravings! Italian shawarma: for probably one of the most calorie packed plate... this is basically fluffy round bread stuffed with your choice of shawarma and cheese (like a thick quesadilla) served with fries, sauces, and pickles!Honorable mention: beef shawarma in Iraqi bread is really good, cheap, and doesn't come with any sides so it's great for when you're not that hungry. Most consistent food truck in the area award!
Read MoreFox E.
Mar 7, 2023
Some cooks are small, but Barbi likes a BIG CHEFSome like liquor, I call that a SWIG CHEFSome Bostons have bad traffic, just ask a BIG DIG CHEFAnd while you get right on that, we should go and eat at BIG CHEFSome cooks have pink hair, Barbi just wears a WIG, CHEFSome cooks wear Scrubs, but lately prefer a FIG CHEFSome cooks can't dance, others like to JIG CHEFBut all cooks like when I take them out to BIG CHEFWHATIf you thought Big Chef was the dude from South Park, you'd be right. But Big Chef is also Houston's best Middle Eastern food truck.This wonderful Turkish food truck on Westheimer is utterly incredible. It's a must-try, as it has all the greatness of the old Istanbul Doner food truck which used to be over here. They've imported the menu, the style, the prices, pretty much everything. Including the amazing Chef working here, which is the key to it all.One of my fave things to get here is the Shawarma Mix, Istanbul style. It's mountains of delicious lamb and chicken, smothered in spicy and garlic sauces, with fries underneath and delicious pickle-infused salad on the side.I've even written a wrap... I mean a rap... about the Istanbul Platter.If you think all kebabs taste the same that's BULLYour opinion is dumb and void and NULLYou're not a great Yelper and you sound like a FOOLSo sit down and I'll take you to Turkish SCHOOLSome kebabs are polyester, some are WOOLSome are an orgy, some are a CULLSome are Liverpool and some are HULLSome are "Live And Let Die", some are "MULL"Some kebabs will push you away, some PULLSome will make you spit out your whole MOUTHFULSome are really bland and boring, some is COOLSome you will rule out, some will just RULESome will come spicy for the chilly festive YULESome is up in Canada if your citizenship's DUALSome will keep you up all night, it's Boba FUELSome will constipate you (5 days til your next STOOL)Some you'll find in Mexico if you're a drug MULESome is so pretty, Instafollowers will DROOLSome will make your BF hard, oh my, that's quite a TOOLBut if he doesn't buy you kebab then he's just a TOOLSome is good at Halloween when you're dressed as a GHOULSome you drink in front of thirsty friends, but that's CRUELSome you post on Yelp, (man that site's a CessPOOL)So get Adana and a Shawarma Mix ISTANBULFrom the Big Chef Truck that sends the other trucks to SCHOOLWHATTTTTTMy exes don't call me an ex boyfriend. They call me the "doner." More specifically the Sperm Doner. But that's beside the point.Istanbul has, simply put, some of the best Turkish food you'll ever find in Texas.What to get: Adana Sandwich, Adana PlateAnd: Istanbul Mix Shawarma PlateWhy: They're all amazingAnd: Not sure if they still have Kofte, if they do, it's my absolute fave.The Adana and the Shawarma here is second to none. It makes miraculously tasty, dreamily delicious, wonderful kebabs, largely because their chef Batmans the grill back here (he man's the grill, but he does it so savagely that he Batmans it too), and this dude on the grill of this food truck is a genius. He's not even Turkish but he knows how to make the stuff like nobody's business. I think he's Iraqi maybe.So yeah he's a friend, a lovely man, and he does a wonderful job. He's not the owner but someday he'll be an owner, he deserves it. At Big Chef, we're talking about top-notch top quality stuff, and everything you'll get here it's delicious.At the moment, the prices are a little above what they used to be at these sorts of food trucks on Westheimer, but it's worth it, because the taste is magnificent, and I love it, and I'm pretty sure that you will too.But they don't serve Irish food. You're thinking of Jig Chef.And they don't serve Italian dried fruits. You're thinking of Fig Chef.And don't come here looking for pork. You're thinking of Pig Chef.
Read MoreMemorial C.
Nov 14, 2023
Food is amazing best truck on the lot very good meats and it's best if you call in your order ahead
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