Ani Toro: when the old shawarma from the south jumped into the heart of Tel Aviv
Over the years Shawarma Toro has become one of the prides of the south, and has now been located in the stronghold of Tel Aviv - Dizengoff Street.
David Rosenthal, who at the time visited the branch in Kiryat Gat, checked whether he would be able to reproduce the experience
David Rosenthal
09/08/2022
Tuesday, 09 August 2022, 09:00
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Too salty?
depends to whom.
Shawarma toro in pita (photo: David Rosenthal)
About six months ago, on a cold January evening, I went to a soccer game in Beer Sheva.
Turner Stadium provides a wonderful viewing experience, but in the same way, the trip there also presents a significant culinary challenge, and it is well known that football is not a complete event if it is not accompanied by juicy shawarma.
This is an isolated complex that requires a comprehensive investigation beforehand.
My traveling partner and I planned, we asked for recommendations in the Beer Sheva area, but life often leads you to places you never thought of.
A huge traffic jam made us drive through Kiryat Gat, check the options on Wise and bet on shawarma toro.
The southerners among us are surely familiar with Shawarma Toro, an old establishment with two branches, one as mentioned in Kiryat Gat and the other in Netivot.
We stopped, I ordered a plate and ate my heart out.
I remembered the meal as an overall positive experience, but since then, many more have passed on to bake in Gush Dan Boach Givataim and I pretty much forgot about it.
About a month ago, completely randomly, I heard that they also opened a branch on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv.
The trigger was fired.
Striking and inviting in a street full of shawarma.
Toro (photo: David Rosenthal)
Over the years, Dizengoff has become a shawarma empire.
The street is plowed with doner wheels and turkey-fergots along its length and width, but as they say in tractate Rosenthal 1 verse 6: "When it's about shawarmas, there's not too much, there's enough."
The guys from Toro came and decided that they would jump headfirst from the south into the Tel Aviv cauldron, and who am I to dare not sample, especially in light of the early experience I had?
The sign outside Toro is inviting.
Not sure if it's the over-excitement and palpitations of new shawarma, or the bright red with the white rays that have done their thing naturally, this is a place that just beckons you to enter.
Two wheels, one of turkey-chick mix and the other of fat and oiled doner are waiting patiently for you to choose them.
Of course I took a doner, the right choice for any sane person - a flatbread for me (NIS 49) and a pita for my wife (NIS 42).
It is not always necessary to mention that another person tasted a dish, but this is important information, and you will immediately understand why.
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Excessive salinity?
I don't know this concept.
Shawarma toro in lafa (photo: David Rosenthal)
The shawarma is extremely greasy, to such an extent that you need a bunch of napkins and wipes to clean up after each bite, similar to the old Turk Lahamjon from Nachalet Binyamin.
Greasy can also be delicious and for me every bite brought a souvenir.
The dish was deeply seasoned and overall I really liked it, when the generosity of the guy at the counter, who knocked me 15 kg of chips in a bag ("take it, let it go") didn't hurt either. My wife, however, said it was "too salty"
. who put salt on every plate before even checking if it was necessary, I don't know the concept of "excessive saltiness", but my partner's delicate palate is accurate and this is a comment that should be taken very seriously. She mainly mentions that there is a wide range of tastes and therefore one should Qualifying a recommendation for places like "Toro". If you prefer your shawarma less salty, and certainly less greasy, maybe "Toro" is not the address. People who believe in strong flavors should definitely try it.
So what did I think of Toro overall?
First of all, that I was expecting traffic hell in Dizengoff, but the demon was not terrible, and yes - apparently the operation in Gaza helps the roads to remain calmer.
The shawarma itself reminded me of the experience from Kiryat Gat, and it was, as I recall, good.
I left full and satisfied and I loved the taste, I was never excited by excess oiliness and salt.
However, it is difficult to be unequivocal and state emphatically that "Toro" is your next gospel.
One way or another, Toro's integration into the Tel Aviv area is very intriguing, and in my opinion also worth checking out.
Shawarma Toro, Dizengoff 88 Tel Aviv
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