Shawarma Shack

Their food is good. I really don’t understand why they pack the naan with the napkin and folk. Thats really nasty and the napkin smell like a shit. Obviously Shawarma doesn’t know how stupid it is.

Visiting from Phoenix. Very good roll ups, chicken and beef shawarma! Very good price and big portions. Keep it up! Delicious daily special too.

Best shawarma ive ever had. Ingredients taste really fresh. The size of the shawarma is huge For $ 5. Really worth the travel. The ladies behind the counter were very helpful and cheerful too.

Came here while I was taking a short course at MIT. There was a long line but it went fast. I ordered the beef shawarma plate and the workers are fast and efficient. The quantity of food was also ample, especially for the price. Overall, great deal.

i was a bit anxious going back to the MIT Lobdell food court about a decade after my MIT undergrad years, with memories of bad Sodexho and Aramark food — sometimes edible, but mostly calorie-​driven tasteless corporation-​run food-​that-​always-​tastes-​the-​same. i get enough of this at work. it amuses me that post-​graduation, MIT has completely upended its espousing of a major food vendor (despite repeated replacements, always complaining that it was losing money because even though MIT undergrads may not have too many dollars in their pocket, the crappy college food local restaurants provide was on par to the similar-​priced food vendors), and now, there are Subway, fast Indian, Japanese, and Moroccan food joints in its place. power to the people. and despite the many changes of the first floor food kiosk (from toscanini’s to arrow street crepes, and now anna’s — anna’s has persisted the longest). i suppose i’m not surprised.
anyhow, this place got reasonable Unilocal reviews, so i was intrigued — also because there is a dearth of moroccan places in boston. i got the moroccan chicken stew, which tasted as it should, seasoned and savory, served with brown rice and a reasonable salad. the only caveats being that the chicken tasted quite a bit dry — as if it had been sitting for a while in a hot food kiosk without being served. which might make sense due to the fact that the semester’s out and you get your food when you ask for it until they have to make another batch of stew. for the price point of about 7 and change, the portion was ample, the food wasn’t greasy, and i’m willing to add the extra star for the price to counteract the overcooked chicken. so 3.5 stars, i suppose, generously rounded up to 4.
not bad. one way not to force MITers into the freshman 15. cool.

Typical Moroccan food. I had the Moroccan special for lunch, which came with a side salad. It also came with stale pita bread wrapped with a fork. I suggest coming here for dinner if you want more choices. Otherwise, it was great!

Delicious, healthy, stands out among other food options near MIT! Even their smoothies are great.

The MIT campus dining scene tends to range from bad to «not great, but at least it’s calories». But Shawarma Shack stands out from the rest by selling legitimately good Moroccan food. The veggie dishes are fresh and well-​seasoned, and the shawarma is indeed good. The best, though, are the home-​style specials of some meat or fish simmered in a delicious sauce with vegetables, and maybe olives or preserved lemons. In short, this place sells real food that is definitely the best in the MIT student center, and better than most lunch restaurants in MIT’s environs.

Food — Great shawarma rolls. The portions are huge. The stuffings are fresh.
Service Ambience — Its in MIT student centre.
Cost -~$ 8 per person.

Another hidden gem for middle eastern food in Boston. This place is definitely off the beaten path, as it’s within the food court on the second floor of the MIT student center. But it’s well worth the trek for the best homestyle Moroccan food in town. (FYI, you don’t need to be an MIT student to get in).
The name is a total misnomer (my guess is they were trying to make a pun on Shake Shack). The shawarma sandwiches are decent and well-​toasted, though the meat can be a little mushy if you go later in the day. The real specialties are the Moroccan dishes, which rotate on a daily basis. E.g. the Muhammar a la Marocaine is a slow-​cooked sweet beef stew with cinnamon and caramelized onions. And the Moroccan chicken is a delicious raisney tomatoey chicken curry. The trick is to get there early while the specials are still fresh and not sold out. Falaffel is a little dry so I would avoid that.
Though in a food court, the place is actually a mom and pop shop. Mom even has a nice assortment of fresh baked goods (espresso brownies and chocolate chip cookies are delish), and she also makes a mean smoothie (I only tried the wildberry, and it was good, though more of a juice than a smoothie).

Newish (since November 2013) and much needed food stand in the MIT Student Center, the Shawarma Shack immediately vaults to the top of the generally pretty meager offerings over this end of campus. Simple and tasty beef/​lamb or chicken shawarma wraps (saw rotisseries of both roasting behind the counter) are slightly grilled on a sandwich press to keep the sandwich nice and toasty if you trudge back across a depressingly cold campus. The toppings are fairly standard, though the tahini sauce may have had a little extra zing in it that I wasn’t expecting (was slightly spicy, but not overwhelmingly so).
Will be back (and soon! Like, tomorrow probably) to sample the daily rotating Moroccan specials and alafel.