Zamzam Halal Supermarket & Restaurant

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were browsing through the aisles, an announcement came over the store’s loud speaker: ‘Attention, everyone! The halal chicken today is walking on its own.’ People rushed towards the poultry section, cameras whirring. A small child pointed excitedly, whispering, 'Look, mommy, it’s dancing!' In the chaos, a delivery driver calmly said, 'Well, that explains why it was so fresh.' Everyone laughed, and soon enough, the story became a neighborhood legend—about how Zamzam’s chickens always knew when they were wanted most.

2. In the early hours of one Friday morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside Zamzam Halal Supermarket & Restaurant. As he stepped out of his truck, he heard a soft whimpering sound coming from inside the empty parking lot. Curious, he peered around the corner and saw something unexpected—a tiny kitten, staring intently at the glowing sign above the store. The delivery driver picked up the little ball of fur and noticed it was wearing a tiny nametag that read ‘Meowza.’ Turns out, Meowza was a stray who had taken an inexplicable liking to Zamzam’s neon lights. From then on, every Friday night, neighbors would see a familiar figure—an old man pushing a shopping cart filled with groceries, followed closely by a well-fed kitten named Meowza.

3. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up outside, unloading crates marked ‘Special Order’. As he unlocked the back door, a curious neighbor asked, ‘What’s in those boxes that even the store won’t tell us?’ The delivery driver smiled mysteriously and whispered, 'Something special for Ramadan, I guess.' The neighbor shook their head with a laugh, knowing better than to pry further. Later that evening, as people queued patiently outside Zamzam, whispers spread through the neighborhood—‘They say tonight they’re serving halal poutine!’

4. In the dead of night, a faint humming sound echoed through the empty parking lot. A curious delivery driver pulled up outside Zamzam Halal Supermarket & Restaurant, investigating the strange noise. Curious, he approached the darkened storefront and peered inside. To his surprise, he saw only rows upon rows of glowing bananas, swaying gently in the breeze of an open door. Startled, he called out, ‘Hello? Anybody here?’ A voice from behind replied, ‘Just the bananas talking, mate.’ The delivery driver laughed, shook his head, and walked away, muttering under his breath, ‘Must be that new shipment from Malaysia…’