#shawarma — Public Fediverse posts

My wife and Inhad this for lunch at the Salcedo Market. It is the best shawarma we have had in the Philippines.

I looked up their restaurant, and it’s over an hour away from this area and where we live 😭

#philippines #shawarma #makati #manila

Enjoy Shawarma brings authentic Mediterranean dishes to Bryant https://www.diningandcooking.com/2602609/enjoy-shawarma-brings-authentic-mediterranean-dishes-to-bryant-2/ #BeefShawarma #bryant #DeliciousChicken #FriendsAndFamily #Mediterranean #MediterraneanDishes #SalineCounty #shawarma #ZeyadAbdelhadi

SHAWERMA PLUS: HOMEGROWN, WORLD FAMOUS

Waterloo’s Shawerma Plus is growing its fanbase across Ontario with the opening of two restaurants in Mississauga and one in Port Elgin.  

Founded in 2012 by Asem Ghabra and Baraat Khudeir, Shawerma Plus started with a space on King St. N. before moving to its current 1,000 square foot space in University Plaza in 2019. The family opened its second location at 1111 Westmount Rd. E. in 2016.  

While other shawarma chains have pursued aggressive provincial and national expansions, Jawad Ghabra, co-founder and partner at Shawerma Plus, said the brand is taking time to make sure each new restaurant meets their standards.   

“We opened a few locations, and then we pulled the brake a bit to see what needs to be fixed or changed. The more locations we open, there is always a chance that we’re going to miss something with the quality, experience or culture that we bring,” Jawad said.  

The idea of planning the expansion of his family’s business is something Jawad said he never thought he would be doing when his father first told him about the idea for a shawarma restaurant in 2010. Jawad was living in Dubai, newly married and expecting his first child when he received a call from his father who was living in Waterloo.   

“He’s always been passionate about food and catered on the side. He and my mom are amazing cooks. But I told him I didn’t recommend it because the success rate is very low. Restaurants are risky. They didn’t have the network either. But he wasn’t going to listen to any of us telling him to slow down or stop,” he said.  

Jawad said his father was set on opening a shawarma restaurant and spent months perfecting his recipe and looking for a space. The family is originally from Syria, and Jawad said his father had lost much of his savings when the family fled the country.  

“He put all his remaining savings into the building and opening of the restaurant. That was a crazy risk, because that’s everything. There’s nothing left on the table,” Jawad said.  

Ghabra flew to Waterloo to help with the branding, website and the build-out of the restaurant. After returning to Dubai, the restaurant opened and, while sales were good, Asem told Jawad that he was quickly running out of capital and did not see the restaurant being open for more than a few months.  

With a young family and growing career in Dubai, Jawad knew that he could not let his father’s dream fail. Without being asked, he sent his father most of his savings.   

“He asked why I did it, and I told him that I could tell from his voice that he didn’t want to give up. Six months down the line, he called back and said that money was gone. I genuinely remember this moment. I didn’t want them to close. I didn’t want to get into the food business. But I told my wife, ‘I’m going to quit my job and we’re gonna go to Canada’,” he said.  

Jawad and his family landed in Waterloo in 2013, and he quickly got to work at the restaurant, just not in the way he thought he would.  

“We arrived at the restaurant and he said, ‘Jawad, go do the dishes and clean the washrooms’,” Jawad said.  

After giving up his life in Dubai, Jawad was stunned and asked why. His father gave him a lesson that would shape how Jawad would lead the restaurant from its original location to the growing franchise it is today.  

“He said, ‘Let me ask you this, do you know how to make a shawarma? Do you know how to handle the register? Why are we even debating? Just go.’ I went. That’s how I started,” he said.   

“It’s been a crazy journey, and the journey is just not mine. This is the journey myself, my family, a lot of our employees, and partners have taken,” Jawad said. 

But in the #kitchen, there’s no sound of oil bubbling in the fryer. Only the vertical #grill is working, sizzling loudly as it cooks another crowd favorite — #shawarma.

Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill heads to Kyle

Kyle residents will have a new option for Mediterranean food this summer. On the menu Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill owner Mohamad Taffory told Community Impact he will offer dishes such as:…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanDishes #gyro #Hummus #kebab #kyle #Mediterranean #Mediterraneandishes #shawarma #zaytoon
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2520262/zaytoon-mediterranean-grill-heads-to-kyle/

Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill heads to Kyle

Kyle residents will have a new option for Mediterranean food this summer. On the menu Zaytoon Mediterranean Grill owner Mohamad Taffory told Community Impact he will offer dishes such as:…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanDishes #gyro #Hummus #kebab #kyle #Mediterranean #Mediterraneandishes #shawarma #zaytoon
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2520262/zaytoon-mediterranean-grill-heads-to-kyle/

Osmow’s to open first New Jersey location in North Brunswick https://www.diningandcooking.com/2414280/osmows-to-open-first-new-jersey-location-in-north-brunswick/ #FastCasual #franchise #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanFood #NewRestaurants #NorthBrunswick #Osmow's #ShaheenGroup #shawarma

Mashawi Mix Plate Single from Queen Sweets and Mediterranean Grill

When you’re craving Mediterranean cuisine, …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanSoup #baklava #Kansas #KansasCity #KC #kebabs #Lenexa #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #mediterraneansoup #middleeasterncuisine #queensweetsandmediterraneangrill #shawarma #Today
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2347354/mashawi-mix-plate-single-from-queen-sweets-and-mediterranean-grill/

Mashawi Mix Plate Single from Queen Sweets and Mediterranean Grill https://www.diningandcooking.com/2347354/mashawi-mix-plate-single-from-queen-sweets-and-mediterranean-grill/ #baklava #Kansas #KansasCity #KC #kebabs #Lenexa #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanSoup #MiddleEasternCuisine #QueenSweetsAndMediterraneanGrill #shawarma #Today

Taim expands menu items across locations, including Plainview

THE BLUEPRINT: Taim expands menu across New Yo…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #CraveworthyBrands #einatadmony #fastcasualrestaurants #halalfood #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #mediterraneanfood #newmenuitems #nycdining #plainviewrestaurants #shawarma #taimmediterraneankitchen
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2148703/taim-expands-menu-items-across-locations-including-plainview/

Taim expands menu items across locations, including Plainview https://www.diningandcooking.com/2148703/taim-expands-menu-items-across-locations-including-plainview/ #CraveworthyBrands #EinatAdmony #FastCasualRestaurants #HalalFood #Mediterranean #MediterraneanCuisine #MediterraneanFood #NewMenuItems #NycDining #PlainviewRestaurants #shawarma #TaimMediterraneanKitchen

I'm back in #osaka for my #gw holiday.

Shout-out to #Falafel Sababa in #shinsaibashi (amemura); the best place I know in Osaka for good falafel, #shawarma, #pita bread and so on!

last night's #dinner: #chicken #shawarma, rice pilaf (from a box) & a 3-ingredient #flatbread w/ #hummus, homemade toum, cucumber slices and #harissa. given the lack of leftovers, i think it went over pretty well.

#FoodPhotography #Foodie #Food #FoodPorn #cooking #WhatsForDinner #MiddleEasternFood

" #Mushroom #Shawarma | Friday Night Feast | Jamie Oliver "

https://invidious.jing.rocks/watch?v=aKMZxAdzQT4

Bckp.:

https://youtu.be/aKMZxAdzQT4

#food #cuisine #cookin #foodprn
#lawd #gawd 😋 🤩 😍

High St. Kitchens — located at 2864 N. High St. — houses multiple Columbus restaurants, including halal restaurant AnA Shawarma. Credit: Sandra Fu | Photo Editor

Columbus’ chicken shawarma lovers are in for a treat. 

AnA Shawarma, a halal restaurant that operates out of High St. Kitchens — a ghost kitchen located at 2864 N. High St. that houses several restaurants in one space — will serve free chicken shawarma platters to the public as part of a customer-appreciation event between 4-7 p.m. Monday. 

Opened in January 2023, the restaurant serves a 100% halal menu — meaning meat is prepared in a manner that abides by Islamic law — that includes shawarma platters, cheesesteaks, wings, burgers, fried fish and more. 

Owner Azeemullah Raghbat said operating out of a ghost kitchen has brought on many challenges for the restaurant and its customers. 

Raghbat said the ghost kitchen’s capacity hasn’t been able to match the high volume of customers the restaurant has recently received, adding that he hopes this event will help compensate for this disparity. 

“The type of business that we are doing is very unorthodox, and a lot of our customers were patient and dealt with it,” Raghbat said. “[In the] summer, I was afraid that we were going to go under. But thank God, we still stayed above water because of our customers’ support. So, I figured, ‘Why not give back to the community and do this?’”

Raghbat said AnA Shawarma hosted a similar event to celebrate the restaurant’s grand opening in 2023, during which they let customers choose between a free chicken or lamb shawarma platter. This year, Raghbat said he plans to only give out free chicken shawarma platters, as they are the restaurant’s bestseller and the most efficient menu item for large-scale distribution. 

Al Haj Ibrahim, the restaurant’s manager, said he plans to prepare everything an hour before the event begins, ensuring there is enough food ready for everyone. 

“It’s a lot of work,” Ibrahim said. “That day, we’ll turn off Uber Eats and Doordash, everything. We just focus [on] customer appreciation.”

Raghbat said along with food quality, customer service will be his top priority during the event. 

“When I’m here, no one goes to the front except me because I feel like I’m the best in customer service, in terms of me and my employees,” Raghbat said. “I like to interact with customers, and if there’s any problems, I know how to diffuse situations, so that’s the main importance to me.” 

Ibrahim said he is often faced with customers who have unreasonable requests, including those who expect their orders to be ready within just five minutes of ordering. Still, even when customers can be difficult, Ibrahim said he is always happy to help as much as possible. 

“Customer is always right,” Ibrahim said. 

Raghbat said he hopes the event will showcase gratitude to the restaurant’s customers while also expanding AnA Shawarma’s name throughout Columbus. 

In the near future, Raghbat said he hopes to open his own brick-and-mortar shop to better serve his customers.

More information about Monday’s event can be found on AnA Shawarma’s Instagram page.