Chicken BBQ or Pork BBQ ($1.50): comes marinated in sweet soy sauce, blistered on the grill and served with clear, tangy vinegar. Typically sell out before 3 pm.
Pretzel ($1.20): They’re baked dark, chewy, pull apart, and a great snack. They also have a Jerusalem bagel for the same price if you’re craving a taste of the Old City.
Fatayer ($1.50): They’re feather light, filled with three cheeses – white Lebanese cheese, feta and Jack – and topped with finely chopped parsley.
Lamb Heart OR Lamb Kidney ($2): . Dip the blistered meat in a flame-orange spice blend with cumin, sesame and caraway seeds.
Lule Kebab Sandwich ($2): house-made chicken lule “sandwich,” wrapped with red onions, parsley and lavash. A single wrap would be enough for a snack, and two wraps could easily be lunch.
Tamales ($1.50): Order tamale with Monterey jack, spicy sliced jalapenos, and light tomato sauce OR pork tamale with tender chunks of shredded pork shoulder slathered with a mildly spicy salsa
Taco Dorado ($2): deep-fried corn tortilla filled with shrimp, vegetables and tomato, a topping of creamy, fresh-shucked avocado and a mild slurry of tomato and raw white onion.
Miscellaneous Salmon Part ($1): miso marinated, cooked off and finished with wasabi and furikake, and served in skillet with squeeze of lemon.
Zahtar, Chile, Onion Flatbread ($1.50): a zahtar-lined manaiesh with the added bonus of hot pepper paste and onions. The color is incredible, a rich burgundy, and the bread has a nice spice kick.
Tostada de Camaron ($2): topped with creamy cole slaw, relish and “secrets,” then fanned with plump shrimp and capped with slices of fresh avocado.
Patties ($2) include curried goat or beef (yellow) and plain veggie with steamed green beans and carrots. Add vinegary Grace hot pepper sauce.
Ham Croquette ($0.90): lightly breaded, deep fried fingers crafted from minced ham and molten Swiss cheese.
Samosas ($1.50): filled with mild mashed potato and peas, stained yellow with olive oil. Thin, crispy triangles that come with tangy, sesame-sprinkled tamarind chutney and bright green mint chutney.
Pate Chaud ($1.15): Chicken and pork pastries with flaky crusts. Buy 6 pate chaud and #7 is free.
Ham Croquette ($1.79 – 1.99): Spicy Beef w/onions, hard-boiled eggs, olives, jalapenos; Bacon & Prunes; Eggplant w/ tomatoes, onions, mozzarella, basil, black olives, Parmesan, & Fatay (Arab Empanada)
