Its offer includes Tex-Mex Press Shawarma and Tandoori Press Shawarma, fusing South Asian flavours with local ones.

“But what I do know is, here at Al Zein, you can get shawarma, fries and sauce all for $9.99. Located in Alpharetta,” she says. A man’s head enters stage right and takes a chomp of the shawarma.

Restaurant Review: A Shawarma Stall Is the Stage for a Spice Virtuoso . ... Eric Ripert, Michael Solomonov, Ana Sortun and others commissioned him to design custom spice formulas.

Chef Sufyan Marikkar agrees. "Ideally, the meat should be marinated overnight, around 8–12 hours. This gives the spices, yogurt, lemon juice, vinegar, or other acids in the marinade enough time ...

Shawarma Shack is a halal restaurant, which means that its all-beef hot dogs–or dawgs, as the menu describes–are indeed halal. As the hot dogs had me the most curious, that's where I started my order.