Boston Shawarma is a counter-service Mediterranean kitchen near Northeastern's campus, built around halal meats and recipes the family says have been passed down for generations. The shawarmas — lamb, chicken, and beef — are slow-roasted and thinly sliced, while the chicken kebab comes off an open-range grill. Falafel is made from ground fava beans and chickpeas with parsley, onion, and coriander, and the hummus is a tahini-chickpea-lemon-garlic blend made in house.
The menu runs through sandwiches, dinner plates, salads, and vegetarian options like stuffed grape leaves and a baked pumpkin-and-cracked-wheat kibby, all built from fresh, non-frozen ingredients. It's a straightforward neighborhood operation — order at the counter, eat at a table or take it to go — with a shawarma sandwich on grilled pita as the standard starting point.
The menu runs through sandwiches, dinner plates, salads, and vegetarian options like stuffed grape leaves and a baked pumpkin-and-cracked-wheat kibby, all built from fresh, non-frozen ingredients. It's a straightforward neighborhood operation — order at the counter, eat at a table or take it to go — with a shawarma sandwich on grilled pita as the standard starting point.