![]() Signature items: "Yeeros," customizable Greek salads, both savory and sweet yogurt bowls Plaka GrillĪ gyro from Plaka Grill In a nutshell: This chain out of New York has more of an emphasis on healthier fare like salads and soups. Where to find it: Downtown at 1140 19th St. Signature items: Ground meat-topped hummus, Lebanese salads, shawarma sandwiches GRK In a nutshell: This locally-grown Lebanese chain got its start as a sit-down restaurant and grew more casual as it expanded throughout the area. Where to find it: Lebanese Taverna locations are scattered throughout the area, but some lean more quick-service than others, including Rockville and Silver Spring. Signature items: Falafel, shawarma, interesting toppings like fried cauliflower Lebanese Taverna Cafe Pita Pouch has more of a Middle Eastern flair than some of its competitors. In a nutshell: Customizable bowls and pita pockets, with vegetarian options and house-made components like hummus and fattoush. Where to find it: Tysons Corner Center, Falls Church Tarbouch's Ramzi Iskandar is Gearing Up to Franchise Burgers - and Pita Pockets Signature items: White bean falafel, grilled meatballs, apple chutney Pita Pouch In a nutshell: It's another spot doing customizable bowls and wraps, but with an emphasis on grilled meats as the protein. Signature items: Roasted cauliflower pita, polenta fries, cashew tabneh SKWR Kaboboline In a nutshell: The menu of Middle Eastern-inspired dishes like vegetable or legume-stuffed pitas, salads, and soups is all plant-based. NW in the Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood. ![]() Signature dishes: laffa wrap, chicken kabob, and s’hug, which is a spicy condiment from the Eastern Mediterranean. In a nutshell: It also does the ever-popular build-your-own lunch model with pita, laffa, salad, or rice. Where to find it: The national chain has 10 locations in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. Signature dishes: Hummus with roasted beets, yogurt sauce and hazelnut dukka or hummus with fried Cauliflower, green onion, and "everything" spice Roti Mediterranean Grill It's located in the restaurant's former private dining room in the basement. In a nutshell: The all-hummus restaurant, similar to those in Israel (as well as Philadelphia's Dizengoff), is by the DGS Delicatessen team. Signature dishes: Toasted quinoa bowl, beef kafta, sumac onions, everything bagel hummus Little Sesame In a nutshell: Located at Potomac Yards, it's another build-your-own-bowl fast-casual Mediterranean place. Where to find it: 529 East Howell Ave., Alexandria, Va. Signature dishes: Greens and grains bowl, lamb meatballs, crazy feta. ![]() In a nutshell: The Greek restaurant is a fast-casual spin-off of Cava Mezze doing salads, pitas, and grain bowls. Where to find it: There are over 20 locations throughout Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. This rundown, which focuses on some of the major players in town, looks to highlight modern fast-casual Mediterranean concepts, rather than the city's various traditional kabob houses or more sit-down restaurants. Some options lean more European, while others look more to the Middle East for inspiration. Here's how to differentiate between several of D.C.'s many fast-casual Mediterranean options when, on the surface, so many seem to serve pita, hummus, and meatballs. The local chain keeps opening storefronts across the region, while also expanding. It looks like there's no end in sight for Cava Grill, either. Shouk, Little Sesame, and SKWR Kaboboline have all opened in the past year, while Chickpea just started operations in Alexandria this week. It seems there's no cuisine that can't fit into the format, but Mediterranean fast-casual is particularly popular lately. And Learning the Differenceįast-casual restaurants -nicer than fast-food, but not quite full-service- have been opening with greater frequency all over D.C. Searching for Döner, Shawarma, and Gyro in D.C.
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