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Habibi Latino Goes Express
Abdul Elkhalili tends to the rotisserie machines at the new Habibi Latino Express Service Restaurant.
Lifestyle, Local Food, Thursday Food
December 30, 2009

Habibi Latino Goes Express

Foodie News

Enjoy the Middle Eastern, Mediterranean Latin cuisine that’s unique to Habibi Latino express style, at their newest location in Liguanea Plaza. Owner of the Habibi Latino franchise, Abdul Elkhalili, who constantly searches for innovative ways to encourage patrons to dine out more, shared with Thursday Food, that he saw the necessity to include the express service to afford customers who don’t have a lot of time to dine in, the opportunity to still enjoy the Habibi Latino experience, ” I decided to expand to include an express service because it will provide our customers the ability to experience affordable fast food.”

In a space where old meets new the décor includes chrome barstools and stainless steel appliances mixed with mosaic patio furniture. Lamb and chicken rotate slowly on two rotisserie machines, waiting to be cut to form the perfect Shawarma wrap. Owner Abdul Elkhali shared his vision for the space with Thursday Food; “Habibi Latino is expanding in fine style, and to make service quick and efficient, we plan to include strong visuals so that customers can easily identify what they would like to purchase and without feeling intimidated by the Mediterranean menu”.

In order to make the prices more attractive to consumers, the Habibi Latino Express Service menu will include a variety of combination meals all for under $1000 for example Shawarma (sliced lamb or chicken rotisserie) wraps, fries and salad combos. “I have taken the harsh economic times into consideration and customers will be quite surprised to see how affordable our meals are” said Elhkalili.

The Habibi Latino Express Service will allow customers the opportunity to enjoy a healthy option for lunch as the menu is filled with healthy vegetarian items like Baba ganouge (smoky roasted eggplant dip), hummus, and a selection of kebabs prepared with just a drizzle of cooking oil.

The Habibi Latino Express Service is available between the hours of 10:00am and 10:00pm.

Habibi Latino

Shop #14

Liguanea Plaza

321-4572

Photos: Joseph Wellington

Owner of the new Habibi Latino Express Abdul Elkhalili (second left) and his team (from left) chef Jihad Albitar, Sheryl Shirley and Verona Benett.

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