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‘Not a kebab’: It’s all about chargrilled Lebanese chicken at Tawooq

The Brunswick East eatery brings Beirut street food flavours to Lygon Street.

Quincy Malesovas

Meat is marinated overnight in garlic, lemon and toum (garlic sauce).
1 / 7Meat is marinated overnight in garlic, lemon and toum (garlic sauce).Supplied
Outside the Brunswick East eatery.
2 / 7Outside the Brunswick East eatery.Supplied
Lamb or chicken?
3 / 7Lamb or chicken?Supplied
Tawooq’s tagline is ‘not a kebab’.
4 / 7Tawooq’s tagline is ‘not a kebab’.Supplied
Snack packs are also available.
5 / 7Snack packs are also available.Supplied
Grab marinated chicken with a side of fries, pita and pickles.
6 / 7Grab marinated chicken with a side of fries, pita and pickles.Supplied
A selection of wraps available.
7 / 7A selection of wraps available.Supplied

Lebanese$

Named after Lebanon’s beloved chicken skewers, Tawooq offers its own take on the chargrilled chicken wrap. Meat is cubed and marinated overnight in garlic, lemon, toum (garlic sauce) and spices, then grilled on a flat-top and rolled into flatbread with chips, pickled turnips, slaw and more house-made toum. It may look like a kebab, but owner Boudy Yaacoub is quick to clarify: “It’s not as messy. It’s not as greasy. Our tagline is ‘not a kebab’.”

Hot tip: Can’t get enough chicken? Try the Asbe – toum, tomato, pickles and chicken liver on a baguette.

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