![]() Merrill Shindler is a Los Angeles-based freelance dining critic. ![]() This is the sort of food that inspires a true feeding frenzy make sure you have lots of paper towels at hand, for tearing one of these chickens to bits can create quite a mess. On the side, you can order some very fine hummus dip, an eggplant dip called mutabbal, a terrific rendition of the great Middle Eastern bulgur wheat and parsley salad called tabouli and a variety of pickled vegetables. Some people use the pita bread that comes with every order to make a chicken sandwich, which is an okay thing to do, though I don’t want anything to come between me and the chicken. Most people seem to order the whole chicken, though a half chicken is also available go for the whole bird, for you may be hungry tomorrow as well, and will be cheered to find a carcass sitting in your fridge. You never know when you’ll need a hearty scoop of Zankou’s garlic sauce to jump-start your insides. Garlic also comes with every order, as a thick sauce so good that keeping a quart or two around for emergencies seems perfectly reasonable. The chicken at Zankou has, far as I can tell, been marinated in a wide assortment of herbs and spices, the most notable of which is garlic. Only the brave can resist digging in at 65 mph. Most people take their chicken to-go, which has one major drawback - the marvelous aroma that rises from the just-cooked birds will drive you crazy as you speed home. My favorite Mediterranean food for takeout ![]() Also, pizza - perhaps the most classic of takeout foods - along with sushi, which, like pretty much everything on my list, travels very well. Now, let me include the cooking of the Mediterranean, which has served well as a grab-and-go chow for several centuries. I recently offered my favorite options for takeout barbecue, Chinese food and fried chicken - every one of which offers great satisfaction. But until that returns, it’s the best any of us can do to keep the industry afloat - or at least treading water. It may not be a satisfying substitute, financially speaking, for the income generated by dining in. And frankly, it’s a great way - perhaps the only way at the moment - to help support your favorite eateries. A curated blend of garbanzo beans, raw herbs and spices, crafted from scratch and fried in 100 peanut oil. Served with 2 fresh Pita Breads and choice of house-made sauces. Served with your choice of 3 Sides or Salads. 1001 N San Fernando Blvd Burbank, CA 91504 United States. Thanks to the sundry delivery services, takeout is easier than ever to order. A 50-50 portion of Chicken Tarna and Tri-Tip Shawerma. Zankou Chicken is the Mediterranean kitchen redefining fast-casual comfort food through a devotion to home-cooked cuisine and an attention to deliciousness. And there are priorities, even in this age of pandemic and plague. Prior to March, takeout was simply a stopgap - an option for those nights when you didn’t feel like cooking, and didn’t feel like going out because, oh you know, the latest episode of “The Bachelorette” was on. During the last nine months - shocking how long it’s been! - we’ve rediscovered the joys of takeout food. ![]()
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