Shawarma House Plans Food Truck
The East Side restaurant is taking its Middle Eastern cuisine to the streets.
Site of Shawarma House, 2921 N. Oakland Ave.
Shawarma House is setting out to show that home is just a mindset, with plans to launch a food truck and take its Middle Eastern dishes on the road.
The move aims to streamline the process of appearing at local events while expanding the restaurant’s footprint throughout Milwaukee, according to owner Bara Saed, who submitted a license application for the food truck on Tuesday.
With city approval, the mobile Shawarma House will first launch across the street from its brick-and-mortar location at 2921 N. Oakland Ave., where it will remain for two to three months as it gains its footing, Adnan said.
After that, the truck will begin to appear at local events and may eventually settle into a permanent spot, operating as a complement to the established restaurant.
The food truck’s proposed menu features Shawarma House favorites including falafel with tahini sauce, spicy chicken with pickles and garlic sauce, lamb shish kebab and chicken or beef shawarma. Most dishes are available as plates with sides or wrapped in a pita.
Additional offerings include Cheesy ShawarFries, fresh salads and The House—a platter of beef kefta, spicy chicken and chicken koobideh, served with rice, Jerusalem salad and hummus, or baba ghannouj and pita bread.
The family-owned Shawarma House has been a fixture of Milwaukee’s East Side for more than a decade, having celebrated its 11th anniversary on Feb. 3. Since its 2014 inception, Shawarma House has expanded to include locations in Brookfield, Kenosha and Houston, Texas.
Saed operates the business with his brothers, Mohammad, Saleh and Adnan.
A license for the food truck is pending city approval. In the meantime, diners can find a full menu of Middle Eastern cuisine including marinated and grilled meats, salads, sandwiches and dips such as hummus and baba ghannouj. The restaurant is halal.
Milwaukee’s Shawarma House is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Friday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m.
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