$10 Deal: Balqees’ chicken shawarma is hard to beat
Chicken shawarma served at Balqees Restaurant & Grill. (Joshua Carlucci/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Special to The Daily Memphian
Joshua Carlucci
Originally from California, Joshua Carlucci is a former high school teacher and chef. He is also an MFA candidate in the Creative Writing program at the University of Memphis.
Shawarma comes in many dishes. The most important thing is that it’s meat-roasted on a spinning skewer and sliced right off the spit to order.
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