A Breakdown of Ezov's Showstopping Chicken Shawarma

Photo by Jessica Attie.

Channeling the combined spirit of East Austin and the markets around Tel Aviv, this new restaurant from the Emmer & Rye Hospitality Group has the lyrics from Britney Spears’ “Toxic” graffitied around the interior in Hebrew. But for such serious food, the flights of fancy don’t end there. For one, pats of lamb butter shaped like the protective hand of Hamsa accompany za’atar-freckled frena bread. There’s also a DIY chicken shawarma experience whose origin story began years ago for chef Berty Richter, during an unforgettable meal spent 90 miles north of the Canadian border.