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Battle of the shawarmas

Welcome back to another Spot-
light Series with Sarah!
The series where the writer gets
to know the city more personally,
while the readers get to know the
writer better in the process.
When I started my column last
year, my very first spotlight was on
Karma Coffee & Kitchen, a hidden
gem in Wayne with delicious food for my column, I was willing to try it.
and treats. Twice.
After that first spotlight though, I On Friday, March 21st, I stopped
was worried that I bit off more than by Amo Sami's Shawarma. Amo Amo Sami's Shawarma is located at 38800 Michigan Ave. and is open Monday - Fri-
I could chew (pun intended) and all Sami's is connected to a gas station, day 10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
my future spotlights would be restau- so once you walk inside, look for the My mom is not adventurous were so, so many. So if you aren’t a
rants or food related. However, as it blue wall at the back of the building. when it comes to food, but my pickle fan, like me, I would definitely
turns out, restaurants are the topic I was greeted quickly by an em- brother, Solomon is, so I had him try recommend asking for no pickles.
that I wrote about the least this past ployee and asked if I was there for Amo Sami's with me. I wasn’t sure But if you are a pickle lover, I would
year. pick-up or to order. I said “to order” what to expect when I started eating. absolutely recommend this item for
So this month, I wanted to do and asked what are two of their most The Chicken Fattoush was really you.
something different. I decided to do popular items. Chicken Shawarma good but it had a lot going on when Both items were delicious on
a double-spotlight on two restau- Sammie and Chicken Fattoush Sam- you bit into it. The Chicken their own but I’d recommend using
rants that have something in com- mie were the answers, so that is Shawarma was delicious but ab- the garlic dip that’s given. It puts the
mon - shawarma. what I ordered. solutely loaded with pickles. food a step above. The pita chips
If you haven’t noticed by now, I There were a few customers al- I’m not a fan of pickles. In fact, I were fresh and very seasoned. The
love food. I’m a big eater and I’m will- ready waiting for their order, but I hate pickles. But I had planned to hummus was smooth and creamy.
ing to try anything once. For some didn’t have to wait long for mine to just pick them out and give them to Between the Chicken Fattoush
reason, shawarma is something I’ve be completed. I also received some Solomon (since he loves pickles) but
never really got around to trying. But pita chips and hummus to try. it was a bit challenging because there See Spotlight, page 13

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