Shiish Shawarma will debut in a space that's been vacant over a decade and plans to be open from 5 a.m. to 4 a.m. daily.
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Originally from Egypt, Elsayad, has lived in Denver for more than two decades and worked in the car industry for years. Opening Shiish has been a long time in the making."It's my dream to be opening my own restaurant with this kind of food," he notes."This food is so healthy and I wanted to make it authentically, the way it's made back home."
The sign on the newly painted red, yellow and green building shout"vegan" and"vegetarian" — Elsayad has set the restaurant up with a separate vegetarian fryer and preparation area and plans to have an extensive vegetarian menu.
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