TASTE • DINE
Made with
Love
Ashur and Nikki Zai co-founded Agapi Pita Mediterranean Grill in the Scottsdale Airpark. (Photo by Pablo Robles)
Scottsdale is enamored with Agapi Pita grill By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
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shur Zai’s dream was to open a restaurant. So, when he married his wife, Nikki, in May 2018, the two embarked on a culinary journey with The chicken shawarma ($10.50) comes with marinated dark and white chicken, Agapi Pita Mediterranean served with rice, pita bread, tomatoes, Grill in Scottsdale. onions and Tzatziki sauce. Steak can be added for $3.50. (Photo by Pablo Robles) “We love this kind of food and we hope others do as well,” Nikki says. “Ashur always wants to add more to gyros. The chicken shawarma the menu. I have to tell him to slow ($10.50) comes with marinated dark down. He has so many recipes. He and white chicken, served with rice, does it out of love. He loves to cook.” pita bread, tomatoes, onions and The salmon Greek salad is a healthy “Love” is the operative word here, as Tzatziki sauce. Steak can be added alternative. (Photo by Pablo Robles) “agapi” is Greek for “love.” for $3.50. “When you do it from love, The steak plate is marinated beef, everything turns out good,” she says. “I broiled on a vertical skewer, thinly sliced and served think it’s the energy. Every day we’re getting return customers.” with rice, pita bread, tomatoes, onions and Tzatziki sauce for The Glendale couple have won over the Scottsdale Airpark $10.75. Chicken can be added for $3.50. businesses with their steak and chicken shawarma and their Gyros, pork, salmon, steak and hummus, and chicken and NORTHVALLEYMAGAZINE.COM JUNE 2020 | JULY 2020
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