Naz’s Halal Food is setting up shop in Silver Spring, taking a 1,826-square-foot storefront at Plaza Del Mercado on Bel Pre Road right next to CVS. The New York City-style halal chain, known for its rice platters and signature white sauce, has not announced an opening date yet, but the lease marks its seventh location in Montgomery County.
According to The MoCo Show, the new restaurant will be located at 2273 Bel Pre Rd. in Silver Spring. The space itself, listed as Space #27 in the shopping center’s tenant roster, sits within a 96,400-square-foot outdoor center owned by Federal Realty Investment Trust. No timeline for construction or a grand opening has been released.
Naz’s Halal Food traces its roots to a single food truck that cousins Naz Mashriqi and Kareem Mohmend ran in Queens for nearly nine years, back when both men were New York City public school teachers. That truck eventually grew into the brand’s first brick-and-mortar storefront in North Babylon, Long Island, which opened in January 2018, according to Greater Long Island.
A Menu Built Around NYC Halal Cart Classics
The chain’s menu leans heavily on the halal cart tradition that made it famous: customizable rice platters built on basmati rice, with options like chicken, lamb gyro, falafel, fried fish, and combination plates, all served with pita, salad, and the brand’s signature white, hot, and green sauces. Beyond the platters, Naz’s also serves gyros and wraps, burgers and crispy chicken sandwiches, tenders and wings, fries, onion rings, and mozzarella sticks, plus desserts like baklava, fried Oreos, and banana pudding…