The Shish Kebab House of Tucson has served authentic Middle Eastern food on the city’s east side for more than 30 years, but rising wholesale produce prices and supply delivery costs tied to the war in Iran are threatening the locally owned restaurant’s future.
Reina Alas, co-founder of the Shish Kebab House, opened the restaurant in 1993 alongside her ex-husband.
“I started this business with my ex-husband, he’s Jordanian, and we both established this business,” Alas said. “There have been challenges here and there, but we put all our heart into the business, and kept it going for what’s going to be 33 years.”…