Mixed Shawarma

Two spits, one order

The mixed isn't a compromise, it's a combination. The chicken brings juice and a lemony, garlicky brightness. The beef brings char, chew, and that deep peppery warmth. Folded together in fresh lavash with toum and pickles, they trade bites back and forth. One mouthful leans bright, the next leans rich, and the garlic sauce ties the whole thing into a single argument-ending wrap.

We carve both meats to order, same as always. Nothing sits in a tray waiting for you. The guy at the spit pulls chicken, pivots, pulls beef, and your wrap gets built while both are still steaming. That timing is why the mixed tastes the way it does. Heat off the spit is an ingredient, and it doesn't survive a heat lamp.

The texture game

Here's what regulars figured out: the contrast is the point. Beef edges are crisp and almost crackly where the spit caramelized them. Chicken stays tender and carries the marinade's moisture into the middle of the wrap. Pickled turnips snap, lavash holds soft, toum coats everything. Five textures in one bite is a lot of engineering for sixteen dollars and ninety-nine cents, and that's exactly how we like it.

If you're a sauce person, this is the order that justifies an extra tub of garlic sauce on the side. The beef especially drinks it up. Dip the end of the wrap if you know, you know. And if you don't know yet, this is the dish that will teach you.

The 1 AM order

Be honest, the mixed is what you order when the night went long. It shows up constantly in the last two hours before close, when groups come in off Colorado Street and nobody has the energy to deliberate. Both spits are still turning at 1:45 AM, which is not something most of Glendale can offer you, and we're a little proud of that.

Daytime, it's the order for first-timers who want the full picture of the shop in one go. One wrap, both meats, the toum, the pickles, the lavash. If you only ever try one thing at Patar, the mixed is the honest tour. Pickup at (747) 377-0707, or find us on DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub.

It's also the unofficial sharing order. Couples split one and nobody feels shorted, because each half carries both meats. Two mixed wraps and a side of fries covers three people without anyone doing math, which is exactly the level of planning anyone should be doing at this hour.