About Taza · Falls Church

Taza means fresh.

Taza (طازة) is the Arabic word for fresh. It's in our name and on our logo, and it's how the kitchen runs: pita and manaeesh off our own oven, falafel fried to order, and halal chicken and beef shawarma carved off the vertical spit.

Pita puffing on the oven deck in Taza's kitchen
Falafel, chicken shawarma and beef shawarma bowls
Cheese manaeesh fresh from the oven

Inside the kitchen

Four stations, one counter.

Filmed in our kitchen on Seminary Road.

  1. Manaeesh baking on the oven deck

    The oven

    Pita puffs up on the oven deck, and the manaeesh and hand pies bake on it too: za'atar, cheese, spinach, lahm bi ajin. See the manaeesh

  2. Chicken and beef shawarma bowls

    The spit

    Chicken and beef shawarma turn on the vertical spit and are carved for your pita, shrak wrap or bowl. See the bowls

  3. Falafel bowl with salad and pickled vegetables

    The fryer

    Falafel goes into the fryer when you order it, so it reaches you hot and crisp. See the falafel

  4. Three bowls with toppings

    The counter

    14 free toppings, your choice, built at the counter. Ordering online? Pick up to 6 of 11. Build a bowl

Good to know.

Halal
Chicken and beef.Shawarma carved off the spit to order.
Hours
11 AM to midnight.Open 7 Days a Week.
Parking
Free, at the door.Bailey's Crossroads, on Seminary Road.