{"id":79277,"date":"2023-11-01T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T22:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=79277"},"modified":"2023-11-01T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T22:28:20","slug":"long-beach-welcomes-zankou-chicken-and-their-famous-garlic-sauce-with-open-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/long-beach-welcomes-zankou-chicken-and-their-famous-garlic-sauce-with-open-arms","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach welcomes Zankou Chicken, and their famous garlic sauce, with open arms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles-based Mediterranean chain <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/mediterranean-chain-zankou-chicken-is-ready-to-introduce-itself-to-long-beach\/\">Zankou Chicken<\/a> had its official grand opening on Nov. 1 with a line of hungry customers going out the door and giveaways throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant began serving customers in September but celebrated its first location in the city with a red carpet, live music and giveaways today. Customers who purchased a meal had the chance to win a custom Zankou T-shirt, gift cards and Disneyland tickets.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79270\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79270 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/IMG_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/01143744\/IMG_4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/01143744\/IMG_4-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/01143744\/IMG_4-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/01143744\/IMG_4-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/01143744\/IMG_4-148x108.jpg 148w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/01143744\/IMG_4-400x292.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zankou Chicken hosts its grand opening today in Long Beach, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The restaurant\u2019s rotisserie chicken plates are among their most popular, along with their chicken tarna, shawarma and falafel wraps. Bowls and salads are a recent addition to their menus. Items range from $10 to $20 per plate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CzHpIulSI7Q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 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