Besides buying meat to take home, customers can pick a cut to have at the restaurant \u2013 either as barbecue or in any other dish \u2013 directly from the shop window.<\/p>\n
There were six of us at the table. We had kofta, beef and chicken barbecue, cheese, zaatar and meat sfiha, a typical meat sandwich, roasted tomatoes and onions, tabbouleh and fattoush salad, hummus, Arab bread and fries \u2013 which are some of the options for lunch. The bill was BRL 205, or BRL 41 per persons for a bona fide halal banquet, including drinks \u2013 water and soda \u2013 and dry curd. A great cost-to-benefit ratio.<\/p>\n
Apart from the fact that everything is fresh and cooked to order, some dishes are hard to find elsewhere, like araes \u2013 a seasoned ground beef sandwich cooked on the grill. It\u2019s lighter than a sfiha and really tasty.<\/p>\n
(Story continues after photo gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n Two knifes<\/em> is a kind of steak tartar made with top sirloin, as its name suggests, is prepared with two knifes. It consists of a finely minced beef with onions, mint and pepper. We also tried that \u2013 delicious.<\/p>\n What sets Zelleya apart is a fresh, clean beef that is ground or minced and prepared on the spot. The cuts vary according to each dish. \u201cFor kofta, we may use silverside, knuckle or eye round. For the barbecue, it may be rump cap, tenderloin steak, sirloin or top sirloin, as the client choses,\u201d explained Hussein.<\/p>\n The butchery doesn\u2019t sell poultry, but it\u2019s on the restaurant\u2019 menu. \u201cPoultry is just for roasting. I don\u2019t sell it or mix it with the butchery\u2019s beef,\u201d said Hussein. According to the butcher, word of mouth is what makes the restaurant successful. \u201cI don\u2019t call people up. Those who come here like it and bring their friends and their friends\u2019 friends. Now, we receive Arabs, Japanese, Koreans, Chinese, Brazilians, all kind of people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The corner address is modest but large, with white tiles scarcely decorated apart from a picture with a Quran phrase and a photograph of the Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca<\/a>, showing some Arab-Muslim tradition.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a new restaurant. We have a budget but want to improve things, service, do a renovation soon to have a more typically Arab decoration so that people can recognize this is an Arab restaurant in addition to a butchery,\u201d said Hussein.<\/p>\n The butchery operates from 8 am to 6:30 pm. The restaurant serves cheese and zaatar sfihas for breakfast, and lunch starts at 11:30. Service runs till 6:30 pm. It also makes deliveries according to the region.<\/p>\n Arabic professor Mohamad Alsaheb, a Syrian who has lived in Brazil for five years and teaches at Centro da L\u00edngua \u00c1rabe<\/em>, also in downtown of S\u00e3o Paulo, indicated us the restaurant. When a restaurant is attended by Arabs, you know it\u2019s really good. This reporter went there at Alsaheb\u2019s invitation together with other Syrians, Lebanese and a Brazilian. Everyone enjoyed it.<\/p>\n At the end of the interview, this reporter commented with Hussein that they didn\u2019t try baba ghanoush, the Arab paste made with eggplant and tahini. He had just made some and gave me a container to take it home. Don\u2019t forget to order it!<\/p>\n Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n Restaurante e A\u00e7ougue Zelleya Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum & Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nRua Dr. Pacheco e Silva n\u00ba 37 with Rua Padre Lima
\nCanind\u00e9, S\u00e3o Paulo
\nTuesday to Sunday, 8 am to 6:30 pm, including hollidays
\nDeliveries: (11) 94999-9299
\nInstagram:\u00a0@acougue_zelleya<\/a><\/p>\n