Ayat

Most Exciting Austin Restaurant Openings, Summer 2025 | Eater Dallas

"A celebrated Palestinian restaurant from New York is expanding to Richardson with plans to open by August; owner Abdul Elenani bought the site after helping a friend with a different project. The menu will showcase traditional dishes such as msakhan (fresh taboon bread with sautéed onions, sumac, pine nuts, and a half chicken), fattat jaj (a layered dish with roasted chicken, rice, chickpeas, mint yogurt, crispy pita, garlic sauce, and slivered almonds), Mansaf (bone-in lamb in a fermented yogurt stew served over sajj bread and rice), and other classics." - Courtney E. Smith