The Wrap and Roll restaurant on Fort Street across from the Royal Jubilee Hospital is popular for its falafel and shawarma wraps.
The popular kitchen is not open on Saturdays to give owners Mohammed and Fatima Aziz a break. But theyB次元官网网址檒l be open this Saturday, Aug. 8, with all proceeds going to support victims and victim families of the devastating Beirut explosion in Lebanon on Tuesday.
Wrap and Roll restaurant in the Jubillee neighbourhood of 1885 Fort Street is usually closed on Saturdays.
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Tomorrow, they are open noon to 7 p.m. and every penny from falafel sales are going to benefit victims and families of those affected by the Beriut explosion.
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The restaurant was buzzing for the Friday lunch rush B次元官网网址� a revolving door of patrons who work in the area and tradespeople who make a point to stop by.
Omar explained that the way Lebanon works, a lot of people commute into Beirut to work. So when the blast happened, it affected a lot more than just Beirut.
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One man from MohammedB次元官网网址檚 village Ketermaya was working as a security guard in Beirut when he was killed. And there are dozens more stories like that, Omar said.
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