A quick-service variant of the local Lebanese Taverna franchise, called LEBTAV, is now open in Ballston.
The new restaurant is at the corner of Wilson Blvd and N. Quincy Street in what was once Taylor Gourmet.
LEBTAV doesn’t have all the same full-service items as the two other Lebanese Taverna locations in Arlington, in Westover (5900 Washington Blvd) and Pentagon Row (1101 S. Joyce Street). The location offers sandwiches, like shawarma and falafel, and rice bowls for around $10.
The hours are not posted online, but other LEBTAV locations are open from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. The new option will be a homegrown addition to the increasingly crowded Ballston lunch scene, which includes a CAVA restaurant down the street that has similar offerings and is frequently packed.
Other LEBTAV locations include Rockville, Silver Spring, and Farragut Square.