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    Laud Shawarma

    4.5 (39 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Jollof rice
    Lekan O.

    Restaurant is located in a strip mall in Clarksville. This place sells shawarma and jollof rice. Served by the owner herself. If you're going to take out, probably best to order ahead since it takes a few minutes longer. The food was tasty and the portions were generous. I'll definitely come back.

    Chicken Shawarma
    Aisha F.

    The way shawarma has had a hold on me... I've been craving it legit monthly since I came back from Lagos a few years back. Alas, I got my fix right in Beltsville, MD-- we thank God! Laud Shawarma hit every single spot! The pepper, the mayo, the cabbage, the chicken... it was literally everything for meeee. Shawarma is a middle eastern dish, similar to a gyro, that Naija people took and made amazingly delicious. It's honestly my fave Nigerian fast food dish. ....Idk who "Ayeesha" is though, lol!!!

    Spinach Tofu Shawarma
    Liz B.

    Lawd Shawarma features Nigerian style shawarma wraps with your choice of protein - tofu, mushroom, beef, chicken, sausage, shrimp - with a cabbage mix and ketchup mix in flour tortilla! Our wraps were super tasty and we love the variety of menu options! This is a great Black owned small business with awesome vegan and vegetarian options.

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    Samet D.

    %100 recommended! This is not a sit down restaurant-- it's more like, while you're working order your shawarma and go pick it up and it it in the car type of restaurant. Honestly, I wasn't sure about it because they don't have the highest quality of photos on their website, but their shawarma was absolutely yummy. I loved it! Super delicious!

    Shrimp Shawarma
    Jessica A.

    I've seen Nigerians on social media rave on and on about their version of the Middle Eastern shawarma wrap. I've never tried any type of shawarma before, but I was interested to see how it would taste with a Nigerian twist to it. I see why it is so talked about because it was incredibly delicious! The sauce, the coleslaw, the shrimp... all amazing. I was feeling sad as I was almost finishing up with the wrap, with regrets of not getting the larger option! But I did get it with a side of their sweet potato fries, which were also very tasty. It came with a small container of their laud sauce which is also used as the sauce inside the shawarma wrap. Because of how good their food tasted, I could see myself coming here regularly. I just wish I tried it much sooner.

    Beef shawarma with sausage
    Debby O.

    Takes me back to my happy place. Home. Tastes just like the ones I used to buy back in Abuja. It was flavorful and fresh. This really is authentic Naija style shawarma. If I could change any parts though it'd be the ends of the wrap or maybe the type of bread, towards the end of me murdering the shawarma it was kinda falling apart. Also the sauce was dripping out while I was eating, ironically that's how it was back home too I was just never a big fan of that detail.

    Hina A.

    I really hope people know how blessed a small town of Beltsville is to have so many different eateries from all different cultures. This is definitely one of them. I did a take out order on Thursday over the phone and the lady who took my order said it would be ready in 10 mins. For me the location hard was a little hard to find, especially at night, but I was able to call the restaurant back and the lady kindly guided me to the right place. FYI this is in the same parking lot and strip as the cabinet and granite studio on bacon drive, and I ended up going to a different parking lot. For the food: ordered a supreme shawarma with sweet potato fries. It was so delicious, and even though I got the regular size it was big enough for leftovers. The sauce for the fries is really good. I would definitely recommend checking this place out especially to anyone local. It's black owned and Nigerian owned and a great staple to have. I will definitely order again if I need a quick bite to eat. I didn't get to see the inside of the restaurant, however the customer service and food was really good.

    Chicken and Beef shawarma regular size. Tasty!!

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    Wow....thank you much. We are glad you enjoyed our shawarmas :)

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    Wow....thank you much! Glad you enjoyed your meal. See you soon.

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    6 months ago

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    Laud N.

    Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed our food. Come back again soon :)

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    4 months ago

    Great Food! Amazing Naija shawarma as in true true Naija shawarma, thank you Laud! Ko ni tan nbeh oo

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    10 months ago

    I got the beef and chicken shawarma. It was sooo good! I will definitely be getting this again

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    Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it

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    Amazing and authentic Naija style shawarma! It was amazing, I went back twice while I visited the area!!!

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    Tried it today for the first time and was impressed. Delicious with just enough pepper/spice. Will definitely go back

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    Food was bomb! Best shawarma I've had outside of naija! Sweet potato fries with the sauce are a perfect accompaniment!

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    4 years ago

    Never had Shawarma before so it was easily the best I've ever had. Very tasty. Worth the drive from Vermont.

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    5 years ago

    Food was delicious!! I ordered spinach wrap with chicken and a side of sweet potatoe fries!!

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    6 years ago

    Great food!! I ordered the chicken/beef shawarma. I really enjoyed the sauce. I'll definitely be coming here regularly.

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