Last week I reviewed Shawarma King on Columbia Road NW. Long story short, I said I’d eaten better shawarma: The chicken was too dry, and I wanted someone to choose my toppings for me. (See full Shawarma King complaint here.)

I didn’t expect any noise–it was just a blurb, after all–but an error was edited into the review that made it seem as if I had actually eaten at Shawarma Spot on 18th St. NW. As a result, D.C. shawarma nuts have been calling Tim Carman every hour of the day and night for almost a week now, wanting to know which of the two restaurants I visited.

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Adams Morgan has suddenly become Shawarma Central. Walid Abuelhawa’s Old City Café & Bakery has been a reliable source for the Middle Eastern sandwich for more than two years, but now the former Amsterdam Falafelshop chef has some competition from two new shops: The Shawarma King at 1654 Columbia Rd. NW (202-463-8330) and the Shawarma Spot in the former M’Dawg Haute Dog spot at 2418 18th St. NW. (202-332-3797).

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