Arz Lebanese Kitchen

08/30/2026

Cheese and sojuk manqousha. Spiced beef sausage, akkawi, hot pepper, pressed thin and baked until the edges go dark.

Sojuk moved across the Ottoman world for centuries and came into Lebanon through Beirut’s Armenian community. It has been Lebanese ever since. This one is Fouad’s recipe, Baalbek and Beirut.

Two ways to eat it. Cold ayran cuts the fat and the salt. Or a drizzle of pomegranate molasses, sour and a little sweet, straight over the top.

Order one. Order three. The table fills up.

Sahtein.

08/18/2026

August 22nd, mark your calendars!!

08/17/2026

08/08/2026

My father has been baking this way since Baalbek.
Today we set the oven he’ll do it on in Helotes.
Dough rises overnight. Oven’s on by seven.
August.

08/06/2026

The finale of the oven chapter is here!

08/01/2026

We’re almost there!!

07/17/2026

Quick update on our journey!

07/11/2026

Sent Ronaldo a voice message about the loss. Haven’t heard back.

Doesn’t matter. The dough’s been rising since last night either way.

Arz opens August 1st in Helotes. Manaqesh off the oven, fukhar eggs until they sell out, fresh bread every morning. Halal, no shortcuts.

Tuesday through Sunday, mornings only. If he shows up, we’ll save him a seat.

Sahtein.

07/09/2026

He left Lebanon for this. Follow us to keep up on our journey. Opening August 1st.

07/09/2026

The dough rose overnight. The oven's on by seven.
Arz. A real Lebanese breakfast, opening in Helotes in August.
Manakish blistered dark on the edge. Eggs baked in clay. Ful simmered since last night. Ka'ak split and stuffed hot. Falafel fried fresh, never before.
Fouad's recipes, from Baalbek and Beirut.
Come early. The fukhar eggs will be gone by eleven.
📍 Hill Trail Center, Bandera Rd, Helotes
Halal and certified.
Follow so you know the day the oven's on. Sahtein.