Village Kabob Mediterranean Grill in Carlsbad Village serves Turkish-, Lebanese-, Egyptian-, and Greek-influenced cuisine from a halal kitchen on Grand Avenue, anchoring the Village's only dedicated Mediterranean fusion counter. The shawarma program slow-cooks both chicken and prime beef on vertical rotisseries, a preparation method shared with the El Camino Real corridor's Bistro Kabob but paired here with fresh-baked pita produced on-site rather than sourced from a commissary. Char-broiled kabob plates — chicken tenderloin, beef sirloin, kofte ground from beef brisket with fresh herbs, grilled shrimp, and salmon — arrive with house hummus, fattoush salad, and rice, building out a protein-forward Mediterranean menu under the ownership of Gaetano Cicciotti, who also operates Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana and Cocina Del Rancho in the area. The falafel is fried to order from a chickpea-and-herb base without pre-formed patties, achieving a crisp shell and fluffy interior texture that reflects the same from-scratch ethos driving the kabob-and-wrap assembly at Panini Kabob Grill - Carlsbad. Baklava layers hand-stretched phyllo dough with crushed mixed nuts and orange blossom syrup, finished with a 24-hour cold-set that concentrates the syrup into the pastry without softening the top crust.