Certified halal and cooked exclusively in olive oil, Chicken Over Rice Co. graduated from the Wednesday OB Farmers Market to its first brick-and-mortar on Sunset Cliffs Boulevard in 2024. The simplified Mediterranean build-your-own format — rice bowls, salads, and pita wraps — runs a tighter protein menu than the kebab-heavy spread at Shawarma House on Newport Avenue, focusing on two core proteins: chicken seasoned with a proprietary spice blend and slow-simmered chickpeas. All produce is sourced from local farms, extending the same farm-to-counter supply chain the owners built during seven years of farmers market vending starting in 2016. That same-morning sourcing ethos carries through OB's broader protein-bowl scene, which includes the raw seafood preparations at It's Raw Poke Shop nearby. The signature Chicken Over Rice bowl layers tahini, garlic sauce, tzatziki, and cucumber salsa over a turmeric-seasoned rice base — the same recipe that built the farmers market following.