AFTER YEARS OF running the small local deli chain Orleans & York, Sami and Maria Othman founded their fast-casual Palestinian restaurant in View Park-Windsor Hills in 2021. An early menu experimented with soothing shakshuka and smooth fried kibbeh spheres filled with chopped beef that had a meatier texture than Lebanese and Syrian versions found around town. Items have been streamlined, though, in favor of falafel bowls, stuffed pitas and the standout namesake: spiced roasted chicken, universal and restoring. The variation permeated with lemon and garlic is obvious in its appeal, but the masterpiece is arguably Siti’s original chicken stuffed with hashweh — rice enriched with beef, mushrooms and baharat, a spice blend that includes cumin, cardamom and black pepper. Go liberal with the condiments: tahini, toum (garlic sauce) and especially shatta, the chile sauces that burn equally bright in red or green versions.

• 4448 W. Slauson Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 903-6280, instagram.com/jerusalem_chicken

Baba's falafel, top, and Siti's original chicken with hummus and vegetables.