A Glendale-based fast-casual chain known for German-style shawarma is expanding into North Hollywood, planning to take over the former Dog Haus space at 4929 N. Lankershim Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District. Beef Box German Shawarma has not announced an exact opening date, but signage at the site has already caught the attention of neighbors watching the corridor's changing restaurant scene.
According to WhatNow, the North Hollywood location will mark Beef Box's second outpost, adding another San Fernando Valley presence alongside its existing restaurant at 1023 E. Colorado Street in Glendale. The report notes that WhatsNewSFV first spotted signage pointing to the incoming shawarma spot, though neither an opening date nor operating hours for the new location have been announced. Corporate filings show Beef Box, Inc. was incorporated in February 2023, with Edgar Kirakosyan listed as CEO and Arsen Movsesyan as Secretary, according to Bizprofile.
Taking Over a Vacant Fast-Casual Space
The new location will fill the second-generation restaurant space last occupied by Dog Haus, which operated at Suites A and B on a month-to-month lease before shutting down and leaving the space vacant, per CityFeet. Official Dog Haus location listings now mark the NoHo store as temporarily closed. Leasing materials reviewed by illi Commercial Real Estate describe the site as a fully equipped, 2,272-square-foot layout with outdoor patio seating and rear parking, sitting along a stretch of Lankershim Boulevard that sees roughly 21,980 vehicles pass daily.
Job listings posted this year show Beef Box is hiring cashiers, shawarma cooks, and dough bakers for the Lankershim Boulevard store at wages between $18 and $20 an hour, with dough bakers tasked with making house-made bread on site daily, according to Indeed postings. The site sits within a walkable stretch of the NoHo Arts District near the El Portal Theatre and Lankershim Arts Center, with direct access to the Metro B (Red) Line and G (Orange) Line, per LoopNet. The building is also part of a multi-tenant commercial center that includes fitness studio Pure Barre North Hollywood as an immediate neighbor, according to Voyage LA.
What's on the Menu
Beef Box describes its concept as a modern take on German-style shawarma, serving chicken, pork, or beef shawarma on house-made bread with fresh toppings and a choice of mild, spicy, or jalapeño house-made sauces, per the WhatNow report. The menu also includes a Beef Box Signature Bowl with grilled meat over rice, cabbage, tomato, and creamy slaw, along with French fries, and the restaurant says its menu is prepared daily using local ingredients, with items subject to seasonal availability.
Beyond the standard shawarma lineup, the chain's menu lists a $29.99 Beef Box Shawarma Meat Pizza alongside specialty drinks including Tan, a fermented yogurt drink, Akroshka, a cold yogurt soup, and Jermuk, an Armenian mineral water, according to the restaurant's own menu listings. Additional beverage options include Perrier, soft drinks, tomato juice, water, and Red Bull. The Glendale restaurant currently offers dine-in, pickup, and delivery, including direct pickup ordering and DoorDash delivery, and is open daily from 11 a.m. to midnight, per its company website.
A Bigger Trend in Fast-Casual Street Food
Beef Box's expansion lands amid a broader surge in demand for döner-style street food. Döner kebab was popularized in 1970s West Berlin by Turkish immigrants and has since grown into one of Germany's dominant street foods, generating billions in annual sales across thousands of kebab shops nationwide, according to background compiled on Wikipedia. Market research firm Dataintelo values the global kebab shop market at $98.6 billion in 2025, with projections for growth to $172.4 billion by 2034, and notes that döner kebab items already hold the largest single product share of that market.
European quality standards specify that rotisserie meat spits must contain no more than 40 percent ground meat to legally carry the Döner Kebab designation, with higher ground-meat blends classified separately under German law, according to industry background from Döner & Company. It's a detail that underscores how particular the category can be about authenticity, even as American fast-casual chains adapt the format for local markets.
Part of a Changing NoHo Corridor
The Beef Box move follows other recent shifts along Lankershim Boulevard, where a themed cafe recently opened nearby, and where a developer has proposed 81 residential units at nearby Lemp Avenue that could add foot traffic to the area's restaurant scene. Beef Box's arrival also comes just weeks after Hoodline reported that Tasty Yerevan, a popular Armenian shawarma restaurant in Glendale, was ordered closed by health inspectors — a reminder that the fast-casual Mediterranean and Armenian food scene in the San Fernando Valley remains competitive and closely watched. For now, Beef Box has not said when the North Hollywood doors will open, leaving hungry NoHo residents to watch the Lankershim Boulevard storefront for updates.
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