Zankou Chicken is a Los Angeles staple, but its roots are from the Mediterranean. The restaurant first opened in Lebanon, where it occupied a busy street corner. The Iskendarian family spent a good portion of each day cleaning, preparing and salting chickens for roasting. Still, it was their garlic sauce that really put the family on the map and contributed directly to the expansion of the Zankou menu.
Zankou’s chicken is one of the healthiest foods you can put into your body, aside from the delicious vegan sides they serve, and here are just some of the health benefits ascribed to rotisserie chicken.
Stress
Chicken is a warm and delicious food, which immediately begins a reaction in your brain that amounts to a pleasurable sensation. It’s specifically the tryptophan and vitamin B5 in every bite that adds all that extra flavor.
Strength and Muscle
Protein is well known as a muscle-building agent, but chicken has several branched amino acids that help to build heart and skeletal muscles. As a plus, the tryoptophan is also great after a workout to help your body relax and get ready for sleep.
Chicken also helps make children taller, and there is one other muscle it helps too: the heart! Chicken has vitamin B6 inside it, which the American Heart Association says is good for the heart. Chicken even gives your metabolism a boost, which is why so many Zankou Chicken customers are lean and fit. When your metabolism is up, you’ll find it easier to exercise, get rest, build muscle and burn fat.