Ahuva's Grill in; Piñatas out in Hewlett

Ahuva’s Grill, a glatt kosher Middle Eastern restaurant, has moved into the strip mall space last occupied by Piñatas Mexican Grill, which now has a single location in Bethpage. Ahuva’s manager Avi Tsadok said the new restaurant's chef is his mother, Ahuva Tsadok, a Yemenite Israeli-American who makes virtually everything “from scratch.” That includes crispy kubaneh whole-wheat bread and all the salads. The pita, however, is brought in from an outside source.

On Tsadok’s menu: an appetizer called malawach ($6.95), described as a crisp Yemenite pancake served with hard boiled egg, crushed fresh tomatoes and either a hot or a sweet sauce; Yemenite chicken soup ($8.95); Israeli salad ($5.95); a turkey schawarma sandwich ($9.95) and baby chicken kebab ($15.95).

Hours are Sunday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Saturday, the restaurant is closed until two hours past sundown.

Ahuva’s Grill is at 1326 Peninsula Blvd., Hewlett, 516-341-0400.