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By Barbara M. Houle
Correspondent
George Makhlouf opened Foodbeat Mediterranean Grill on West Boylston Street in Worcester on Dec. 1 with the help of his longtime friend Mario Azrak, Foodbeat’s chef/manager. Both men see takeout and delivery success as recipe for the future, especially amid COVID-19.
Foodbeat’s location across the street from Quinsigamond Community College was formerly occupied by Wraps N’ Bowl, a business that Azrak and a business partner operated for more than a year. Azrak said his return to Lebanon to take care of the family business after his father’s sudden passing was one of the reasons Wraps N’ Bowl closed. The space at 667 West Boylston Street remained empty until Foodbeat’s opening, he said.