However, what I found was that the #2 best Afghani food for cheap near Brooklyn was the Kabob Shack in Williamsburg-South Side. That was something I did not expect, knowing that Williamsburg has been the constant site of gentrification over many years. The two things in particular that shocked me was 1) why is it fairly cheap? and 2) why Afghani food in Williamsburg?. After thinking more into it, it makes sense. This business is in Williamsburg’s South Side, which I learned is considered more residential and less gentrified than the North Side. This business serves both the residents in search of ethnic food and the stragglers of the North Side of Williamsburg who are in the mood for falafel. The “exoticness” of Afghani food also seems to attract customers to this restaurant.
Furthermore, after reading about the zoning changes in Williamsburg/Greenpoint, which allows for more residential developers to come and create housing for both low income and high income families, it is apparent that the location of this business is ideal for those moving in. Because it is ethnic food, rather than something like a restaurant, which can be displaced by Applebee’s or Chipotle for example, it seems to me that the Kabob Shack is here to stay.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/kabob-shack-brooklyn?osq=afghan+food
