Sanabel Butcher & Grocery

The best meat in town is at Sanabel. Sanabel is located at Hunter Mill plaza shopping center. Wells Fargo bank is a notable landmark.Quality full service butcher shop specializing in Halal meats and foods. Catering and specialty items are available upon request.

When Al Nakheel, a Middle Eastern grocery store in Vienna, changed ownership, long-time employee Said Ghabayen prepared for retirement. But his son, Shadi Ghabayen, saw this as an opportunity instead. “My dad [has] a good customer base, serving the customer for 18 years,” says Shadi, a native of Jordan. He then quit his job as an auto mechanic, convinced his father to join him, and opened Sanabel, a Mediterranean market in Oakton, in January.

Besides selling packages of pita and tubs of garlic cream, Sanabel imports cheese from unsuspecting nations (no Spanish Manchego or Dutch Gouda ).