This College Student's Kebabs Could Stand Up To Anyone's

If he were in Wynwood, there'd be lines out the door

Photo by Carlos Miller

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The college side hustle in South Florida looks a little different than it does in the rest of America. At Harvard, Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook out of his dorm room. At UM, students run billion-dollar Amazon scams and escort services. God bless our little corner of paradise.

But out at FIU, that hustle means owning a restaurant across the street from campus. At least it does in the case of Rani Marjiya, a computer science student who moonlights as the owner/operator of Sahara Grill. Marjiya, who moved to Miami from Nazareth (the biblical one, not the one in Pennsylvania) opened this Middle Eastern fast casual joint earlier this year, and the place has been packed ever since.

Fresh grilled meats, spices imported from the Middle East, and fluffy fresh baked pitas have drawn his fellow students and Sweetwater neighbors alike. And if you find yourself anywhere near the Modesto Madique campus, Sahara Grill needs to be your l…