Usta Pizza Charcoal Grill

Usta Pizza Charcoal Grill is a counter-service takeaway on Rochester Road, the main road running east out of central Gravesend through the Pelham residential pocket toward the Cobham and Shorne villages. The shop runs the Turkish-led combination format that dominates the local kebab market — adana, shish and doner kebabs cooked over the charcoal grill the shop takes its name from, alongside flame-grilled chicken pieces, lamb chops, and a parallel pizza section built on freshly-prepared bases with the usual house specials and a build-your-own option. The menu extends into burgers and a meal-deal section that pairs pizzas with chicken wings, garlic bread and soft drinks at various price points to keep the per-head spend down on family orders. Service runs from 1pm through to 10.30pm Monday to Thursday and pushes to 11pm on Friday and Saturday, with a later Sunday start at 5pm — in keeping with a shop that does most of its trade on the evening and weekend run. Hygiene rating is on the FSA register. Pricing sits in the middle of the local kebab market.