It started with an Instagram post from local Armenian eatery Skewers last week .

“We have a number of prepacked, microwaveable chicken and rice meals available daily – free to anyone in need. No questions asked,” the post read, in part.

The demand since has been overwhelming, said Skewers owner Mirak Kazanjian.

The shop handed out 100 chicken and rice bowls on the first day, and the demand grew so high in the days following that the restaurant stopped keeping track of the number of meals going out the door. Kazanjian said if he had to guess, more than 300 residents were served over the weekend.

On Wednesday, just a week after he started, Kazanjian said his sign-up sheet for the meals was already nearing capacity for the week. He’d like to keep the program going and plans to reopen the

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