text: ChampaignUrbana residents who miss the Holy Land on north Neil St that closed a few years ago will appreciate Layalina Though the two restaurants are not related the Layalina menu brings back most of the old Holy Land favorites to CYOU The cuisine could probably be described as LebanesePalestinian which explains the similaritiesnnI decided that Layalinas sixth day of operation was a good time to try them out As with any new place there is still a few teething pains Service was good and my meal came out in reasonable time I had the chopped Arabic salad and chicken shish tawook two of my favorite meals from bygone days at the Holy Land Both were excellent The salad was ample in size and fresh The chicken had an enormous portion three skewers loaded with wellmarinated chicken a huge portion of rice and grilled peppers and onions Simply deliciousnnIm glad to see the restaurant busy tonight so the grapevine is working I will be trying several of the other dishes soon uacant wait to try the hummus and kufta kabab This new addition to CYOU is a winnernnTheyre open for lunch and dinner