Mezeh Mediterranean Grill
Dining · 54+ locations · DC metro, Richmond, Hampton Roads, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, NYC
Build-your-own Mediterranean bowls at 50-plus locations from Virginia to Manhattan — it reads like a private-equity growth story. It isn't: the three partners who opened the first counter in Annapolis in 2012 still own and run it, with no franchisees and no institutional investors.
The Big Picture
Founders Saleh Mohamadi, Steve Walker and Tai Chiao still own and run Mezeh, which has grown to 50-plus company-owned stores since 2012 with no franchising and no outside investors. Inside the stores the picture is thinner: Glassdoor reviewers give it 2.6 out of 5 and fault management and training, though posted crew pay beats local minimums. It answers to its founders.
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