Happy Corner Hospitality Group | Motek

What Happy Corner Hospitality Group | Motek does

Motek is a privately held Mediterranean restaurant group operated by Happy Corner Hospitality Group, with a footprint spanning South Florida and New York City. The company serves individual consumers seeking casual upscale Mediterranean dining and corporate clients requiring catering and private event services, operating nine restaurant locations across Miami-Dade County (Aventura, Boca Raton, Brickell, Coral Gables, Downtown Miami, Miami Beach, Midtown, South Pointe) and New York City (Flatiron, West Village), with four additional locations in development.

The business runs a multi-brand portfolio anchored by the Motek restaurant, the Sesame bakery-café concept, and the Yalla Mediterranean sub-brand. Revenue is generated through dine-in sales, mobile app orders for delivery and pickup, catering services, private events, and gift cards. Underlying technology consists of a proprietary mobile application offering a 10% first-order discount and loyalty points redemption, the SevenRooms reservation platform, and links to third-party delivery aggregators. The $5 Hour happy hour promotion and a 100% seed oil-free menu initiative function as the principal customer-facing differentiators.

Distribution combines physical dine-in locations, a proprietary mobile app channel, third-party delivery platforms accessed via the website, and dedicated sales outreach for large-party catering and private events. Marketing is executed through organic social media, segmented email newsletters, and earned media coverage in outlets including The Real Deal and NY Post. Strategic expansion is supported by a flagship venue partnership with the W Fort Lauderdale hotel for the upcoming Motek By The Sea concept.

Name

Happy Corner Hospitality Group | Motek

Legal name

Motek

Website

https://motekcafe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Motek is a privately held Mediterranean restaurant group operating nine locations across South Florida and New York City, serving individual diners and corporate catering clients via dine-in, a proprietary mobile app, catering, and private events, with sub-brands Sesame and Yalla.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mediterranean Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Fast Casual (THAFABAD)

Keywords

• Mediterranean restaurant
• Catering services
• Bakery cafe
• Private event hosting
• Mobile food ordering

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from customer dine-in purchases at restaurant locations including food, beverages, and alcoholic drinks.
2. Catering Services: Corporate and private event catering services with dedicated sales outreach for large parties.
3. Mobile App Orders: Delivery and pick-up orders placed through proprietary mobile app, generating transaction revenue with loyalty program.
4. Private Events: Revenue from hosting private parties and corporate gatherings at restaurant venues.
5. Gift Cards: Prepaid gift cards sold to consumers for future redemption at any Motek location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Happy Corner Hospitality Group operates the Motek brand, a casual upscale Mediterranean restaurant chain with locations across South Florida and New York City. The company serves Israeli-inspired Mediterranean cuisine via dine-in, takeaway, delivery, catering, and private event hosting, supported by a proprietary mobile app for direct ordering and a $5 Hour happy hour program. It also operates sub-brands Sesame (bakery/café) and Yalla (Mediterranean dining).

Product overview

Happy Corner Hospitality Group operates a portfolio of Mediterranean restaurant and bakery brands, including Motek (the flagship restaurant chain), Sesame (bakery concept), and Yalla (Mediterranean dining). The group offers dine-in services, catering, and private events across multiple Florida and New York locations, with a mobile app for ordering and a $5 Hour happy hour program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sesame: Bakery and café brand operating in North Miami and Midtown locations.
• Yalla
• Motek $5 Hour

Products and services

• Motek Mediterranean Restaurant Flagship casual upscale Mediterranean restaurant chain offering Israeli-inspired cuisine with dine-in, takeaway, and delivery across South Florida and NYC locations. Targets individual consumers, families, and social groups seeking wholesome Mediterranean food.
• Sesame Bakery and Café Bakery and café concept with North Miami operating location and upcoming Midtown location, serving as a sub-brand of Happy Corner Hospitality Group.
• Yalla Mediterranean Dining Mediterranean dining sub-brand with location at Yalla Aventura offering Middle Eastern cuisine as part of the Happy Corner Hospitality Group portfolio.
• Motek Catering Catering service for private events, corporate gatherings, and parties of 10+ guests, available at quote-based pricing through the [email protected] contact channel.
• Motek Private Events Private event hosting services at Motek restaurant locations for parties and corporate gatherings, with a dedicated events inquiry form for large parties of 10 or more.
• Motek Mobile App Proprietary mobile application offering direct ordering for delivery and pickup, a 10% first-order discount, and loyalty points redemption available to Motek customers.
• Motek Gift Cards Prepaid digital and physical gift cards sold to consumers for future redemption at any Motek restaurant location.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• W Fort LauderdalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Motek By The Sea will debut as a restaurant venue within the W Fort Lauderdale hotel property. This represents a flagship venue partnership for the brand's first Broward County expansion, positioning Motek as an oceanfront Mediterranean dining destination within a luxury hospitality property.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweetgreen: Large, public health-forward fast-casual chain with broader menu and national scale; competes for the same wellness-oriented urban consumer and digital-ordering mindshare that Motek targets.
• Yard House: National upscale casual-dining chain with Mediterranean/globally influenced menu items; a useful benchmark for the casual-upscale full-service dining model Motek operates.

Emerging players

• Flower Child: Health-forward fast-casual chain built around wholesome ingredients and dietary transparency; comparable to Motek on the wellness/clean-ingredient positioning that anchors Motek's seed-oil-free story.

Direct peers

• Pincho: Florida-based Mediterranean-leaning fast-casual chain; shares Motek's South Florida footprint and Mediterranean positioning, making it a tightly comparable regional peer.
• Cava Group: Public Mediterranean fast-casual chain with a national footprint and a directly overlapping menu and health-forward positioning; the most relevant scaled comparable for Motek's core cuisine and daypart.
• Miznon: Israeli street-food concept serving Mediterranean pita-focused dishes; closely comparable to Motek on Israeli/Mediterranean cuisine and casual urban dining format.
• Naya Mediterranean: Mediterranean fast-casual chain serving customizable bowls and pitas in dense urban markets; comparable on cuisine, service model, and target customer profile to Motek.
• Dig Food Group: Israeli/Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual brand with bowls and warm grain plates; directly comparable to Motek on cuisine inspiration, urban consumer target, and scratch-cooking narrative.

Regional players

• The Hampton Social: Upscale-casual coastal restaurant group with multiple units in FL and other coastal metros; comparable to Motek's casual-upscale service model and Florida expansion strategy.
• Sant Ambroeus: Upscale casual Italian restaurant group concentrated in NYC and South Florida; comparable to Motek on high-end casual Mediterranean dining and overlapping FL/NYC market presence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/happy-corner-hospitality-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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