Taza A Lebanese Grill

What Taza A Lebanese Grill does

Taza A Lebanese Grill is a privately held, family-operated restaurant group headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, operating three full-service Lebanese restaurants in Woodmere (28601 Chagrin Boulevard), Downtown Cleveland (1400 West 6th Street), and Rocky River (19310 Detroit Road). The company's core offering is an authentic Lebanese dining experience built around traditional cooking methods, most notably an imported Lebanese stone oven used to bake pita bread in-house visibly to guests, and a charcoal grill used to prepare shish entrees. The menu spans vegetarian, seafood, and meat-forward Lebanese home-cooked dishes.

The business operates across multiple revenue streams: dine-in restaurant service at all three locations, online ordering and delivery via the ToastTab platform, off-premise catering with family/individual/buffet configurations, private events hosted in a dedicated 45-guest party room at the Downtown Cleveland location, gift card sales through ToastTab, and OpenTable-powered table reservations. Valet parking is available daily at the Woodmere location except Sundays. Marketing is conducted through the corporate website (mytaza.com), Facebook, and Instagram (@tazalebanesegrill).

The company is part of a broader Cleveland-area family of restaurants that includes Aladdin, Sittoos, and Boaz. The company is private, does not disclose revenue, has no public funding history, and operates with approximately 25 employees. There is no disclosed executive team, no subsidiaries, and no M&A, regulatory, or restructuring activity in the input data.

Name

Taza A Lebanese Grill

Legal name

Taza

Website

https://mytaza.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Taza A Lebanese Grill is a family-operated restaurant group running three full-service Lebanese restaurants across the Cleveland, Ohio metro area (Woodmere, Downtown Cleveland, Rocky River), serving dine-in, catering, private events, and online ordering customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)

Keywords

• Lebanese restaurant
• Mediterranean cuisine
• Casual dining
• Off-site catering
• Private event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodmere

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Revenue from customers dining at the restaurant, including appetizers, entrees, salads, soups, and beverages such as beer and wine
2. Online Ordering: Takeout and delivery orders placed through ToastTab platform at multiple locations
3. Catering Services: Off-site catering for events with customizable menu options including family style, individual style, and buffet style service
4. Private Events: Hosting private events in dedicated party room with food and beverage minimum requirements and open or cash bar options
5. Gift Cards: Sale of gift cards for use across all Taza locations through ToastTab platform

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Taza A Lebanese Grill is a family-operated Lebanese restaurant group operating three dine-in locations in the Cleveland, Ohio area. It serves traditional home-cooked Lebanese meals across appetizers, entrees, salads, and soups, with pita baked fresh in-house in an imported Lebanese stone oven and shish entrees prepared over a charcoal grill. The company also provides off-site catering, private event hosting, online ordering, and gift cards.

Product overview

Taza A Lebanese Grill is a family-oriented restaurant group operating three locations in the Cleveland, Ohio area (Woodmere, Downtown Cleveland, and Rocky River). The company offers a unified dining experience centered on authentic Lebanese cuisine, featuring traditional home-cooked meals, fresh-made pita bread baked in an imported Lebanese stone oven, and shish entrees grilled over charcoal. The product portfolio includes core dine-in restaurant services, catering services for off-site events, private event hosting at the Downtown Cleveland location, online ordering via Toast Tab platform, gift card sales, and table reservations through OpenTable. The company emphasizes fresh ingredients, vegetarian-friendly options, and health-conscious dining.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service Full-service Lebanese dining experience at three Cleveland-area locations (Woodmere, Downtown Cleveland, Rocky River), featuring traditional home-cooked meals, fresh pita baked in an imported Lebanese stone oven, and shish entrees cooked over a charcoal grill. Aimed at individual diners, families, and visitors seeking authentic Lebanese cuisine.
• Catering Service Off-site catering service for events with customizable Lebanese menu options available in family style, individual style, and buffet style presentations, targeting event hosts and group organizers.
• Private Events Private event hosting in a dedicated back party room at the Downtown Cleveland location, accommodating up to 45 guests, with no rental fee, a minimum guest count of 15, and open or cash bar options plus a 20% service rate. Targeted at hosts of celebrations and corporate gatherings.
• Online Ordering Online ordering and delivery service operated through the ToastTab platform at all three Cleveland-area locations, allowing individual consumers to place pickup or delivery orders.
• Gift Cards Purchasable gift cards usable across all Taza locations, with purchase, sending, and balance-checking available through the ToastTab platform. Targeted at consumers and corporate gifting buyers.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Zoës Kitchen: Mediterranean fast-casual brand (formerly public, now private under CAVA Group ownership) serving pita, kabobs, and rice bowls. Adjacent peer with overlapping cuisine category and similar dine-in plus catering model.
• CAVA: National Mediterranean fast-casual chain (NYSE: CAVA) with hundreds of locations. Overlaps with Taza on Mediterranean/Levantine cuisine positioning but competes at scale with a digital-first, build-your-own bowl format that pressures independents on price and convenience.

Direct peers

• Naf Naf Grill: Middle Eastern fast-casual chain serving pitas, shawarma, and shish. Closely comparable to Taza on menu DNA (pita, shish, kabobs) and on counter/online-ordering service model.
• The Halal Guys: Middle Eastern/Mediterranean QSR concept originating in New York with a franchised U.S. footprint. Comparable to Taza on Levantine cuisine and shish/grill menu items, though positioned as quick-service rather than full-service.
• Aladdin's Eatery: Lebanese and Mediterranean full-service restaurant chain headquartered in the Cleveland/Akron area, operated by the same family group as Taza (Aladdin, Sittoos, Boaz, Taza). Direct conceptual peer with overlapping menu and identical family ownership.
• Pita Mediterranean Street Food: Fast-casual Mediterranean franchise serving kebabs, salads, and pita-based dishes across multiple U.S. states. Comparable to Taza on cuisine category and counter-service/online-ordering model, though positioned at a faster/cheaser price point.
• Eat Greek Kouzina: Greek/Mediterranean quick-service concept with multiple Midwest locations and in-store pita baking. Conceptually adjacent to Taza's Lebanese full-service positioning with similar fresh-bread theater element.

Others

• Toast (POS platform): Restaurant technology provider whose platform Taza uses for online ordering, gift cards, and payments. Adjacent ecosystem participant — useful for assessing comparable tech-stack and unit-economics benchmarks across Taza's restaurant-industry peers.

Regional players

• Olive Tree Mediterranean Cafe: Multi-location Mediterranean/Lebanese restaurant group operating in select U.S. regions. Comparable independent operator with similar menu breadth (vegetarian, kabobs, fresh pita) but in different geographic markets from Taza.

Emerging players

• Tatte Bakery & Cafe: Specialty Mediterranean-inspired bakery and cafe chain with a strong in-house baking program and aesthetic-driven positioning. Comparable on the fresh-baked-pita theater and cafe-style full-service dining experience, though broader menu than Lebanese-only.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TazaCleveland
• Instagraminstagram.com/tazalebanesegrill
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taza-a-lebanese-grill

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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