Nazareth Restaurant & Deli

What Nazareth Restaurant & Deli does

Nazareth Restaurant & Deli is a privately held, single-location authentic Mediterranean restaurant operating in Gahanna, Ohio (a Columbus suburb), serving local residents and businesses within a regional catchment. The company runs a traditional dine-in restaurant (open Monday–Saturday 11am–9pm, Sunday 11am–4pm) supplemented by three adjacent revenue lines: take-out and delivery, online ordering via a third-party platform (Orda, at nazareth.orda.me), and event catering for birthdays, corporate functions, rehearsal dinners, and weddings.

Its menu spans appetizers/sides ($3–$12), salads ($7–$12 with optional proteins), sandwiches ($9–$14), and entrées ($10–$28, with kabobs and lamb dishes at the high end), alongside a kids' menu and beverage list ($2–$4). The technology footprint is conventional for an independent restaurant of its size: a SpotHopper-powered website integrating reservations, party booking, and email/social marketing; Orda for online ordering; Facebook and Instagram for organic engagement; and Google Business for reviews and directions. There is no proprietary technology, no mobile app, no loyalty platform, and no API exposed.

The business is owner-operated with roughly eight employees and no disclosed funding, parent company, or institutional ownership. Marketing is entirely organic-plus-third-party (SpotHopper manages digital channels); customer acquisition is driven by local reputation, repeat patronage, and word-of-mouth. Pricing is unit-based per menu item, with catering requiring phone inquiry. Three customer segments are served in parallel — individual diners/families, corporate and business catering clients, and private event hosts — with vegetarians as a secondary segment. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the restaurant does not operate as a technology or platform business; its underlying economics are those of a labor-intensive local service business with limited operating leverage.

Name

Nazareth Restaurant & Deli

Legal name

Nazareth Restaurant & Deli

Website

https://nazarethdeli.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nazareth Restaurant & Deli is a privately held, owner-operated authentic Mediterranean restaurant in Gahanna, Ohio, serving individual diners, families, and corporate/event catering clients via dine-in, take-out, delivery, and online ordering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mediterranean Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Mediterranean restaurant
• Authentic Mediterranean cuisine
• Restaurant catering services
• Casual dining
• Online food ordering

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus (Gahanna)

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from customers dining at the restaurant, including appetizers, salads, sandwiches, entrées, and beverages. Pricing varies from $3.00 for sides to $28.00 for premium kabob entrées.
2. Take-out and Delivery: Revenue from food ordered for pick-up or delivery through the online ordering system. Customers can order via the restaurant's website for convenient take-out or delivery service.
3. Catering Services: Revenue from catering for events including birthday parties, holiday parties, corporate events, rehearsal dinners, and wedding festivities. Catering is available for events of various sizes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nazareth Restaurant & Deli operates a single-location Mediterranean restaurant in Gahanna, Ohio, serving authentic made-from-scratch Mediterranean cuisine including appetizers, salads, sandwiches, kabobs, vegetarian plates, and beverages. The restaurant provides dine-in service with live music, take-out and delivery via online ordering, and catering for corporate events, birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, and weddings.

Product overview

Nazareth Restaurant & Deli is an authentic Mediterranean restaurant offering a single-location dining experience in Gahanna, Ohio. The company provides three primary service lines: dine-in restaurant services featuring made-from-scratch Mediterranean cuisine including gyros, kabobs, falafel, and traditional Middle Eastern dishes; catering services for events ranging from intimate gatherings to corporate functions and weddings; and online ordering via the Orda platform for convenient pick-up or delivery. The restaurant also hosts private parties and events, supported by a SpotHopper-powered reservation system. The product portfolio centers on the core dining experience, supplemented by catering and digital ordering modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-in Restaurant Service

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SpotHopperminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party marketing platform providing website design, social media marketing, and email marketing services for Nazareth Restaurant. The platform also provides the restaurant's website infrastructure including the ordering system integration.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Café Istanbul: Mediterranean/Turkish restaurant in the Columbus area offering kebabs, gyros, vegetarian plates, and catering for private events. Closely comparable in cuisine mix, full-service format, and catering orientation.
• Layla's Lebanese Kitchen: Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant group in Ohio serving authentic shawarma, kebabs, mezze, and vegetarian plates with dine-in and catering. Comparable cuisine authenticity, full-service format, and Ohio footprint.
• Cedar Restaurant: Family-owned Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant in Columbus serving authentic maza, kebabs, and daily specials in a full-service setting. Competes head-to-head for Columbus-area Mediterranean dine-in and catering occasions.
• Sahara Restaurant: Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant in Columbus serving authentic staples including hummus, kebabs, and vegetarian plates in a full-service setting with event/catering services.
• Mazah Mediterranean Eatery: Mediterranean/Levantine restaurant in the Columbus, Ohio market offering dine-in and takeout with a comparable menu of hummus, kebabs, gyros, and vegetarian dishes. Direct local competitor for the same customer base in Gahanna/Greater Columbus.

Broad incumbents

• Aladdin's Eatery: Regional Mediterranean/Lebanese restaurant chain with multiple Ohio locations, offering shawarma, kebabs, and vegetarian dishes. Comparable Mediterranean positioning at a multi-unit scale Nazareth would need to reach to expand.
• CAVA: National fast-casual Mediterranean chain specializing in grain bowls, pitas, and dips. Sets the price/convenience benchmark for Mediterranean food in the Columbus market and represents the structural competitive pressure on independent operators.
• Zoës Kitchen: Multi-unit Mediterranean casual chain (now operating under CAVA) offering Mediterranean bowls, sandwiches, and family meals. Comparable cuisine category and counter-service competition for Mediterranean dining occasions.

Others

• SpotHopper: Restaurant marketing and online ordering platform provider that powers Nazareth's website, reservations, and digital ordering infrastructure. Relevant as an enabling technology peer rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• The Halal Guys: Fast-growing Middle Eastern/Mediterranean chain known for platters, gyros, and falafel. Competes in the same cuisine category with a streamlined, fast-casual model that appeals to similar value-seeking customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/55972904844
• Instagraminstagram.com/nazareth_deli
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nazareth-restaurant-&-deli

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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