A Taste Of The World

What A Taste Of The World does

A Taste of The World is a single-location, full-service international cuisine restaurant operating from 283 Sunset Park Dr., Herndon, Virginia. Founded and operated by Chef Liza and Naresh Israni, the restaurant centers on a Filipino-rooted menu with broader international influences spanning Indian, Vietnamese, Mediterranean, Caribbean, and other regional traditions, paired with a curated wine list. The venue serves dine-in customers during weekday lunch and dinner hours, with extended Friday and Saturday dinner service, and is closed on Sundays.

The restaurant distributes through four channels: on-premise dining, phone-based carry-out, third-party delivery aggregators DoorDash and Uber Eats, and direct catering sales. Catering operations span corporate events, weddings, birthdays, party platters, and signature boodle fight buy-outs targeting clients across the DC metro area. The menu is organized across appetizers, soups and salads, noodles, entrees, Filipino specialties, wines and beers, and desserts.

The business is privately held and independently owned, with no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, funding history, headcount, or revenue. The underlying technology stack consists of a Squarespace website and standard delivery platform integrations; there are no proprietary technology assets, patents, certifications, or AI/ML capabilities documented.

Name

A Taste Of The World

Legal name

A Taste of The World

Website

https://atasteoftheworld.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A Taste of The World is a single-location international cuisine restaurant in Herndon, Virginia. Founded by Chef Liza and Naresh Israni, it serves dine-in, carry-out, delivery, and catering customers with Filipino-rooted dishes alongside globally-inspired menu offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-service restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAFACAD

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

SECONDARYTHAFACAJ

All-Day Dining Restaurants

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Full-Service Restaurants (Casual & Fine Dining)

Keywords

• International cuisine
• Filipino restaurant
• Catering services
• Dine-in restaurant
• Food delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Herndon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Service: Revenue from customers dining at the restaurant location during operating hours (Mon-Thu 11:30am-2:30pm and 5pm-8:30pm; Fri 11:30am-2:30pm and 5pm-9pm; Sat 5pm-9pm).
2. Carry-Out and Delivery: Revenue from phone orders for carry-out and third-party delivery orders through DoorDash and Uber Eats platforms.
3. Catering Services: Revenue from comprehensive catering services including corporate events, weddings, birthdays, party platters, and boodle fight buy-outs. Services include drop-off options and full catering setup.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

A Taste of The World operates a restaurant in Herndon, VA serving international cuisine with Filipino culinary roots. The restaurant provides dine-in, carry-out, delivery, and catering services to individual consumers and event customers in the Northern Virginia market.

Product overview

A Taste of The World is a full-service international cuisine restaurant led by Chef Liza, blending Filipino roots with worldwide influences. The restaurant operates from a physical dining location in Herndon, VA, offering dine-in service, carry-out/to-go orders, and comprehensive catering & events services. The core offering consists of international dishes organized across multiple menu categories including appetizers, soups & salads, noodles, entrees, desserts, and Philippines Favorites. Catering services provide platter options and full event hosting capabilities including corporate events, weddings, and boodle fight buy-outs. The restaurant integrates with third-party delivery platforms DoorDash and Uber Eats for customer convenience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-in restaurant service

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DoorDashcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDoorDash serves as a third-party delivery channel partner, enabling A Taste of The World to reach customers who prefer ordering through the DoorDash platform for food delivery within the service area.
• Uber EatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUber Eats serves as a third-party delivery channel partner, enabling A Taste of The World to reach customers who prefer ordering through the Uber Eats platform for food delivery within the service area.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Purple Patch: Filipino restaurant in Washington, DC founded by Patrice Cleary. Closest direct peer — same cuisine roots, same DC metro, full-service sit-down format with carry-out and catering.
• Hot Lola's: Chef Kevin Tien's Asian-fusion restaurant concept in the DC area. Comparable chef-driven, internationally-inspired menu rooted in Asian cuisines in the same metro market.
• Jeepney: Filipino fast-casual restaurant group on the East Coast. Comparable on Filipino cuisine positioning and event/catering offerings, though operating at a faster-casual format rather than full-service.

Broad incumbents

• Founding Farmers: DC-area restaurant group with multiple full-service locations. Comparable as a larger established DC-area full-service operator, though focused on American farmhouse cuisine rather than international.
• CAVA: DC-headquartered Mediterranean fast-casual chain that scaled from a regional independent into a national public company. Comparable as a DMV-rooted ethnic-cuisine operator that successfully expanded cuisine-brand concepts, though at much larger scale and different format.
• Busboys and Poets: DC-area full-service restaurant, café, and bookstore group. Comparable as a larger established DC full-service operator with catering and event hosting capabilities across multiple locations.
• Matchbox: DC-area restaurant chain operating full-service dining rooms. Comparable as a multi-location DC-area full-service operator with catering offerings, though focused on pizza-centric American fare.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a-taste-of-the-world

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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