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The Original Mediterranean Kitchen.

Two men dining outdoors with Mediterranean food | Mediterranean Food Restaurant | Zankou Chicken
Two men dining outdoors with shared dishes | Mediterranean Food Restaurant | Zankou Chicken

Redefining fast-casual comfort.

We combine the ease of fast-casual dining with the warmth and richness of family recipes passed down through generations. Every dish is made from scratch with fresh ingredients. Every order is made with care. Even our pita bread is picked up fresh each morning from a bakery in Santa Ana.

In one bite, you’ll taste the difference.

Mutabbal Garlic sauce Pita
Slicing shawarma from vertical rotisserie | Mediterranean Food Restaurant | Zankou Chicken

Hand-sliced to order.

In 1991, Mardiros Iskenderian coined the word ‘Tarna’—meaning ‘turns’ in Armenian—to describe our signature Chicken Tarna: hand-cut chicken, marinated in authentic spices and flame-broiled on a vertical spit. It’s served alongside our USDA Choice Tri-Tip Shawerma, also fire-roasted to juicy, caramelized perfection.

The secret behind
our garlic sauce.

Our garlic sauce has been a longtime favorite, made fresh in-house every day.
This creamy, bold recipe has been passed down through our family and
continues to be a staple on our tables.

Here’s how it makes its way from
the fields to your plate.

Grown locally on Christopher
Ranch in Gilroy, California

Delivered directly to our
commissary
kitchen located
south of Downtown LA

Hand-selected by our specialists

Prepared into our signature sauce
(using our secret ingredient: love)

Sent fresh to our stores daily