Press Release

Sajj Mediterranean opening 2nd micro food hall

November 30, 2021

San Francisco-based SAJJ Mediterranean has opened its second SAJJ Kitchen with Local Kitchens, a micro food hall concept.

Located at 369 California Ave., in Palo Alto, California, the location is open from 11 a.m. to midnight, hosting guests for indoor or outdoor dining and fulfilling online orders. Customers may order in-store via kiosk as well as online for pickup or delivery through the Local Kitchens website or third-party delivery services.

"We first partnered with Local Kitchens earlier this year with the first SAJJ Kitchen in Cupertino, California, as a way to expand our customer base," Founder and CEO of SAJJ Mediterranean Zaid Ayoub said in a company press release. "With the boom of digital ordering and the successful pilot of the Cupertino location, we're excited to launch our second SAJJ Kitchen location with Local Kitchens in Palo Alto to help meet the needs of SAJJ's new and existing customers in the area."

Local Kitchens was founded by former DoorDash colleagues, CEO Jon Goldsmith and COO Andrew Munday, and CTO Jordan Bramble. The entrepreneurs set out to transform the concept of a food hall for the digital age. Local Kitchens' Palo Alto site features a storefront and a dedicated takeout customer experience with staff from local communities, who have been trained by restaurant partners to prepare each meal on-site. The micro food hall concept allows customers to mix and match cuisines from different restaurants.

"SAJJ's vibrant flavors and customizable dishes have been a very popular choice at our locations — both as standalone menu items, and as a unique component of our guest's combined menu orders," Goldsmith said in the release. "We're beyond excited to include SAJJ Mediterranean in the collection of beloved brands we are bringing to the Palo Alto Community!"

SAJJ Mediterranean operates multiple restaurants and satellite kitchens throughout California as well as food trucks, a catering service and an e-commerce site.