by Matthew D » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:57 pm
The text of the Scene blurb:
Zeytun Mediterranean Grill to open on Bardstown
Shahram Pouranfar, owner of Sharom's Restaurant, 5627 Outer Loop (968-8363), a popular south Louisville seafood spot, plans to open Zeytun Mediterranean Grill in late October in the former home of Andrew's Restaurant, 2286 Bardstown Road.
To symbolize the Mediterranean cuisine he'll serve, Pouranfar, a native Iranian, chose the word "zeytun," "which means 'olive' in seven different languages."
Expect to see sandwiches served on pita, plus salads, gyros, kabobs, hummus, falafel, baklava and a Friday-only fried fish special.
Sharom's (a respelling he designed to make his name easier to pronounce) was founded as The Fishery Station, but the name was changed to eliminate confusion with a similarly named local fish concept.
He owned and operated a Fishery Station at 131 W. Market St. until 2000, when he sold it to restaurateur Majid Ghavami, who now operates Saffron's Restaurant there.
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