Zait & Za’atar in Merriam Park will close at end of month
Zait & Za’atar, the Middle Eastern restaurant, market and deli in St. Paul’s Merriam Park neighborhood, has announced that it will close after more than five years of operation.
The restaurant was known for its casual, inexpensive fare — falafel, baba ganoush, shawarma wraps and the like.
Owners posted the following message on the restaurant’s social media page:
“Dear guests and friends,
“After five and a half years, it is with profound gratitude, and no small amount of sadness, that Zait & Za’atar is announcing that we will be closing.
“The post-pandemic challenges of inflation and being able to continue staffing the restaurant with the same caliber of employees that we have been blessed to work with have contributed to our decision.
“Our final day of operation will be Sunday, October 30.
“It has been an honor sharing our love of Palestinian food and culture with you. We have enjoyed telling our story and been privileged to learn some of yours. We thank you for being part of our journey. You have enriched our lives and we will treasure memories of our time at the corner of Selby and Fry.
“We hope your experiences with Zait & Za’atar have been as wonderful as our experiences serving you!”
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