№ 002 · Draft
Trade · Restaurant / Hospitality
Location · Santa Clara and St. George
Status · QA needed

Restaurant / Hospitality

Meráki Greek Grill

Santa Clara and St. George · Draft listed profile for the 435 Alliance register.

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Meráki Greek Grill is a chef-driven, fast-casual Greek restaurant founded by Jerry Goumroian in Las Vegas in 2017. The brand built five Nevada locations before crossing into Southern Utah, opening in Santa Clara on Pioneer Parkway and following with a second Utah storefront at 473 S. River Road in St. George. Both Utah locations carry the brand's full menu — gyros, souvlaki plates, lemon-roasted potatoes, house tzatziki, and a build-your-own bowl format — and a third Utah location at University Place in Orem is announced as coming soon.

For 435 Alliance, Meráki is the strongest restaurant case study available for the cross-market story: a Las Vegas-built brand with two operating Southern Utah locations and a third Utah expansion announced. The 702 Alliance and 435 Alliance registers can each surface the brand in its own market while reflecting the shared origin.

Unresolved Questions

  • Confirm the operating entity for the Utah storefronts. Same parent LLC as the Nevada locations, separate Utah LLC, or franchise/licensed operator?
  • Reconcile founding year — the brand's own About page lists 2016 and 2017 in different places.
  • Clarify the role and ownership stake of co-owner Joe Djavairian and chef Nikos Georgeousis. Public coverage credits both but does not specify ownership percentages.
  • Local GM / manager at the Santa Clara and St. George storefronts — not public.

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