Middle Eats opens in Bloomfield

Quick-serve Mediterranean restaurant, Middle Eats, launched with a bang last month in Bloomfield Hills with over 900 in attendance on opening day. The restaurant, owned by partners Jack Mashini, Brian Shunia and Mario Sattam, is the third in their franchise, with other locations in Warren and Detroit, and two more planned for Lansing and Roseville. The team also owns Wing Snob, another Michigan-based franchise offering 47 locations. “We (the owners) are all Middle Eastern, so Middle Eats hits home for us. We wanted to get into the healthier side of the business,” said Mashini. “Mario is our food-wiz and he came up with all of the recipes.” Mashini describes the menu, which centers around bowls, wraps and salads, as “Mediterranean with an American twist.” The chicken shawarma bowl is considered to be the eatery’s signature dish. All bowls, wraps and salads can be customized in 75 different combinations using fresh ingredients along with shrimp, steak and chicken. Middle Eats also offers a family-style catering menu with a custom “bowl bar” for parties over 10 people. In addition, they offer full-service catering for parties over 180 guests. The Bloomfield location is open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. 42967 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills  middleeats.com