A new Mediterranean restaurant is now open at a spot beloved by Shelby County diners.
Shaami Mediterranean Grill is located at 2651 Pelham Pkwy.
The menu includes lamb shanks, shawarma, kebabs, shaami, baba ghanoush, hummus and salads.
It opened Nov. 6.
The location is well known as the longtime site of Sarris Cafe, a “meat-and-two,” cafeteria-style restaurant in Pelham that closed earlier this year after 20 years.
George Sarris, who immigrated from Greece, opened Sarris Cafe in Pelham in 2005. He passed away in 2015 and left the restaurant to his brother, Kostas Sarris, who passed away in 2016. Nick Sarris, the son of Kostas, then took over the restaurant.
Sarris said the decision to close ultimately came down to the profits going down and costs going up steadily over the past several years.
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