San Francisco Ovens Expands in Its Own Backyard

an Francisco Oven, the hiobased, fast casual Restaurant has signed a development agreement with restaurant hospitality veterans to bring three units to a territory that includes edina Montrose, kron antonand uyahoga Falls hiospan style="mso-spacerun: yes">  Zahira and Yousuf Lehri, the franchisees, are currently looking at sites and will open the first location within a year.

font size="2">o:p> San Francisco Oven offers a “Taste of the Bay Area” specilzing in award-winning bickoven pizzas, hot and cold sandwiches, fresh soups and salads, as well as beer and wine from orthern Calfornia The upscale, fast casual restaurant also offers a full catering menu, delivery, a full dinner menu and “Take and Bake” pizzas and entrees.  

he Lehris are currently Subway franchisees who own two restaurants in the hioarea. “We have been looking to invest in another concept for a few years but, it wasn’t until we walked into the San Francisco Oven in illoughbythat we got the gut feeling that this was the concept to join,” Zahira Lehri stated.  “The food is out of this world and the Franchise support is shown in the research, time and care taken to the franchise layout, and the communication that flows between the franchisors and the franchisees.” “SFO’s delicious food and strong operations combined with our hospitality and restaurant experience is a formula for success,” she added.  

att Harperand Eddie Cerino, owners of Eddies Creekside restaurant, in recksville hioopened San Francisco Oven in 2001 in illoughby hioaiming to become a strong competitor in the fast casual segment.  There are currently two restaurants open with over 100 units in development in hio owa lorida exas irginiaand outh Carolina