Our Story

YALLA'S Israeli-born owner, Zohar, grew up in a Greek-Yemeni household as a new type of Israeli fusion food was emerging. His mother, who's idea of rest involves meal planning and collecting neighborhood recipes, brings the family of six together over food.

YALLA means ‘COME ON’, existing to BRIDGE communities and culture by way of the love and connection remembered from childhood meals. YALLA, the most popular slang word in the Israeli language, is an Arabic word. Isn't that ironic? To which we say—COME ON! Let's bridge the gap and see we are one.

There' nothing like the taste of a hot hand-fired PITA overflowing with homemade HUMMUS, spicy SKHUG, fresh FALAFEL, and an endless SALAD BAR to remind you the melting pot tastes OH, SO GOOD!

YALLA! Let's keep on, keeping on...

The Yalla Family

  • ZOHAR

    The Falafel Baron

  • JEAN

    The Bestest Bassist

  • NATHAN

    The Dough Boy

  • SHARON

    The Kitchen Nurse

  • ARBEL DIANA

    The Boss’s Daughter

  • SEVGI

    The Turkish Baker

  • elLA* (accent the *LA)

    The conTEXT Creator