The first of its kind in the Taziki’s brand a Comfy chain eatery providing made-to-order gyros &
other Mediterranean dishes plus beer & wine.
Address: 3393 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 10008, Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: (404) 476-3130
As visitors walk the halls of the fashion haven, they know they can eat fresh, clean entrées – fast.
Thier open kitchen concept and wooden cloud are the same in every restaurant.
And just like other locations, they cook your food to order.
In 1997, Keith Richards and his wife Amy were vacationing in Greece where they discovered
small-table Mediterranean cafés where everyone in the community gathered together to connect around
healthy flavors and to celebrate life! They enjoyed the food, but also observed a deeper kind of warmth and
connection that moved them to say – “That’s what I want to spend my life doing.”
But how do you capture the feeling of family and friends around the table and the healthy Mediterranean lifestyle?
Inspired, Keith and Amy returned home with a stack of photographs and a vision to import their experience by opening the
first of many Mediterranean cafes in 1998.
They created a place free from the noise of the world and the fast pace of our busy lives.
They created a time to reconnect over refreshing Mediterranean flavors.
They designed a menu of interesting flavors real, home-made food. Through all these years,
and the addition of new Taziki’s across the country, they became a family of big-hearted foodies committed to
making an impact in the community.
At Taziki’s, they embrace the “Mediterranean Lifestyle” which emphasizes:
Eating primarily plant-based foods
Replacing butter with healthy fats such as olive oil and canola oil
Using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor foods
Limiting red meat to no more than a few times a month
Eating fish and poultry at least twice a week
Enjoying meals with family and friends
Drinking red wine in moderation (optional)
Getting plenty of exercise
Over two millennia ago, Aristotle introduced the idea of Eudaimonia – a classical greek word that is commonly translated as “happiness,” but perhaps better described at “well-being” or “human flourishing” or “the good life”.
While Eudaimonia describes a form of happiness, it is not the fleeting, temporary happiness that comes, say, from a bowl of ice cream or buying a new pair of shoes. Eudaimonia is deeper, richer, more sustaining. It arises when we live well, love well and form strong connections with the people in our lives. It is the foundation of strong communities.
This kind of happiness doesn’t come and go, moment to moment. It’s a more powerful reflection of contentment, satisfaction, gratefulness.
Rarely is this happiness felt more strongly than during a great meal in the company of people you love and respect. This kind of happiness sustains us long after the meal is over. It’s why the ceremony of food is central to every culture, because the table is the easiest place to build the bonds that hold our communities together.
Eudaimonia explains why it’s possible to fall in love with a small café in Greece, like Keith and Amy Richards did, even when you don’t speak a common language — in just a few short days. It’s not simply the food, but the powerful connections that can grow miraculously in the right setting.
Great food, in the right setting, prepared and served by people with the right mindset, can be the catalyst for that deeper, richer, more meaningful happiness.
Taziki’s focus our entire existence on creating Eudaimonia That’s why they don’t have TVs in restaurants. That’s why they obsess over the quality of our food. That’s why the kitchen is open, and the walls between guests and servers are knocked down.
They exist to create the kind of happiness that is found in few other places in modern life. Today, their mission is to create an environment that combines extraordinary food with the meaningful human connection missing from much of society today — all to help people achieve a deeper, more sustaining form of happiness.
