Luna Grill, one of the country’s hottest fast casual Mediterranean concepts, announced that award-winning cookbook author and former Chef de Cuisine of the Marine Room in La Jolla, CA, Ron Oliver, has recently joined the culinary team as Executive Chef working along side Co-Founder and Chief Culinary Officer, Maria Pourteymour. Ron Oliver grew up in

“Luna Grill is expanding its Texas presence by adding five new restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. The expansion builds on six existing Luna Grill locations in the region, including the Mansfield restaurant, which opened in February 2018.  Luna Grill’s growing presence in Texas is a direct response to increased consumer demand for wholesome, clean

“Luna Grill, one of the country’s hottest fast casual concepts, is expanding its presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro with a new location in Mansfield. The Mansfield restaurant is Luna Grill’s sixth location in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, offering healthy Mediterranean cuisine that the whole family can enjoy.” Read the full article by QSR Magazine here.

“Cross-utilization is also essential for vegetable-heavy fast-casual Mediterranean chain Luna Grill “to keep perishable items moving and rotating,” says co-founder and Chief Cuisine Officer Maria Pourteymour. Positioning meatless mains as multipurpose is another way to boost the value proposition. Luna’s most popular veggie dish—a sampler platter with stuffed grape leaves, hummus and Israeli couscous salad—is

August 2017 “Known for authentic Mediterranean cuisine, Luna Grill is pairing the bold flavors of its signature “Never, Ever Gyros” meat with tomatoes, Serrano peppers, feta, green onions and a spicy yogurt sauce over a base of its simply seasoned fries in the just-released “El Greco Street Bowl.”” Read the full article by QSR Magazine here.

May 2017 “Homegrown Luna Grill, on pace to open as many as two dozen more restaurants by the end of next year, now has bragging rights as one of the top five fast-casual chains in the country, outranking big-name brands Shake Shack and Starbucks.” Read the full article by The San Diego Union Tribune here.

May 2017 Luna Grill Named the number 5 Fast Casual Concept at the 2017 “Movers & Shakers” Awards Earlier this week, Luna Grill was named the number 5 Fast Casual concept in the country at the annual “Movers and Shakers” awards dinner put on by FastCasual magazine at the National Restaurant Show in Chicago. The

April 2017 “Fast casual Mediterranean innovator Luna Grill has continued its commitment to real food with the introduction of “Never, Ever” Gyros now available at all of the company’s 36 locations in California and Texas.” Read the full article by QSR Magazine here.