Karen Kilgariff

So they basically kind of went in there and tried to figure out how to give people who wanted to eat authentic Middle Eastern food, the best version of that food and not just go like here, here's whatever. Which is amazing. Apparently one time on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David referred to it as chicken so good it could end the rift in the Middle East.

So they basically kind of went in there and tried to figure out how to give people who wanted to eat authentic Middle Eastern food, the best version of that food and not just go like here, here's whatever. Which is amazing. Apparently one time on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David referred to it as chicken so good it could end the rift in the Middle East.

So like everybody in LA knows about this food. It was also in a Beck song. That's right. That's right. There's a list on Wikipedia of all the popular culture things. There was somebody on Buffy the Vampire Slayer also liked to eat there. So they started as this hole in the wall chicken place. And after, I would think like over two years, they were making $2 million a year. Holy shit.

So like everybody in LA knows about this food. It was also in a Beck song. That's right. That's right. There's a list on Wikipedia of all the popular culture things. There was somebody on Buffy the Vampire Slayer also liked to eat there. So they started as this hole in the wall chicken place. And after, I would think like over two years, they were making $2 million a year. Holy shit.

And half of that was pure profit. Wow.

And half of that was pure profit. Wow.

So they were doing, obviously, great. So there were rumors. Oh, so in this article, this is one of my favorite things. In this article, this guy, Mark, the writer, starts out by talking about the Armenian culture and everything. And he says there's a saying that little old Armenian ladies say in Armenian, which is, let's sit crooked and talk straight, which totally made me think of us. Oh, my God.

So they were doing, obviously, great. So there were rumors. Oh, so in this article, this is one of my favorite things. In this article, this guy, Mark, the writer, starts out by talking about the Armenian culture and everything. And he says there's a saying that little old Armenian ladies say in Armenian, which is, let's sit crooked and talk straight, which totally made me think of us. Oh, my God.

Isn't that the best? Let's sit crooked and talk straight. That's basically let's gossip.

Isn't that the best? Let's sit crooked and talk straight. That's basically let's gossip.

It's the best. So, of course, in the Armenian, I keep saying culture, but what I mean is community. They This family rose to prominence, obviously, because they all of a sudden started making tons of money and their food was crazy popular. But they also were huge philanthropists and gave so much back. So they were kind of famous within that community because they were a huge part of it.

It's the best. So, of course, in the Armenian, I keep saying culture, but what I mean is community. They This family rose to prominence, obviously, because they all of a sudden started making tons of money and their food was crazy popular. But they also were huge philanthropists and gave so much back. So they were kind of famous within that community because they were a huge part of it.

So there was gossip. It was never confirmed that Pepsi was offering the company $30 million for the chain and the trademark. Holy shit. Um, and this was when it was kind of like peaking in, in its popularity. Um, and at that same time, even though, uh, Medeiros's, uh, parents did not want to expand. They just wanted to keep that one.

So there was gossip. It was never confirmed that Pepsi was offering the company $30 million for the chain and the trademark. Holy shit. Um, and this was when it was kind of like peaking in, in its popularity. Um, and at that same time, even though, uh, Medeiros's, uh, parents did not want to expand. They just wanted to keep that one.

Um, he was like, we, he kept fighting to expand. He's like, we have to do it. We have to do it. So finally they agreed to split. And what they agreed to do was, um, I think it's Medeiros, uh,

Um, he was like, we, he kept fighting to expand. He's like, we have to do it. We have to do it. So finally they agreed to split. And what they agreed to do was, um, I think it's Medeiros, uh,

sorry if I'm, I know I'm pronouncing his name wrong, but they agreed that, that he would take the concept and he would build the chain and any stores that he opened, um, doing that, whether they failed or succeeded would be on him. Um, cause that's basically what the family was afraid. Don't, don't, let's not lose all our money. We got a good thing. Let's just keep this good thing going.

sorry if I'm, I know I'm pronouncing his name wrong, but they agreed that, that he would take the concept and he would build the chain and any stores that he opened, um, doing that, whether they failed or succeeded would be on him. Um, cause that's basically what the family was afraid. Don't, don't, let's not lose all our money. We got a good thing. Let's just keep this good thing going.

And in return, he would sign over his stake of the original in Hollywood and to his parents and his two sisters, but they weren't splitting. It wasn't, they weren't, they weren't, you know, it was, they were still completely together as a family. The garlic paste was still made by his mother at all the Zancou's, which I just can't get over is this woman who was probably at the time in her

And in return, he would sign over his stake of the original in Hollywood and to his parents and his two sisters, but they weren't splitting. It wasn't, they weren't, they weren't, you know, it was, they were still completely together as a family. The garlic paste was still made by his mother at all the Zancou's, which I just can't get over is this woman who was probably at the time in her