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'''Z's Restaurant''' | '''Z's Restaurant''' was a meat-and-three restaurant located at 104 [[17th Street North]] in the [[1628 1st Avenue North]] building. It was opened on [[August 8]], [[2008]] by [[Ezekiel Hameen|Ezekiel "Zeke" Hameen]] and his wife, [[Carolyn Hameen|Carolyn]]. The menu featured Southern or "soul food" cooking, but was also entirely pork free and refrained from using meat in cooking its vegetables. The restaurant was known for its bean pies and home made ice cream. | ||
The restaurant, which initially accommodated 14 seats at four tables, later expanded with a banquet room. The restaurant began hosting tour groups visiting the city on school field trips or Civil Rights tours. Critic Andrew Zimmern sampled the restaurant's bean pie for an episode of his "Bizarre Food America". | |||
During the [[2020 Coronavirus pandemic]] the Hameens applied for small-business recovery assistance, but did not receive any funds and decided to close permanently. | |||
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==References== | |||
* Stuart, Shauna (May 2, 2020) "‘It’s a tough business’; Z’s Restaurant closes in Birmingham, but legacy lives on." {{BN}} | |||
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* [http://zs-restaurant.weebly.com/ Z's Restaurant] website | * [http://zs-restaurant.weebly.com/ Z's Restaurant] website | ||
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[[Category:2008 establishments]] | [[Category:2008 establishments]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:15, 2 May 2020
Z's Restaurant was a meat-and-three restaurant located at 104 17th Street North in the 1628 1st Avenue North building. It was opened on August 8, 2008 by Ezekiel "Zeke" Hameen and his wife, Carolyn. The menu featured Southern or "soul food" cooking, but was also entirely pork free and refrained from using meat in cooking its vegetables. The restaurant was known for its bean pies and home made ice cream.
The restaurant, which initially accommodated 14 seats at four tables, later expanded with a banquet room. The restaurant began hosting tour groups visiting the city on school field trips or Civil Rights tours. Critic Andrew Zimmern sampled the restaurant's bean pie for an episode of his "Bizarre Food America".
During the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic the Hameens applied for small-business recovery assistance, but did not receive any funds and decided to close permanently.
References
- Stuart, Shauna (May 2, 2020) "‘It’s a tough business’; Z’s Restaurant closes in Birmingham, but legacy lives on." The Birmingham News
External links
- Z's Restaurant website
- Z's Restaurant at yelp.com