Saha Med Grill

Specialties

Saha Med Grill is the newest restaurant concept of the fast-​casual dining experience in the City of Rochester. Our menu is designed around the proven health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Saha, which means «health» in Arabic, provides a healthy and fast solution to college students, busy families on the go, and the working class that are seeking the best quality of food and nutrition.

We are able to accommodate dietary restrictions that many are faced with daily including gluten allergies, lactose allergies, and people following the Paleo diet; All while ensuring the correct amount of protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals.

History

Established in 2014.

Saha Med Grill owner, Sami Mina, was the first in his immediate family to come to the United States from Kafarzabad, Lebanon. He transferred as a student from the University of Toulouse in France right before Lebanon’s 15-​year Civil War began in 1976. He then joined relatives who had already started a business in the Rochester area.

He went on to open the original Aladdin’s Natural Eatery in the late 1970s. It was among the first restaurants to introduce Middle Eastern food to Rochester. Sami Mina says that most of the recipes that have built the menu at both Saha Med Grill and Aladdin’s, were inspired by his mother’s traditional Lebanese cooking.

Meet the Business Owner

Sami M.

Business Owner

Sami Mina is a longtime Rochester restaurateur originally from Lebanon. He is the owner of Pomodoro Wine Bar & Grill in Pittsford and on University Avenue, Saha Med Grill on University Avenue, in Pittsford Village, and in College Town Rochester, and the founder of Aladdin’s Natural Eatery chain. He no longer owns Aladdin’s however, but does supply the chain’s fare from a central commissary and to all of his other restaurants. Most recently he has taken Mediterranean cooking to the fast-​casual model with his newest restaurant success, Saha Med Grill, which first opened in Fall 2014.