Zoe’s Kitchen in Mountain Brook closes: 1 left in Birmingham area

Zoe’s Kitchen in Mountain Brook closes: 1 left in Birmingham area

Zoe’s Kitchen, founded in Birmingham, has one location left in the the area after another restaurant closed.

The Mountain Brook location, in Crestline Village, is no longer open.

According to the chain’s website, the only remaining location in the Birmingham area is the restaurant at 1819 5th Ave. N.

There is also a Montgomery location at 7218 East Chase Pkwy.

The move comes after Zoe’s in Homewood and Brook Highland closed last year.

Founded by Zoe and Marcus Cassimus in 1995, the Mediterranean concept expanded under their son John Cassimus to include additional restaurants in Alabama and Tennessee. Cassimus eventually sold his majority interest in the company and stepped down as its CEO.

Zoe’s Kitchen moved its corporate headquarters from Birmingham to Plano, Texas in January 2013, and in March 2014 the company went public. The chain now has about 250 restaurants in the U.S.

In 2018, Cava bought Zoe’s Kitchen in a deal reportedly valued at about $300 million.

Cava opened its first location in Montgomery last year, along with a storefront in Birmingham at Brook Highland Plaza along the U.S. 280 corridor that was formerly a Zoe’s.