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New Mediterranean restaurant opens in downtown Iowa City
Jul. 17, 2025 6:30 am, Updated: Jul. 17, 2025 8:01 am
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IOWA CITY — A new restaurant with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern options has opened in Iowa City.
Saj Grill, 23 S. Dubuque St., opened quietly in mid-April.
The restaurant’s menu includes a build-your-own style for pitas, wraps and bowls. Entrées, starting at about $10, include shawarma and gyro platters. The menu also includes halal-certified options.
Sides include hummus, dolmah, baba ganoush and fries.
The downtown space was previously occupied by Which Wich.
Comments: Features reporter Elijah Decious can be reached at (319) 398-8340 or elijah.decious@thegazette.com.
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