The Simple Greek

The Simple Greek is Bringing Gyros to New Orleans | Eater New Orleans

"I'm excited that The Simple Greek, a build-your-own bowl, salad and gyro brand featured on CNBC’s reality show The Profit, is opening a location at 419 Carondelet Street in the CBD — its first in the New Orleans area. I note that it was established as a franchise in 2016 and has spent the last year expanding nationally (30 locations as of 2018), most recently opening its first Louisiana shop near LSU in Baton Rouge, with additional spots planned in Los Angeles and Ankeny, Iowa, and second locations coming to the Houston and Atlanta areas. The CBD café will occupy an 1,800-square-foot ground-floor retail space in the newly renovated 419 Carondelet luxury apartments, where one other retail space will house a yoga studio and a third remains unrented. Marcus Lemonis, who turns around struggling restaurants on The Profit and whose family recipes primarily inspire the menu, describes the chain as healthy, wholesome Greek cuisine, and I’m intrigued to see how that concept translates to this new neighborhood spot." - Clair Lorell