After nearly four months of quietly serving customers, Zad Mediterranean Cuisine has made it official: the Yemeni-inspired restaurant at 2760 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover announced its formal grand opening this week. The spot has already built a following, earning a 4.5-star rating on Yelp and compliments from customers on the quality of its food and service.
The restaurant, tucked into Suite 112 at 2760 John Hawkins Parkway in Hoover, first opened its doors in a soft-launch phase at the end of June before announcing the grand opening on Instagram this week, according to AL.com. The Birmingham Business Journal described Zad as a recent addition to Hoover’s busy stretch. Bham Now detailed the Suite 112 address.
Zad is a Yemeni-inspired restaurant. AL.com adds that the restaurant leans on fresh ingredients and authentic recipes to deliver homemade Yemeni dishes, drawing from the restaurant's own website.
Menu and Lunch Specials
Restaurant Hours The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and stays open later on Friday and Saturday until 11 p.m., according to AL.com.
The restaurant also lists daily lunch specials.
A Corridor Trading Chains for Specialty Concepts
Hoover's dining scene has seen changes this year. Bham Now reports Desi Twist as a recent opening, while AL.com and ABC 33/40 reported that Jake's Soul Food Café was scheduled to have its final day on Aug. 16, 2026. The same corridor also picked up non-restaurant growth, with Riverchase Pharmacy & Walk-In Clinic opening at 3075 John Hawkins Parkway, Suite G, on June 1.
That turnover tracks with Hoover's broader economic profile. The city's median household income sits at $107,882, with a resident population of 92,401 and a daytime population nearing 96,847, according to the City of Hoover.
Hoover's dining scene has seen plenty of movement this fall. Hoodline previously marked one year for Sticks N' Stones in Knox Square, part of the same wave of restaurant openings and hospitality shifts reshaping the suburb's commercial foot traffic. Whether Zad's niche Yemeni menu can carve out lasting space against more established Mediterranean franchises in the area remains to be seen.
