Savory Hospitality
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LOS ANGELES RESTAURANT & HOSPITALITY CONSULTANTS

World-Class Hospitality.
Expertly Executed.

From Michelin-starred restaurants to luxury hotels and growing hospitality brands, we turn ambitious visions into exceptional guest experiences and stronger, more profitable businesses.

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Consulting Los Angeles restaurants & beyond since 2010

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The Savory difference

Built on experience.
Focused on your future.

For over 15 years, Savory Hospitality, founded by Los Angeles native Salar Sheik, has partnered with Michelin-starred restaurants, luxury hotels, award-winning chefs, mom & pop shops, and hospitality groups across Los Angeles and beyond to create dining experiences that thrive — operationally, financially, and creatively.

Whether you’re opening your first location, optimizing hotel food & beverage operations, or scaling a multi-unit brand, we blend industry expertise with proven strategies to deliver lasting success.

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Why Savory Hospitality

Why Leading Restaurants & Hotels Choose Savory Hospitality Restaurant Consultants

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Experience with Michelin-starred and Michelin-recognized restaurants

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Partnerships with luxury hotels and high-volume hospitality groups

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Proven results — 100+ successful openings and average profit-margin increases of 15–30%

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Expertise across restaurants, hotel F&B, cafés, and multi-unit operations

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National media recognition as a hospitality expert

WHY HOSPITALITY LEADERS CHOOSE SAVORY

Practical expertise.
Measurable ambition.

100+Successful restaurant openings
15–30%Average profit-margin improvements
Since 2010Consulting restaurants and hospitality businesses in Los Angeles and beyond
Since 2010Los Angeles & beyond
Restaurant consultingConcept through growth
Hotel food & beverageStrategy & operations
Hands-on expertiseLeadership & training
Hospitality is personal

Great experiences don't happen by accident.

Savory Hospitality partners with restaurants, hotels, cafés and hospitality groups to make ambitious ideas operational realities. It starts with understanding the concept, the people and the guest experience.

Whether you're launching, optimizing or expanding, the right strategy should feel as intentional as the experience you create for guests.

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Salar Sheik, Founder of Savory Hospitality
Meet the founder

Experience meets instinct.

Salar Sheik / Principal & Founder

A Los Angeles native and hospitality industry veteran with more than two decades of experience, Salar brings a strategic, hands-on perspective to restaurant operations, development and growth.

From fine dining and high-volume concepts to multi-unit businesses, his approach centers on the real people and systems that make hospitality work.

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The people behind the work

Experts in every detail.

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Salar Sheik

Salar Sheik

Principal & Founder

Ted Hopson

Ted Hopson

Consulting Director of Culinary Arts

Nicole Moshfegh, Psy.D.

Nicole Moshfegh, Psy.D.

Senior Consulting Psychologist

Diane Brandes

Diane Brandes

Retail & Restaurant Real Estate Leasing Consultant

Payman Bahmani

Payman Bahmani

Bar Consultant

Liam Baer

Liam Baer

Bar Consultant

Ann-Marie Verdi

Ann-Marie Verdi

Consulting Director of Operations

The Savory approach

We don't just build restaurants.
We help build legacies of hospitality.

What success is to us

Built around your success.

Success means helping you improve the bottom line while giving you the confidence and control to guide your growing restaurant.

Client testimonials & success stories

What our clients say.

Stories and feedback published by Savory Hospitality.

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Operational clarity · Practical solutions · Stronger systems

Josiah credits Salar with quickly identifying complex challenges, offering practical answers, and bringing greater structure and organization to Citrin Hospitality Group's operations. He describes a calm, reliable consulting relationship that supported the group's growth.
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Cynthia describes training that helped staff develop greater confidence, consistency, and stronger service standards. She also credits the work with developing team leaders and creating improvements in guest experience that continued beyond the initial engagement.
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Tim says Savory's combination of restaurant-opening expertise and knowledge of local trends helped the Samesun team avoid costly delays and navigate challenges during a build-out. He felt the engagement delivered value early in the project.
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Jimmy emphasizes Salar's responsiveness, deep food-and-beverage expertise and warmth. He says the work goes beyond technical answers to the intuition and leadership needed to create a lasting hospitality culture.
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Rob credits Savory with sharpening operations, clarifying brand positioning and improving service across Descanso's locations. He describes practical training that helped strengthen staff confidence, consistency and the guest experience.
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Ryan highlights Salar's attention to detail, grasp of industry trends, work ethic and personal investment in clients' success.
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Inessa describes hands-on training that strengthened professionalism, staff development and guest satisfaction at Shore Hotel Santa Monica. She says the team became more confident and aligned in its service approach.
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Steven describes strategic foresight, integrity and hands-on support that helped his team navigate challenges and elevate the overall project.
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Thanasi explains that Savory supported a restaurant and bar launch with concept direction, menu, layout and chef staffing. Following that experience, he engaged the team again for a restaurant turnaround involving training, hiring and menu development.
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SELECTED COLLABORATIONS

Past projects & friends.

A selection of hospitality brands and partners featured on Savory Hospitality's original site.

Mimosas
Pechanga Resort Casino
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Samesun
Grill 'Em All
Virgin Atlantic
Pez Cantina
Metropolitan
Olivia Hotel
Jan's Health Bar
California Restaurant Association
Masters of Taste
In Sheep's Clothing
Madame Tussauds
Toast Kitchen & Bar
Citrin Hospitality
Shoreside Santa Monica
Jania
Merlin Group
Salted
Rooftop
Casa Cordoba
Great Oak Steakhouse
Grand Pacific
Let's make something exceptional

Let's build a more profitable, memorable hospitality business.

Tell us about your goals in a complimentary 20-minute consultation. From a first opening to operational improvement and expansion, we'll explore where expert support could make a difference.

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