Lebanese Taverna’s founder, Tanios Abi-Najm, has died


Money was tight when Tanios “Tony” Abi-Najm opened the original Lebanese Taverna in 1979 in a former Greek diner in Arlington, Virginia. The Lebanese immigrant had just shelled out $150,000, via a bank loan, to take over the Athenian Taverna. He and his family had little left to replace the Plexiglass sign out front.



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