He offers the fish he catches to his customers each week. When it's fresh, it's real good. This is an extra for my customers. I build a personal relationship with them. According to Elsayed, his grouper special is so popular, he usually sells around 30 orders each week.
Many regular customers say they enjoy the fresh fish.
Lagretta T. Lenker, director for the Division of Lifelong Learning, said she always orders the tuna for lunch. She said Elsayed's love of fishing brings him joy and benefits his customers simultaneously. There's good food, convenience and the friendly nature of Tarek and his staff. And everyone who eats here knows other people who eat here. Elsayed, who knows most of his customers on a first name basis, can be seen preparing food, discussing 11-foot seas and joking around with friends.