About Us

About Us

Our Story

The story of U-turn restaurant started when Najib Al-Hagi (the founder) came back from Switzerland to Yemen in October 2020. As Najib explored the city of Sana’a looking for high-quality modern restaurants, he noticed the food and hospitality industries were lacking. Sensing an opportunity, he decided to open a restaurant like no other in Yemen. As the old saying states “Necessity is the mother of invention”.

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Our Team

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Abdulfatah

Haddah Branch Manager

Al-Shallal Mall Branch branch

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Nabeel & Mohammed and Osama

U-turn Managment Team

Al-Shallal Mall Branch branch

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Hisham

Head Barista

Haddah Branch branch

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Abdulfatah

Haddah Branch Manager

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Nabeel & Mohammed and Osama

U-turn Managment Team

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Hisham

Head Barista

Our Burger Concept

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Choose Your Bun Type

We have three types of buns: Classic White Bun, Whole Wheat 100% Vegan Bun and White Fluffy Bun. All of them are premium buns produced by “Parch Bakery”.

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Choose Your Patty Type

We have four types of patties: Beef Patty, Chicken Patty, Fish Patty and Vegan Patty made of 100% plant-based ingredients. All of our patties are freshly made on a daily bases with 100% local produce.

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Choose Your Ingredients

We have over 20 different fresh ingredients made of salads and vegetables and other combinations, and over 13 homemade sauces that enrich your burger and make it premium.

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Choose Your Homemade Sauces

We never stop creating new homemade sauces. At the moment, U-turn offers over 13 homemade sauces with many different flavors such as classics, exotics and spicy which fit every burger of your choice.

Our Burger Concept

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Choose Your Bun Type

We have three types of buns: Classic White Bun, Whole Wheat 100% Vegan Bun and White Fluffy Bun. All of them are premium buns produced by “Parch Bakery”.

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Choose Your Patty Type

We have four types of patties: Beef Patty, Chicken Patty, Fish Patty and Vegan Patty made of 100% plant-based ingredients. All of our patties are freshly made on a daily bases with 100% local produce.

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Choose Your Ingredients

We have over 20 different fresh ingredients made of salads and vegetables and other combinations, and over 13 homemade sauces that enrich your burger and make it premium.

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Choose Your Homemade Sauces

We never stop creating new homemade sauces. At the moment, U-turn offers over 13 homemade sauces with many different flavors such as classics, exotics and spicy which fit every burger of your choice.

Our values

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Freshness

We only use fresh and high-quality local meat and produce. We never use food dyes.

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Transparency

Our open kitchen concept allows us to provide you with 100% transparency of our daily practices. We show you how we prepare our hot and sizzled burgers.You will feel part of the team seeing the order transform from writing on the paper to your served meal.

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Cleanliness

We follow strict high standards when it comes to cleaning and hygiene.We have developed cleaning checklists that allow us to provide you with a clean cooking and dining atmosphere.

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Flexibility

We provide our guests maximum flexibility in terms of creating their burgers. Due to the rich varieties of buns, fresh ingredients and homemade sauces that we offer, our guests can always try new ways of creating their burgers to have completely different burger experience with different taste.

Our values

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Freshness

We only use fresh and high-quality local meat and produce. We never use food dyes.

value image

Transparency

Our open kitchen concept allows us to provide you with 100% transparency of our daily practices. We show you how we prepare our hot and sizzled burgers.You will feel part of the team seeing the order transform from writing on the paper to your served meal.

value image

Cleanliness

We follow strict high standards when it comes to cleaning and hygiene.We have developed cleaning checklists that allow us to provide you with a clean cooking and dining atmosphere.

value image

Flexibility

We provide our guests maximum flexibility in terms of creating their burgers. Due to the rich varieties of buns, fresh ingredients and homemade sauces that we offer, our guests can always try new ways of creating their burgers to have completely different burger experience with different taste.

U-turn Documentary

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U-turn Haddah Documentary

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U-turn Al-Shalal Branch Documentary

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Interior Design Philosophy

U-turn – Al-Shallal Mall Branch

We at U-turn restaurant thrive on having our customers go through one-of-a-kind experiences. So, we took a great care of our interior design.

The interior design of the restaurant consists of big red bricks and wood (Mirandi) in its original color, In addition to premium Spanish tile. The kitchen and the cashier wall had been fully covered with light sugary calm color. So, it may give the customers and the employees the cleanness and natural lit up impression. Out of the kitchen parameter, one of the sugary tile walls, right in front of U-turn area we professionally drew an image of a caw to illustrate what areas of the cow we will extract our beef from based on the international standards that are used to make burger patties.

The wall facing the kitchen and the separators that belong to it, including the U-turn singe all built with large bricks on white cement which is a rare move because no one had used it in a restaurant before us in Yemen. The objective of using bricks is to give the customers a cozy feeling. Before U-turn, people were used to bricks only bakeries. On the brick wall that is facing the kitchen, we have designed and implanted an art piece that represent our subtitle made from the wood backed up with dimed lights that would enable our customers to take pictures of it and share it on social media.

We choose the floor tile to be a wood color (Kalabarkih) so it may blend with the restaurant visual identity, which is the burned dark brown, light brown, sugary, black, and white. We painted the roof with a jet lack color and we left it open (see through – transparent) so it may show the air conditioning pipes, metal poles and electric wires and extensions; the idea is to give our customers the impression that they are walking into a modern production factory.

We used the (Mirandi) wood in its original color for making all kitchen counter tops, chairs, top and bottom edges of the restaurant and that includes the sampling area that is located at the front of the commercial center main entrance. We chose the (Mirandi) wood for its durability, strength, and beauty in its original color so it may not change its appearance over time. On the contrast, it will get more and more beautiful as time passes by.

We distributed three large size monitors in the most three important locations where there is an extensive customers movement. in the restaurant, and out of it, also near the cashier to display the advertisements regarding the meals and the documentary of the restaurant establishment.

The outside sign built intentionally with simplicity with the original subtitle lights so the customer may not get confused and have them focused on the name of the restaurant and beautiful lights that would persuade them to come into the restaurant and explore more. We used in our restaurant the dimed yellow lights with a commercial style décor, so it may give the customers a relaxed and quite feeling. That will invite them in to enjoy our burgers in such atmosphere.

U-turn – Hadda Mall Branch

We at U-turn restaurant thrive on having our customers go through one-of-a-kind experiences. So, we took a great care of our interior design.

The interior design of the restaurant consists of big red bricks and wood (Mirandi) in its original color, In addition to premium Spanish tile. The kitchen and the cashier wall had been fully covered with light sugary calm color. So, it may give the customers and the employees the cleanness and natural lit up impression. Out of the kitchen parameter, one of the sugary tile walls, right in front of U-turn area we professionally drew an image of a caw to illustrate what areas of the cow we will extract our beef from based on the international standards that are used to make burger patties.

The wall facing the kitchen and the separators that belong to it, including the U-turn singe all built with large bricks on white cement which is a rare move because no one had used it in a restaurant before us in Yemen. The objective of using bricks is to give the customers a cozy feeling. Before U-turn, people were used to bricks only bakeries. On the brick wall that is facing the kitchen, we have designed and implanted an art piece that represent our subtitle made from the wood backed up with dimed lights that would enable our customers to take pictures of it and share it on social media.

We choose the floor tile to be a wood color (Kalabarkih) so it may blend with the restaurant visual identity, which is the burned dark brown, light brown, sugary, black, and white. We painted the roof with a jet lack color and we left it open (see through – transparent) so it may show the air conditioning pipes, metal poles and electric wires and extensions; the idea is to give our customers the impression that they are walking into a modern production factory.

We used the (Mirandi) wood in its original color for making all kitchen counter tops, chairs, top and bottom edges of the restaurant and that includes the sampling area that is located at the front of the commercial center main entrance. We chose the (Mirandi) wood for its durability, strength, and beauty in its original color so it may not change its appearance over time. On the contrast, it will get more and more beautiful as time passes by.

We distributed three large size monitors in the most three important locations where there is an extensive customers movement. in the restaurant, and out of it, also near the cashier to display the advertisements regarding the meals and the documentary of the restaurant establishment.

The outside sign built intentionally with simplicity with the original subtitle lights so the customer may not get confused and have them focused on the name of the restaurant and beautiful lights that would persuade them to come into the restaurant and explore more. We used in our restaurant the dimed yellow lights with a commercial style décor, so it may give the customers a relaxed and quite feeling. That will invite them in to enjoy our burgers in such atmosphere.

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