Nesh Mediterranean Grill is the brainchild of three partners who share a great passion and desire to create an innovative restaurant experience, offering delicious, healthy and fresh meals in a family-friendly atmosphere.

Joe Kashkeesh

Born at Weiss Memorial Hospital on the north side of Chicago, not far from the new restaurant, Joe has always loved Chicago where he played sports and grew up surrounded by family and friends. Joe graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in accounting and quickly took and passed the CPA exam. He worked in public accounting for several years, but growing up in a family where his father was a successful entrepreneur, it was only a matter of time before he followed his dreams of owning his own business. “I was always with my father, so the free enterprise system was instilled in me practically from birth.” He, his brother and his cousin own more than a half dozen successful businesses. Joe is also an avid basketball player and swimmer. He and his brother, Freddy, are Chicago Cubs fans, hoping they will see the team win in a World Series.


Freddy Kashkeesh

Freddy was also born at Weiss Memorial, and like his brother, he grew up loving sports, being close to family and friends and learning the rudiments of running a successful business. He graduated in engineering at Devry University. Freddy is a great soccer player!

Rami Kashkeesh

Rami was born and raised in Jerusalem where he pursued a degree in accounting. Like a lot of college students, Rami worked in the restaurant business; in his case, as a head chef in a very popular and busy Mediterranean restaurant in Jerusalem. He has always dreamed of one day owning his own restaurant. Prior to joining his two cousins, Rami was working in the banking industry but it wasn’t long before he realized his dream was somewhere else. Along with his two cousins, Joe and Freddy, he successfully runs and owns several other businesses around the Chicago area and beyond. Rami is also happily married and has two beautiful children. In his free time Rami enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and has a passion for cooking. Rami has traveled extensively all across the globe, some of his favorite places are Turkey, Italy, Israel, and the Caribbean. He also enjoys spending plenty of time in the beautiful city of Chicago. Watch OUT! He is also a diehard Chicago White Sox fan. At the age of 7, Rami began practicing karate, is now a black belt and manages to practice in his spare time!