What propels Kasra Persian Cuisine is a force as unassuming as the strip mall that houses the restaurant. At the helm is Nasima Syed, a woman with a powerful story.
Before taking on the task of restaurant ownership, Syed forged her path through 22 years of formative experience at Whataburger. An immigrant from Afghanistan, after six months Syed said her boss promoted her to assistant manager upon noticing she had taught herself enough English to take orders and run the register.
Five years later Syed was promoted to general manager, a position she held for 17 years.
“I learned customer service from Whataburger,” she said. “It’s a very good company; they teach you how to talk to people and take care of your customers.”
