Otacuschez™ | About Us

Otacuschez* (O-Ta-Ku-Shay) is about contributing to the local and global community. By placing social benefits on the top of our list of priorities, our store adds value to people’s lives while giving you an enjoyable, yet different place to socialize.

Otacuschez is not your average café, the bookstore around the corner, or your public library. Nor does Otacuschez merely combine these three entities under one roof. We would like to think of Otacuschez as your “third place” after your home and workplace. It is a space in which you can feel at ease while we surround you with options of refreshments to consume, things to do, information to learn, and people to meet.

Otacuschez hopes to set the precedent for new and emerging businesses in the region. Our store is here to remind you that there are consequences to our actions as individuals and as a community. We have made a commitment to ourselves, to our employees and to our customers to act as responsibly as possible, ensuring a healthy future for everyone—and we urge you to do the same.

Otacuschez understands that being socially responsible today—supporting local industry, recycling paper and aluminum, supporting educational, literacy and empowerment programs, to name a few—will ensure that we won’t have to waste our resources to fix unintentional mistakes—poverty, diseases, pollution, etc.—in the future.

By visiting Otacuschez you can join us in promoting a creative global community of intellectuals who support mutual understanding and the belief in social rights and responsibilities. We urge you to consider the effects of your actions on your community and your environment. Pay us a visit and we’ll make sure you’ll find something to satisfy your taste buds as well as your conscience. Bring your friends along too—we’re all in this together!

Otacuschez was fully developed by a team of young Saudis who poured their hearts and souls into it. The team is made up of Abdulaziz Alnaim, Hanaa Almoaibed, Abdullah Al-Ajaji, and Hamad Al-Saleh. The team later setup Yareem Restaurants Company to continue growing Otacuschez and develop other concepts.

*Otacuschez means that thing or that place that is more than a hobby. To us, knowledge and responsibility is nearly an obsession. Our name is an amalgamation of three words:

Otacu: Japanese word meaning “more than a hobby, not quite an obsession”
Shay: Arabic word meaning “thing”
Chez: French word meaning “place”

The side by side integration signs signify combining the multiple parts of our global community together through an appreciation for mutual understanding and a desire to achieve our vision.

Our store will serve as an example: social responsibility is simple yet rewarding. Every bit of coffee, tea and chocolate that you consume at our store has contributed to the well-being of a farmer and his or her family. Your support for Otacuschez ensures that their social rights are made available to them. Every piece of knowledge that you gain or pass on will equip you and your colleagues with the tools you need to function in today’s rapidly changing world. Every book you read or check out will give you additional knowledge about yourself, your community, and your neighbors across the world. Every piece of art on our walls not only serves as inspiration, but will raise our local profile as innovative and forward looking citizens of the world.

Our Vision:

Promoting a global community of creative intellectuals who support mutual understanding and the belief in social rights and responsibilities.

Our Mission:

To provide outstanding customer relations where the customer’s comfort and satisfaction always comes first
To always listen and respond to customers and employees.
To supply delicious foods and beverages
To strive for social responsibility
To bring communities together and bridge social divides in a unique comfortable gathering space
To support local talents
To emit subtle intellectual energy that stimulates creativity and innovation
To think globally, act locally

Local Community Benefits

Building community solidarity
Educating the community about the effects of local actions on global affairs
Increasingly incorporating ecologically safe and environmentally friendly materials when possible
Creating jobs for locals
Increasing literacy awareness
Encouraging creativity and imagination
Creating leadership opportunities
Contributing to children’s education
Providing an outlet for local industry

Global Community Benefits

Serving fairly traded coffee, tea and chocolate
Increasing local awareness of global issues
Increasingly incorporating ecologically safe and environmentally friendly materials when possible
Fostering a global network of intellectuals
Contributing to the global network of information
Complying with global labor standards
Reducing levels of illiteracy