OPENING TBD
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Louisiana-based Raising Cane's is an international chain of quick-service chicken eateries and was founded by Todd Graves and Craig Silvey on August 26, 1996.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 4 months ago
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Range Kitchen & Tap is a casual American concept centered on creative, shareable plates including burgers, pizza, salads, and comfort-food staples.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 4 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
VJ's Bar & Burger is a local bar and grill concept serving burgers, grillhouse plates, kebabs, wings, and loaded fries, alongside draft beer and signature cocktails.
opened about 4 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Kai Japanese Cuisine is a modern Japanese restaurant offering an elevated dining experience centered around fresh sushi, sashimi, specialty nigiri, and traditional Japanese dishes with a contemporary touch.
opened about 4 months ago
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Offers a variety of Hawaiian-inspired dishes such as BBQ chicken, chicken katsu, BBQ short ribs and Spam and egg plates.
OPENING SUMMER 2026
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California froyo chain offering 16 flavors of yogurt daily.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Great Gold is an Italian-American restaurant built around a farm-to-table approach, with a menu centering on house-made pastas, Roman-style pizzas, and grilled meats sourced from local farmers and ranchers. The kitchen follows a hyper-seasonal philosophy rooted in California cuisine, emphasizing whole-animal butchery and locally sourced produce.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Onigiri Burgers is a family-owned Japanese restaurant built around the concept of replacing traditional burger buns with rice and seaweed to create a Japanese-American fusion format. The menu spans onigiri burgers, nori bites, and combo meals, with fillings ranging from Spam and ham to imitation crab and eel, served alongside sides like macaroni, miso soup, and salad.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Founded in 1989 by Bruce Reed, Bruster's Real Ice Cream is a franchised ice cream parlor chain based in Bridgewater, Pennsylvania. It is known for handcrafted recipes made from a proprietary homestyle dairy mix blended with quality cookies, candies, and other mix-ins at each location. The menu spans more than 150 ice cream flavors alongside handmade ice cream cakes, waffle cones, milkshakes, sundaes, and banana splits.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING 2026
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Starbucks is a coffee company and coffeehouse chain founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. Starbucks operates 28,000+ locations worldwide.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Lao Hu Tong Dumpling House is a Chinese restaurant specializing in handmade dumplings, including soup dumplings (xiao long bao), steamed, and pan-fried varieties. The menu also features noodle dishes such as beef noodle soup, dan dan noodles, and wontons, alongside cold dishes and other Chinese comfort food.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Chipotle, is an American chain of fast-casual restaurants founded in 1993 by Steve Ells and currently operates more than 2500 locations across the US, Canada, UK, France, and Germany.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 3 months ago
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Critically acclaimed coffee roasters with coffeehouse locations throughout the Sacramento area. Temple Coffee began in 2005 with a vision for "good vibes, great service, and exceptionally well-prepared coffee".
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Roku offers nigiri and sashimi, rolls, ramen and kitchen food such as chicken katsu.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 4 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Capy Cafe is a specialty beverage shop with a menu centered on ceremonial-grade matcha, Vietnamese coffee traditions including slow-drip phin coffee, and fresh tea offerings. The menu also includes milk teas, fruit teas made without artificial syrups, traditional lattes, cold brew, and Vietnamese-style egg coffee.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING AUG 2026
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Sugar Llamas is a Tulsa-founded franchise operating as a dessert and coffee cafe whose concept combines a donut shop, coffee house, and ice cream parlor under one roof. The centerpiece of the menu is made-to-order mini donuts served hot, customizable with a variety of drizzles and toppings, alongside ice cream, frappes, and craft drinks.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING SUMMER 2026
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Pizza Factory is a family-style pizzeria chain serving hand-tossed pizzas made from in-house dough and topped with 100% real mozzarella in a variety of specialty and build-your-own configurations. Their menu also includes appetizers like breadsticks, garlic bread, pasta, calzones, sandwiches, wings, soups, salads, desserts, and beverages.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING AUG 2026
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Sugar Llamas is a Tulsa-founded franchise operating as a dessert and coffee cafe whose concept combines a donut shop, coffee house, and ice cream parlor under one roof. The centerpiece of the menu is made-to-order mini donuts served hot, customizable with a variety of drizzles and toppings, alongside ice cream, frappes, and craft drinks.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 5 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Antalya Delights & Cafe is a Turkish-inspired café concept drawing its name from Antalya, a coastal city in Turkey known for its sweets and coffee culture.
opened about 5 months ago
NEW CONCEPT
Tasty Sushi is a Sacramento-based Japanese restaurant with a menu spanning specialty and classic rolls alongside traditional nigiri, sashimi, pan-fried noodles, and fried rice.