opened about 1 month ago
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My Favorite Teriyaki is a local Japanese-inspired restaurant serving teriyaki plates and bowls, stir-fried noodles, Korean beef ribs, and burgers with proteins ranging from chicken and beef to salmon, tofu, and spicy pork bulgogi.
opened about 1 month ago
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Rare Earth Coffee is a California-founded specialty coffee chain that air-roasts its beans instead of conventional drum roasting. The handcrafted drink menu spans classic espresso-based beverages alongside signature specialty options such as blended drinks, cold brew, and flavored lattes, with beans also available for retail purchase in a variety of roast profiles.
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opened about 1 month ago
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Mad Fate Beer Co. is an independent brewery and taproom offering West Coast IPAs, lagers, and hard seltzer. The brewery produces its beers on-site and serves them fresh from the tank.
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opened about 1 month ago
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Angry Chickz is a fast-food restaurant serving Nashville-style hot chicken.
-Sacramento Bee
opened about 2 months ago
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Yugen Teahouse is a locally owned specialty beverage shop centered on tea-based drinks, including boba, matcha, and fruit teas.
opened about 2 months ago
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The Posh Bagel is a Bay-Area based chain known for its freshly baked bagels, gourmet sandwiches and coffee options.
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opened about 2 months ago
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Kaway Cafe is a Filipino-inspired specialty coffee and matcha shop whose drink menu draws on traditional Filipino flavors, featuring signature items such as ube, buko pandan, and turon lattes alongside hojicha, calamansi teas, and matcha drinks. The café's name comes from the Tagalog word meaning "to wave your hand," reflecting its focus on a welcoming, communal atmosphere.
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opened about 2 months ago
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Dutch Bros Coffee is the largest privately held drive-through coffee chain in the US. Founded in 1992 by Dane & Travis Boersma, the chain is based in Grants Pass, Oregon and currently operates over 325 location across the Western United States.
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opened about 2 months ago
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The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill is a fast-casual restaurant chain that currently operates 25+ locations across the U.S and is part of United Franchise Group. The restaurant's menu features dips, dolmades, spanakopita, Greek salad, gyros, rice bowls and entrees like souvlaki. Desserts include baklava ice cream and rice pudding.
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opened about 2 months ago
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Vitality Bowls is a fast-casual superfood café chain specializing in açaí bowls, smoothies, juices, paninis, salads, and soups, all made to order in kitchens designed to minimize allergens.
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opened about 2 months ago
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Rang Coffeehouse draws its name from the Vietnamese word for "roast." The menu centers on Vietnamese coffee drinks, specialty matcha beverages, ube-based creations, and light bites, blending traditional Vietnamese coffee culture with modern, creative flavor combinations.
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opened about 2 months ago
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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.
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opened about 2 months ago
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California froyo chain offering 16 flavors of yogurt daily.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
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Bayt Al Mocha is a Dearborn, Michigan-based coffee franchise whose name and menu are rooted in the city of Mocha, Yemen. The menu spans both modern and traditional offerings, including frappes, smoothies, and shaken espresso alongside classic Yemeni drinks like Qishr (spiced coffee husks) and Mufawar (cardamom coffee), with Yemeni pastries such as honey-filled Sabaya and familiar options like croissants and cheesecake rounding out the food menu.
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opened about 2 months ago
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Dumont Creamery & Cafe is an international dessert and café franchise known for its creative ice cream offerings and sweet beverages. Founded in Hyderabad, India, the brand blends traditional Indian-inspired flavors with modern dessert favorites, serving a variety of handcrafted ice creams, shakes, bubble teas, specialty coffees, and other sweet treats in a casual café setting.
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opened about 2 months ago
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Journey to the Dumpling is a local Chinese restaurant owned by three foodie friends. It serves items ranging from pork soup dumplings to dumpling noodle soup.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
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Sake is a family-owned sushi and Asian fusion restaurant offering an all-you-can-eat dining format with a menu spanning nigiri, sashimi, specialty rolls, spicy tuna tacos, hibachi beef and Korean-style short ribs.
opened about 2 months ago
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All-you-can-eat sushi concept that offers a plethora of dishes including specialty rolls, nigiri, kitchen food, sushi burritos and tacos, hibachi, donburi and even boba drinks.
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opened about 2 months ago
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Jersey Mike’s is a sub sandwich chain that began franchising in 1987 and operates over 1,500 locations across the US.
-Sacramento Business Journal
opened about 2 months ago
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Amber Hazel Vietnamese Kitchen is a locally owned Sacramento restaurant serving classic Vietnamese dishes including phở, bánh mì, bò lúc lắc (shaking beef), broken rice, and bánh xèo alongside Vietnamese coffee, matcha, and refreshing drinks.