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Mel’s Diner Express is a fast-casual offshoot of the classic American brand Original Mel’s Diner and offers favorites such as burgers, milkshakes, chili fries, and other comfort foods.
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OPENING 2026
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Modern Mediterranean-Greek street-food inspired fare, including döner-style wraps, salads, bowls, and fries, alongside vegan, gluten-free and keto-friendly options, in a vibrant setting.
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OPENING 2026
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The Habit Burger Grill is an American fast casual restaurant chain best known for their charbroiled hamburgers.
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OPENING 2026
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Seafood restaurant and sports-bar-style concept known for bold Vietnamese-Cajun fusion flavors and fresh seafood specialties, including its signature garlic-buttered crab.
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OPENING DEC 2026
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The Habit Burger Grill is an American fast casual restaurant chain best known for their charbroiled hamburgers.
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OPENING JUN 2027
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King's Fish House is a casual-dining seafood chain whose daily-printed menu highlights a broad raw bar selection and seasonal specials that rotate with fishing patterns. The chain operates its own seafood distribution arm, which hand-selects and delivers fresh product directly to its restaurants, with signature offerings including live oysters, seasonal catches, sushi, lobster, and crab.
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OPENING SUMMER 2027
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Italian-inspired fare including Neapolitan pizzas, fresh pasta dishes, seafood, and classic entrees, paired with wines and cocktails in a casual, contemporary dining environment.
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OPENING 2027
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MOD Pizza is a fast-casual pizza restaurant chain with more than 400 locations in the USA and UK. The acronym "MOD" in the company's name stands for "Made on Demand".
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OPENING TBD
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All you can eat Korean BBQ restaurant from the owners of Station 16.
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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.
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Mochinut is a brand of Mochi donuts, it originated from Hawaii which is a combination of American doughnuts and Japanese mochi. The brand operates 10 branches in the US with 30 more branches scheduled to open.
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Jollibee is a global fast-food chain known for its mix of American-style fast-food and Filipino-style comfort dishes such as its signature fried chicken (Chickenjoy), burgers, and sweet-style spaghetti.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING ABANDONED
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Founded on June 18, 1953, by Troy Smith in Oklahoma, Sonic Drive-In is an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain that is owned by Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings. It is known for use of carhops on roller skates and was ranked 10th in QSR Magazine's rankings of the top 50 quick-service and fast-casual restaurant brands in the nation.
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Blaze Pizza is a fast-casual pizza chain based in Pasadena, California and was founded in 2011. In the 2015 Fast Casual Top 100, the chain was ranked as #2.
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Gami Burger started out as pop-up by chefs Scott Ostrander and Paul DiPierro and is known for their Asian-inspired smashburgers. The expanded menu includes chicken sandwiches, ahi tuna steak burgers, shaved pastrami-style burgers, steak sandwiches, loaded fries, salads, bowls, milkshakes, and soft-serve desserts.
-Sacramento Business Journal
OPENING TBD
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Founded in 1954 by Jim “Jimboy” Knudson, Jimboy's Tacos still continues to serve tasty tacos and tortillas made from their original recipes.
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Five Guys Burgers and Fries is an American fast casual restaurant chain headquartered in Lorton, Virginia. Founded in 1986 by Jerry and Janie Murrell, the chain currently operates more than 1500 locations across 15 nations.
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Founded in 1983 in Glendale, California, Panda Express is the largest Asian segment restaurant chain in the United States. The chain operates 2000+ locations across 50 U.S. states.
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LeanFeast is a convenience-based restaurant and online storefront. It provides on-the-go meals prepared in a commercial kitchen and are hand packaged, cooked, and inspected prior to customer pickup.
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Founded in 1948 by Harry Snyder and Esther Snyder, In-N-Out Burger is an American regional chain of fast-food restaurants headquartered in Irvine, CA.
-Elk Grove Citizen