OPENING SUMMER 2026
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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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OPENING SUMMER 2026
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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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OPENING SUMMER 2026
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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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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.
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OPENING SUMMER 2026
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California froyo chain offering 16 flavors of yogurt daily.
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OPENING SEP 2026
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Old Town Pizza is known for serving pizzas, salads and beer.
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OPENING SEP 2026
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Crooked Lane Brewing Company is a Northern California craft brewery producing a rotating lineup of traditional English ales, German lagers, and West Coast-style IPAs.
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OPENING SEP 2026
NEW CONCEPT
Cuvee Club is an after-hours champagne lounge concept from the group behind the Mimosa House brunch chain. Operating in the evening out of the same Mimosa House space, the drinks program centers on French Champagne, Italian prosecco, and domestic sparkling wines from regions such as Napa Valley, while the food menu takes a scratch-kitchen approach to casual classics, including sandwiches, burgers, and shareable plates like loaded fries.
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OPENING SEP 2026
NEW CONCEPT
Munchie Man is a bistro concept rooted in California cuisine with global influences drawing from the owner's travels to places like Mexico City, Japan, and Toronto. Munchie Man grew out of a pop-up dinner series launched in 2023. The menu features sandwiches, salads, shareable appetizers, rotating daily specials, and weekend brunch.
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OPENING SEP 2026
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Sana'a Cafe is a multi-location café concept centered on traditionally roasted and brewed Yemeni coffee, sourcing high-quality Yemeni beans and spices to reflect Yemen's coffee heritage. The menu spans traditional Yemeni drinks — including Hawaij, Bun, and Qishr — alongside specialty lattes, chai, and Middle Eastern-inspired pastries and light bites such as spinach fatayer and chicken musakhan.
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OPENING SEP 2026
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Angry Chickz is a fast-food restaurant serving Nashville-style hot chicken.
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OPENING SAT OCT 3 2026
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Founded in 2014 in Bountiful, Utah, FiiZ Drinks is a drive-through specialty soda chain where customers build customizable sodas, lemonades, teas, or energy drinks from a large library of flavored syrups, with options for cream, coconut milk, and fresh citrus add-ins. The menu also includes salty snacks, sweet treats, flavored waters, and hot drink options.
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OPENING OCT 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.
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OPENING FALL 2026
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Banzito’s Tacos focuses on elevated street-style tacos made with crisped tortillas layered with melted cheese, premium proteins, and house-made sauces, emphasizing deliberate construction and bold flavors.
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OPENING FALL 2026
NEW CONCEPT
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is an American fast food chain best known for their fried chicken. It was founded in 1972 in Louisiana and now has over 3,000 locations not just in the US, but in countries all over the world.
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OPENING FALL 2026
NEW CONCEPT
IJ Sushi Burrito is a fast-casual Japanese-inspired restaurant chain specializing in sushi burritos, poke bowls, and customizable sushi-style bowls. The concept blends traditional sushi ingredients with a burrito-style format for a quick, modern fusion dining experience.
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OPENING 2026
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Wendy's is an American international fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio.
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OPENING 2026
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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.
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OPENING 2026
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Midtown Spirits is the first legal distillery within Sacramento limits since prohibition. Spirits distilled on site include vodka and gin. Serves cocktails and food.
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OPENING 2026
NEW CONCEPT
Jersey Mike’s is a sub sandwich chain that began franchising in 1987 and operates over 1,500 locations across the US.
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