Rodizio Grill is set to open four new locations including the brand’s first foray into California.

Toastique has expanded into Kansas with its first location set to open in Wichita this fall. Additionally, the brand has opened its first Los Angeles location.

Wildseed is a health-focused, vegan restaurant that was designed to feel restorative inside and out. The resulting restaurants offer a lively and energetic take on

Looking to unlock new development opportunities for the company, Wetzel’s Pretzels will launch a new concept that promises to provide guests with a “bigger, bolder, more

A country club in Northern California caters to a younger demographic with a dining renovation that includes the dining room, bar and patio.

Pizza Guys has expanded its California presence by opening its first location in San Diego, at Pacific Beach.

This upscale Santa Monica restaurant boasts three open-air patios with Pacific Ocean views for a French-meets-Californian dining experience. 

Authenticity is key to a restaurant having a soul, and it can’t be faked.

Häagen-Dazs will roll out a new shop design.

This California Vegan chain is updating its locations, giving each its own personality but keeping a California feel.

A relaxed, coastal palette plays with tradition and irreverence in this Mediterranean-meets-California-inspired space. 

Huckleberry’s Breakfast and Lunch recently opened its first location outside California in Reno, Nev.

How Boozehounds morphed from a dog-friendly bar into a full-blown restaurant, lounge and coffee/co-working space that’s comfortable, contemporary, stylish and

Lemonade, a California-based fast-casual brand known for its seasonal food and drink menu hosted a grand re-opening of their Toluca Lake, Calif., location in October to

Blaze Pizza signed two new multi-unit franchise agreements to expand its West Coast footprint.

In June, the City of Berkeley Environmental Health Division approved its inspection of the first “Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation” (MEHKO) in the San Francisco Bay

Mediterranean fast-casual concept SAJJ Mediterranean partnered with Local Kitchens, a digital food hall concept, to launch its first SAJJ Kitchen in Cupertino, Calif.

Frozen yogurt chain Yogurtland debuted a new fast-casual concept, Holsom By Yogurtland.

Refreshed and Ready to Ride Again

“While we have had great success with our full-service model, we see a huge appetite and demand for a fast-casual experience as well with our consumer base."

Fast-casual SAJJ Mediterranean launched an online market in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

California-based WaBa Grill debuted a new restaurant design with the opening of its second North Hollywood location. Founded in 2006, WaBa Grill is a “better for you”

Juice It Up! is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2020 and has announced plans to open a new flagship in Costa Mesa, Calif., this summer that will also debut the

Opened in the fall of 2019, Black Rail Kitchen + Bar is an upscale yet relaxed operation offering craft cocktails and Southern California cuisine with Mediterranean

California’s Four Seasons Westlake Village hotel recently upgraded three of its foodservice operations. The spaces were all designed by EDG design and are owned by

To carve out a niche and create a point of differentiation in a crowded market, more bars and restaurants are amassing curated collections of a single-spirit category —

Burger Village, the New York City-based organic burger chain with full-service restaurants in Long Island and Brooklyn (and plans for quick-serve locations in the same

Located in the heart of Menlo Park, Calif., Camper is a new polished casual concept serving elevated dishes ranging from house-made

The Brass Tap signed a five-unit development deal in Modesto, Calif.

Mess Hall Market, designed by RCH Studios, will open in Tustin, Calif.,