Pepper Lunch will open its first Florida location just outside Tampa in September.
The DIY teppanyaki concept started in Japan and currently has more than 500 locations in 15 countries. The new store will also debut the chain’s first new prototype since the U.S. parent group, Hot Palette America Inc., took over American operations for the brand.
The new 1,435-square-foot Pepper Lunch location will seat 38 inside and an additional 25 outside on a 500-square-foot patio. It will be owned and operated by the local Majestic Restaurant Group, which has signed on to develop 10 units over the next five years in and around the Tampa, Orlando and Gainesville markets.