Somi Sushi Making Charlotte Debut in Duke Energy Plaza Plus More from What Now Media Group’s Weekly Pre-Opening Restaurant News Report

Dive into this week’s top stories from Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New York, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tampa

What Now Media Group, Inc., the industry-leading publisher of pre-opening restaurant news, has released its weekly bulletin with the biggest stories from its 25 watchdog markets for April 24 – April 28, 2023:

• Atlanta – Sankranti Indian Kitchen New Emory Village Location Opens May 2

• Austin – Veracruz All Natural to Open at New Botanical Garden — Eventually

• Charlotte – Somi Sushi Making Charlotte Debut in Duke Energy Plaza

• Chicago – Chicago’s Funeral Potatoes Searches for Permanent Home

• Columbus – Owner of Bodega Announces Plans to Open Sister Speakeasy Concept This Summer

• Dallas – Lake Highlands Planned Home of ZAAP Kitchen Lao and Thai Street Eats

• Denver – Bread Fellow Coming This Fall to Fort Collins

• Detroit – Restaurant group bringing taste of Italy to Oakland County

• Houston – Entrepreneur Couple To Bring A Fun, Sensory Experience To Cypress

• Jacksonville – Fancy Q Sushi Bar and Grill Coming to St. Augustine

• Las Vegas – Union Biscuit to Serve Up Breakfast and Brunch in Spring Valley

• Los Angeles – A Vegan Mexican Concept Will Soon Bless Long Beach

• Memphis – Tops Bar-B-Q To Open First Cordova Location

• Miami – Casa Neos to Open in Brickell

• Nashville – Prince’s Hot Chicken Expanding with Location in North Nashville

• New York – Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse Eyeing Lower East Side Comeback

• Orange County – A Laguna Beach Tiki Relic is Getting a Redo

• Orlando – Pan-Latin American Eatery Coming to Deland

• Philadelphia – The Juice Pod Opens Its First Philadelphia Location in The Concourse at Comcast Center

• Phoenix – Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company Announces New Taproom Location in Phoenix

• San Antonio – Chicken Salad Chick Is Expanding its San Antonio Area Footprint

• San Diego – The Lost Abbey Secures New Site For Scaled Down Operation

• San Francisco – Chouchou French Bistro Is Opening a Second Location

• Seattle – Mainstay Provisions to Open Second Location in Belltown

• Tampa – Chef Suzanne Lara to Open Bar-and-Market Concept Next Year

“If you sell to restaurants and your category is still available, you should become one of our Exclusive Preferred Partners,” said Liz Vickers, Vice President of Sales at What Now Media Group, Inc. “Our Preferred Partners not only get our pre-opening restaurant news in advance, but we connect them directly to the owners of these incoming and expanding restaurants so their sales pipelines stay stocked.”

In addition to its Preferred Partner Program, What Now publishes breaking pre-opening restaurant news on dedicated market-specific websites and has an ever-growing, unique readership of 7.5 million. The publication is in 25 markets and plans on reaching 30+ by 2023 for coast-to-coast coverage.

To learn more about becoming a Preferred Partner, email Liz@WhatNowMediaGroup.com, or to share pre-opening restaurant news, email News@WhatNowMediaGroup.com.

What Now Media Group, Inc. (What Now) researchers and news reporters scour online and public information sites for intel about new leases and businesses, with a focus on restaurants, to help vendors fill their sales pipeline with actionable pre-opening data, make personal contacts and unlock targeted marketing opportunities. What Now is the first to dig up the scoop on yet-to-be-announced brick and mortar businesses, publishing breaking news on dedicated market-specific websites for an ever-growing, unique readership of 7.5 million.

Founder Caleb J. Spivak launched What Now Media Group in 2010 with a blog that became a trusted source for hospitality news in Atlanta. In 2017, What Now Atlanta formalized operations with the launch of its Preferred Partner Program, monetizing and offering actionable data about coming-soon restaurants for the benefit of foodservice sales professionals. The company now serves a total of 24 cities. For more information and to become a Preferred Partner, visit WhatNowMediaGroup.com or each individual web domain: WhatNowAtlanta.com, WhatNowAustin.com, WhatNowCharlotte.com, WhatNowChicago.com, WhatNowColumbus.com, WhatNowDFW.com, WhatNowDenver.com, WhatNowDetroit.com, WhatNowHou.com, WhatNowJax.com, WhatNowVegas.com, WhatNowLosAngeles.com, WhatNowMemphis.com, WhatNowMIA.com, WhatNowNashville.com, WhatNowNY.com, WhatNowOC.com, WhatNowOrlando.com, WhatNowPhilly.com, WhatNowPhoenix.com, WhatNowSAT.com, WhatNowSanDiego.com, WhatNowSF.com, WhatNowSeattle.com, and WhatNowTampa.com.

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