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Curry Up Now opening in Southern California

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January 15, 2020

Curry Up Now is opening its first Southern California restaurant Jan. 29  in Irvine at 922 Spectrum Center Dr.  The restaurant, which is known for its Tikka Masala Burritos, Deconstructed Samosas, Sexy Fries, Naughty Naan, Indian street food and more, will celebrate the opening by offering a free burrito or bowl to the first 100 guests in line, according to a company press release.

"Irvine's diverse food scene is a perfect match for Curry Up Now's innovative menu, so we're hopeful that this new addition to the Irvine Spectrum will bring in a new crowd and spike interest for Indian cuisine,"  according to Vishal Chopra and Manpreet Behl, two of Curry Up Now's Southern California franchisees.

Curry Up Now began as a food truck in 2009, founded by husband and wife duo, Akash and Rana Kapoor, and is supported by co-founder and Senior VP of Operations Amir Hosseini. It now has three food trucks, eight brick-and-mortar restaurants and a craft cocktail bar concept, Mortar & Pestle, housed within select Curry Up Now restaurants.

"As a San Francisco-based company, we've had our eyes on Southern California expansion for quite some time, so we're very excited to introduce our imaginative, playful, and innovative menu to the people of Orange County and Irvine," Akash Kapoor said in the release. "We've found great partners in Vishal, Manpreet, and the rest of the franchise group and know they have the drive and vision to expand Curry Up Now throughout all of Southern California."