Mama Fu's to be honored for menu innovation

March 19, 2012

Mama Fu’s Asian House will be honored for its innovative menu offerings during the 15th Annual MenuMasters Awards Celebration in Chicago on May 5, 2012.

Panda Express tests Paw Plate

March 5, 2012

Guests at select Panda Express locations will experience a new way of dining during a market test this month, when the chain replaces its traditional two item…

Asian Box opens in California

March 4, 2012

San Francisco-based FK Restaurants & Hospitality has announced the opening of its Asian Box concept in Palo Alto, Calif. The concept was inspired by Asian…

Cleveland next landing pad for Mama Fu's

February 22, 2012

With 13 existing locations and up to eight new store openings in the next 12 months, Mama Fu’s has increased the number of restaurants it has in various stages…

Top 100: Pei Wei Asian Diner No. 16

February 16, 2012

16. Pei Wei Asian Diner

Panda Express to launch Peppercorn Shrimp LTO

February 9, 2012

Panda Express is debuting its new Peppercorn Shrimp limited-time offer, its boldest and creation to date. Peppercorn Shrimp will be available Feb. 15 through…

Asian Box to debut in San Francisco

February 1, 2012

San Francisco-based FK Restaurants & Hospitality will debut its fast casual Asian Box concept in Palo Alto, Calif., this month. The restaurant, inspired by…

Panda Express celebrates Chinese New Year with free Firecracker Chicken

January 17, 2012

Panda Express will celebrate the 2012 Chinese New Year holiday and the Year of the Dragon on Jan. 23 with a free entree serving of Firecracker Chicken Breast…

Chipotle to open second ShopHouse

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

January 11, 2012

Steve Ells is looking to open a second ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen location near the original Washington, D.C., restaurant.

Foumami Asian Sandwich Bar

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

Foumami Asian Sandwich Bar opened in 2010 in Boston's Financial District. The restaurant was founded by third-genereration restaurateur Michael Wang, whose…

Panda Express brings back the fire

December 27, 2011

Panda Express will celebrate the 2012 Chinese New Year holiday with the return of its limited-time Firecracker Chicken Breast. The menu item features chicken…

Pei Wei, HMSHost open first airport location

December 26, 2011

HMSHost has opened the first Pei Wei China Bistro airport location in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). A part of the P.F. Chang’s family…

Pei Wei invites fans to build a passport, earn rewards

December 14, 2011

Pei Wei Asian Diner is inviting fans to create a Pei Wei passport as part of its recently launched website, PeiWeiMarket.com. The site and Pei Wei passport…

Pei Wei launches interactive website highlighting Asian travel, markets

November 3, 2011

Pei Wei Asian Diner, a fast-casual concept by P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc., has launched a new interactive website, PeiWeiMarket.com, that invites fans to…

HuHot gets hotter with new menu items

October 27, 2011

With the transition to cooler weather, HuHot Mongolian Grill is launching two menu items to help heat things up – a hot sauce and a cookie dough dessert.

Noodles & Co growing in Virginia

October 26, 2011

Noodles & Company is opening its first restaurant in Herndon, Va., on Halloween. The new restaurant will be located at 2405 Centerville Rd., in the Village…

Genghis Grill debuts nutrition information

October 26, 2011

Genghis Grill – The Mongolian Stir Fry has launched a nutritional brochure with allergen and nutritional details of all food items in Khan's Kitchen (Genghis…

Pei Wei goes south of the border

October 17, 2011

P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. announced it has signed an exclusive development and licensing agreement with Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V., a quick-service restaurant…

Spicy Pickle takes on Middle East

October 16, 2011

Spicy Pickle Sandwich Company is taking on the Middle East. Spicy Pickle Franchising Inc. will open seven locations in the State of Qatar next year under the…

That's how we roll: Sushi concept expanding

October 13, 2011

North Florida is about to be first non-Texas location of a sushi concept called How Do you Roll?