5 New & Coming Soon Wake County Restaurants

Wake County’s restaurant pipeline keeps growing, with everything from fast-casual chicken to full-scale steakhouses either opening now or moving through development. Some of these concepts are imminent, others are longer-term developments already underway.

Here are five new or coming restaurants to keep on your radar.

Campo Azul Mexican Cuisine — Raleigh

Campo Azul Mexican Cuisine is planned for 7320 Buffaloe Rd., Suite 120, in a Publix-anchored development. The full-service restaurant is waiting on final permitting before construction begins, with March currently targeted as a rough opening window.

The space is expected to seat about 90 to 100 guests, including a 17-seat bar. The menu will blend Tex-Mex favorites with more traditional dishes such as street tacos, birria, and esquites-style corn.

Mina’s Italian Market — Raleigh

Bongiorno & Son Italian Market and Deli is now operating under new ownership at 8450 Honeycutt Rd., Suite 106, with plans to relaunch as Mina’s Italian Market in the coming months. The shop will remain open throughout the rebrand.

The new owners say little will change, with the Italian market, deli sandwiches, catering, and imported goods staying intact. Fresh pasta and take-home meals will continue to anchor the offering.

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Tche Gaúcho Brazilian Steakhouse — Raleigh

Tche Gaúcho Brazilian Steakhouse is targeting a summer 2026 opening at 3741 Sumner Blvd., Suite 150. The nearly 10,000-square-foot restaurant is currently under renovation and moving through permitting.

The all-you-can-eat churrascaria is expected to seat about 350 guests and include private dining rooms. Guests can expect live-fire meats carved tableside, a large salad bar, and classic Brazilian cocktails like caipirinhas.

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Canastas Chicken — Wake Forest

Canastas Chicken is now open at 911 Gateway Commons Cir. in Wake Forest. The location marks the brand’s seventh overall restaurant.

The fast-casual concept focuses on authentic Peruvian rotisserie chicken cooked over real charcoal. Guests order along a service line, with dine-in seating and table service available.

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Franko’s Prime — Raleigh

Franko’s Prime plans to open before the end of the month at 8460 Honeycutt Rd. in the Lafayette Village development. The restaurant will serve dinner only, seven days a week.

The concept blends a classic American prime steakhouse with a strong fresh-catch seafood focus, pulling from the group’s Franko’s Italian Steakhouse and Atlantic Prime Coastal Kitchen in Franklinton. The dining room and patio will seat about 140 guests, with a quiet opening planned before a broader announcement.

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