8 New Restaurants Opening Across North Carolina

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Cumberland County

Blazin Halal Food

FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Blazin Halal Food is planning a new Fayetteville restaurant in the former Carter Bank and Trust building at 697 Country Club Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28301. Partner Ali T. Abdo told Business Debut the team is targeting an opening in about six months.

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County Commissary 1 LLC

FAYETTEVILLE, NC — County Commissary 1 LLC is preparing to open a commissary kitchen and ghost kitchen hub for local food trucks and mobile food businesses at 3915 Ramsey St, Suite 107, Fayetteville, NC 28311. Owner Dyrall Hardy told Business Debut he is waiting on a health department inspection and is targeting an opening “within the next” week or two.

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Iredell County

Ray Ray’s Chicken Shack

STATESVILLE, NC — Ray Ray’s Chicken Shack, a family-owned fried chicken concept, is aiming to open next week at 105 Cowan Ln, Statesville, NC 28625. Drew Hodge, the brand’s director of operations, told Business Debut the team is waiting on a final visit from the health inspector, expected Monday, before bringing in food and setting an opening day.

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McDowell County

Copper Penny Grill

MARION, NC — Copper Penny Grill is planning a new location at 700 E Court St, Marion, NC 28752, targeting a fall opening. Owner Shelly Gref told Business Debut that the business is aiming for October or November. The Marion restaurant will join the group’s existing locations in Lake Hickory, Forest City and Rutherfordton.

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Smoke a 'Lil Smoke

MARION, NC — Smoke a 'Lil Smoke is preparing to move into a larger space at 861 N Main St, Marion, NC 28752 as owners John Phipps and Connor Davis transition the business to a full-service model.

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Montgomery County

Mill Town Tavern

BISCOE, NC — Mill Town Tavern, a new family-owned bar concept, is targeting an opening in the next few weeks at 111 S Main St, Biscoe, NC 27209. Owners Michael Kevin Cagle, his wife Elizabeth R. Cagle, and their daughter Elizabeth A. Cagle are behind the project, with the family handling much of the build-out themselves, Elizabeth A. Cagle told Business Debut.

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Surry County

Fablewood

MOUNT AIRY, NC — Fablewood, a new restaurant from chef-owner Freddy Lee, is targeting an August opening at 227 Willow St, Mt Airy, NC 27030. Lee told Business Debut the team is converting a historic space in the Barrel Building beside The Balladeer Hotel and is working through construction, licensing and other approvals.

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Wake County

Tche Gaúcho Brazilian Steakhouse

RALEIGH, NC — Tche Gaúcho Brazilian Steakhouse, an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse from Patric Emmer and his wife, Hanah Rizzardo, is planning to open in summer 2026 at 3741 Sumner Blvd #150, Raleigh, NC 27616. Emmer told Business Debut the team is currently in the renovation stage and is waiting on permits as construction moves forward.

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