Middle Eastern Restaurant to Open in Woodbury Sept. 28

A new Middle Eastern restaurant is coming to Woodbury.

The Naf Naf Grill will open its doors Sept. 28 in Woodbury at 265 Radio Dr.

It'll be the fifth location for the Middle Eastern fast casual restaurant in the Twin Cities, joining U.S. Bank Plaza, Eden Prairie, Maple Grove and Stadium Village.

The Chicago-based restaurant has plans to open two more restaurants in Twin Cities. Fans of the Middle Eastern restaurant can expect locations to open inside City Center and Mall of America this October.

Another location will open in Eagan in 2017.

To celebrate the grand opening, Naf Naf Grill will hold an event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 28 that will feature free pita sandwiches, fries and drinks.

The restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Naf Naf Grill Woodbury will hold a capacity of 58 people and create approximately 25 new jobs, account to a news release from the restaurant.

Founded in 2009, Naf Naf Grill started in a former run-down Taco Bell in Naperville, Illinois. It was named one of Nation’s Restaurant News’ “Hot Concept” award winners in 2016.

“We chose Minneapolis last year as our first city to expand to outside of Chicago because we simply fell in love with it,” David Sloan, co-CEO of Naf Naf Grill, said in a statement.

“The people are amazing and we love being able to give them high quality food for affordable prices that they want to come back to. We want them to experience every bit of the Naf Love.”

“We get just as excited about every new grand opening as we did with our first location. It never gets old.”

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