The Triangle’s dining scene is getting a fresh wave of openings this week, with three debuts in Cary and a healthy-eating franchise expanding in Raleigh. Here’s a quick guide to what’s opening, when and where.
Here are key takeaways:
- Lloyd’s Full Serviceopened Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 107 E. Chatham St. in downtown Cary, reviving a former service station that dates back more than 70 years. Chef Dennis Bernard, who previously worked at top Chicago restaurants including Blackbird and The Publican, is leading the kitchen at Lloyd’s, with a menu of updated American classics like pork schnitzel, a signature burger and a breakfast-for-dinner plate.
- Insomnia Cookies will host its grand opening Saturday, Aug. 29 at 107 Edinburgh South Dr. in MacGregor Village, marking the late-night dessert chain’s first Cary shop. The Philadelphia-based company, founded in 2003 in a University of Pennsylvania dorm room, now counts 367 stores nationwide and 17 across North Carolina.
- Wilmington-based K38 Baja Grillopens its first Cary location Saturday, Aug. 29 at 147 East Chatham St., following its December 2025 debut in Raleigh at Seaboard Station. The Mexican-inspired restaurant, founded in 1993 by Josh Vach, will celebrate its grand opening with giveaways, a surfboard raffle, complimentary queso and live music.
- Prepared-meal franchise Project LeanNationwill open its second Raleigh location at Seaboard Station by winter 2026, offering ready-to-eat meals, one-on-one nutrition coaching and in-store body scans. Meals for the membership-based business are prepared in Rochester, New York, with a “Grab & Go” option available for non-members.
- KatSushi, a fast casual sushi bar from celebrity chef Katsuji Tanabe and Anthony Rapillo, opened this week in Boxyard RTP. The menu features hand rolls with marinated salmon, spicy tuna with truffle mayo, crab salad and passion fruit and shrimp, plus rice bowls and tropical drinks.
The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.
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