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title: "WaBa Grill to Expand in Arizona With Development Deal"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/759f33ab-aa40-4077-8684-2e301bb6c80b
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230310_waba_grill_to_expand_in_arizona_with_development_deal.html
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T17:47:44.901Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1561758033-d89a9ad46330?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# WaBa Grill to Expand in Arizona With Development Deal

**TL;DR:** WaBa Grill is expanding in Arizona through a development deal, with the first location set to open in Glendale later this year. The brand offers a nutritious menu with healthy grains, fresh vegetables, and fire-grilled proteins.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-03-10. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230310_waba_grill_to_expand_in_arizona_with_development_deal.html).*

## Story

“The areas throughout Maricopa and Pima Counties that soon will be home to WaBa Grill restaurants can look forward to a nutritious menu and the convenience of healthy meals served at super speed – and we cannot wait to open our first location in Glendale later this year,” said Jerry Bajwa.

WaBa Grill ffers better-for-you options packed with fire-grilled proteins, healthy grains and fresh vegetables. Protein choices are plentiful and include fresh, never frozen chicken, marinated ribeye steak, wild-caught salmon, jumbo shrimp and organic tofu, which guests may add to any bowl, plate or salad and then customize with a variety of flavorful sauces, including the fan favorite WaBa sauce. WaBa’s Plantspired Steak, a 100% plant-based protein alternative that has been well received by vegans and non-vegans alike, was introduced in 2021 and continues to be a guest favorite.

“Having developed successful WaBa Grill restaurants alongside Jerry Bajwa for many years, we are immensely proud of his brand custodianship and remain confident that Jerry and his hardworking team will continue representing WaBa Grill as he always has,” said Steven Wang, Director of Real Estate, Development & Construction at WaBa Grill.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Arizona (location)
- development deal (topic)
- WaBa Grill (company)
- Glendale (location)
- healthy menu (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230310_waba_grill_to_expand_in_arizona_with_development_deal.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/759f33ab-aa40-4077-8684-2e301bb6c80b).