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title: "Curry Up Now Continues With Expansion To Washington"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/88a3e535-f1a6-4d06-a6ae-ace016271f82
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230622_curry_up_now_continues_with_expansion_to_washington.html
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:31:38.614Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Curry Up Now Continues With Expansion To Washington

**TL;DR:** Curry Up Now is expanding to Washington state with a new location in Seattle. The expansion is led by Quick Elephant LLC, managed by cousins Siddharth and Gaurav Bhindi.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-06-22. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230622_curry_up_now_continues_with_expansion_to_washington.html).*

## Story

“We’re thrilled to be expanding the Curry Up Now footprint along the West Coast and into the Seattle market, which has been a goal of ours for a long time,” said Curry Up Now CEO Akash Kapoor. “The Greater Seattle market is a no-brainer for us and for a long time, we have been looking for the right partners. The group that we have partnered with are locals who understand our business and understand the market they call home. I am excited about Seattle and beyond and I am excited to open Mortar & Pestle, our bar concept alongside a Curry Up Now. This is going to be a lot of fun.”

At the helm of Curry Up Now’s growth in Washington is Quick Elephant LLC, a venture managed by cousins Siddharth and Gaurav Bhindi. Longtime residents of the Greater Seattle area, the brothers felt that Curry Up Now’s explosive global flavors and unique concept were a great fit for the Washington market.

“Given our background and years living in the Seattle area, we’re confident that Curry Up Now gives us an opportunity to bring the Indian/American experience to Washingtonians,” said Siddharth and Gaurav. “We’re so excited to bring delicious Indian food with a Western touch to a region that’s diverse and hungry for unique concepts and flavors. Curry Up Now was the perfect concept to do that with.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- new location (topic)
- washington (location)
- Seattle (location)
- Curry Up Now (company)
- Akash Kapoor (person)
- west coast expansion (topic)
- seattle market (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230622_curry_up_now_continues_with_expansion_to_washington.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/88a3e535-f1a6-4d06-a6ae-ace016271f82).