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Wok to Walk, an Asian-themed fast casual restaurant chain, has opened its first New Jersey restaurant, according to Ripco Real Estate.Wok to Walk, an Asian-themed fast casual restaurant chain, has opened its first New Jersey restaurant, according to Ripco Real Estate.

The restaurant is located at The Shoppes on Broad at 695 Broad St. in Newark. It joins Prudential, Nike, Starbucks, Blaze Pizza, Grabbagreen and Qdoba at the center, which is adjacent to WholeFoods and Rutgers University.

“We’re excited to be opening in Newark and looking forward to sharing our food with the community,” Elliott Ramos, President of Wok to Walk, said.

“In today’s fast-paced environment, we see Wok to Walk as a terrific solution for getting tasty healthy food, cooked quickly and fresh to order, in a comfortable setting.  New Jersey being the most densely populated state with very strong office markets should be an ideal place for them to expand,” Alison Horbach of Ripco said.

Horbach negotiated the transaction on behalf of Wok to Walk. Marta Person Villa of CBRE represented the landlord in the transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

“With Ripco’s strong landlord relationships and market knowledge, we plan to rollout another dozen restaurants or more throughout New Jersey over the next thirty-six months,” said Ramos.

Ripco said it found Wok to Walk its second location in the Garden State. It is scheduled to open in May on Washington Street in Hoboken. Wok to Walk said it is seeking out sites between 900 and 1,700 square feet in New Jersey.

The restaurant current has 70 locations throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and New York.