Entrance to Moqa Cafe, a new restaurant that recently opened at Busse Road and Greenleaf in the business park.
Several new restaurants recently opened or will open soon within the Elk Grove Business Park, with influences ranging from Indian to British to Mexican to Mediterranean.
“It makes me feel good that more restaurants are opening within the business park,” Mayor Craig Johnson said. He mentioned how 65,000 people work in Elk Grove Village — in a business park measuring about six square miles — and that many workers need places to eat.
Moqa Cafe is now open at 1551 Busse Rd. (at Greenleaf Avenue). The 40-seat restaurant opens daily at 9 a.m. and is open until 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, midnight Friday and Saturday, and 10 p.m. Sunday.
Although Moqa Cafe serves pasta, salads, bowls, sandwiches, and even steak and fish, restaurant manager Sam Kenzhe said the cafe specializes in both coffee and Neapolitan pizza, baked quickly in an 800-degree, wood-fired oven.
Meson Del Taco Jr., 934 Busse Rd. (at Landmeier Road) held a soft opening in July. Elk Grove Village Business Development and Marketing Director Sue Dees said this is the second location for Meson Del Taco. The restaurant is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and is closed on Sunday.
The Chef Grill at 812 E. Higgins Rd. is open daily from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. serving Halal Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine.
Several more restaurants are coming to the village soon, Dees said. These include Pies of London, serving a variety of meat pies, expected to open at 1031 Rohlwing Rd. Dees said the new eatery is expected to open in late spring or early summer.
Interior seating at Moqa Cafe, a new restaurant that recently opened at Busse Road and Greenleaf in the business park.
Another new restaurant is Sāttvic Thali, an Indian vegetarian restaurant, which Dees said is not yet open but is expecting to hold a ribbon-cutting in January or February.
Shweta Bharwad is described as “the lady behind Sattvic.” The restaurant’s website says, “Growing up in Gujarat, India, food in our home was always an expression of love and togetherness.”
Another new restaurant, Barakat, is expected to open soon. Located in a former restaurant space at Lively Boulevard and Landmeier Road, signage for the restaurant describes it as an Eastern European bakery and cafe.
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