Fresh Flavors Arrive: New Restaurant Opens in Rochester

Foodies in Rochester, Minnesota have been treated to a feast of delicious news recently.

• Dave’s Hot Chicken Announced an Opening Date In Rochester
• Chik-fil-A Broke Ground on a Second Location
• First Meeting Noodle Was Named the Top Spot in Minnesota
• The Taco Shop Is Coming to the Peace Plaza
• Rochester Has a Surprising Number of Ghost Kitchens

And, today we’re learning about a new restaurant that just opened across from Saint Marys on 2nd St. in Rochester.

Thousands of people work or receive care in Rochester so having quality dining options within walking distance of the hospital is a nice benefit. This new restaurant will provide a little spice and a lot of flavors to its customers.

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Chinese food is the most Googled cuisine in Minnesota and across the country according to a recent study by foodfirefriends.com. Mexican food came in second, and Thai Food was the third most searched.

Now Open: Rochester, MN Gets a Spicy New Restaurant

Rochester has several options for Chinese and Mexican food and now has another choice for Thai.

Thai-riffic, a quick-service Thai restaurant, opened on Thursday on 2nd St across from Saint Marys. KTTC News was at the restaurant for its opening and reported that “monks from the Rochester Cambodian Temple came to offer a blessing.”

The first review on the new restaurant's Facebook page says – “Delicious, spicy food. Super flavorful! Great food.”

I haven’t seen a menu online yet, but Pad Thai is one of the most popular Thai dishes and one of my favorites so I can’t wait to check this place out.