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Noodle bar Wok & Go moves into now fully let York shopping park

York’s Vangarde Shopping Park has announced that it is now 100% occupied after high street noodle chain Wok & Go moved into its last vacant unit.

Drawing on its popularity at its York City Centre location, Wok & Go responded to demand for another store in York.

The opening of this store adds to Vangarde’s impressive restaurant offering, which includes Giraffe, Frankie and Benny’s and Nando’s.

Vangarde Shopping Park centre manager Deb O’Donnell said: “Since opening in April last year, Vangarde has gone from strength to strength and we now have a wide range to give customers a number of high quality offerings to choose from.

“This Christmas confirmed the popularity of Vangarde as a top retail destination choice. We experienced high levels of footfall due to the stores we have here and Wok & Go’s opening coincided well with this.

“We are delighted to be fully occupied and we are delighted to have Wok & Go at Vangarde as they continue to be a popular choice in York.”

Wok & Go managing director Des Pheby said: “Our great location on Vangarde Shopping Park means we are the perfect place for a quick lunch when out shopping or passing by.

“The team has been working really hard to get everything just right over the last few months and it is incredible to think that we have opened two stores in York in just over 12 months.

“The city is a fantastic location for Wok & Go and has really embraced our ethos for high-quality and healthy food, freshly cooked in minutes.”

Wok & Go opened its first store in Chester in 2008 after Mr Pheby was inspired by oriental restaurants in New York.

The chain now has stores in Chester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Hull, Cambridge, Norwich, Cardiff and Brighton, as well as the two in York.

Vangarde has been open since April this year and boasts the region’s largest Marks and Spencer store, as well as York’s first John Lewis and a large format Next store.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .