EuroMarket in Seven Corners planning to expand offerings

Ansari Somani, the owner of EuroMarket at the Mobil
station on 6318 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners, is seeking a special exception to change the
zoning designation from a “mini-mart” to a “full-service food store.”

That
would allow the store to sell beer and wine. According to Somani, gas is not as
profitable as it was five years ago. Somani also wants to add a larger food preparation area
inside and provide more prepared items, like empanadas, saltenas, and breakfast
sandwiches.

There would be no change in the size of the building and
there won’t be any major renovations. The Mason District Land Use Committee is
scheduled to consider the proposed zoning change Jan. 28. The Fairfax County Planning Commission would hold a hearing after that.

EuroMarket already has a lot of things not normally found
in a convenience store attached to a gas station, such as fresh coconuts and other fruit,
pastries, store-made subs, fresh carrot juice, cactus in a jar, tubs of ice
cream, and men’s and women’s fragrances, among other things.