Tag: restaurants

New Annandale food court nears completion
The new food court offers takeout from seven shops. The food court at the K Market international grocery store on John Marr Drive in Annandale is nearing completion. Here’s the vendor lineup: Suny Sushi, Dragon Mochi Donuts, You Like Skewers, Bu Ddu Mak Korean Cuisine, K Street, Gâteau Bakery & Dessert Café, and Mango’s Bakery.

Jake’s Ice Cream is going to be a very special place
A new ice cream parlor is coming to Barcroft Plaza on Columbia Pike. Jake’s Ice Cream, under construction in Barcroft Plaza, will employ special-needs adults who have a hard time a finding job. The staff will make ice cream on the premises –14 percent butterfat hard ice cream in 24 flavors plus four … Continued

Incheon Restaurant now open in Annandale
Incheon Restaurant, now open at 7118 Columbia Pike in Annandale features Korean cuisine with an international flavor. Here’s how owner Justin Ahn describes it:

Taco Ssam, a Mexican-Korean hybrid, opens in Annandale
Taco Ssam, the Korean-Mexican fusion restaurant in the new Eastgate Shopping Center in Annandale, opened for the first time Friday evening. The menu features tacos with homemade corn tortillas and Korean ingredients, such as bulgoki, galbi, spicy pork with grilled kimchi, and pork belly. There are also regular Mexican tacos and entrees and Korean dishes.

9292 Korean BBQ restaurant opens in Annandale
The interior features a high ceiling and lots of daylight. The 9292 Korean BBQ restaurant, which just opened this week in central Annandale, offers a wide selection of meats and extras cooked at your table. What makes this place different, however, is each table has its own ventilation system so the whole place doesn’t get … Continued

Gom Shabu hot pot restaurant opens in Annandale
Gom Shabu, a Korean hot pot restaurant, is now open in the new retail center on John Marr Drive in Annandale.

Free business training webinars start this week
The Bailey’s Crossroads/7 Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC) is collaborating with the Community Business Partnership to offer free business-training webinars. The sessions are funded with a grant from Kaiser Permanente. Information on how to access the sessions will be provided after registering.
D.C. man arrested for burglaries in Annandale
Crichlow [FCPD] Police arrested a man in Fulton County, Ga., for multiple burglaries committed in Northern Virginia and Maryland, the Fairfax County Police Department reported March 10. Kwasi Crichlow, age 27 of Washington, D.C., was determined to be responsible for three burglaries in Annandale during the early morning hours of Jan. 28. Those incidents involved … Continued

First Watch opens in Bailey’s Crossroads
First Watch, the “daytime café,” opened March 8 at the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. The new restaurant is open daily 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. It serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. The menu has healthier items, such as multigrain pancakes, a triple berry açaí bowl, and egg white omelets, as well as traditional dishes.

Taco Ssam to open new outlet in Annandale
The future home of Taco Ssam, at 4347 John Marr Drive. Taco Ssam, the Mexican-Korean fusion restaurant in the Culmore Shopping Center on Leesburg Pike, is opening a new location in the retail plaza under construction on John Marr Drive in Annandale. Owner Alex Lee hopes the new restaurant could open in time for Cinco … Continued

New pizza shop coming to Seven Corners
The new &Pizza on Arlington Boulevard. &Pizza is expected to open in the Willston II Shopping Center on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners in March. Pronounced “and pizza,” this casual restaurant offers oblong-shaped pizzas with a wide range of toppings. The restaurant is between Busy Bees and Tropical Smoothie Café.

Gopchang Story open on limited basis
Gopchang Story, the Korean restaurant specializing in intestines, is expected to have a grand opening within the next week or so. Meanwhile, the restaurant, at 7356-B Little River Turnpike in Annandale, is open for indoor dining 5-10 p.m. and offers carryout beginning at 11 a.m. When the restaurant is fully open, it will offer lunch … Continued

Granddaddy’s Skillet opens in Pinecrest Plaza
Granddaddy’s Skillet, the soul food restaurant in Pinecrest Plaza, has finally opened Feb. 3 after yet another setback. The restaurant was initially supposed to open in late 2020, but installing a new ventilation system took longer than expected. The owners, Roxanne and Andre David, had to replace the ventilation system and remove the pizza oven … Continued
Jollibee, a Filipino fast-food restaurant, to open in Lincolnia
A typical Jollibee restaurant. [Washington Business Journal] The vacant building on N. Beauregard Street in Lincolnia that formerly housed Boston Market will be taken over by the Jollibee Filipino fast-food chain, the Washington Business Journal reports. Jollibee’s bills itself as “the home of the famous chickenjoy,” a fried chicken bucket. The menu also features “yum burgers,” “jolly … Continued

Italian restaurant to open next month in Bailey’s Crossroads
The future home of Nour Resto. Updated Jan. 21: An Italian restaurant called Nour Resto is under construction in a small retail strip on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. It’s replacing Sardi’s Pollo A La Brasa, which closed several months ago. It could open in late February or early March says director of operations Aziza … Continued