Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

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.  

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