Tag: restaurants
Beer and wine takeout now available
Sign spotted in Annandale. Virginia now allows restaurants to provide beer and wine to takeout customers, Gov. Ralph Northam announced during his daily coronavirus briefing on March 20. Restaurants statewide are required to limit occupancy to no more than 10 people at a time and are encouraged to offer takeout and delivery options instead of … Continued
Virginia enforces social isolation requirement
The Annandale Burger King is offering take-out service only. Virginia Ralph Northam and state Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver issued a public health emergency order that gives local and state law enforcement agencies the power to enforce the ban prohibiting more than 10 patrons in restaurants, fitness centers, and theaters. On March 17, Northam called … Continued
K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot coming to Seven Corners
This building has been empty since Fortune closed in 2019. A K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot restaurant is coming to the building formerly occupied by the Fortune restaurant in the Seven Corners Shopping Center. The building, at 6249 Seven Corners Center, is going through a total renovation. The work is just getting started, but … Continued
Taco Rock is coming to Pinecrest Plaza
Renovations are expected to start soon. [David Siegel] A Taco Rock restaurant is coming to Pinecrest Plaza on Little River Turnpike. It will be just like the original Taco Rock in Arlington, which features “classic Tex Mex street food” made with blue corn tortillas. Co-owner Nick Cordero hopes to open in May. Although renovations haven’t … Continued
Pupusas Express to take over old Quizno’s spot
Pupusas from Papusas Express Pupusas Express is coming to the former Quizno’s space in the Annandale Shopping Center. In addition to traditional Salvadoran pupusas, the menu features carne asada, fajitas, burritos, tacos, and Salvadoran soups, among other Tex-Mex and American fare. Owner Lorenzo Guevara hopes to open the restaurant in two or three months, at … Continued
The Dama Ethiopian restaurant is now the Monarch
The Ethiopian restaurant at 6669 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, formerly known as Dama is now the Monarch Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar. There’s a new manager and the restaurant now serves alcohol, but the ownership is the same, the menu hasn’t changed, and neither have the pastries. Related story: Dama brings taste of Ethiopia to Annandale … Continued
Seven Corners gets a new Peruvian restaurant
The former SanChick Peruvian chicken and sandwich eatery at 6198 Arlington Blvd. in the Willston Shopping Center has been transformed into the Chilcanos RestoBar, a Peruvian restaurant with a more extensive menu. Chilcanos offers several types of ceviche, several fish and seafood entrees, lomo saltado, pollo saltado, anticucho, and much more. “We wanted to bring … Continued
Board of Supervisors approves Chick-Fil-A
These buildings in central Annandale will be replaced by a Chick-Fil-A. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors easily approved a zoning special exception Jan. 14 to allow construction of a Chick-fil-A drive-through restaurant on Little River Turnpike in central Annandale. No one spoke during the public hearing on the proposal, and none of the supervisors raised … Continued
‘Restaurant: Impossible’ show on Foxfire Grill to air Jan. 23
Foxfire Grill, after the makeover. Updated Jan. 12: The episode of “Restaurant: Impossible” featuring the Foxfire Grill will air Jan. 23, 9 p.m., on the Food Network. The episode is called “New Roles, New Results.” The Foxfire is staging a reservation-only watch party, but it’s already sold out. They are taking names for a waitlist. “Restaurant: … Continued
Chick-fil-A is coming to Rt. 236, but what about the vision for Annandale?
Chick-fil-A’s design for a proposed restaurant in Annandale. During a Planning Commission discussion July 8 on the proposal for a Chik-fil-A restaurant, at-large commissioner James Hart raised concerns that a stand-alone fast-food restaurant on Little River Turnpike does not meet the vision spelled out in the Annandale Comprehensive Plan. The commission easily endorsed the project … Continued
Restaurants, stores opened and closed in 2019
Dozens of restaurants and stores opened or closed in the Annandale/Mason District area in 2019, and new ones are scheduled to open in 2020 or beyond. Here’s the rundown: What opened New restaurants in Annandale include El Habanero, Iron Age, Lima District, Casa Grande, Gong Cha, Kimen Ramen & Izakaya, O My Hot Pot & Bar, and Hansin … Continued
Casual Pint to open in early January
The Casual Pint, a bar/restaurant specializing in craft beers, is expected to open Jan. 9, according to the Tysons Reporter. It’s on the first floor of the Loren apartments at 6410 Arlington Blvd. in Seven Corners. A grand opening and ribbon cutting is scheduled for Jan. 17, with prizes and free growlers for the first … Continued
Fire at Emessa was accidental
Firefighters respond to two-alarm fire at Emessa. [FCFRD] The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department has determined that the fire at the Emessa restaurant was accidental and was started by an “electrical event within a commercial refrigerator.” The restaurant, at 6315 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners, had closed for good a few weeks before the … Continued
Bowlero Annandale to have soft opening this weekend
UPDATED DEC. 16: It looks like the soft opening will probably be pushed back to Dec. 26. The newly renovated Annandale bowling center is slated to have a soft opening this Saturday, assuming all goes well with the remaining finishing touches. There will be a grand opening ceremony in January. The bowling alley, at 4245 … Continued
Emessa has closed
Emessa Emessa, the Middle Eastern/Mediterranean restaurant and hookah bar at 6315 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners, has closed, just about a year after it opened. The restaurant offered live music, karaoke, and a full bar. Before it opened, the building housed the Seven Corners Pub. Emessa is the ancient name of the Syrian city of … Continued