Tag: restaurants
Beard Papa’s cream puff shop opens in Skyline Center
A cream puff shop is expected today at 3 p.m. in the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads, Eater DC, reports. The new shop, at 5201 Leesburg Pike near Target, will be the first Beard Papa’s cream puff franchise in Virginia and the second in the region, following the opening of a shop in Georgetown about … Continued
Vietnamese sandwich shop to open on Annandale Road next week
Lee’s Sandwiches, at 3037 Annandale Road, invites the public to its grand opening, Thursday, April 28, at 9 a.m. The first 100 customers will receive special gifts. Anyone who buys a sandwich April 28-30 will receive a free cup of coffee or hot baguette. The 80-seat, fast casual restaurant will be open 24 hours a … Continued
New Nando’s restaurant in Mosaic District supports Falls Church HS
Nando’s Peri-Peri, the South African-Portuguese restaurant opening in the Mosaic District this weekend, will donate 100 percent of all proceeds April 16-17 to Falls Church High School. “As newcomers to Fairfax, we wanted to be good neighbors and help raise needed funds for student programs at Falls Church High School,” says Burton Heiss, CEO of … Continued
New housing, retail, and restaurants coming to Mosaic
The new buildings are going up on the site of a former parking lot, on the right. Big changes are happening at the Mosaic District in Merrifield, the West of Falls Church blog reports. Construction has started on the final two buildings on the site, which will eventually house 50,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, … Continued
Characters and cocktails in Annandale
Joe Langley is Cthulhu, the sea monster from H.P. Lovecraft’s horror stories. Superheroes and other characters came to life at the first-ever “Comics, Costumes, and Cocktails” event Feb. 27 sponsored by Collector’s World and Cue Club. Both stores are in the Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. Maggie Cogan of Herndon is Super Girl, and … Continued
Glory Days interested in Barcroft Plaza
There are 15 Glory Days Grill restaurants in Virginia, five in Maryland, five in Florida, and one in West Virginia. [Glory Days Grill] Now that the DMV is not coming to the Barcroft Plaza shopping center on Columbia Pike, there’s a possibility that Glory Days Grill might move into that space. “We’d really like to … Continued
Supervisors approve Spectrum retail center in Bailey’s Crossroads
Spectrum’s latest design for the shopping center on Route 7. After many deferrals and revisions over the past year and a-half, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors finally approved a rezoning request to allow Spectrum Development to build a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. “We now have a more viable and agreeable … Continued
Steakhouse to open this spring in Bailey’s Crossroads
Construction is underway on a LongHorn Steakhouse on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads across from the Skyline Center. The free-standing restaurant, next to the Olive Garden, is scheduled to open in May, said company spokesperson Heidi Schauer. The menu includes burgers, sandwiches, salads, and cocktails, as well as steaks. The restaurant will be 6,275 square … Continued
ABC applications withdrawn for local Starbucks
The Starbucks coffee shops at Barcroft Plaza and Bradlick shopping centers won’t be selling beer and wine after all. The Starbucks corporate office had initially identified those cafes for conversion to the Starbucks Evenings concept, which adds beer, wine, and more food options to the menu. Starbucks has withdrawn application for liquor licenses to Virginia … Continued
New restaurants coming to Mosaic District
Schlow By Mark Kawar of the West of Falls Church blog The Washington Business Journal reports that the Mosaic District will get two new restaurants soon: Chef Michael Schlow will open a third of his Alta Strada Italian restaurants (the first in the D.C. area). Schlow also owns Tico and The Riggsby in Washington. The … Continued
District Taco coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
District Taco will be at the right corner of the building next to Buffalo Wild Wings. District Taco is coming to the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. A new branch of the local Mexican chain is expected to open in May in the Skyline 7 building at 5275 Leesburg Pike, which had been renovated to … Continued
Annandale has seen a lot of change in the past few years
Fuddruckers, on Little River Turnpike and Backlick Road in Annandale, closed in May 2012. It was replaced with Walgreens. The end of a year is a good time to reflect on the past, so we’ve gone through our photo archives and pulled together a collection of pictures of local businesses that have disappeared since the … Continued
Santa breakfast is annual tradition at Magill’s restaurant in Annandale
Santa (a.k.a. Richard Owen of Annandale) with Kyle, age 2, from Springfield. Santa’s been having breakfast with kids all over town in the past few weeks. On Dec. 19, he showed up for the 14th annual Breakfast with Santa event at Magill’s Famous Pizza & Buffet on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. For many locals, … Continued
BonChon: Korean fast food in Annandale
By the editors of the Northern Virginia Restaurant Blog The first time we tried BonChon chicken wings was at Northern Virginia Magazine’s Chicken Wings NoVa Wars. They were so flavorful, so perfectly baked, and the spicy wings were way out of this world terrific, that we just had to follow our taste buds to their … Continued
Barcroft Plaza Starbucks to serve beer and wine
The Starbucks coffee shop at Barcroft Plaza will be selling beer and wine – although don’t expect this to be happening right away. It’s set to become one of a growing number of “Starbucks Evenings” locations that will offer wine and craft beer along with savory small plates, like flatbreads, bacon-wrapped dates, and truffle macaroni … Continued