Tag: restaurants
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ABC applications withdrawn for local Starbucks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 Starbucks has withdrawn application for liquor licenses to Virginia … Continued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
Dama brings taste of Ethiopia to Annandale
From the Dama restaurant in Arlington, clockwise from the left: kitfo, lentils, cabbage with carrots, tibs, collared greens, and split pea puree. In the middle: doro wat in between different kinds of spiced cheeses. Dama, the Ethiopian restaurant and bakery coming to 6669 Little River Turnpike in Annandale, is expected to have a soft opening … Continued
Chipotle coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
A stand-alone Chipotle in the Seven Corners Shopping Center Chipotle is moving into the spot vacated by Quiznos in the Crossroads Place shopping center on Leesburg Pike across from the Skyline Center. An opening date won’t be known until the permitting process is complete, says Senior Property Manager Stephen Wolff with Levin Property Management. Chipotle, … Continued
New York Pizza Factory expanding
New York Pizza, on the left, is taking over the middle store. New York Pizza Factory, at 7258 Columbia Pike in Annandale, is taking over the empty storefront next door, probably after the first of the year. The larger space will provide enough room for eat-in dining. Currently, the pizza shop has only carryout and … Continued
Huong Viet: Authentic Vietnamese dining at the Eden Center
By the editors of the Northern Virginia Restaurant Blog This is as authentic as it gets. No question Huong Viet is the flagship restaurant of the famous Northern Virginia hub of Vietnamese food – the Eden Center at the busy Seven Corners intersection in Falls Church. This is arguably the best and certainly the oldest … Continued
Annandale HS students selling restaurant discount cards
When an Annandale High School student knocks on your door over the next few weeks, be sure to answer. They are raising money for the Annandale HS Athletics Boosters by selling discount cards for local restaurants. The cards are $20 and can be used multiple times until July 31, 2016. Each restaurant is providing a … Continued
Yummy Kabob opens in Annandale
Manager Eyad Issa takes an order. There’s a new place for Middle Eastern cuisine in Annandale: Yummy Kabob opened last week at 3340 Gallows Road, just outside the beltway. It’s open for lunch and dinner, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Yummy Kabob is next to the Gallows Road beltway exit. Menu highlights include beef or chicken shawarma … Continued