Tag: restaurants
Breakfast with the fat guy
Magill’s offers Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 15. By Robert Schwaninger When habits become formed over the years we justify them using the word “tradition.” Why do we stuff our bellies to bursting levels on Thanksgiving? It’s tradition! Why do we dangle precariously by the gutter in an ice storm hanging lights and deadly electrical … Continued
Cold weather is a great time for Pho Hot
Now that the weather is getting colder, it’s an excellent time for pho, the Vietnamese noodle soup that’s a hearty meal in a bowl. One of the top places for pho [pronounced fuh] in Annandale is Pho Hot, 7224 Little River Turnpike (near Blockbuster in the Little River Plaza Shopping Center). The spacious restaurant offers … Continued
Another pizza place coming to Annandale
Paisano’s Pizza getting ready to open. A Paisano’s Pizza restaurant is expected to open at 7327 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, in early 2013. Paisano’s is a franchise-operated restaurant chain that offers pasta, subs, wings, calzones, salads and other items, as well as pizza.The Annandale location will sell beer but not wine, says corporate spokesperson Gary … Continued
Menchie’s opens in Annandale Thursday
Menchie’s, the frozen yogurt place at Pinecrest Plaza (6550F Little River Turnpike, Annandale), opens for business this Thursday, Nov. 15. Menchie’s is a self-service operation where you choose a yogurt or sorbet flavor and add toppings, such as fruit, candy pieces, sprinkles, and sauces. Grand opening festivities take place on Saturday, Nov. 24, with a … Continued
Buenos Grill brings Mexican cuisine to central Annandale
Buenos Grill, the long-awaited eatery on Columbia Pike and Evergreen Lane is up and running – if a little late. The superstorm Sandy that knocked out the power in most of central Annandale delayed the grand opening from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31. The restaurant offers burritos ($6.95 for the foot long), tacos ($2.50 for … Continued
The battle of the soups: Pho Hoa vs. Gom Ba Woo
The pho at Pho Hoa By James Moon In some bouts, competitors start from opposite corners. But in Annandale two small, opposing restaurants known for their soup, have shared the same corner, overlooking Columbia Pike at Tom Davis Drive for years. To the left is Pho Hoa (7133-B Columbia Pike), a Vietnamese noodle soup specialist … Continued
Restaurants coming to Annandale: Menchie’s fro yo, Paisano’s Pizza
The interior of Buenos Grill. Among restaurant changes happening in the Annandale: A new frozen yogurt place is coming to Lincolnia soon (more on that below), we’re getting a new pizza place, and the new Mexican restaurant that’s been under construction for months is expected to open next month. The Pelican Seafood Restaurant, which just … Continued
Angelika Film Center: classy but pricey
There’s lots to like about the brand-new Angelika Film Center in the Mosaic District in Merrifield: The screens have state-of-the art projection and sound technology, the stadium seating is roomy and comfortable, and there are gourmet food options at the café and concession stand. The theater will show mostly independent and foreign films, and you … Continued
Something to bark about in Merrifield
The Lost Dog Cafe in Merrifield features sandwiches, pizza, pasta, milkshakes, and 350 kinds of beer. Just about everything in the new Lost Dog Café that opened in Merrifield Sept. 6—the paintings on the wall, hostess podium, logo—has a canine motif. Some of the items on the menu even continue the dog theme: The onion … Continued
Breeze celebrates anniversary with contest
Breeze Bakery, 4125 Hummer Road, Annandale, is having a contest with prizes to celebrate its second anniversary and new menu. To enter, join Breeze’s membership program and put your receipt in the raffle box. First prize is two travel packages to Niagara, N.Y., from Han’s Travel Agency of Annandale. Other prizes include Amazon Kindle Fires … Continued
Movie theatre to open in September in Merrifield
An artist’s rendering of the new theatre. The eight-screen Angelika Film Center and Café is slated to open in September at the Mosaic development in Merrifield. According to Reading International, the company that operates the Angelika theatre chain, the new cinema “will showcase the best in independent, foreign, and specialty film in auditoriums featuring plush … Continued
Yechon parking lot expansion project ready to go forward
“They paved paradise and put up a parkin’ lot.”—Joni Mitchell. Well, it’s not exactly paradise, but the large wooded lot behind the house at 2141 Hummer Road, Annandale, (above) will be paved over to provide overflow parking for Yechon restaurant. The house, the site of a grisly murder, will be torn down. Chung A. Auh, … Continued
Parking lot expansion proposed for Yechon restaurant
The house (on the left) could be torn down to make room for a bigger parking lot for Yechon (right) The owner of Yechon, the Korean barbecue/sushi restaurant at 4121 Hummer Road, Annandale, is seeking a zoning special exception for a parking lot expansion. The request is expected to come before the Fairfax County Planning … Continued
Fuddruckers will close May 1
Want to have a last meal at Fuddruckers before the restaurant closes? You’ve only got a couple of weeks. Fudds’ last day will be April 30, says manager John Hannah. The building will be demolished, and a Walgreens drug store with a drive-through pharmacy will be constructed on that site, between Little River Turnpike, Columbia … Continued
New Mexican restaurant to open in central Annandale in July
A model of Buenos Grill The new Mexican restaurant under construction on the corner of Columbia Pike and Evergreen Lane in Annandale is tentatively scheduled to open July 1. Earlier plans to open in April fell through because the permit approvals took longer than expected. Buenos Grill will be a “family-oriented fast food-casual restaurant” serving … Continued