Tag: restaurants
Popeyes opens in Bailey’s Crossroads
There’s a new place to get chicken in Bailey’s Crossroads. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is now open at 5896 Leesburg Pike. It’s smaller than the Popeyes in Annandale and doesn’t have a drive-through, but the menu is the same. Popular items include chicken sandwiches, nuggets, tenders, popcorn shrimp, wings, biscuits, red beans and rice, mac and … Continued
Thai Sushi Eats is closing
The Thai Sushi Eats restaurant, at 7203 Columbia Pike in Annandale, is shutting down. The last day will be Saturday, Sept. 2. An email to customers says: “After much consideration and evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to close our business. Thank you for all your support throughout the many years. It has been … Continued
Proposed zoning amendment would set rules for outdoor dining
Fairfax County is proposing an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to codify the regulations for outdoor dining. The amendment would make permanent and add more details to the provision on outdoor dining in the emergency ordinance approved during the Covid pandemic. Two virtual community meetings have been scheduled on the proposed amendment, on Aug. 9 … Continued
Starbucks closed for renovations
The Starbucks on Columbia Pike in Barcroft Plaza is temporarily closed, as of today, for a major interior renovation. The store is scheduled to reopen on Sept. 3.
Chicken restaurant to open in Seven Corners
Mason District is getting another chicken restaurant. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers will take over the former Dogfish Head Alehouse building at 6220 Leesburg Pike in the Seven Corners Shopping Center. The restaurant will open in the middle or end of 2024, a company spokesperson says. They won’t announce an opening date more than six months … Continued
Boba shop coming to Annandale
Tiger Sugar, a dessert shop specializing in boba pearl milk tea made with black sugar, is opening in the EastGate Shopping Center on John Marr Drive in Annandale. It will be located in a storefront shared with L&H Hawaiian BBQ and Beer Garden. Related story: New restaurant will bring Hawaiian cuisine – including Spam – … Continued
Jersey Mike’s is coming to Annandale
Jersey Mike’s Subs is expected to open in Annandale in early September. It’s located between the future Wingstop and Moby Dick House of Kabob in the new retail center at John Marr Drive and Little River Turnpike. Wingstop has set an opening date of July 30. That retail strip also includes a future Hangry Joe’s … Continued
Hangry Joe’s to open in Annandale
A Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken restaurant is bringing another type of chicken to Annandale, which already has numerous chicken options. The restaurant is moving into one of the vacant storefronts in the new shopping center at the corner of Little River Turnpike and John Marr Drive. It will be next to Wingstop, the chicken wings … Continued
Landlord hopes to find a restaurant tenant for a building being renovated in Lincolnia
The new owner of 6499 Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia is renovating the property and hopes to lease it to a restaurant. “I want to bring something unique to this location, something we don’t already have in Annandale,” says Jay Jasany. The building has long been vacant, following a succession of Korean restaurants. Jasany is … Continued
New restaurant will bring Hawaiian cuisine – including Spam – to Annandale
An L&L Hawaiian BBQ restaurant and two other businesses – a beer garden and cane sugar juice bar – will share the last vacant storefront at the EastGate Shopping Center on John Marr Drive in Annandale. L&L Hawaiian BBQ features a traditional Hawaiian plate lunch, consisting of two servings of rice, one serving of macaroni … Continued
Beanetics’ new owners are making the Annandale coffee shop more inviting
The new owners of Beanetics Coffee Roasters, Annandale residents Nicole and Jason Llorenz, have brightened up the shop and are adding new menu items. Beanetics was opened 12 years ago at 7028 Columbia Pike in Annandale by David and Amy Starr as a family-owned small-batch coffee roaster. The Llorenzes are continuing that legacy. “We’re rethinking … Continued
Wendy’s offers free food on June 17
The Wendy’s at 7520 Little River Turnpike in Annandale is celebrating the completion of a modernization project on Saturday, June 17. A sign in front of the restaurant says the first 100 people in line at 10:30 a.m. on that day will win free food for a year.
Java Loco is coming to Graham Park Plaza
Two new businesses are coming to Graham Park Plaza on Arlington Boulevard – a coffee shop and a health clinic. Java Loco, a local chain that offers coffee, bubble tea, smoothies, sandwiches, and baked goods, is expected to open in mid-June. It will be located in the part of the shopping center closest to the … Continued
Annandale residents vote for their favorites
According to a survey handed out at the Taste of Annandale, Popeye’s and Bon Chon are local residents’ favorite chicken places in Annandale. Bon Chon, unfortunately, has been closed since a fire destroyed the building in March. Other chicken places that got a fair number of votes are Chi Mc, Chik-fil-A, 92Chicken, Chicken Pollo, and … Continued
Supervisors approve McDonald’s upgrade
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zoning special exception on May 23 to allow an upgrade of the McDonald’s at the corner of Leesburg Pike and Carlin Springs Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. The project would add a second drive-through window and a 1,300-square foot addition to the building. The interior would be … Continued