A longtime fast food rival is close to taking over the former Burger King in Reston’s Hunters Woods Village Center.
Fairfax County is currently reviewing a permit that would allow McDonald’s to renovate the drive-thru building at 2270 Hunters Woods Plaza, which has sat vacant since Burger King shuttered in April 2023.
Part of the estimated $100,000 renovation includes the installation of upgraded kitchen equipment, a new front counter and customer areas plus other updates, according to the company’s permit application. A total of 38 seats will be available for diners inside.
Renovations could be underway sooner rather than later as numerous prerequisites for the issuance of a permit have already been completed, according to Fairfax County’s permitting website.
The permit application was originally filed last June with the question-raising name “Burger King can’t have his way up in here — Bye Bye Burger King.” It’s unclear when the identity of the tenant was revealed, but the county officially accepted the application for review on Aug. 22.
Another hurdle ahead is ownership of the building, which has belonged to a limited-liability company named King of Northern Virginia since 1997, according to county property records. The entity’s listed post office box address is the same as the California-based Scarborough Management Corporation, which apparently does business as Burger King.
A targeted opening date for the new restaurant is unknown. A request for comment sent to a McDonald’s spokesperson went unanswered by publication.
The Hunters Woods restaurant will join another McDonald’s at 11265 Roger Bacon Drive near the Wiehle Metro station, giving the fast-food chain two locations in Reston.
In all, McDonald’s has more than two dozen restaurants across Fairfax County.
According to a property site plan, Hunters Woods Village Center has five vacant spaces, including an 11,288-square-foot suite that has been vacant since Walgreen’s closed in February 2022.
