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Published July 28, 2026 at 9:15AM

Three-in-One Hand-Ripped Noodles: hot-oil seared noodles, pork zhajiang bean sauce, and tomato egg. (Courtesy Chin Xi'an-Style Restaurant)

A new restaurant aims to bring a taste of regional food from one of China’s oldest and largest cities to Northern Virginia.

Chin’s Xi’An Style Restaurant plans to bring hand-ripped noodles, prepared in a home style inspired by foods in Xi’An — the capital city of Shaanxi, a province in northwestern central China — when it opens its third location this August in Fairfax City. The new location will be based inside the 99 Ranch Market at 10780 Fairfax Blvd, with takeout or seating available in the grocery store.

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Guapo’s Restaurant to launch new concept in Spectrum at Reston Town Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 27, 2026 at 1:45PM

The now-closed Not Your Average Joe's building in Spectrum at Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Guapo’s is indeed coming to the Spectrum at Reston Town Center, as previously reported by The Burn.

However, the new location will not be a cocina and bar — the company’s full-service Tex-Mex restaurant — or a Guapo’s Go, the quick-service, charcoal chicken-focused taqueria found in Herndon, Manassas and Woodbridge.

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Vienna’s Clarity to open second restaurant in Reston tomorrow

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published July 23, 2026 at 11:45AM

Clarity at Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The award-winning Vienna restaurant Clarity will finally open its long-awaited second location at Reston Town Center tomorrow (Friday).

The 4,500-square-foot restaurant at 1996 Opportunity Way in the town center’s expansion will have a grand opening at 11 a.m.

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Great Falls couple to reopen 17-year-old restaurant as a wine bistro

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published July 14, 2026 at 3:45PM | Updated July 14, 2026 at 4:17PM

The Cellar on Seneca in Great Falls (courtesy The Cellar on Seneca)

A few years ago, Julie and Kaveh Safa purchased their dream home in Great Falls, right on the same street where Kaveh grew up. Not long afterward, the couple’s dream unexpectedly expanded with the purchase of a longstanding restaurant in their new community.

Now, that restaurant has been fully rebranded and re-envisioned as The Cellar on Seneca after operating for nearly two decades at 1025 Seneca Road, Suite I, as Brx American Bistro.

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Andy’s Pizza to replace Mod Pizza at Reston’s Plaza America

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 10, 2026 at 9:15AM

Mod Pizza at Plaza America in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Mod Pizza is shuttering its last restaurant in Fairfax County, making way at Plaza America in Reston for the past decade for a RAMMYs Award-winning chain.

A Mod Pizza spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow that its Reston location will permanently close at the end of September, just over a decade after opening its doors at 11642 Plaza America Drive.

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Southern comfort food chain coming to Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 9, 2026 at 1:45PM

A building plan mockup of the future Milk & Honey storefront in Tysons Corner Center (via Wallace Creative/Fairfax County)

It appears South Asian cuisine will soon give way to comfort food from the southern U.S. at one restaurant space in Tysons Corner Center.

The “Southern-inspired” chain Milk & Honey from Reston-based Thompson Hospitality is planning to open a location in the mall at 1961 Chain Bridge Road, Suite G21U, taking over a roughly 4,900-square-foot space currently occupied by the Indian restaurant Dhoom, according to a building plan submitted last month to Fairfax County.

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Wonder food hall to open Chantilly location

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published July 8, 2026 at 11:45AM | Updated July 15, 2026 at 6:51PM

A sign for the food hall Wonder at its Hybla Valley location (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

The New York City-based Wonder food hall will continue its expansion across Northern Virginia with a new location opening in Chantilly.

The new location at 13958 Route 50 is expected to open in spring 2027, a spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow. An exact opening date was not yet available.

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Drive-thru Panda Express eyes summer opening in Herndon

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 29, 2026 at 10:00AM

Panda Express under construction in Herndon (staff photo by Emily Leayman)

Construction is well underway to transform Herndon’s former Burger King into a future Panda Express.

The Chinese American chain is “tentatively” aiming to open at 598 Elden Street in late July, though the timing could be affected by any construction delays, Panda Express public relations representative Brittany Rouse says.

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Great Falls Lodge Bar & Grill nears opening, with Merrifield restaurant to follow

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 26, 2026 at 9:15AM

Great Falls Lodge is slated to open soon in Great Falls Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

This summer, Great Falls diners will be able to escape the D.C. region’s heat at a new restaurant designed to mentally transport patrons to a rustic mountain lodge.

Great Falls Lodge Bar & Grill is on track for a soft launch at 9835 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls Center in the first week of July, with a potential opening as soon as Monday, June 29, according to owner and chef Neel Kamal.

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Photos: Maggiano’s Little Italy ready to open Monday at Tysons Corner Center

By Katie Taranto

Published June 11, 2026 at 2:45PM

Dining room at Maggiano's Little Italy's new location at Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Maggiano’s Little Italy is making its return to Tysons, bringing back its hallmark “family style” pastas and Italian fare after a months-long relocation process.

The popular Italian restaurant will open its new location at Tysons Corner Center on Monday (June 15) after closing in September at Tysons Galleria across Route 123. There, the restaurant will continue to serve Italian cuisine and shareable dishes in a massive 17,000-square-foot space previously held by Brio.