Japanese restaurant Japomen, a popular sushi and ramen spot outside the Dunn Loring Metro station in Merrifield, is heading further south in Fairfax County.
Japomen is under construction in the Hilltop Village Center in Kingstowne at 6460 Old Beulah Street. It will fill a space previously occupied by DonutChew between Mattress Warehouse and Deka Lash.
She’s not yet in high school, but Caroline Tso already is being heralded as an accomplished historical researcher.
Tso, who will enter Carter G. Woodson High School as a ninth-grader in August, created the exhibition “The Family Tea House: Where Culture and Cuisine Met in Arlington” as part of a project for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
China Wok has carved up its final Peking duck.
The old-school Chinese restaurant permanently closed its doors at Pike 7 Plaza in Tysons at the end of July, wrapping up a 34-year run.
Burger chain Z-Burger has opened a new location near Reston Town Center.
While the location isn’t officially listed on the Z-Burger website at the time of writing, staff said the restaurant actually opened “around two months ago.”
Potbelly has put the finishing touches on makeovers for its restaurants in Fairfax Corner and Reston.
The national sandwich chain will officially unveil the new looks tomorrow (Friday) with celebrations at both locations, offering a variety of giveaways to customers.
Foodies seeking tips for making their own sushi or cocktails will get an opportunity to learn from experts in those crafts next month, courtesy of Capital One Center’s inaugural Culinary Week.
The promotional campaign will bring together restaurants in the development around Capital One’s Tysons headquarters on July 14-18 for an assortment of activities, from the aforementioned sushi and cocktail-making classes to a Battle of the Chefs contest.
Reston’s new Taco Bell appears to be on the verge of reopening.
The fast-food restaurant at 11257 Roger Bacon Drive has been closed for months, as franchise owner Summerwood Corporation undertook a wholesale demolition and replacement of the existing building.
Some restaurants whose names may be familiar to Fairfax County residents will be cropping up at Dulles International Airport in the coming months.
The airport, which sits just west of the border in Loudoun County, plans to revitalize and expand its shopping and dining experience with eight new venues over the coming year. Another three retail tenants will be added at Reagan National Airport.
Plaza America in Reston is in a period of transition: one retailer has left, another is preparing to relocate, and the future of a third is unclear.
The question mark centers on Noodles & Company, the fast-casual noodle eatery that has occupied a prominent spot at the shopping center since 2012.
One dine-in restaurant at Fair Oaks Mall seems to have permanently closed its doors.
Brio Italian Grille, housed near Cheesecake Factory and the mall’s northeast entrance, said in a sign posted to its front door earlier this month that it has “temporarily closed,” apologizing for the inconvenience and thanking guests for their patronage.
