When shoppers at Tysons Galleria ascend to the third floor for a bite to eat, they can choose between handmade pasta, burgers, street tacos, two different types of southeast Asian cuisine and two of Northern Virginia’s hottest chains.
The assortment stands in sharp contrast to what visitors encountered just three years ago, when the food hall lineup had dwindled to mainstay Andy’s Pizza and a couple of other holdovers that soon left.
Tysons Galleria hasn’t bid farewell to Saks Fifth Avenue yet, but a potential new occupant for the emptying space has already emerged.
The chain Onelife Fitness is proposing to convert the two-story department store into a full-service fitness facility with exercise areas, studios and other indoor recreational amenities, according to Wire Gill land use attorney Evan Pritchard.
Tysons Galleria will soon lose another longstanding tenant.
The mall is home to one of 12 Saks Fifth Avenue stores now slated to permanently shutter as part of the fashion retailer’s ongoing bankruptcy restructuring. The list also includes a location at The Collection in Chevy Chase.
A new restaurant will bring Vietnamese cuisine with a dash of Cajun influences to Tysons Galleria’s food hall (2001 International Drive) next week.
Chao Ban, a brand-new, fast-casual concept from D.C. chef Kevin Tien, is scheduled to open next Tuesday (March 10) on the mall’s third floor, a spokesperson told FFXnow.
A new eatery at Tysons Galleria is catering to diners who crave staples of Thai cuisine but don’t have the time to eat a full, sit-down meal.
Bird’s Eye Thai, a relatively new concept from the team behind Reston’s Tiki Thai, opened just over a month ago on Dec. 6 in the mall’s third-floor food court, taking the place of the recently relocated Empanadas de Mendoza.
Maggiano’s Little Italy is vacating Tysons Galleria (2001 International Drive) next month ahead of a planned move to Tysons Corner Center.
Staff at the location told FFXnow that the two-story restaurant, which has served Italian cuisine at the Galleria since the mid-1990s, will have its last day of business at its current location on Sept. 23.
The Bowlero sign at Tysons Galleria is coming down next month, but bowlers can rest assured — the lanes aren’t going anywhere.
Starting in early February, the arcade, bowling, and sports bar venue will be renamed Lucky Strike Entertainment as part of a company-wide rebranding. Formerly known as Bowlero Corporation, the company officially adopted the Lucky Strike Entertainment name on Dec. 12.
It is safe to say that Monday’s snowstorm has impacted every inch of Fairfax County.
As numerous residents and businesses work to dig themselves out of roughly 6 inches of snow, some storefronts have opened their doors to offer various snow day specials. These include:
Tysons Galleria’s newest dining option serves up pasta made by hand right in front of customers.
Scolapasta launched with a soft opening on Nov. 21 in the mall’s third-floor food court, which has been steadily filling back up after an apparently ill-fated partnership with the food hall operator Urbanspace petered out last year.
The Cheesecake Factory is getting ready for its big move across Route 123.
The chain will close its existing location at Tysons Galleria at the end of November before reopening at Tysons Corner Center on Dec. 5 at 11:30 a.m., according to an announcement posted to its website.
