“Toby Keith’s” Woodbridge plays final note

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On Saturday, the Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill closed its doors for good at their Woodbridge location at the Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center shopping area.

The bar and grill had been open for less than two-years, following delayed construction of the site, leading up to its opening in 2013.

Both the location’s website and Facebook page were removed this weekend.

According to Alicia Gerald, a Woodbridge resident, the closing of the bar and grill came as somewhat of a surprise.

“It was the only place around here for mid to young adults…I guess there wasn’t enough people that wanted to actually go there…I feel like it sucks, because I’m not going to have anywhere to go on Saturdays with my friends in Woodbridge,” Gerald said.

Gerald stated that while she enjoyed the entertainment there, she didn’t enjoy the location’s food and service.

“The atmosphere in there was nice. I never ate the food, because I heard mixed reviews…and the waitresses and servers…they weren’t the best…Woodbridge isn’t a big place and this was the only happening thing to do where you could dance, but it was way too large,” commented Gerald.

For Kyran Wallenhorst, a manager at the nearby Soma Intimates location, it was a relief to see that the restaurant had closed down.

“On Saturday I walked by [the restaurant] and there was this big handwritten ‘closed’ sign…I don’t think anyone was that excited about [the location]. It was always loud – there were people always outside. It made me nervous for my own employees when they left at 10 o’clock at night. We’re an all-girl staff – so we started having everybody park together, everybody walk out together,” said Wallenhorst.