There's a new restaurant in town in Occoquan.
"Congratulations to Zorba's Grill a new Greek restaurant that opened today in the Town of Occoquan! Located at 201 Union Street (formerly the site of the Blue Arbor Cafe), Zorba's is a family-owned restaurant that offers both interior and patio dining in a friendly, pleasant setting. Please join me in welcoming Zorba's to Occoquan and wishing them all the best," writes Mayor Earnie Porta.
From calamari to chicken alfredo, the menu is expansive.
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There are new several new places to chow down in Woodbridge -- all under one roof.
On Saturday, June 19, The EPIQ Food Hall welcomed hundreds of visitors for a grand opening celebration complete with a live DJ, face painting, a raffle, and the unmistakable aroma of food from all over the globe. Customers packed the venue to get a taste of the new food hall, a new business that seeks to bring a unique culinary experience to Woodbridge.
Located right across from BJ's Warehouse in Noblewood Plaza, just off Prince William Parkway, EPIQ Food Hall features 14 cuisines prepared by local proprietors, with seating for 390 guests over 13,000 square feet, on two floors. The establishment is the second largest food hall in the Washington, DC region in terms of square footage and is the largest food hall in terms of guest seating.
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Diners will have some new post-pandemic food options at Spotsylvania Towne Center near Fredericksburg.
The Italian restaurant, Bravo! Culinary Italiana will reopen later this year in the Village, or outdoor sections of the shopping mall.
Logan's Roadhouse, an outparcel restaurant in the front of the mall, will reopen its doors in September following a renovation.
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A special use permit applied for by Haley's Honey Meadery has been approved by the Fredericksburg City Council.
Haley's, which is located in Hopewell over an hour south of Fredericksburg, will soon open a second location in the city. Haley's will be located at the old Pure Gas Station on Princess Anne Street and is currently under construction to be rebuilt as a tasting room and specialty restaurant.
The conditions of the special use permit will allow Haley's to operate a tasting room that will allow customers to sample ciders, mead, and wine which are made in Virginia. The permits also allow Haley's to sell those types of alcoholic beverages, none of those beverages will be made in the Fredericksburg restaurant but instead will be shipped up from their main location in Hopewell.
Haley's owner Tonya Haley told Potomac Local News that she was attracted to the area because of the upcoming breweries, wineries, and distillers that have come to the city over the last few years. The owners of those establishments and other members of the community brought the growing vibrancy and economic development to Haley's attention which encouraged her decision to open a new location in Fredericksburg.
Haley hopes to have the Fredericksburg location open before August.
Haley's will open in the Canal Quarter of the city which has been rezoned along with several nearby areas as a Creative Maker zone. The goal of the zone is to attract new and innovative businesses and allow them to create an identity that will make them unique and add to the charm and appeal of Fredericksburg.
"I'm looking forward to joining the Fredericksburg community," says Haley.
Haley's Honey Meadery will be located at 1600 Princess Anne Street in Downtown Fredericksburg and plans to operate from noon to 10 p.m. once it's open.
Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crabhouse will close at the end of the summer under an agreement ending the dispute between the popular Prince William County venue and its landlord.
A new farm winery with a lakefront view sits on Lake Manassas in Gainesville.
The Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm is a farm winery and craft brewery, locally owned by family friends Maria Rafferty and Tom Schrade.
"As both families' kids were grown and went to college and out of the house, he and I both just kind of found ourselves wanting to figure out some kind of the second career," said Maria Rafferty, co-owner of the Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farms. "We just talked about doing something we would both enjoy, and that ended up being the winery."
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A lot of poeple know about Peruvian chicken, but fewer know about the sweeter side of Peruvian cuisine.
That's why Jennifer Solis opened Dolce Amore Sweets Peruvian Bakery in Manassas. She and her family moved from Long Island, New York to Manassas in 2014.
They started their business selling sweets at the Manassas and Dale City farmers markets, and it grew from there.
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A new coffee bar has opened at the Quantico Cyber Hub at the top of Quantico Corporate Center.
Taking its name from the building address, which is uniquely labeled as a “binary number”, Coffee Bar 1010 is a new bistro that offers a full range of specialty coffees, craft beers on tap, and fine wines by the glass or bottle.
Food fare includes made-to-order breakfast sandwiches, quiche, specialty salads, gourmet wraps, and delicious melts. Daily food and drink specials are always on the menu featuring an eclectic rotation of top breweries like Victory and Devil’s Backbone, or wines that include a wide range of bold reds to sweeter whites.
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Zandra's Taqueria in Manassas, known for its homemade tacos, will reopen its flagship location on Center Street in May.
Miguel Pires, the owner, decided to close and gut the restaurant in October for a top-down renovation. A new kitchen, dining room, and a new rooftop bar will be some of the new amenities when Zandra's reopens.
"We decided to go crazy," said Pires. "We did the renovation so that we could come out of Covid thriving and not just holding on to dear life."
