A new pizza truck by Neil Dundee, Eternal Love & Pizza, opened at the Windridge Vineyards in Darnestown, Maryland. Dundee cut his teeth working for top chefs around the country. He is also the husband of Gina Chersevani, a cocktail wizardess who operates restaurant-bars in the DC area and rarely needs an introduction.
A new location of Wagamama will land in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington this summer. The first Northern Virginia restaurant opening will also be the first Wagamama in the Metropolitan Washington area. The casual-dining restaurant chain serves up made-to-order Asian-inspired bowls, curries, and creative craft cocktails.
Chef Mike Cordero and the Taco Rock Team opened their third Taco Rock in the DMV region in Falls Church, Va. The Birch & Broad shopping center is the site of the concept’s newest fast-casual restaurant. One beholds 25 dining tables and 35 seats surrounding a majestic 25-foot bar upon entry. There is a total of 2,815 square feet at this newly-introduced 1116 West Broad Street location.
Hello Betty, a new beach-themed restaurant that will feature a full bar made from a (real) boat, will open at the Pike and Rose lifestyle center in North Bethesda this spring. The concept, which could open by early April, comes from Sage Restaurant Concepts. The kitchen will be headed by chef Derek Simcik, director of culinary operations at Sage.
Western Market Foodhall added Falafel Inc. and Arepa Zone. Both vendors recently opened, joining five other restaurants in the Foggy Bottom food destination.
Santa Rosa Taqueria in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of DC will reopen at a new location at 301 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast. The Sunnyside Restaurant Group relocated the Mexican restaurant just a few blocks away from its previous spot. Micheline and Catherine Mendelsohn of the ownership family will bring their design expertise and vision to the new airy eatery.
Blagden Hospitality Group will debut Bar Ivy this spring in Arlington, Va. The group behind Tiger Fork, Hi-Lawn and several other DC restaurant concepts will open the restaurant in the Clarendon neighborhood at 3033 Wilson Boulevard. Carr Properties’ Clarendon Square will be the home of the new bar and restaurant.
A second location of Astro Beer Hall will open at the Village at Shirlington in late summer 2022. The venue comes from Elliot Spaisman and Jeff Halpern of Astro Doughnuts fame, partnering with Geoff Dawson and Peter Bayne of Tin Shop. A well-known restaurant group, Tin Shop develops bars and restaurants.