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'SmokeHouse' Coming to Pentagon City -- Two veterans of The Palm restaurant are teaming up to create "Epic SmokeHouse," described as a cross "between a fine dining steakhouse and a barbecue...

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Court Rules Against Doggie Daycare Mural -- A federal appeals court has determined that Arlington County did not violate a business owner's free speech by forcing her to cover up a mural that...

Nando’s Peri Peri Plans June Opening in Pentagon City

Nando's Peri Peri is opening its first Virginia location next month in Pentagon City. The restaurant, which is currently under construction on Pentagon Row in the old PR Grill space, is expected...

UPDATED: Lime Fresh to Open Pentagon Row Location

  Update on 5/21/12 -- A Lime rep says the opening of the company's new Pentagon Row location has been delayed until Wednesday, May 30. Lime Fresh Mexican Grill is expected to open its second...

‘Protein Bar’ Coming Soon to Ballston

A restaurant putting its attention on healthy food will be coming to Ballston. The Chicago chain Protein Bar is branching out and planning locations in Arlington and D.C. Signs are up on the...

District Taco to Open D.C. Restaurant Tomorrow

District Taco is planning to open its new brick-and-mortar restaurant in the District tomorrow. Founder Osiris Hoil tells ARLnow.com that the new location, at 1309 F Street NW near Metro Center,...

Taqueria Poblano Opens on the Pike With Limited Hours

Taqueria Poblano's newest location at 2401 Columbia Pike has opened, but only for limited hours. Workers have been preparing for the opening for weeks, and the interior is now all set. The public...

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Good Stuff Eatery Opens Tonight -- The new Good Stuff Eatery location at 2110 Crystal Drive in Crystal City will open to the general public for the first time tonight. The burger and shake...

Good Stuff Eatery Holds Party in Crystal City

Spike Mendelsohn brought some glitz and glamour to Crystal City Friday night at the private opening party for his newest Good Stuff Eatery location. Between the the celebrity DJ inside (Josh...

Retail, Street Improvements Coming to Pershing Drive

(Updated at 9:55 a.m.) A grocery store and as many as four restaurants could be coming to Pershing Drive in Lyon Park over the next year or so. Construction on the new $62 million apartment...

DelMarVa’s Southern Cafe Coming to Crystal City

Some comfort food is coming to Crystal City. DelMarVa's Southern Cafe and Taphouse is apparently moving in at 2450 Crystal Drive, according to its website. The restaurant touts itself as serving...

Vietnamese Restaurant Coming Soon to Shirlington

A new French-Vietnamese style restaurant called Lotus Grill and Noodles is coming to Shirlington. The restaurant, which currently under construction in a 2,100 square foot space next to Extra...

Good Stuff Eatery Announces Opening Date

Good Stuff Eatery will be holding its grand opening in Crystal City on Wednesday, May 9. The gourmet burger restaurant, helmed by former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn, produced a video...

Fro.Zen.Yo Moving into Smoothie King Space in Ballston

On Tuesday, we told you that Rosslyn is going to be getting a Fro.Zen.Yo store. Now, we can tell you that Ballston will be getting one as well. A spokesperson for the frozen yogurt chain...

Pike’s Taqueria Poblano Aiming for Opening Next Week

The owners of Taqueria Poblano say they're hoping to open their new Columbia Pike location by the end of next week. Work is still underway at the restaurant, but most of the interior -- including...