A taqueria on the lower level of Ballston Quarter has closed permanently.
Bartaco is now shuttered at 4238 Wilson Blvd. The New York-based franchise spent over four years in the mall’s lower-level food hall.
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A new option for fried treats and drinks with East Asian flavors expects to open this spring in the Ballston Quarter food hall.
Luna Bar is planning to open by April at 4238 Wilson Blvd, Marketing Director Matt Hall told ARLnow. The bar is also planning locations in Tyson’s Corner and Rockville, Md.
A new monthly class in Ballston is combining lessons in cooking and child’s pose.
Cookology Culinary School is bringing back its “Flow & Feast” events, which include a yoga class and hands-on cooking lesson wrapped into one.
An all-you-can-eat hot pot and Korean barbecue spot aims to open in Ballston early next year.
Construction work on Top Pot is underway on the ground floor of the Ballston Quarter mall (671 N. Glebe Road). The restaurant expects to open by early February in a 7,600-square-foot space between Mezeh and Chick-fil-A, Marketing Director Matthew Hall told ARLnow.
A new Ballston Quarter kiosk is bringing a Japanese twist to sweet and savory crepes.
Since this spring, T-Swirl Crepe has been selling confections a little different from the flat, pancake-like treats familiar to many diners.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine plans to open a new medical clinic in Ballston.
Located in the Ballston Quarter at 4102 Wilson Blvd, the “multidisciplinary” clinic is expected to open by Tuesday, Nov. 19 with 33 exam rooms.
MidnighTreats, a vegan bakery serving up one-third pound “monster” size cookies, will celebrate a grand opening in Ballston this weekend.
The plant-based business, found near the entrance of the Ballston Quarter’s food hall at 4238 Wilson Blvd, will soft open from 11 a.m.-midnight on Thursday and Friday before a Saturday grand opening.
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Monster-sized sweet treats are coming to Ballston Quarter’s food hall later this summer.
MidnighTreats, a regional bakery selling giant vegan cookies, is expected to open by mid to late August, owner Jemal Mahdi tells ARLnow. It will occupy the former kiosk of District Doughnut, at the entrance to Ballston Quarter Market.
Ballston Quarter will soon be home to a new all-you-can-eat hot pot and Korean barbecue restaurant.
Top Pot has begun appearing on signs around the mall, as well as on the shopping center’s website. The restaurant’s website lists the Ballston location as “coming soon” and signs indicate that it will be somewhere at street level — likely either inside the main mall or along Wilson Blvd.
Ballston’s Quarterfest Crawl, originally scheduled to happen this weekend, has just been pushed back to late June.
“Due to forecasted weather, Quarterfest has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 29th,” says an announcement.
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Turu’s by Timber Pizza Company is putting to rest the mystery around ‘Who is Turu?’ with a rebrand to simply “Timber Pizza Company.”
Launched in 2014 by Andrew Dana and Chris Brady from a ’67 Chevy pickup truck, Timber has three physical locations — including two in Arlington at Ballston Quarter Market and Reagan National Airport, and another in D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood. Additionally, the company has a mobile wood-fired pizza oven catering to the D.C. area and Richmond.
There is a new play area for kids inside Ballston Quarter with plenty of pint-sized attractions.
Located on the first floor of the mall, near the about-to-close Macy’s, Junior Playland has everything from a pink-and-blue carousel to a party room to a make-believe “village” with a hospital, restaurant and police station.