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Restaurant owner is ‘very frustrated’ with the process to transform historic Green Valley Pharmacy

By Matt Blitz
Green Valley Pharmacy (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

(Updated at 12:40 p.m.) As historic Green Valley Pharmacy moves closer to being transformed into a restaurant, the owner of the new business remains “very frustrated” with the years-long redevelopment process.

Last month, the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) held its regular meeting, during which the board reviewed updated plans for the former pharmacy. The building at 2415 Shirlington Road is being transformed into a burger and pita restaurant called “Halal Spot,” as ARLnow first reported in 2021.

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New Japanese restaurant opening in Ballston, next to Uncle Julio’s

By Matt Blitz
A new Japanese restaurant is moving into 4301 Fairfax Drive (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A new Japanese restaurant appears to be opening next to Uncle Julio’s in Ballston.

Not much is known beyond a permit application that notes there will be “interior alterations” in the space at 4301 Fairfax Drive that will convert it to a “new Japanese restaurant.”

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Chicken + Whiskey hopes to start serving this week in Clarendon

By Matt Blitz
Inside of the Chicken + Whiskey in Clarendon (photo courtesy of Chicken + Whiskey)

(Updated at 1:15 p.m.) Chicken + Whiskey is preparing to open in Clarendon later this week, a co-owner confirmed to ARLnow.

The new South American rotisserie chicken restaurant and whiskey bar at 3033 Wilson Blvd aims to start serving this Friday (June 9), co-owner Des Reilly said, provided a Virginia ABC liquor is in hand by then. A grand opening is set for next weekend, June 16.

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Columbia Pike’s Mpanadas finally getting a grand opening later this month

By Matt Blitz
New restaurant Mpanadas on Columbia Pike (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Mpanadas on Columbia Pike finally appears to be opening.

The small “South American-inspired cafe” at 2602 Columbia Pike is planning a soft opening for Thursday, June 15 and a grand opening that weekend, a restaurant spokesperson confirmed to ARLnow. The opening date is also listed on the restaurant’s Facebook page.

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‘Nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant’ to open Arlington location

By Matt Blitz
A Chicken Salad Chick location is coming to Arlington (photo courtesy of Chicken Salad Chick)

The “nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant” is coming to Arlington.

Atlanta-based Chicken Salad Chick is set to open a location in Arlington next spring, a spokesperson tells ARLnow. So far there’s no word on exactly where in the county it would be opening.

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Peter Chang set to open new restaurant in Crystal City

By Matt Blitz
The future location of NiHao, in May 2023 (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

Famed chef Peter Chang’s newest restaurant NiHao remains “on track” to open late this year or early next in Crystal City.

Earlier this year, it was reported that the 2022 James Beard Award finalist was planning on opening a second Arlington restaurant along Crystal Drive, right alongside Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and close to Amazon’s soon-to-open HQ2.

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A bookstore and a South American restaurant are expected to open soon at the Pentagon City mall

By Matt Blitz
Steel Life Booksellers at Pentagon City mall (image via Instagram)

A South American restaurant and a new bookstore appear to preparing to open at the Pentagon City mall.

Maizal Grill is planning to start serving sometime later this month, a spokesperson for Fashion Centre at Pentagon City told ARLnow. It’s opening on the mall’s street level in the former home of Honeygrow, next to Rosa Mexicano, which opened late last year.

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Lao restaurant Padaek and an acai bowl eatery are coming to the Arlington Ridge Shopping Center

By Jo DeVoe
Padaek will be taking over 3,500 square feet of space in the Arlington Ridge shopping center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The well-regarded Lao chef behind Padaek in Falls Church is bringing her food to Arlington Ridge.

Chef Seng Luangrath, who also helms the renowned Thip Khao in Columbia Heights, is opening a restaurant in the Arlington Ridge Shopping Center, according to construction permits and a leasing map.

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The new Columbia Pike restaurant replacing P. Brennan’s is planning to open next month

By Matt Blitz
2910 Kitchen & Bar is set to open in P. Brennan's old home on Columbia Pike (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

(Updated at 1:15 p.m.) A new restaurant is finally planning to open next month in the former P. Brennan’s space on Columbia Pike.

The family-owned eatery is set to be called 2910 Kitchen & Bar, taking its name from its Columbia Pike address. It was initially going to be named Stella, but the owners decided to change the name recently.

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Pike fried chicken spot Queen Mother’s moving to revamped Crystal City Water Park

By Matt Blitz
An aerial rendering of the Water Park in Crystal City (image courtesy of JBG Smith)

The revamped Water Park in Crystal City is reopening this summer along with nearly a dozen new restaurants, including acclaimed local fried chicken spot Queen Mother’s.

The 1.6-acre park on Crystal Drive is reopening to the public this summer after a year-long construction effort, park owner JBG Smith announced this morning.

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