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Published July 28, 2021 at 7:30AM

A cyclist heads south along the Mt. Vernon Trail near Gravelly Point (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

New Rosslyn Food Hall Nears Opening — “American Real Estate Partners is nearly ready to take the wraps off Assembly, the food hall atop the Rosslyn Metro station, a project that’s been more than two years in the works and was thrown a curveball by the Covid-19 pandemic. Assembly at Rosslyn City Center, a 29,000-square-foot space spread over two levels at 1700 N. Moore St., is slated to open this week for a sneak peak for tenants and next week to the wider public.” [Washington Business Journal]

Northam Announcement in Arlington Today — “Gov. Northam will announce a ‘budget proposal for federal American Rescue Plan funding’ at the Arlington County offices in Sequoia Plaza on Wednesday afternoon, per a press release.” [Twitter]

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Published July 23, 2021 at 7:30AM | Updated July 23, 2021 at 9:14AM

Road Closures for Biden Event — “The public can anticipate large crowds and increased pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the area related to the event. The following road closures will begin at 1:00pm: Park Drive from N. George Mason Drive to 3rd Street N., 3rd Street N. from N. Park Drive to N. Columbus Street. During the event, the following closure will also be in effect: George Mason Drive from N. Carlin Springs Road to N. Henderson Road.” [Arlington County]

Mahjong Bar Coming to Pentagon City — “Lo and Bun’d Up founder Scott Chung are taking the idea of post-dinner games one step further for their next business venture: Sparrow Room, a mahjong parlor and speakeasy-style dim sum bar tucked away behind Bun’d Up at Pentagon Row. During the day, patrons order Taiwanese-style gua bao stuffed with fried chicken or bulgogi beef at the fast-casual restaurant. Come evening, they can head to the dimly-lit, 42-seat bar for mahjong games, cocktails, and dim sum-style fare.” [Washingtonian]

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Lucky Danger’s Pentagon City Outpost Finally Set to Open This Week

By Matt Blitz

Published July 20, 2021 at 1:00PM | Updated July 20, 2021 at 1:22PM

Lucky Danger menu items (Photo courtesy of Lucky Danger)

Lucky Danger’s Pentagon City outpost is finally set to open on Wednesday (July 21), according to a restaurant press release.

The popular D.C.-based Chinese-American pop-up restaurant is taking up residence at Westpost (formerly Pentagon Row) at 1101 S. Joyce Street. It moves into the space previously occupied by Aabee Express Mediterranean, which closed nearly a year ago.

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Future Ballston Silver Diner Spot Aims for 2022 Opening

By Jo DeVoe

Published July 20, 2021 at 10:00AM

A planned Silver Diner location in Ballston, at the intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Glebe Road, is moving through county approval processes and aims to open next year.

Developer Saul Centers announced in 2017 that the regional chain would open a spot within its development at 750 N. Glebe Road. Now, Silver Diner is obtaining the needed approvals to move into the ground floor of The Waycroft apartment building.

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‘Uncommon Luncheonette’ Coming to Clarendon

By ARLnow.com

Published July 13, 2021 at 3:00PM

Vacant space at 11th St. N. and Garfield Street in Clarendon (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A new restaurant with a unique name is coming to Clarendon.

“Uncommon Luncheonette” filed yesterday for a building permit at 1028 N. Garfield Street. That’s the former location of Riverside Hot Pot, which closed last fall after about a year in business, and Bowl’d, which closed in 2017 after about two years.

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NYC Taqueria Chain Tacombi Aims for September Opening in Crystal City

By Jo DeVoe

Published July 9, 2021 at 9:00AM | Updated July 9, 2021 at 10:40AM

A Tacombi taqueria location in New York City (courtesy of Tacombi)

(Updated 10:35 a.m.) Tacombi, a New York City-based taqueria chain, is expected to open in Crystal City in a couple of months.

The new spot will be located in the revamped Central District Retail shopping plaza, also known as “Crystal Square.” This recently redone property at 1550 Crystal Drive, owned by JBG Smith, has attracted a number of other retail options that have opened already or are set to open over the course of the year.

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‘Billy’s Deli/Cafe’ Opens in Old Billy’s Cheesesteaks Space

By Dana Munro

Published July 8, 2021 at 1:30PM

Billy's Deli/Cafe is now open in Cherrydale (courtesy of Bill Hamrock)

Those who missed Billy’s Cheesesteaks in Cherrydale for the last year and a half can now get a taste of those sandwiches again.

Two weeks ago, Bill Hamrock — the old sandwich stop’s namesake and former co-owner — opened Billy’s Deli/Cafe at 3907 Lee Highway, the same spot where he opened Billy’s Cheesesteaks in 2011.

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Popular D.C. Chinese and Korean Restaurant Coming to Shirlington

By Matt Blitz

Published July 8, 2021 at 11:00AM

Co-owners Danny Lee and Scott Drewno (Photo courtesy of CHIKO).

A popular D.C.-based Chinese and Korean restaurant is coming to Shirlington later this year.

Chiko is set to open in the fall at 4040 Campbell Avenue, in the heart of Shirlington Village. It’s moving into the former location of DAK Chicken, which closed last summer.

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Five Guys Appears to Be Opening in Part of the Former Whitlow’s Space

By ARLnow.com

Published July 7, 2021 at 10:45AM | Updated July 7, 2021 at 1:18PM

People walk past Whitlow's on Wilson in the afternoon light in 2020 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Whitlow’s recently closed in Clarendon, with hopes of opening elsewhere, but its former space will not be vacant for long.

The owner of the building at 2854 Wilson Blvd, which was unable to negotiate a lease renewal with the long-time local watering hole, appears to be dividing the restaurant — which includes a basement, a ground-level floor and a rooftop bar — into at least three separate tenant spaces, according to building permits.

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UPDATED: New Pub Coming to Clarendon Where Bracket Room Used to Be

By Matt Blitz

Published July 6, 2021 at 10:15AM | Updated January 7, 2022 at 12:00PM

The Brass Rabbit Pub is coming soon to the former site of Bracket Room (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

(Updated at 1:40 p.m.) A new bar is coming to Clarendon, moving into the space formerly occupied by the Bracket Room.

Brass Rabbit Public House is coming to 1210 N. Garfield Street. At this point, little information is known about an opening date or specifics. It appears their Facebook page and Instagram were just created late last week, providing few details.

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Rasa to Finally Open in Crystal City Later This Week

By Matt Blitz

Published June 30, 2021 at 9:30AM

RASA's Crystal City exterior and patio (Photo courtesy of Rey Lopez/Rasa)

Rasa, a fast-casual Indian restaurant, is opening in Crystal City later this week.

The D.C.-based eatery will open its third location — its first in Virginia — at 2200 Crystal Drive on Friday, July 2. Rasa initially announced its expansion into Arlington nearly two years ago.

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New Cafe to Open Under MOM’s Organic Market in August

By Jo DeVoe

Published June 28, 2021 at 9:45AM

Signs previewing the arrival of Mumu Cafe under MOM's Organic Market (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A new eatery called Mumu Cafe is set to open in August in the space underneath MOM’s Organic Market near Courthouse.

The forthcoming eatery is located at 1924 N. Uhle Street in the Verde Pointe development along Lee Highway, which is within walking distance to the Courthouse Metro station. Owner Jermaine Williams said the soft opening for is set for Aug. 2.