The owner of a Westover taqueria is calling for more community support during tough times for local businesses.
Sarah White, the owner of Westover Taco, recently wrote on Facebook that she has yet to recover from a summer slump and even hit a record low in sales amid pressures from inflation and rising prices.
An Arlington pie shop is now, by at least one measure, the best in the country.
Livin’ The Pie Life, at 2166 N. Glebe Road, finished first among the 10 winners of Newsweek’s “America’s Best Pie 2026” Readers’ Choice Awards. The magazine published the results on Sept. 9.
Corso Italian has abandoned plans to reopen after closing its doors last month due to flooding.
The Italian restaurant, which closed indefinitely on Aug. 2 following water damage to its dining room and basement, announced in an email to customers yesterday (Thursday) that it will not be reopening.
Football fans in Arlington and Falls Church can find an official Penn State bar, a back room reserved for Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans and a tavern that calls itself the original West Virginia bar.
With college football already underway and the NFL season kicking off tonight, more than 30 local bars and restaurants told ARLnow what they plan to have on their screens this fall.
A taqueria and margarita bar has closed its doors in Ballston, with plans to reopen next month as a brewpub.
Solace Outpost is taking over the El Rey space at 4201 Wilson Blvd, swapping out tacos, quesadillas and signature cocktails for bar fare and beers from Solace Brewing Company.
Two separate restaurant weeks are arriving in Arlington, Falls Church and elsewhere in the D.C. area, offering discounts on three-course meals and more.
In Arlington, 15 restaurants are participating in this year’s Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, which begins on Monday and includes establishments throughout the D.C. area. It continues through Sunday, Aug. 30.
A Shirlington Italian restaurant is shutting its doors for repairs after flooding earlier this month.
Corso Italian will be closed at 4024 Campbell Avenue for an uncertain period of time after flooding on Aug. 2 caused “significant damage” to a dining room and the basement, owner Jill Erber wrote in a letter to customers yesterday (Wednesday).
Falls Church will be hosting another sip-and-stroll program this weekend, looking to build on the success of a concept that debuted in June.
The city’s second Little City Sips event will take place on Saturday from 5-10 p.m. in an area bounded by W. Broad Street, Park Avenue, Little Falls Street and N. Washington Street.
While one all-you-can-eat sushi spot just opened on Columbia Pike, a similar restaurant further north in Arlington appears to have closed.
Sakaki Izakaya, a Clarendon restaurant selling Japanese street food, rice and noodles and desserts in addition to sushi, is listed as “permanently closed” on Google. No official announcements appear to be posted online, but the restaurant at 3227 Washington Blvd was not open during its listed hours yesterday (Wednesday) and it is no longer accepting online orders.
A new all-you-can-eat spot for sushi, sashimi and nigiri is open in Penrose Square.
MoMoGoGo opened its doors at 2501 9th Road S. this past weekend, serving rolls in an atmosphere heavily inspired by Japan — with booths designed after Japanese gazebos, faux maple leaves and screens displaying scenes from the land of the rising sun.
A new spot for cupcakes, ice cream and other sweet treats is preparing to open in Falls Church.
Lil’ Cakes & Creamery, a local chain, is hoping to open at 120 Founders Avenue by the end of August, a spokesperson told ARLnow. The shop specializes in gourmet cupcakes with flavors such as key lime pie and caramel macchiato, plus treats like milkshakes and cookie ice cream sandwiches.
A new Afghan restaurant serving family recipes for kabobs, flavorful meat and baked goods opened on Langston Blvd earlier this year.
Amu Kitchen offers western Afghan cuisine with Mediterranean influences at 4775 Langston Blvd, with kabobs including char-grilled lamb, flame-grilled chicken, smoky ground beef and vegetable options. A specialty is the qabuli palau, a large piece of lamb cooked in rice to infuse it with juices and flavor.
