The Applebee’s at 11780 W. Broad St. in Short Pump closed over the weekend. Cava Grill, a fast-casual Washington, D.C. Mediterranean eatery, is set to takes it place. (J. Elias O’Neal)
Applebee’s is out and an up-and-coming fast casual chain is in as the churn of the Short Pump restaurant scene rolls on.
Cava Grill, a Washington, D.C.-based Mediterranean restaurant brand, is preparing to open in the recently shuttered Applebee’s Bar & Grill location at 11780 W. Broad St.
Cava Grill spokeswoman Nikki Rappaport confirmed that the Short Pump location would join another Cava outpost in the works at 810 W. Grace St. near VCU, in a 3,600-square-foot storefront recently vacated by Pie Five Pizza Co. The restaurants will mark the company’s first foray into the Richmond market.
The Short Pump Applebee’s was shut down last weekend by Herndon-based Potomac Family Dining Group, the company that owns Applebee’s locations across metro Richmond and much of the Mid-Atlantic.
The Short Pump location is no longer listed on the dining group’s website and its Facebook page has been deleted.
Crews are renovating the former Pie Five Pizza Co. location near VCU to make way for Cava Grill. (J. Elias O’Neal)
A sign on the door Monday thanked customers for their patronage, and encouraged its Short Pump clientele to visit its Glen Allen location at 9601 W. Broad St.
Multiple calls to Potomac Family Dining were not returned Monday or Tuesday.
Built in 2004, the 6,700-square-foot former Applebee’s sits on a 1.8-acre outparcel near an entryway to Short Pump Town Center. The land is owned by Short Pump Town Center LLC, the group that owns the mall.
Rappaport said Cava Grill plans to completely overhaul the former Applebee’s, giving it a sleek remodel inside and out.
Founded in 2011, Cava Grill specializes in fast casual Mediterranean dishes. The restaurant also has a line of small-batch dips and spreads available at over 200 Whole Foods Markets, including the one in Short Pump.
Over the past five years, the eatery has grown quickly into metro Washington, D.C., and suburban Baltimore with a total of 21 restaurants. The company recently opened is first restaurant in New York City and has plans to open two locations in greater Los Angeles.
Cava Grill joins a continuously changing collection of restaurants in Short Pump, including regional and national chains, as well as a recent surge of locally based groups.
Matchbox American Kitchen + Spirits, another D.C.-based restaurant, opened in recent weeks at 11720 W. Broad St., a site previously home to a Chili’s.
In a retail strip behind Matchbox, construction is ongoing at Maryland-based Mezeh Mediterranean Grill’s first Richmond location at 11710 W. Broad St.
Florida-based Metro Diner recently announced plans to open its first Virginia location in 3,500 square feet in the Short Pump Shoppes retail center at 11525 W. Broad St.
Just west, in Markel | Eagle Partners’ forthcoming GreenGate development, Richmond Restaurant Group plans to open West Coast Provisions and Daily Kitchen & Bar and Eat Restaurant Partners has also signed on for a yet-unnamed, upscale steak and sushi restaurant.
Connie Jordan Nielsen, a broker with Richmond based Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations for both of Cava’s local locations.
The Applebee’s at 11780 W. Broad St. in Short Pump closed over the weekend. Cava Grill, a fast-casual Washington, D.C. Mediterranean eatery, is set to takes it place. (J. Elias O’Neal)
Applebee’s is out and an up-and-coming fast casual chain is in as the churn of the Short Pump restaurant scene rolls on.
Cava Grill, a Washington, D.C.-based Mediterranean restaurant brand, is preparing to open in the recently shuttered Applebee’s Bar & Grill location at 11780 W. Broad St.
Cava Grill spokeswoman Nikki Rappaport confirmed that the Short Pump location would join another Cava outpost in the works at 810 W. Grace St. near VCU, in a 3,600-square-foot storefront recently vacated by Pie Five Pizza Co. The restaurants will mark the company’s first foray into the Richmond market.
The Short Pump Applebee’s was shut down last weekend by Herndon-based Potomac Family Dining Group, the company that owns Applebee’s locations across metro Richmond and much of the Mid-Atlantic.
The Short Pump location is no longer listed on the dining group’s website and its Facebook page has been deleted.
Crews are renovating the former Pie Five Pizza Co. location near VCU to make way for Cava Grill. (J. Elias O’Neal)
A sign on the door Monday thanked customers for their patronage, and encouraged its Short Pump clientele to visit its Glen Allen location at 9601 W. Broad St.
Multiple calls to Potomac Family Dining were not returned Monday or Tuesday.
Built in 2004, the 6,700-square-foot former Applebee’s sits on a 1.8-acre outparcel near an entryway to Short Pump Town Center. The land is owned by Short Pump Town Center LLC, the group that owns the mall.
Rappaport said Cava Grill plans to completely overhaul the former Applebee’s, giving it a sleek remodel inside and out.
Founded in 2011, Cava Grill specializes in fast casual Mediterranean dishes. The restaurant also has a line of small-batch dips and spreads available at over 200 Whole Foods Markets, including the one in Short Pump.
Over the past five years, the eatery has grown quickly into metro Washington, D.C., and suburban Baltimore with a total of 21 restaurants. The company recently opened is first restaurant in New York City and has plans to open two locations in greater Los Angeles.
Cava Grill joins a continuously changing collection of restaurants in Short Pump, including regional and national chains, as well as a recent surge of locally based groups.
Matchbox American Kitchen + Spirits, another D.C.-based restaurant, opened in recent weeks at 11720 W. Broad St., a site previously home to a Chili’s.
In a retail strip behind Matchbox, construction is ongoing at Maryland-based Mezeh Mediterranean Grill’s first Richmond location at 11710 W. Broad St.
Florida-based Metro Diner recently announced plans to open its first Virginia location in 3,500 square feet in the Short Pump Shoppes retail center at 11525 W. Broad St.
Just west, in Markel | Eagle Partners’ forthcoming GreenGate development, Richmond Restaurant Group plans to open West Coast Provisions and Daily Kitchen & Bar and Eat Restaurant Partners has also signed on for a yet-unnamed, upscale steak and sushi restaurant.
Connie Jordan Nielsen, a broker with Richmond based Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations for both of Cava’s local locations.