Once a tiki-themed restaurant, 11275 W. Broad St. is now set to become an auto shop-themed eatery. (Mike Platania photo)
West Broad Village has landed another new-to-market restaurant chain.
Ford’s Garage is preparing to open at 11275 W. Broad St.
Despite its name, the concept isn’t an auto shop and isn’t owned by Ford Motor Co., but rather a restaurant designed to emulate a 1920s-era service station featuring the storied auto manufacturer’s name and branding.
Ford’s Garage locations often include a Ford Model A car suspended over the bar and front-of-house staff in retro auto shop uniforms.
Ford’s Garage has nearly 30 locations nationwide. (Courtesy Ford’s Garage Facebook)
Its menu similarly leans on Americana with plenty of burgers and barbecue, as well as an extensive draught beer list. Most burgers, sandwiches and salads are in the $14 to $16 range.
Ford’s Garage filed plans with Henrico County to take over the 6,500-square-foot restaurant outparcel at West Broad Village, and also lists it as “Coming Soon” on its website.
The company operates a franchise model and has 29 locations throughout the country, and the Richmond spot would be its first in Virginia.
Spokespeople for Ford’s Garage were not available for comment by press time.
The West Broad Street building has housed a few different restaurants since West Broad Village was built around 15 years ago, including Mimi’s Café, Carolina Ale House and most recently MPM Tiki Bar, which recently relocated within the development.
The pending arrival of Ford’s Garage continues a busy year of churn in West Broad Village’s restaurant spaces. Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão opened in the old Kona Grill space at 11221 W. Broad St., while Carrabba’s Italian Grill closed at 11237 W. Broad St. after a decade.
Once a tiki-themed restaurant, 11275 W. Broad St. is now set to become an auto shop-themed eatery. (Mike Platania photo)
West Broad Village has landed another new-to-market restaurant chain.
Ford’s Garage is preparing to open at 11275 W. Broad St.
Despite its name, the concept isn’t an auto shop and isn’t owned by Ford Motor Co., but rather a restaurant designed to emulate a 1920s-era service station featuring the storied auto manufacturer’s name and branding.
Ford’s Garage locations often include a Ford Model A car suspended over the bar and front-of-house staff in retro auto shop uniforms.
Ford’s Garage has nearly 30 locations nationwide. (Courtesy Ford’s Garage Facebook)
Its menu similarly leans on Americana with plenty of burgers and barbecue, as well as an extensive draught beer list. Most burgers, sandwiches and salads are in the $14 to $16 range.
Ford’s Garage filed plans with Henrico County to take over the 6,500-square-foot restaurant outparcel at West Broad Village, and also lists it as “Coming Soon” on its website.
The company operates a franchise model and has 29 locations throughout the country, and the Richmond spot would be its first in Virginia.
Spokespeople for Ford’s Garage were not available for comment by press time.
The West Broad Street building has housed a few different restaurants since West Broad Village was built around 15 years ago, including Mimi’s Café, Carolina Ale House and most recently MPM Tiki Bar, which recently relocated within the development.
The pending arrival of Ford’s Garage continues a busy year of churn in West Broad Village’s restaurant spaces. Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão opened in the old Kona Grill space at 11221 W. Broad St., while Carrabba’s Italian Grill closed at 11237 W. Broad St. after a decade.
Garden salad please – hold the 10w-30!
Will the wait staff have to speak to their manager before settling on a final menu price?
Hopefully it’s not a Sheehy owned franchise.
“You can have any color bean you like, as long as it’s black.”
Ford had thousands of great quotes.
My favorite one that I can remember is “Cut your own wood and it warms you twice.”
Now THIS is an example of creativity.
First on race day
Fix or repair daily……
Wer mit dem Ford fahrt, fahrt mit dem Zug zueruck!
I like the concept but can’t see it being all that successful with the bourgeois Tesla crowd.
Yeah you’re probably right,high Tesla district over there.
Well…. I bet the car crowd in there in GENERAL is larger and SOME Tesla owners are car lovers in general.
I guess with gasoline rushing to 4 bucks a gallon, a $16 burger is to be expected. But really, is a burger worth four gallons of gas?
Gasoline has long been the biggest bargain out there, and people have long failed to appreciate it.
Hopefully the beer tap system is more reliable than a Ford. And yes, I drive a Ford so I’ve earned the right to make this comment….
Hope you also pre-draft the news of this place closing, Mike…it won’t be long
What makes you so certain? Everything else being equal, such as management and the popularity of the food choices, this is a UNIQUE CONCEPT, certainly compared to almost everything else in Richmond. Actual men tend to like cars and trucks and tools and stuff, and not just older men — and don’t forget their boys often do too (I say this while never having been a car or truck guy, and I had a female cousin that was obsessed with Tractor-traliers and wanted to be a trucker when she grew up, but she was unusual, like me — I was… Read more »
I can’t wait till this opens!!! I went to one in Florida and their food is amazing!!!