Restaurants

Curse of a Main Street location

It looks as though Mainstream restaurant has closed after only six months of business. The place opened at 1731 W. Main St. in November for lunch and dinner and is now up for sale by owner Mike Farley. The former restaurant Plaza Mexico closed last March and the restaurant before that Cirrus, closed in 2008.

Street cart mogul steps back inside

After more than a decade running street carts downtown, restaurateur Michael Ng is headed indoors with a new dine-in Thai restaurant in Jackson Ward.

Stop, drop and eat

A local firefighter and restaurateur is bringing the heat from Shockoe Bottom to Short Pump.

Monday Q&A: The hookah brings you back

Hani Atallah says his new 10,000-square-foot restaurant/night spot is getting thousands of customers a night. He explains why and talks with RBS about his $2 million investment.

A menu three years in the making

A new Richmond restaurant is taking shape inside a former motorcycle dealership in the Fan. And general manager Todd Boyd says Selba will serve “healthy comfort food.”

Richmond tours with a tasty twist

A local travel writer and a magazine editor have paired up to help Richmonders get to know the sights — and tastes — of the area.