“I think maybe my price point was a little too high, maybe the location was not approachable enough,” said co-owner Mike Ledesma. “I don’t know. There’s a lot of questions, a lot of coulda-shoulda-woulda.”
It will be the second location in the region for the shaved snow chain, which has a store in Henrico County.
“We love Pop’s and definitely wanted to keep it alive, but it’s about business and taking care of something we stepped into,” said Mike Lindsey. “This business model (Buttermilk and Honey) we know is successful and we know there’s definitely a need for it downtown.”
Fredericksburg native Damien Eure bought 521 Biscuits & Waffles last month from Aaron Bond and María José Mejía Ruiz for an undisclosed amount.
EAT Restaurant Partners, which owns more than a dozen local eateries, bought the 17,000-square-foot warehouse at 3013 W. Leigh St. and plans to open by 2024.
Dave Gallagher and David Fratkin, who also own Tang & Biscuit and Dominion Payroll, were part of a group that bought the building.
Nami opened at 218 E. Main St., just up the street from where food truck Grilled Meats and Treats plans to open a restaurant.
The outpost near Colonial Williamsburg will be Strangways’ fourth, making it the only Richmond-based brewery to have a quartet of locations.
Both sides of Brun at 203 N. Lombardy St. already have their regulars and a third cohort of customers visit both spaces.
“Now every seat in the house is a waterfront view,” Housepitality Family’s Kyle Healy said of renovations to the former Conch Republic space along the James River.
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