Restaurants

The longtime downtown restaurant has inked a lease on the space formerly occupied by Brio Tuscan Grill across from P.F. Chang’s at one of the mall’s entrances.

The chain, which has dozens of locations nationwide, is opening in the former Toby Chicken space in the Shoppes at Belvedere Vista.

It’s unclear whether the chain’s new Short Pump restaurant will replace its existing location at Stony Point Fashion Park across the river.

Rise claimed one of the few remaining storefronts at Carytown Exchange and has plans for continued expansion both locally and elsewhere in Virginia.

Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão is now open at West Broad Village, just a mile down Broad Street from the Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille that recently opened outside of Short Pump Town Center.

“It’s a market that’s just saturated with chain restaurants, so we’re excited to bring scratch food and high-quality ingredients that you might not find at the chains,” said co-owner Kevin Grubbs. 

The well-known diner, owned by Richmond ad exec Dave Saunders, has found its spot in the city and will aim to open in the Park Avenue building in May.

“It is my Robinson Street ‘Cheers,’ Paris-edition,” said Donnie Glass. “There’s a bazillion places in Paris where you can eat oysters and have a good martini and have it not cost you $70. That’s what we’re going after.”

The expansion into Richmond involves the purchase of an existing restaurant in the city, though the exact location has yet to be revealed.

Radha Kamarajugadda, who previously owned Desi Bites, an Indian fast-casual franchise near Innsbrook, is opening the Italian-Indian fusion restaurant on the hotel’s ground floor.