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Big Kitchen Hospitality is preparing to open The Granite Grill & Bar in the Trader Joe’s-anchored Stony Point Village shopping center.
Big Kitchen Hospitality is preparing to open The Granite Grill & Bar in the Trader Joe’s-anchored Stony Point Village shopping center.
It would be the chain’s third Richmond-area location, joining one in the city and another in Henrico.
“I want to bring back that retro vibe of going to a pizza parlor with friends and family,” Rob Zorch said of Zorch Pizza Parlor, which will take over the former Don’t Look Back taqueria building on Forest Hill Avenue.
“With Sullivan’s, let’s be honest, it became more of a party bar. We want (Brickwood Barbecue) to be more family friendly,” said co-owner Hayden Fisher.
After a six-month hiatus, the longtime restaurant at the Chesterfield County Airport has reopened under new ownership.
The exit from UR marks the end of the restaurant chain’s presence in Richmond after it closed its Short Pump spot last year. The new cafe taking its place at UR will open in August.
After plans for a restaurant from an HBO-famous chef fell through, the bakery space will now be home to local sausage company The Mayor Meats and its pop-up brand Hots & Brats.
The concept, which was envisioned as a seven-figure, permanent park for food trucks, is no longer on the table.
“A lot of people have asked when we’d expand to a different county because all the Chidos are in Henrico or Richmond,” its owner said. “I’m very excited to be here in Chesterfield.”
The closure ends a 16-year run for the restaurant, which was a founding tenant in the VCU-owned Cary & Belvidere dormitory when it opened in 2008.
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