The buyer’s Virginia portfolio also includes Firestone and Sonic locations in Henrico and Colonial Heights.
Bermuda Square Starbucks building sold to investor for $1.4 million
Restaurants
Shockoe Slip restaurant comes out of pandemic-induced hibernation
Casa Fiesta Mexican Kitchen & Cantina, rebranded from Mijas Mexican Kitchen and Cantina, reopened at 1218 E. Cary St. after a nine-month pause.
Crepe restaurant leaving Stony Point Fashion Park for Gayton Crossing
“It’s not a secret to anybody that the mall has had problems for the last several years and the pandemic didn’t help,” the owner said. “We want to keep growing and it won’t happen here.”
Vegan caterer cooks up a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Chesterfield
Yummvees is opening this month at 3511 Courthouse Road. The space was previously home to C and D’s Kuntry Kitchen, which closed in April.
Organic Krush opens its first campus cafe at founder’s alma mater: UR
The health-conscious eatery also has an outpost in Short Pump but most of the chain’s locations are in New York.
Local food delivery service gets grant to chop commission rate to 7 percent
Richmond’s EDA is awarding $120,000 to Chop Chop RVA to help restaurants survive the pandemic by making to-go orders more profitable.
Carytown’s Farouk’s House of India to be replaced by Afghan kabob concept
The Indian buffet closed this month after 45 years in business but the building won’t be empty for long. Ariana Kabob expects to open within a few weeks.
Shorty’s Diner taking over former Metro Diner space near Willow Lawn
The owner said the original Shorty’s location in Williamsburg has survived the pandemic, at least in part, because of a breakfast-and-lunch oriented menu.
New burger joint looks to sink its teeth into former Dutch & Co. space
Cobra Burger, which has operated as a pop-up, appears to be slithering into the Church Hill location that Dutch & Co. vacated late last year.
Pandemic Pivot: Vending and catering company launches ghost kitchen
“We’re kind of in the bull’s eye of COVID across our business sectors. People aren’t in offices and we can’t do catering,” said co-owner Scott Halloran.