Eazzy Burger will open in a garage adjacent to Ardent’s beer garden at 3200 W. Leigh St. in a reunion of sorts between Alex Graf, Chris Fultz and Tom Sullivan.
Owners of ZZQ and Ardent are flipping into the burger business
Restaurants
Egg-focused Indian restaurant chain cracks Richmond market
Eggmania opened at 2610 Tuckernuck Drive. The Henrico location is the company’s first in Virginia and fifth overall.
SB’s Lakeside Love Shack shimmies into the Fan for its second location
The B-52’s-inspired restaurant is opening a sister spot on West Main Street, where it’ll serve dishes like the Big as a Whale breakfast and Bang Bang on the Door eggs benedict.
Salt & Forge survived pandemic but will call it quits as owner pursues law school
The Jackson Ward breakfast and lunch spot will close for good on Feb. 13 after four years at 312 N. Second St.
C-ville coffee shop chain bringing some extra grit to Scott’s Addition
Grit Coffee is the first commercial tenant to sign on at Greystar and Capital Square’s massive mixed-use development at 1601 Roseneath Road.
Arts District’s Sonora Rooftop to become Juan’s Cantina in ownership change
“I wanted to be in the Richmond area, but I was always a little hesitant,” said restaurateur Juan Carrillo. “The rooftop level, I loved. That’s really what drew me in.”
Asian restaurant Lucky Whale trying to make a splash in the Fan
A local family that wishes to remain anonymous owns the new eatery at 2028 W. Cary St.
Cracker Barrel-owned biscuit chain location rising in Midlothian
Maple Street Biscuit Co., which is opening its first Virginia restaurant in Short Pump in February, will open one in the Huguenot Village Shopping Center in the spring.
Owners of 3 local Mexican restaurants do the storefront shuffle
El Chido owner Cruz Albanil took over Carlos Alvarez’s lease on his El Tucan space, and Alvarez is serving El Tucan’s menu at Jalapeno’s Mexican Grill.
RVA Physical Therapy buys Midlothian building with Burger Bach as tenant
The practice, which already has an office in Henrico, owns its own locations so it can build in-house pools for aquatic therapy. The burger joint will stay.