Blue Habanero Street Tacos & Tequila, a chain that started in Cleveland, Ohio, plans to open a location at 421 Strawberry St.
Mexican restaurant to spice up former Strawberry Street Cafe in the Fan
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Chicken finger chain Raising Cane’s plans to move up Richmond’s pecking order
There are four new Richmond-area locations in the works, including one on the site of a former Rite Aid in Midlothian. The other locations are a mystery.
Order up: 2021 was a newsy year for restaurants in the Richmond region
New concepts were announced, local restaurateurs expanded their footprints, and plenty of old restaurant spaces were given new life.
Rusty Taco expanding into Short Pump
The Texas taco chain’s local franchisee said the success of its first location in Westchester Commons spurred plans for the new restaurant.
Gelati Celesti double dips in Short Pump
The local ice cream chain is increasing the size of its shop at 11805 W. Broad St., and it’s planning to open 15 new locations in the next five years.
Chipotle first tenant signed for new portion of Midlothian retail center
The Mexican restaurant chain plans to open in spring 2023 at the Kroger-anchored Ivymont Square shopping center.
Thai food truck owners ride into West End shopping center storefront
Thai Won On, which launched as a mobile operation in 2019, will open a brick-and-mortar restaurant at the Shops at Wellesley.
Pancake house flipping into former Applebee’s space in Henrico
The IHOP franchisee also plans to open 16 Popeyes locations in the region in the next five years.
Bookbinder’s owners cook up mac and cheese spinoff on Arthur Ashe Blvd.
What began as a pandemic-era pop-up will become a Scott’s Addition-based casual cousin to the longtime Shockoe Bottom steakhouse.
New drive-thru Ironclad Coffee percolating in western Henrico
The Shockoe Bottom coffee shop is adding another location and it leased a long-vacant former ice cream store at 2100 John Rolfe Parkway.