Restaurants

As a multibuilding project in Scott’s Addition approaches the finish line, particulars about one of its restaurant tenants have been revealed. 

The new from-scratch coffee shop shows the chain’s continued appetite for sites in the western areas of the Richmond region. Its first free-standing store in Goochland is also in the works.

Juan More Taco is preparing to open at 304 N. Robinson St., while Nuevo Mexico Restaurante #2 is heading to 301 N. Robinson St. 

“A $15.99 shake that you can’t finish is fun for a novelty, but nobody is going to come every week to get that,” one of the new owners said of their plans for new offerings.

The owners of the chain’s Midlothian location have signed on to operate at Richmond Eats, a ghost kitchen in Scott’s Addition. 

The owners of the Hofheimer building in Scott’s Addition are reinventing the property’s namesake restaurant.

A local real estate investor has teamed with a restaurant industry veteran to take over the restaurant, which became independent after the Virginia Barbeque franchise system collapsed a few years ago. 

They will join Chipotle, Raising Cane’s and Starbucks, whose buildings are already under construction at the Thalhimer Realty Partners project on Arthur Ashe Boulevard.

EAT Restaurant Partners President Chris Tsui said a pending lawsuit has “no effect on the forward progress of the food hall,” and that they’re looking to award construction contracts in the next few weeks. 

Scott’s Addition’s first planned food hall has become the subject of a legal battle, while a parking lot dispute elsewhere in the neighborhood continues to play out in court.