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The owner of a sushi restaurant in Woodbridge wants to help you learn how to eat sushi correctly.
Bento Cafe Sushi & Roll, located at 13257 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge, has been open for 11 years â run by a woman who affectionately refers to herself as âBento Momâ.
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Foodies have a great reason to get excited about fall!
September marks the return of Historic Manassas Restaurant Week. Restaurant Week is a tourism and marketing promotion celebrated throughout the U.S. to help bring in new customers and grow local businesses. Local restaurants feature their cuisine and offer a multi-course tasting experience for a special price.
Historic Manassas Inc. produces this event to showcase the Cityâs exciting culinary scene and encourage people to visit downtown businesses. Diners can try out places where they havenât yet dined and regulars can score a great deal at their local favorites. Most Restaurant Week promotions are two courses for $25 or three courses for $35 and the specials run September 20 â 26.
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Insiderâs Scoop on Restaurant Week Specials
Carmelloâs (9108 Center Street) brings seasonal fine dining and an award-winning wine list to Historic Manassas. Their Restaurant Week dinner for $35 will offer a choice of a chopped house or caesar salad to start; a choice of gnocchi con carne, veal Napolitano, or marinated pork chops for an entrĂ©e; and either crĂšme brule or chocolate hazelnut cake for dessert.
C.J. Finz Raw Bar & Grille (9413 West Street) is the Cityâs surf and turf destination. They have a fantastic deal that starts with your choice of a pint of beer or wine and is followed by a half-dozen shucked oysters or a half-pound of spiced shrimp. Your meal continues with your choice of several sandwiches, including a lobster roll, fried oyster poâboy, tuna tacos, salmon BLT, as well as non-fishy options like rib-eye steak, grilled chicken, or a burger on pretzel roll.
City Square Café (9428 Battle Street), where many enjoy artisan charcuterie and cheese boards, will entice diners with a choice of appetizer, entrée, and dessert for $35 during dinner. For $48, you can indulge on a wine pairing with your meal.
El Cactus (9406 Battle Street) offers fresh Tex-Mex favorites. During Restaurant Week, two can dine for $36. Pick one of five different appetizers to share, including the Manassas Soup Bowl-winning chicken tortilla soup. Entrees on special include carne asada, smoking fajitas, mole salmon, shrimp-topped tilapia, honey roasted cilantro chicken, and sweet honey salmon salad. Dessert features churros or the Taste of Manassas-winning tres leches.
Mackeyâs (9412 Main Street), an American pub, is home to bourbon-glazed, âdrunkenâ meats from the grill as well as plenty of âpub grubâ favorites. They are offering an appetizer and entrĂ©e combo for $25.
Monza (9405 Battle Street) is where you can enjoy live music on the weekends and your favorite team on the big screens. They will be offering a choice of bruschetta, mozzarella sticks, arancini, or fried calamari for an appetizer and a choice of chicken picatta or pan-seared Atlantic salmon for an entrée for $25.
Okraâs (9110 Center Street) brings a taste of New Orleans to Manassas. This Cajun Creole favorite will feature a different dinner special each day of Restaurant Week. Swing by to see what the dayâs special entrĂ©e will be and enjoy it with the choice of an appetizer and dessert for $35 during dinner.
Philadelphia Tavern (9413 Main Street) offers authentic Philly fare and boasts hoagie rolls that come straight from Amoroso Bakery. Grab a pal and enjoy two of their famous cheese steaks and two draught beers for $25 during both lunch and dinner.
The Bone (9420 Battle Street) is downtownâs home for smoky barbecue and hand-picked craft beers. Come by for a two-meat combo platter with Banana Puddinâ Pie for dessert and a local craft beer for $25. Choose from pork, brisket, turkey, chicken, or ribs and pair it with two sides and bread.
Note: The full menus at every restaurant will still be available in addition to the Restaurant Week special menu items, deals, and pricing.
Mum Mum -- the new Thai restaurant that sits outside the Hylton Performing Arts Center -- will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday.Â
The ceremony will be hosted by the Prince William Chamber of Commerce.
Mum Mum will feature a menu of Thai food with recopies inspired by those who live near the border of Thailand and India, restaurant owner Kris Yoo told us in May.
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Thereâs a new coffee shop coming, across from the train station in downtown Manassas.
Jirani Coffeehouse, located on 9423 West Street, is named after the Swahili word for neighborhood.
The goal for the owners is for Jirani to be a local hang out spot thatâs much more than a coffee shop, according to store manager Connie Mosemak.
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After 10 years, it's time for a change.
El Gran Charro inside the Town Center at Aquia closed its doors to remodel on Aug. 3. Inside the eatery on Aug. 10, a team of workers worked in a dimly lit room working on the ceiling.
It's a complete renovation for the restaurant that sits just off Route 1 in Stafford County. When it's done, the bar will sit in the middle of the restaurant, and new tables and chairs will be positioned on both sides of the restaurant.
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Think of it like a Mexican diner.
Chuy's will open in the old Romano's Macaroni Grill on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge. Construction crews since last week have been working on getting rid of the makings of the old Italian restaurant to make way for the new Tex-Mex eatery.
Coined from a nickname people use for Jesus, the Austin, Texas-based Chuy's has been opening new restaurants across the east cost. They opened their first one in Austin in 1982. The company opened its first Chuy's outside Texas in 2009 and has been expanding ever since.
The company is expanding in Northern Virginia.
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Looking to savor great seafood without having to go very far to get it? These hidden hideaways right here in Prince William & Manassas, will transport you to a seaside retreat to indulge in fruity cocktails and fresh seafood. With a wide variety of activities, live music and more there is sure to be something for everyone at one of these local eateries.
Timâs Rivershore â Located in Woodbridge, this waterfront restaurant sits on one of the widest points of the Potomac River and offers panoramic views of the river. The view can be enjoyed from inside the restaurants dining room, on the outdoor deck or at the torch-lit tiki bar and beach.Â
From monthly full moon bonfires on the beach to their annual âNot on the 4thâ fireworks display there is a constant flow of events, live music and festivals held here every year. Serving fresh crabs, oysters, scallops, shrimp, mussels, and fish as well as steaks, burgers, pulled pork and chicken sandwiches this family-friendly restaurant is a must visit.
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In the mood for some European-inspired deserts?
Bellash Bakeryâs owner Mario Rubio, opened the New York and European style bakery a few months ago in Woodbridge.
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Bella CafĂ© is just a really nice, unique little spot. In a world filled with slick everything, itâs blissfully real and friendly. How many places are left where you can meet the owner and just chat? [Read more]
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Guadalupe Castro has been baking and cooking up classic El Salvadorian food for a long time.
Castro, who is the owner of Castroâs Bakery in Falls Church, recently opened the doors at her new location in Woodbridge, near Potomac Mills Mall.
