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José Andrés restaurant at MGM National Harbor to close

By Washington Business Journal

Fish by José Andrés, the celebrity chef’s seafood restaurant in MGM National Harbor casino and resort, will close by Jan. 15.

Andrés’ restaurant group, ThinkFoodGroup, and MGM made a “mutual decision” to close the restaurant “as part of the two companies’ evolving business strategies,” according to a statement.

MGM has not yet said what will replace Fish, which occupied a prominent space with a large terrace overlooking the Potomac River. The restaurant also included the five-seat chefs counter, dubbed the “Maryland Fry Bar.”

Another chef with celebrity status, Marcus Samuelsson, closed his restaurant, Marcus,” in the venue in 2018 after one year in business. MGM replaced the soul food restaurant with Osteria Costa, one of its in-house Italian restaurant concepts. The company may look to replace Fish with another seafood concept.

ThinkFoodGroup still has one location of Fish, located in Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas.

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Sonic Drive-In to open its first restaurant in Northern Virginia’s I-95 corridor

By Washington Business Journal
Fast-food chain Sonic Drive-In has filed plans to build a new restaurant in Prince William County, its first outpost along the Interstate 95 corridor in Northern Virginia. The 1,400-square-foot restaurant, with two drive-thru lanes, 12 pull-up ordering stalls and a dining patio, will be located at 4115 Talon Drive in Dumfries, part of the Barracks Row at Quantico commercial development less than a mile northwest of the I-95 interchange at state Route 234. The location “will constitute a flagship Sonic design that will serve as a benchmark for future restaurant drive-thru development,” according to a written narrative accompanying the application, filed by Noah Klein of Venable LLP.
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