![]() ![]() I cannot tell you how disappointed I was in the site plan and lack of any attempt at ambience. Much more could have been done with this. Chang's with a Japanese bent-yes, you will still have to drive to Philadelphia to experience Morimoto-we did NOT get what some of us thought Washington was worthy of), Gordon Biersch, Brio and Coastal Flats (which really suffers without the plantation appearance the freestanding building has at Fairfax Towne Center) are on four sides with the lower level of a Barnes and Noble in the rear. Pauli Moto's (which was NOT open and looks disappointingly like a variation of P. There is no attempt to have a town square in this open area. On the lower level of the expansion there are four restaurants which all open to a central area. ![]() Wegmans has a themed environment for its newer stores with the ambience of a European market. The feeling of luxury and upscale comfort gives way in the expansion to a big box setting with no attempt to create a themed environment.ģ. Where Tysons upper level in the existing mall has sloping glass skylights 25 feet above the mall this has 12-14 foot ceilings of plain drywall on its second floor. There is no sense of drama, no sense of spectacle, no sense of a special place.Ģ. This could just as easily be an expansion of Wheaton Plaza or Golden Ring Mall as it is Tysons. It is a HUGE disappointment in absolutely every way.ġ. will discover Tyson's Corner and bring Pappasito's or Pappadeux there, both concepts that are missing in the Tyson's area.īased on experiences at the one across from the spy museum, I'd avoid Gordon Biersch, too.Įdit to add - It's a shame, because I love the space. While I look forward to Morimoto's new "concept" restaurant and Coastal Flats, neither Brio nor TGIFriday's is particularly exciting for me. Both of these would have been good additions to Tyson's yet for whatever reason are not part of the expansion. The headline restaurant is Pauli Moto's Asian Bistro ( ) with a second outpost of the enormously popular Coastal Flats, the first DC area location of the Columbus, OH based Brio Tuscan Grille ( ), Gordon Biersch Brewery and disappointingly (for me) another TGIFriday's.Ī year or so ago Lettuce Entertain You was going to open their upscale Shaw's Crab House and Wildfire joining Coastal Flats and Pauli Moto's. ![]()
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