The Burn

30/09/2025

A Loudoun County restaurant has undergone a name change and – at least to us – it sounds like a good one. The new restaurant is called Bandidos Chicken & Bar. The new sign has gone up on the facade at Bandidos, which is located in the Fort Evans Plaza II shopping center off Fort

30/09/2025

A new gymnastics school named for famed gymnast Dominique Dawes is getting close to opening day in Ashburn. The Dominique Dawes Academy has announced that it is planning on opening its doors in October. The exact date hasn't been revealed. The academy has taken a large 19,500 s.f. space in the Ashbr...

29/09/2025

Back in July, The Burn broke the news about a new upscale Indian restaurant coming to the Reston Town Center. The name of the restaurant is Masti. "Indian flavors with a modern twist" is the motto for Masti, according to the restaurant's website, going on to read "savor our signature dishes, house-b...

29/09/2025

A new Mexican restaurant has opened in Loudoun. It's called Pakos Fresh Mex and you can find it in the food court at the Dulles Town Center mall. The Burn first told readers about the plans for Pakos at the Sterling shopping center back in January. The restaurant opened this weekend in the food cour...

29/09/2025

The new Loco Lion Brewery north of Purcellville in western Loudoun County is just a few days away from its grand opening – and this weekend, The Burn got a sneak preview of the new venue. As we have been reporting, Loco Lion is coming to a 26-acre plot of land located at 36577 Heskett

27/09/2025

A new restaurant focused on healthy superfruit bowls has announced its grand opening date in Leesburg. It's called Playa Bowls and this will be the brand's first location in Loudoun County. As The Burn first reported back in March, Playa Bowls is coming to the Village at Leesburg center off Route 7....

26/09/2025

The Black Market – an upscale farm-to-table restaurant with a small gourmet market – has closed its doors for good along Highway 50 in Aldie. The Google listing for The Black Market says temporarily closed. However, an employee told us it is permanent and the owners are considering their next mo...

26/09/2025

The reports were true – we've confirmed a new Ikea store is in the works for the Chantilly area...

Well, it looks like the reports are true. The Burn has confirmed that plans are moving forward to turn the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly into a new Ikea home furnishings store. It was just a couple of weeks ago that we told readers about the possibility of an Ikea store coming to the area.

25/09/2025

A new sweet shop officially opened its doors today in Loudoun County. We're talking about the newest Lil' Cakes & Creamery location. Lil' Cakes & Creamery can be found in the Cascades Marketplace shopping center. That's the center in Sterling with a slew of new and upcoming restaurants, including CH...

25/09/2025

If ho**ah is your thing, there's a new ho**ah lounge that has just recently opened in Sterling. It's called the Qulis Lounge. Qulis Lounge is located at 45630 Falke Plaza Unit 110. That's just off Old Ox Road, just east of the interchange with State Road 28. The lounge describes itself as "the ultim...

25/09/2025

We continue to follow the progress of the Wonder food hall opening soon in Reston's Plaza America shopping center. Wonder had previously announced that they were planning to open on Monday, October 20. We spoke with a member of the Wonder team at the store today and he says that late October is stil...

24/09/2025

We've got the food menu too, which has a distinct British influence...

Well, this was a twist we didn't see coming. Back in early August, The Burn reported on plans for a new brewery in western Loudoun called Loco Lion. At the time, we didn't have too much information. Now, Loco Lion Brewery has announced its grand opening date – Saturday, October 4 – and it turns