One of the world’s largest owners of sit-down chain restaurants has drawn up plans to put one of its brands into a shuttered Northern Virginia TGI Fridays.
LongHorn Steakhouse, owned by Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI), will take over the former Fridays at 13237 Worth Ave. in Woodbridge, in Kimco Realty’s Smoketown Station development, according to plans obtained from ConstructConnect. The roughly 5,900-square-foot restaurant would seat just shy of 200 across the dining room and bar.
Belisle Construction Inc. of Illinois, a general contractor, lists the project on its website with a bid date for subcontractors of March 8.
It will be the eighth LongHorn Steakhouse in Greater Washington and the second in Prince William County, joining one in Manassas.
A Kimco spokesperson declined to comment. Darden representatives did not respond to requests for comment. The Orlando-based restaurant giant owns, among others, Olive Garden, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, The Capital…
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