Saturday: Water & Wall Restaurant to Open in Virginia Square

The husband-wife team behind the popular Maple Ave Restaurant in Vienna will open Water & Wall this weekend in Virginia Square, according to the new restaurant's Facebook page.

Water & Wall, at 3811 N. Fairfax Drive, fills the former Pines of Florence space.

Click here for the menu. On it, you'll find starters like shrimp and grits with venison sausage or fried okra in a thai chili sauce.

Main courses include pork shoulder with chow chow relish and pan seared red drum with winter squash puree.

Joey Hernandez, who owns the restaurant with her husband Tim Ma, told Patch in July that in planning the menu, "We want to gain the trust of everyone."

"The menu will be a spin-off of Maple Ave. As the kitchen evolves, so will the menu," Hernandez said at the time.

Water & Wall will open Saturday, Nov. 2 — a day later than originally planned, but apparently keeping a tradition alive started with Maple Ave, according to Northern Virginia Magazine.