Top Businesses Readers Want To See In Burke

BURKE, VA—We asked what businesses Burke Patch readers want in town, and you answered. In fact, the responses were overwhelming when we posed the question on Facebook and the Living in Burke, VA Facebook group.

We got more than 300 comments—including replies—and went through each response. We tallied the top responses by counting likes and multiple comments favoring the same business.

The top choices reached 100 votes: Trader Joe's. The grocery store chain has an online form to request locations.

Other top choices included Wegmans, Sonic, Chopt and Lidl. Residents also want to see broad business changes, such as more non-chain businesses, a wine bar and more variety of restaurants.

For these purposes, we've included the businesses receiving at least 10 votes. The top choices are below.

• Trader Joe's - 100
• Wegmans - 92
• Non-chain restaurant - 68
• Sonic - 67
• A wine/cocktail bar - 52
• More diverse food options - 49
• Chopt - 46
• A restaurant with outdoor seating - 44
• Lidl - 43
• Brewery/bar - 40
• Aldi - 38
• Drive-thru Starbucks - 31
• Farm to table restaurant - 30
• Restaurant with a happy hour - 29
• Sweetgreen - 29
• Wawa - 28
• Hardware store/ACE Hardware - 28
• A town center in place of Walmart - 27
• Independent/used bookstore - 26
• Publix - 26
• A locally-owned coffee shop - 24
• A thrift store - 22
• Children's/sports consignment shop - 20
• Panera - 18
• Authentic Mexican restaurant - 15
• A smoothie/juice bar - 10
• Harris Teeter - 10

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