2 Restaurants To Replace Former Okra's Location In Manassas

MANASSAS, VA — Two new restaurants are coming to downtown Manassas. The restaurants will be run by Great Eats Hospitality in the building formerly occupied by Okra's.

Part of the facility will be reserved for Zengo's, which will serve Asian street food. The rest of the building will be used for the Gadfly Gastro Pub, which will serve a rotating menu. Both restaurants are expected to open in summer 2023.

Both restaurants will be run by Miguel Pires and Great Eats Hospitality. Great Eats already operates Zandra's Taqueria next door to the former Okra's facility.

"With the new capabilities and team members of Great Eats Hospitality team, we’re extremely excited to bring these new concepts to Downtown Manassas,” Pires said in a news release from the City of Manassas. "Downtown is the heart and soul of Manassas and has so much going for it – we’re thrilled for the opportunity to invest in the City again and continue to revitalize this one-of-a-kind location."

Pires and his team will renovate the former Okra's facility, at the corner of Center Street and Battle Street. The building will get a new kitchen, new outdoor seating, and new entrances.

Manassas City officials reported that Great Eats is investing $500,000 into the building through the renovations.

Zengo's will have an "approachable but upscale, trendy vibe," according to the Manassas Department of Economic Development.

The Gadfly Gastro Pub will also encompass the former coin store on Battle Street, a city news release said. It will include outdoor seating and pub-style cuisine.