Theismann's Restaurant Joins Alexandria Dining Options In Phase 1

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Joe Theismann's Restaurant will be the latest Alexandria Restaurant Partners concept to reopen on Wednesday, June 10. Numerous restaurants around the city have reopened as outdoor dining with restrictions was allowed starting on May 29.

The restaurant will offer takeout, delivery and walk-in outdoor dining. It is open Sunday through Thursday from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday to Saturday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

ARP, a restaurant group with six concepts in Alexandria and one in Arlington, took a gradual approach to reopening restaurants. Mia's Italian Kitchen and Lena's Wood Fired Pizza and Tap operated takeout windows amid the pandemic as other concepts closed in mid-March. Riverside Taco Company and Vola's Dockside Grill reopened for takeout and delivery on May 5, and Palette 22 reopened on May 25. The outdoor patios at Mia’s Italian Kitchen, Vola’s Dockside Grill and Palette 22 opened on May 29.

New-look dining concepts have popped up as Alexandria entered the governor's phase one reopening plan on May 29. Under the state's guidance, restaurants can offer outdoor dining with table spacing and capacity at 50 percent. The city has a temporary outdoor dining program to let restaurants set up in parking spaces, parking lots and sidewalks.

The city has closed the 100 block of King Street to vehicular traffic, allowing restaurants such as Mia's Italian Kitchen, Urbano 116, Landini Brothers and Daniel O'Connell's Irish Restaurant to offer outdoor seating on the street. In Del Ray, Evening Star Cafe's Front Porch, Northside 10, Hops N Shine and Junction Bakery & Bistro have outdoor service, and Del Ray Cafe is operating from its parking lot.