Top Businesses Readers Want To See In Old Town Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA—We asked what businesses Old Town Alexandria Patch readers want in town, and you answered. In fact, the responses were overwhelming when we posed the question on Facebook.

We got more than 60 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 got significant support. Residents want something to fill the void of Old Town Theater and Restaurant Eve. Overall readers want more independently-owned businesses rather than chains. But if there is one chain that has sizable support, it's Chick-fil-A.

The full vote tally is below:

• An independent movie theater or reopen Old Town Theater - 21
• A fine dining restaurant that can replace Restaurant Eve - 21
• More independently-owned businesses/no more chains - 20
• Chick-fil-A - 12
• A live theater/venue - 12
• Local coffee roasters - 8
• A casual ramen restaurant - 7
• A José Andrés restaurant - 6
• Penzey's Spices - 6
• Drybar - 6
• Pupatella - 6
• Good Stuff Eatery - 4
• A Peruvian restaurant - 4
• Compass Coffee - 4
• Cosi - 4
• Foods of All Nations - 3
• Bring back Geranio (closed restaurant) - 3
• The Italian Store - 3
• A Filipino restaurant - 3
• Vietnamese restaurant - 3
• A dim sum restaurant - 3
• Chopt Creative Salad Co - 2
• Sonic - 2
• Panera Bread - 1
• Tom and Chee - 1
• A butcher - 1
• Apple Store - 1
• A bakery - 1
• West Indian restaurant - 1
• Drive-thru Starbucks - 1
• A hot dog cart in front of City Hall - 1
• Lampo Neapolitan Pizzeria (Charlottesville) - 1
• Beer Run (Charlottesville) - 1

Image via K Summerer/Visit Alexandria