Weekly Food News: Goatocado gets its own space, WaPo highlights RVA restaurants, Restaurant Week, and more

Former Village Café building to get new life

The building that once housed the original Village Café, which has been for sale for several weeks, was snatched up this week. A new restaurant will bring the old, neglected space back to life, Richmond BizSense reports:

Crossroads Development manager Scott Coleman, along with the Dikos and Giavos family, on Monday completed their purchase of 939 W. Grace St, formerly home to the Village Café and other restaurants over the years.

Coleman said plans call for using historic tax credits to install a first-floor restaurant in the three-story building with three apartments above.

Read the full story here.

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Lucca Enoteca to become Maya Mexican Grill

Lucca Enoteca on Grace Street closed last weekend to make way for the second location of a popular Short Pump restaurant. Maya Mexican Grill and Tequila Lounge will open in the space, which once housed 525 at the Berry Burke, next week. Karri Peifer has a preview of the menu, to include:

Highlights from the dinner menu include Mango Molasses BBQ Ribs ($19.95), Sweet Corn Tamal with Shrimp and Scallops ($25.95) and Three Skirt Take Tacos ($19.95).

Read more here from the RTD.

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Goatocado opens brick-and-mortar spot next Tuesday

Local food cart turned restaurant Goatocado finally has a brick-and-mortar spot of its own. The fast casual startup, which has been around since 2011, will open in a space at 1823 W. Main Street next Tuesday, Richmond Magazine’s Stephanie Breijo reports. Expect the full lineup of build-your-own bowls, smoothies, teas and more when the restaurant opens to the public.

Get the scoop from Richmond Mag here.

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Washington Post highlights six area restaurants

Another week, another national writeup for Richmond’s dining scene. The Washington Post did a great feature on the #RVADine scene and features restaurants like L’Opossum, Metzger Bar & Butchery, Peter Chang, and Rapp Session, and even mentions newcomers like Shagbark and Spoonbread Bistro.

Check it out here.

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Restaurant Week returns next week

Finally, don’t forget next week is Richmond Restaurant Week! The fall iteration of this popular semi-anual event features almost 30 restaurants serving up prix fixe meals for just $29.16. And it’s all for a great cause. A portion of the proceeds will benefit FeedMore. Karri Peifer had the arduous task of rounding up all of the menus for next week’s Restaurant Week (seriously, it has to take so long!)–check them out below.

Get all the juicy details here.