(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Stageplate Bistro in Ballston still plans to reopen , though it likely won鈥檛 welcome diners once more until late next month.
The restaurant, located at 900 N. Glebe Road, shut its doors back in August, as its owners hoped to take a pause from some lengthy work weeks and revamp the eatery鈥檚 web presence. Originally, its proprietors had planned to reopen by Sept. 1, but that date came and went without any news from the restaurant.
General Manager聽Mary Marchetti told ARLnow that Stageplate is now 鈥渟hooting for鈥� Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving, for a grand reopening. She says she and the restaurant鈥檚 executive chef 鈥� her husband, Nelly Gonzalez 鈥� have spent the last few months working to 鈥渢ake a breath and take stock鈥� of how Stageplate could expand its menu offerings going forward.
The pair opened the restaurant, which primarily serves American cuisine,聽 on the first floor of the Virginia Tech Research Center. Since then, Marchetti compares the process to one long soft opening, as Stageplate has been primarily focused on lunch. When the restaurant reopens, she plans to focus on dinner, brunch, happy hour and even catering for local businesses.
That will include some additions, like pizza and the Turkish flatbread 鈥減ide鈥� to the menu, though she stressed that 鈥渁ll the favorite everyone loved before鈥� will remain on offer. That includes 厂迟补驳别辫濒补迟别鈥檚 sangria wine slushies, which she said was a big hit in the restaurant鈥檚 first year.
鈥淲e just can鈥檛 wait to throw open the doors again,鈥� Marchetti said. 鈥淥ur regulars and the whole community has been so unbelievable and so encouraging.鈥�
厂迟补驳别辫濒补迟别鈥檚 is now active as well and Marchetti plans to make full details about the reopening available on that page in the coming weeks.
