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Pancho Villa restaurant opening ‘soon’ in Rosslyn

Signs up outside the new Pancho Villa Mexican Cuisine restaurant in Rosslyn
Signs up outside the new Pancho Villa Mexican Cuisine restaurant in Rosslyn
Signs up outside the new Pancho Villa Mexican Cuisine restaurant in Rosslyn

No official opening date has been set yet, but signs are up outside the new Pancho Villa Mexican Cuisine restaurant in Rosslyn.

The eatery is located at 1850 N. Fort Myer Drive, the former home to the short-lived Secret Chopsticks restaurant, at the bottom of the Turnberry Tower luxury condo building.

A manager today told ARLnow.com that the restaurant would be opening “soon” but said the opening date is still in flux. Virginia ABC recently approved a liquor license for the restaurant.

Only a few changes have been made to the interior of the restaurant — a new purple paint job being the most notable difference, compared to Secret Chopsticks’ more muted tones.

Pancho Villa’s website is still under construction. The company has a number of existing locations around Virginia, including in Stafford, Fredericksburg, Dahlgren and Culpeper. There’s also a Pancho Villa location in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

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