Chesterbrook Shopping Center now has a restaurant that is scheduled to keep serving until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. That is Surfside Taco Stand, which Federal Realty said would open at 6218 Old Dominion Drive on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 10:30 a.m., according to FFXnow. A steakhouse with nightly live entertainment, valet parking and room for about 170 diners is next, with an opening targeted for fall 2027.
Together these two leases give the center a second shift. For most of its history Chesterbrook was a place for errands: groceries, dry cleaning, a haircut. Those businesses are still there or right next door. The new tenants are built for the evening.
The Clock at 6218 Old Dominion Drive
Surfside is opening its first Virginia location in a freestanding building it shares with Sweetgreen, which opened in December 2025. The space is about 1,700 square feet. This is a counter-service taco stand, unlike the full-service Surfside flagship in Tenleytown.
The menu has tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, and rice and salad bowls. For groups there are nacho and fajita boxes that feed up to 10 people, and there are kids' meals. The drink list includes beer, regular and spicy margaritas, Mexican sodas and a Montego Bay punch made with coconut milk, pineapple and orange juice. Desserts are soft-serve, flan and tres leches cake.
The hours are what change the center the most. Surfside's posted schedule opens at 10:30 a.m. every day. It closes at 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 8:30 p.m. on Sundays. Federal Realty told FFXnow that a grand-opening celebration is planned for November. No date had been set as of Oct. 21.
Surfside is owned by Georgetown Events Hospitality Group, which also runs Millie's Spring Valley and Jetties in the District. Founder and CEO Bo Blair told FFXnow that McLean and Arlington diners had become loyal customers of the group's D.C. restaurants over the years. The brand started in 2008 with a storefront in D.C.
Glenwood's Is Built for the Same Hours
Surfside is the first evening tenant. Glenwood's will be the larger one. Federal Realty announced on Oct. 14 that Glenwood's had signed a lease for about 7,000 square feet at the southern end of the center, near Small Door Veterinary. It will be the restaurant's first Northern Virginia location.
FFXnow's report lists what Federal Realty's press release describes. The restaurant will accommodate about 170 patrons and add 90 full- and part-time jobs. It will have nightly live entertainment, an outdoor patio, valet parking, and a private dining room with a temperature-controlled, floor-to-ceiling wine display. The menu is sushi plus steak, burgers and other American food. Construction is expected to start in early 2027, with a targeted opening in fall 2027.
The concept has a long history in our home market. It started as Stanford Grill, which opened in Columbia, Maryland, in May 2010. It added a Rockville location in 2015, where sushi joined the menu, and opened in Owings Mills as Stanford Kitchen in 2018. All three were renamed Glenwood's in 2024, after the town of Glenwood in Howard County. Blueridge Restaurant Group, which also runs Copper Canyon Grill, plans to expand the brand regionally and then nationally. McLean is the first step in that plan.
The Renovation Set Up the Evening
A center with 1960s-era lighting and a worn parking lot is a hard sell for a steakhouse with valet parking. Federal Realty bought Chesterbrook in May 2021 and started an $8.5 million renovation in fall 2022. FFXnow reported that the work was finished in fall 2025. It included new building facades, new lighting and outdoor spaces, a repaved parking lot, pollinator gardens and landscaping beds.
New tenants arrived while that work was underway, with the restaurants coming last:
- March 2025: Sorn Thai held a soft launch at 6224E Old Dominion Drive.
- June 2, 2025: Small Door Veterinary opened at 6224C, its first Virginia clinic.
- July 17, 2025: Sassanova opened its first Virginia store at 6224G.
- December 2025: Sweetgreen opened at 6220 Old Dominion Drive. Its original Nov. 11 date was canceled and moved to Dec. 2.
- Oct. 22, 2026: Surfside Taco Stand's scheduled opening at 6218.
- Fall 2027: Glenwood's target opening at the southern end.
Each opening in that list adds hours later in the day. Sorn Thai and Sweetgreen brought lunch and dinner. Surfside's schedule runs well past dinner on weekends. Glenwood's plans live entertainment every night.
The Daytime Center Is Still Here
The errand side of Chesterbrook has stayed. Federal Realty's tenant roster still lists Safeway, Starbucks, Bank of America and Chesterbrook Cleaners, alongside newer names like Call Your Mother, Framebridge, bluemercury, CorePower Yoga and Potomac Pilates. In its Oct. 21 coverage, FFXnow named two long-standing businesses that remain through the turnover: the family-owned Mylo's Grill at 6238 Old Dominion Drive and Chesterbrook Cleaners, which cleans and alters clothing and shoes.
One of the center's oldest tenants is now next door. Chesterbrook Barber Shop had been at the center since 1967 and was one of its original tenants. On June 14, 2026, it held a grand reopening at 6262-F Old Dominion Drive, in the adjacent strip with Tennis Topia and Fonts Books & Gifts.
The move had a lot of neighborhood help. FFXnow reported that more than 200 people signed a letter about the shop's importance to the community. Customers with experience in commercial law, real estate and construction helped find the new space and launch a new website for the shop.
This table shows each business's weekly hours side by side.
| Day | Chesterbrook Barber Shop | Surfside Taco Stand |
|---|---|---|
| Monday–Thursday | 9 a.m.–7 p.m. | 10:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 9 a.m.–7 p.m. | 10:30 a.m.–2 a.m. |
| Saturday | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. | 10:30 a.m.–2 a.m. |
| Sunday | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. | 10:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. |
On a Saturday, the barber shop opens at 8 a.m., two and a half hours before Surfside. Surfside's schedule then runs nine hours past the barber shop's 5 p.m. close. Those two businesses sit about a block apart and now cover about 18 hours of the same day.
What the Next Year Looks Like at the Southern End
Space 6B is still listed as available on Federal Realty's roster. The roster already includes Glenwood's, but that restaurant is not expected to open until fall 2027, so the southern end near Small Door Veterinary will look different over the next year. Construction is expected to start there in early 2027.
Federal Realty Senior Vice President Mike Ennes told FFXnow that Surfside "complements the center's established restaurants and recent additions like Sweetgreen and Sorn Thai, as well as the highly anticipated Glenwood's." With Surfside's scheduled opening, that list covers lunch, dinner and late-night weekend tacos. In fall 2027 it is scheduled to add a restaurant for about 170 patrons with live entertainment every night.
Changes like this at a nearby shopping center can change how a home's location reads to buyers. If you're thinking about how Chesterbrook's evening hours fit into a sale or purchase nearby, Anthony Lacey and the team can go through the details with you. Schedule a Free Consultation.
