Westover Italian Store Update

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saw today the 7-11 closed! That was such a crappy 7-11 anyway - I won't miss it. I'm thrilled to be so close to delicious subs and pizza!

Interesting. The 7-11 at Lee Highway and George Mason Drive closed recently, too.

[Anonymous]

I read that the Italian store will have a capichino bar at this new location

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now I'll never find parking for Lost Dog.

Am I the only one who hates the Lost Dog/Stray Cat? I want to love it. I've tried. But everything I've had -- pizza, subs, soup/salad -- have been on the crappy end of middling, at best.

So I'm definitely in favor of Italian Store II. Closer for me!

[Anonymous]

I've known this was coming for the last year and am so excited. Not just the pizza and subs, but the wine selection as well as the Italian groceries, cheeses and pastas all within walking distance of my house puts a smile on my face.

Apparently this location will have a coffee bar.

Slated to open by Memorial Day.

Parking is abyssmal in Westover, but for those of us who are local it's becoming our own little walkable village. The Stray Cat has added no value. I do wish it and the Forest Inn would go away. Oh, and the Westover Market improve its grocery selection. I wouldn't buy produce from there if you paid me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now I'll never find parking for Lost Dog.

Am I the only one who hates the Lost Dog/Stray Cat? I want to love it. I've tried. But everything I've had -- pizza, subs, soup/salad -- have been on the crappy end of middling, at best.

So I'm definitely in favor of Italian Store II. Closer for me!

I agree. They're overpriced, too, for what you get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to see a coffee shop in Westover-- ideally something cute and independent like Northside Social, but I would take a Starbucks too. I agree with the PP about the Westover Lost Dog having issues lately. They screwed up our take-out order a few weeks ago (which we didn't notice until we got home) and when DH went back they barely apologized.

what happened to the coffee shop that was there? gone?

[Anonymous]

That whole area is pathetic bring will spur development

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to see a coffee shop in Westover-- ideally something cute and independent like Northside Social, but I would take a Starbucks too. I agree with the PP about the Westover Lost Dog having issues lately. They screwed up our take-out order a few weeks ago (which we didn't notice until we got home) and when DH went back they barely apologized.

they screwed up our takeout recently and i called to just let them know and they delivered the missing items to our house...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would like to see a coffee shop in Westover-- ideally something cute and independent like Northside Social, but I would take a Starbucks too. I agree with the PP about the Westover Lost Dog having issues lately. They screwed up our take-out order a few weeks ago (which we didn't notice until we got home) and when DH went back they barely apologized.

what happened to the coffee shop that was there? gone?

Yes, about a year ago. Replaced by a store selling Fair Trade goods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That whole area is pathetic bring will spur development

Not sure what your exact point is since this isn't a complete sentence, but it sounds like you're simply denigrating Westover generally?

I'm in the neighborhood. I don't need to be in Dupont or Clarendon or downtown Bethesda. In fact, I don't want to be super urban. However, I do like knowing I can walk my kids to the library and post office, to get ice cream on a summer night, pick up some fresh vegetables at the farmer's market and even grab dinner or a drink with family or friends.

[Anonymous]

I find that whole area kind of meh. There's limited parking and not that much there anyway. I think it's probably good if you're an elderly person on a pension in the nearby garden apartments who can walk to the Westover Market for basic staples.

[Anonymous]

Good 13:21 Keep yourself and you car away from us Meh types.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good 13:21 Keep yourself and you car away from us Meh types.

Yes, the Meh-ers hate it when you grumpily speed by and don't yield to pedestrians. Go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good 13:21 Keep yourself and you car away from us Meh types.

+1 - those of us who live there love it. Plus, I couldn't care less about the parking because I can walk there very easily. On a side note, I don't know why people say it's so limited. Maybe they don't know where to look or complain because they don't try beyond the Lost Dog lot? I certainly don't find it to suck compared to other areas of Arlington. I think the shops at Lee Heights are much worse. Talk about messy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good 13:21 Keep yourself and you car away from us Meh types.

Most of the sales at the current store are to customers who park at the LV center, I don't think the quality at the new place will be very high if it depends on foot traffic. Yuck.