Anonymous wrote:A ghost ghost kitchen, i.e., it reheats prepackaged meals.

https://thedigestonline.com/dining/what-is-wonder/

The only use case I see is the one mentioned in the article: you have picky eaters and don't want to visit three different restaurants.

Why would anyone go out of their way to accommodate picky eaters with food like this?

Anonymous wrote:What a shame to lose Brown’s Hardware in the City of Falls Church for this. (Or really for any restaurant - Broad Street has way too many restaurants - most mediocre).

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I’m concerned about extra traffic. They mostly do delivery.

The worst thing about ghost kitchens is if they get a ton of bad reviews, they just change the name and it’s a fresh start. People ordering have no idea it’s the same bad place.

It's private equity doing their PE enshittification of everything they touch and driving out local businesses before they inevitably over expand and take off into the night.

Anonymous wrote:It’s not a ghost kitchen at all. At a ghost kitchen, they actually prepare the food on site, sharing kitchens. That is not what this place is. It is awful.

Yeah, that's why I called it a ghost ghost kitchen earlier. The accountability is completely separated from the "restaurants" with a number of intermediates to blame for poor performance.

What a shame to lose Brown’s Hardware in the City of Falls Church for this. (Or really for any restaurant - Broad Street has way too many restaurants - most mediocre).

Amusing how they’ve ripped off so many existing concepts. It’s off-brand Cava, Sweetgreen, Chipotle, etc. And the restaurant brands are so cheesy and fake! Looks like a Canva template gallery!

I've heard it's terrible. The reviews of the one in Reston are awful. If I wanted reheated packaged food, I'd go to the grocery store.

It’s not a ghost kitchen at all. At a ghost kitchen, they actually prepare the food on site, sharing kitchens. That is not what this place is. It is awful.

Anonymous wrote:So can you get a salad? Or is it all things that can be frozen?

Yes they have salads, check out the menus on line. They have everything.

So can you get a salad? Or is it all things that can be frozen?

They basically microwave the food or create pre-organized food kit meals for you. The food is prepped and frozen somewhere else. Many dishes are licensed from famous chefs and restaurants. Then you order online or from a kiosk, and dine in like a food hall or get delivery like a ghost kitchen.

DS attends UMD where they opened one. He said he tried it twice and the food was awful. This is coming from someone who is the least picky eater around.

A ghost ghost kitchen, i.e., it reheats prepackaged meals.

https://thedigestonline.com/dining/what-is-wonder/

The only use case I see is the one mentioned in the article: you have picky eaters and don't want to visit three different restaurants.

I do not understand the concept of. It sounds like a ghost kitchen with name brand recipes?