Swedish furniture company IKEA recently submitted a food permit application in Fairfax County noted as “IKEA Chantilly,” the Washington Business Journal reported. The application is for a 142-seat, full-service restaurant at 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center Dr. at the Dulles Expo Center.
Last October, the company opened its first restaurant in the United Kingdom. The menu includes breakfast foods plus Swedish meatballs, pasta, salmon, and fish and chips. The Chantilly restaurant would be open year-round and aim to serve between 100 and 400 daily.
The largest NoVA IKEA is currently located in Woodbridge. It includes a Swedish restaurant that serves meatballs, salmon, and chicken tenders. The company also operates two small-format NoVA locations in Fairfax Corner and Pentagon City.
A company spokesperson told WBJ that IKEA is “currently exploring real estate opportunities in the DMV area,” but it has “not yet made any commitments.” The IKEA spokesperson did not directly respond to questions about the Chantilly location.
Feature image of UK restaurant courtesy IKEA
