Friday, December 18, 2009

¿Donda Esta Compare Foods? Part Dos: Stop Work Order Resolved, Work Can Continue at Tall Oaks Supermarket

Picture 3.jpgHey, remember that time an international supermarket went out of business in the Tall Oaks Stucco Wasteland Shopping Center and another one called Compare Foods announced it would take its place? Yeah, that was awesome. But the grocery store missed its scheduled pre-Thanksgiving grand opening and remains closed. What gives?

In a exclusive Restonian investigation which involved the supreme effort of putting on our Kleenex box slippers, leaving the friendly confines of Restonian World Headquarters and driving through the desolate Tall Oaks parking lot, we have learned the shocking truth. Fairfax County slapped a stop-work order on the supermarket on Oct. 30 because no permits had been filed with the county. Never fear, though, as our exclusive Restonian investigation has uncovered an almost-Christmas almost-miracle! Last week, the county gave the company its blessing to continue renovation work, as evidenced by a fancy permit taped to the plate glass window of the still-deserted store. Based on our drive-by earlier this week, little has happened as yet, but at least the place now appears to be street legal.

Why did we, as lazy "web loggers," decide to extend the effort of reporting getting out of our car and staring slack-jawed at a couple of notices taped to a window as part of our exclusive Restonian investigation? To serve the public interest, of course. But mostly to have an excuse to post another video like this:


We miss "Susie de la Santos," but again, those are some... extremely well-stocked shelves. Ay caramba!
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    dark-haired latinas. it doesn't look like the kind of place Tiger Woods would shop.

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  2. dvdmonDecember 18, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Wow, that looks like a SUPER-fun place to shop! Kind of like a party, er, fiesta! Who could have thought shopping would be this exciting?

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  3. dvdmonDecember 18, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    Oh, right, and thank you, Restonian, for putting your safety on the line (driving that is) in an effort to provide us with the information that is critical to our freedoms and liberty!

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  4. Le PigeonDecember 18, 2009 at 1:31 PM

    I'd like to get my hands on those melones.

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  5. AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    Find out who was paid off at the County to get that permit moving so quickly...we could use that information in trying to get other things done in the county!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    Man, the North Reston accents in that video are really thick. I guess it's like they say, though... 2 halves of a town divided by a common language and toll road.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    Per Le Pigeon's comment, I notice that at 0:46 there's also a shot of some nice hot buns.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    Leave it to hudgins to (not) dot the i's and (not) cross the t's and then pull some good-old-Chicigao-style payola to cover her trail.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 22, 2010 at 10:48 AM

    I am disappointed that the aquarium-like feel of the previous store seems to be missing in this new store.

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  10. AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    Well, where is the part three of this article with the grand opening of the store, which is already serving Reston???

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  11. AnonymousMay 7, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    Right here:

    http://www.restonian.org/2010/04/crowds-at-tall-oaks-shopping-center.html

    Methinks the Restonian has a thing for the chain's comely spokesmodels.

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