Founding Farmers Tysons Opens February 5

“We’re locked on our date, and moving full steam ahead to open the largest and most interesting and impressive restaurant in our group to date,” said Dan Simons, co-owner & concept developer. “Our playbook is in full effect, our teams are on site training, we’re receiving our deliveries, we’re firing up the kitchen – so it’s game on!” he added.

“We are pleased to welcome Founding Farmers to Tysons, VA and excited to have Washington’s iconic farmer-owned restaurant in our master planned development,” stated Mark D. Lerner, a principal of Lerner, developer of Tysons II. “With a superb location just one block from the newly opened Tysons Corner Metro Station and near tens of thousands of office workers, Founding Farmers Tysons is positioned to become one of Northern Virginia’s most desired dining destinations,” he added.

With a mantra of  everything Through the Eyes of the Farmer, the menus for Founding Farmers Tysons developed by Chef Joe Goetze and his culinary team, reflect signature dishes and guest favorites from the other restaurants, with new Virginia-specific nods to culinary and recipe traditions that comprises about 35% of the menu, with products and ingredients sourced from the Old Dominion. Highlights include: Fresh meats from the in-house butchery, where whole and half animals will be received and finished to offer guests top-quality cuts at an excellent price point; and direct-from-Virginia products like Oysters. 

A large, u-shaped, 28-seat bar with additional perimeter seating for 30 will feature Founding Farmers award-winning bar and beverage program, with proprietary spirits, classic and original recipe cocktails, and beer taps featuring local, Virginia-brewed beers.

Guests enter the space through revolving doors, stepping into a large reception area with an open pastry studio featuring a great grab & go counter. Beyond the front desk, the expansive space is divided into areas or ‘micro-climates’ that offer different types of table arrangements and seating to correspond with different spaces on a farm or in a farmhouse. The bar is modeled after structural wood beams commonly found in a barn. There’s a larder area with communal tables and a wall of sun tea. There are high-backed, upholstered chairs that make for comfy dining in the ‘living’ room. And large, luxurious circular booths embrace guests in the ‘boudoir’ area. With whimsical commissioned artworks and elements throughout, each seat offers a different view, always with something to see and enjoy beyond the table.

The restaurant opens early and stays open late, seven days a week, including holidays. Weekdays, breakfast begins at 7am with full-service, sit-down dining or guests can take breakfast to go from our First Bake Cafe, including our specially blended, First Bake Blend. The weekends offer our famous Farmers Market Buffet Brunch. Our Lunch & Dinner menu is available daily from 11am. Online ordering is also available.

For more info on Founding Farmers, follow us on Facebook @Founding Farmers Tysons or on Twitter (@FoundingFarmers).