Eat Well At These Fairfax Farm to Table Restaurants

Eating local, seasonal food can make the world of difference to your taste buds. Not only that, but it also promotes the local farms and businesses in your area. Here are some farm-to-table restaurants in and around Fairfax County, Virginia that offer curbside pickup, takeout, or no-contact delivery options to customers.

Gusto Farm to Street

Gusto Farm to Street has a location in Chantilly, Virginia, and it lives up to its name. Here you will find wholesome dishes with ingredients sourced from local farms that practice sustainability. Some menu items include the local farmer’s salad, seasonal pizza, farmer’s wife pizza, and more. You can create your own salad or pizza by selecting from several farm-fresh topping options. Complete your meal with a hand-crafted beverage and a gluten-free chocolate chip cookie for dessert.

Silver Diner

Silver Diner has locations across the United States, with a location in Fair Oaks, Virginia. This classic diner-style restaurant serves local produce to its customers year-round. The restaurant is partnered with 15 farms in the area to supply meat and produce to this Virginia location. Enjoy farm-fresh ingredients when you dine here. Some menu items include classic American dishes such as grilled cheese sandwiches, milkshakes, and customizable burgers. They are also known for the breakfast menu, which includes specialty omelets, avocado toast, buttermilk pancakes, and local flatiron steak and eggs.

Hunter’s Head Tavern

Hunter’s Head Tavern is a farm-to-table eatery in the form of an English-style pub. Here, you can enjoy farm-fresh meat and produce that come from nearby Ayrshire Farm. Some of Hunter’s Head Tavern’s menu items include beer-battered fish & chips, chicken club sandwich, house-made pork bangers and mash, slow-cooked chicken pot pie, mushy peas, and for dessert, sticky toffee pudding or double chocolate cake made using Ayrshire Farm eggs.

Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar

Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar has a few locations across the U.S., including one in Fairfax County, Virginia. This restaurant prides itself on a seasonal menu that is determined based on the produce available from its trusted farmers. Some menu items include their crispy lettuce wraps, cajun fries, cobb salad, all-American burger, Chicken tortilla soup, pot pies, and butter cakes for those with a sweet tooth.

Evening Star Cafe

The Evening Star Cafe sets a wonderful example of how growing one’s own food can contribute to a bountiful harvest. Located in Alexandria, Virginia, this cafe has its very own 1,360 square-foot-garden on the rooftop. Here, the chef and a local gardener can grow the majority of the vegetables used in their menu items.

The next time you want a farm-fresh meal in the Fairfax County area, consider paying a visit to one of these farm-to-table restaurants.

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