Southern-Inspired Brunch Favorite Milk & Honey Eyes Alexandria For Future Opening

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Brunch favorite Milk & Honey continues to grow in the D.C. region and beyond, and it has its sights set on Alexandria.

Thompson Restaurants announced Alexandria will be one of three new locations opening this summer. The restaurant group, which is also behind Alexandria's Hen Quarter, has not disclosed the exact location of the future Alexandria location.

There is already a quick service Milk & Honey location south of Alexandria proper at the Kings Crossing Shopping Center (6305 Richmond Highway Suite C, Alexandria, VA). Milk & Honey's latest full-service location opened in Waldorf, Maryland on Tuesday, and two others are in the works in Hampton and Virginia Beach in the summer.

"We see how much the brand’s Southern cuisine is loved in other cities, so we are on a mission to expand it even further in the DMV and beyond," said Alex Berentzen, chief operating officer of Thompson Restaurants.

Milk & Honey specializes in Southern-inspired cuisine. Menus vary by location, but some of the brunch favorites at the Kings Crossing location are the berries and cream French toast, smothered chicken and biscuits, Chef Sammy's award-winning shrimp and grits and crab hash.

Thompson Restaurants, the parent company of Milk & Honey, dates back to 1992 and has more than 65 restaurant locations. Some of its popular restaurant brands are Makers Union, matchbox, Big Buns Damn Good Burgers, Hen Quarter, Milk & Honey and Wiseguy Pizza.