WASHINGTON 鈥斅燭he Washington Redskins Burgundy and Gold Restaurant is among the latest additions the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will bring to Dulles and Reagan National as part of its four-year plan to step up local restaurant flavor at the two airports.
If you want to satisfy your Chick-fil-A craving before your flight, you can do that too.
The new Redskins-themed restaurant will be accompanied by a stand-alone exhibit featuring the history of the NFL team since moving to the nation鈥檚 capital nearly eight decades ago.
鈥淭he Redskins have been a part of the Washington, D.C., region since 1937, and having a presence at Dulles International Airport 鈥斅燼 premiere gateway to the Capital Region 鈥斅爄s a natural fit,鈥� said Terry Bateman, Redskins executive vice president.
Both airports have added outposts of local restaurants as part of the retail redevelopment 鈥斅爊ot only to make airport food better, but to make Washington鈥檚 airports more D.C.-centric.
鈥淎s soon as people step off their planes, we want to create an immediate image of the nation鈥檚 capital by providing a look and feel of this unique area,鈥� said Chryssa Westerlund, MWAA鈥檚 marketing vice president.
Others in this latest round of airport additions include the first airport Chick-fil-A at Reagan National, as well as Pei Wei, an Asian-fusion restaurant, and a second Wolfgang Puck restaurant, both at Dulles.
Over the last two and a half years, the two airports have added more than 120 new restaurants and retailers 鈥斅爉any of them local, including &pizza, District Chophouse, Chef Geoff鈥檚, Ben鈥檚 Chili Bowl, Mike Isabella鈥檚 Kapnos Taverna and Cava Mezze Grill.
WMAA expects to wrap up its four-year concessions overhaul by next summer.
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