Bob Wells

Coach Stop in Middleburg has been around since 1958. The Red Fox Inn has been around for a long, long time -- they certainly deserve to be on the list but someone will have to determine what year they should be credited as opening in. THe Leesburg Restaurant in Leesburg, according to their sign, opened in 1865. A few doors down, the Green Tree has been there at least since 1976 -- they have a Washingtonian Best Restaurants article from that year and Green Tree is the only survivor.

Elevation Burger is definitely provoking some interesting reactions. Some folks really hate it (see this thread on Chowhound: http://www.chowhound.com/midatlantic/board...ges/73929.html), some love it, some think it's ok if you're in the neighborhood, etc. Speaking of the neighborhood, I work for a Falls Church concern that is moving to what is now the big hole in the ground in back of Elevation. Several of my co-workers are already Elevationaholics and no doubt that number will grow when we move next year. I think their burgers are pretty good and the fries are really good -- but I'd like to see a bigger order of fries on the menu. Maybe not as big as Five Guys', but still something more than what they now give you.