Went to Epiq food hall yesterday evening with some family that was visiting. This was my first time there but knowing what I know about Woodbridge, I didn't have high hopes. It literally looks like a foodcourt that WANTS to be upscale and "instagramable." But it's neither of those things. It felt like a run down mall foodcourt that was doing everything it could to bring in customers by having grass walls and neon signs to take pictures by. Which is comical because do people really go to restaurants for those things as opposed to good/great food??? They also have a huge tv on the wall but some of the sections of it were scrambled. There isn't much of a variety of food. A BBQ spot, Japanese/Asian, Jamaican, and Mexican. There is also a dessert spot. 3 of my family members including myself had the Jamaican food (I believe it was called Jamaican Breeze). It was decent. But expensive for chicken! Also, we didn't enjoy having to pick bones out of our food. My guess is that they grill and cook the chicken first and then chop it after it's cooked causing the bones to splinter and break off. Regardless of the minor inconvenience the food was good 4/5 As we were waiting for the food I witnessed at the neighboring Mexican restaurant a worker dip a spoon into a container of what looked to be some sort of sauce or salsa and taste it. I assumed he was tasting for flavor or texture. Which is fine as long as it's a single use and clean spoon. Well he proceeded to then dip it back in said mixture and taste again. The same spoon. Disgusting and unsanitary! While we originally went there for the Creole Restaurant we were disappointed to find out that the restaurant had closed. It was also disappointing to see that there were only 5 places to choose from. And really only 4 after witnessing the unsanitary conditions of one of them. This location literally has so much potential but it seems as if it wants to be something it's not. Or perhaps the owners just don't know exactly what they want it to be. I wasn't impressed at all and I won't be returning.
Leggy Lashes
This was a great idea. Shout out to the owner!! The Jamaican restaurant is the best food option.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Goodhouse
Lots of options foods great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
G V.
Decent selection of food choices. Large TV setup and cute aesthetics, stains on sofas though. But cute place to go with kids who have different taste buds. Everyone was quite friendly. Ordered from 5 businesses.
Ken C.
There are multiple booths mixed with different style of foods, included Southern BBQ, Mexican, Jamaican and Middle East. After a spicy ramen and I got a boba tea to cool off. The price is normal comparing to other location in NoVA. The service is fast and depending on the time. They have seat that you can do your IG thing. The cashier was friendly and smile : ) at you.
Alfredo Coimbra
Variety of different restaurants, unique dishes, and fusion entrées. After my first visit there, I feel like going back to try more of the different restaurants there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aarti B.
Skip this food hall - worst food hall I've been to! There's nothing epic about this food hall. It's pretty much a ghost town. There are about dozen vendors - mostly Asian, tacos, and meat hearty BBQ or cheesesteak places. Sadly, NuVegan Cafe closed. Honestly, none of the food looks appetizing and I regret getting a meal here out of desperation. Japomen (3/5) - While I was impressed by the meticulous packing, I was a bit underwhelmed with the Udon Noodles. Note, it's soup with a mound of congealed noodles and veggies. The savory broth was quite salty and after a few bites, I threw in the towel. After a subpar, dissatisfying meal, I headed over to &pizza near I-95 exit and felt pleased with my pizza!
Rude Saartjie
Place is mediocre. They don’t do karaoke on Thursdays anymore but I’m like hey… I’ll still drop in and grab a drink right?? I sit for over 30 min staring at several signs saying the bar is temporarily closed at 7pm? On a Thursday? Although there is a very able bodied young lady standing behind the bar just on her phone. I do NOT recommend this place at all. Just not fun. Seemingly they don’t want people spending money in here. Weird.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Janasia Clinton
People are less likely to come here if you’re not adequately telling them what’s inside. There’s some hidden gems in this food hall that I never knew about & I’ve been in this area for 10 years. Take out food that I wished I had closer access to was hidden only about 10min away from me. If there’s a rule that these restaurants can’t make individual Google Maps pages for ratings, menus, etc then that should be changed. It’s not like the mall food court where people already have a reason to be inside of there to see what it has to offer. The front of the building doesn’t give “appetizing” energy & also doesn’t give a good hint of what’s inside. That’s my only complaint.. it’s that I couldn’t find this place sooner lol. The inside is nice, it even has a comfortable lounge area separate from the tables you can eat at. The food options are awesome. It’s similar to the variety you can get in the city. Everything I got tasted great.
This was our first time here and everyone was happy with the service and the food. First of all, we showed up pretty late on a Sunday so there weren't a lot of people, but the staff at the different restaurants were all still attentive and engaging. Special shout out to Randall and the Jamaican Breeze team for some great Caribbean food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jonathan C.
New update - nobody wants a dj at 3pm on a Saturday. The entire room looks irritated. I've watched 20 people walk in and walk right out in the 75 seconds it took to hate what is happening right now. Why is the bar cash only now? So we're supposed to go waste money on atm fees first? Never. Literally walked in and straight back out. This is the same reason why we stopped coming for MONTHS. Can't even take this place seriously. As much as i like this place, the absolute WORST POSSIBLE THING IT CAN DO IS HAVE LIVE BANDS, A DJ, AND RESERVED SEATING FOR A COUPLE FANS! I HATE showing up here and find out they're shutting down 50% of seating and blocking walkways for random bands that nobody seems to be interested in. Don't get me wrong, they're talented people, but RESERVED SEATING IN A FOOD HALL FOR LOCAL ACTS BUDDIES IS IGNORANT AND A BAD BUSINESS MODEL! Its to the point where i dread someone suggesting the place. It was a great concept but you've really ruined the establishment. This isnt a night club for late 40s people
Daniel C. C.
So taking our dear friend for her birthday celebration and this is a cool place. Imagine the food court survives when the mall shuts down the very busy. Good for families. There's a bar and a lot of different types of foods. Very busy. Tacos , sushi, hotpot, bbq, vegan if I lived in this area I would support this spot really good
Khadija Tyson
I like that it has options for every diet whether vegan, halal, or meat water. They also have pop shops and bands playing sometimes.
Went to Epiq food hall yesterday evening with some family that was visiting. This was my first time there but knowing what I know about Woodbridge, I didn't have high hopes. It literally looks like a foodcourt that WANTS to be upscale and "instagramable." But it's neither of those things. It felt like a run down mall foodcourt that was doing everything it could to bring in customers by having grass walls and neon signs to take pictures by. Which is comical because do people really go to restaurants for those things as opposed to good/great food??? They also have a huge tv on the wall but some of the sections of it were scrambled. There isn't much of a variety of food. A BBQ spot, Japanese/Asian, Jamaican, and Mexican. There is also a dessert spot. 3 of my family members including myself had the Jamaican food (I believe it was called Jamaican Breeze). It was decent. But expensive for chicken! Also, we didn't enjoy having to pick bones out of our food. My guess is that they grill and cook the chicken first and then chop it after it's cooked causing the bones to splinter and break off. Regardless of the minor inconvenience the food was good 4/5 As we were waiting for the food I witnessed at the neighboring Mexican restaurant a worker dip a spoon into a container of what looked to be some sort of sauce or salsa and taste it. I assumed he was tasting for flavor or texture. Which is fine as long as it's a single use and clean spoon. Well he proceeded to then dip it back in said mixture and taste again. The same spoon. Disgusting and unsanitary! While we originally went there for the Creole Restaurant we were disappointed to find out that the restaurant had closed. It was also disappointing to see that there were only 5 places to choose from. And really only 4 after witnessing the unsanitary conditions of one of them. This location literally has so much potential but it seems as if it wants to be something it's not. Or perhaps the owners just don't know exactly what they want it to be. I wasn't impressed at all and I won't be returning.
This was a great idea. Shout out to the owner!! The Jamaican restaurant is the best food option.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lots of options foods great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent selection of food choices. Large TV setup and cute aesthetics, stains on sofas though. But cute place to go with kids who have different taste buds. Everyone was quite friendly. Ordered from 5 businesses.
There are multiple booths mixed with different style of foods, included Southern BBQ, Mexican, Jamaican and Middle East. After a spicy ramen and I got a boba tea to cool off. The price is normal comparing to other location in NoVA. The service is fast and depending on the time. They have seat that you can do your IG thing. The cashier was friendly and smile : ) at you.
Variety of different restaurants, unique dishes, and fusion entrées. After my first visit there, I feel like going back to try more of the different restaurants there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Skip this food hall - worst food hall I've been to! There's nothing epic about this food hall. It's pretty much a ghost town. There are about dozen vendors - mostly Asian, tacos, and meat hearty BBQ or cheesesteak places. Sadly, NuVegan Cafe closed. Honestly, none of the food looks appetizing and I regret getting a meal here out of desperation. Japomen (3/5) - While I was impressed by the meticulous packing, I was a bit underwhelmed with the Udon Noodles. Note, it's soup with a mound of congealed noodles and veggies. The savory broth was quite salty and after a few bites, I threw in the towel. After a subpar, dissatisfying meal, I headed over to &pizza near I-95 exit and felt pleased with my pizza!
Place is mediocre. They don’t do karaoke on Thursdays anymore but I’m like hey… I’ll still drop in and grab a drink right?? I sit for over 30 min staring at several signs saying the bar is temporarily closed at 7pm? On a Thursday? Although there is a very able bodied young lady standing behind the bar just on her phone. I do NOT recommend this place at all. Just not fun. Seemingly they don’t want people spending money in here. Weird.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
People are less likely to come here if you’re not adequately telling them what’s inside. There’s some hidden gems in this food hall that I never knew about & I’ve been in this area for 10 years. Take out food that I wished I had closer access to was hidden only about 10min away from me. If there’s a rule that these restaurants can’t make individual Google Maps pages for ratings, menus, etc then that should be changed. It’s not like the mall food court where people already have a reason to be inside of there to see what it has to offer. The front of the building doesn’t give “appetizing” energy & also doesn’t give a good hint of what’s inside. That’s my only complaint.. it’s that I couldn’t find this place sooner lol. The inside is nice, it even has a comfortable lounge area separate from the tables you can eat at. The food options are awesome. It’s similar to the variety you can get in the city. Everything I got tasted great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Southern Fried Fish
I love this place such an awesome collection of
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This was our first time here and everyone was happy with the service and the food. First of all, we showed up pretty late on a Sunday so there weren't a lot of people, but the staff at the different restaurants were all still attentive and engaging. Special shout out to Randall and the Jamaican Breeze team for some great Caribbean food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
New update - nobody wants a dj at 3pm on a Saturday. The entire room looks irritated. I've watched 20 people walk in and walk right out in the 75 seconds it took to hate what is happening right now. Why is the bar cash only now? So we're supposed to go waste money on atm fees first? Never. Literally walked in and straight back out. This is the same reason why we stopped coming for MONTHS. Can't even take this place seriously. As much as i like this place, the absolute WORST POSSIBLE THING IT CAN DO IS HAVE LIVE BANDS, A DJ, AND RESERVED SEATING FOR A COUPLE FANS! I HATE showing up here and find out they're shutting down 50% of seating and blocking walkways for random bands that nobody seems to be interested in. Don't get me wrong, they're talented people, but RESERVED SEATING IN A FOOD HALL FOR LOCAL ACTS BUDDIES IS IGNORANT AND A BAD BUSINESS MODEL! Its to the point where i dread someone suggesting the place. It was a great concept but you've really ruined the establishment. This isnt a night club for late 40s people
So taking our dear friend for her birthday celebration and this is a cool place. Imagine the food court survives when the mall shuts down the very busy. Good for families. There's a bar and a lot of different types of foods. Very busy. Tacos , sushi, hotpot, bbq, vegan if I lived in this area I would support this spot really good
I like that it has options for every diet whether vegan, halal, or meat water. They also have pop shops and bands playing sometimes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Vegetarian options: Eat at Nu Vegan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5