Casa Del Barco

Tequila bar and Mexican restaurant Casa del Barco has expanded out to Short Pump Town Center with a second location-which is slated to open just in time for the holidays.

The restaurant, which originally opened on South 12th Street in 2012, is operated by the people behind HOUSEpitality Family, who own The Boathouse at Sunday Park in Midlothian, The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing, The Boathouse at Short Pump, The Boathouse at City Point in Hopewell, and outdoor dining concept, Dinner in The Field.

Casa del Barco at Short Pump Town Center, located at 11800 W Broad St, will serve up a similar menu as the Canal Walk spot of Mexican comfort food such as street corn, tacos, pork belly tostones, empanadas, tamales, and more along with its extensive cocktail menu and over 120 varieties of tequila.

The 8,400 square-foot Casa del Barco in Short Pump has a modern look with inside seating for 185 and additional outside seating for 60. La Galleria, an open-air rooftop tequileria unique to this location, will be open for guests to choose from 200 tequilas and mezcals while they enjoy lunch or dinner.

“With each new restaurant we open we try to bring something new and spectacular from a design and experience standpoint and Casa del Barco at Short Pump Town Center is no exception,” said Paige Healy, Chief Creative Officer of HOUSEpitality Family in a statement. “We are all so proud of the work that has gone into this restaurant.”

Short Pump Town Center’s Casa del Barco will open for dinner at 5 pm starting Dec. 22 and Christmas Eve Dinner reservations are available from 3 pm-8:30 pm. On Monday, Dec. 26, the restaurant will open at 3 pm for happy hour and specials and lunch will launch on New Years Day followed by brunch on Saturdays and Sundays.

The HOUSEpitality Family restaurant group, which is headed up by 30-year veteran Kevin Healy, is also planning a third Casa del Barco location for Chesterfield Towne Center along with a new seafood joint called Shrimp Shack, which will both open sometime in 2018.

Photo Credits: Housepitality Family

HOUSEpitality Family Restaurant Group, which owns the Boathouse restaurants as well as outdoor dining concept Dinner in the Field and Casa Del Barco, will bring two new dining options to Chesterfield Towne Center next year.

Restaurant owner/head of HOUSEpitality group Kevin Healy will open seafood restaurant Shrimp Shack along with the third location of their Mexican restaurant Casa Del Barco, which has a spot downtown and a location slated to open sometime this year in Short Pump.

“Given Chesterfield Towne Center’s support of local business owners, the mall was very interested in opening one of our restaurants at its location and approached us about it,” said Paige Healy, director of concept development for the group in a release. “We were so intrigued that we decided to go all in on the location and open two restaurants.”

Shrimp Shack will feature dishes with tropical ingredients, locally sourced seafood options, and influences from Key West and Hawaii. The concept was inspired by Shrimp Shack seasonal outdoor bar at The Boathouse at Sunday Park in Midlothian.

Recycled shipping containers will be used to form the exterior structure of the restaurant according to the news release and it will have two patio areas.

Casa Del Barco will continue to serve up its Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Each restaurant will have a rooftop bar with a bridge connecting the two for patrons to move between both locations. Shrimp Shack, as well as Casa Del Barco will serve lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.

No word on the exact date for the restaurants, but both are scheduled to open next year.

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