"With five fast-casual outposts in D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and California, the first full-service outpost is set to open on Friday, February 7 in Loudoun County (Sterling). The Chinese-Korean counter originally opened on Barracks Row in 2017 and marks the first of several successful restaurants (Anju, I Egg You) from newly-named James Beard Award semifinalists Scott Drewno and Danny Lee. Despite its longevity, many customers still mispronounce "CHI-ko" as "CHEE-ko," so the brand is now called CHĪKO to reinforce the long "i" vowel; the chain-wide rebrand appears online and across the newest facade." - Tierney Plumb