Drink Law Brings To-Go Cocktails to a Leesburg Mall | Eater DC

"Aiming to bring a small taste of Bourbon Street or Las Vegas to the sleepy Northern Virginia suburb, I found The Village at Leesburg — home to eateries like BurgerFi, Firebirds, and Plaza Azteca — is now letting visitors carry alcoholic drinks and shopping bags as they walk the center. Owned by Rappaport Management Company, the shopping center is the first Loudoun County outlet to tap a new Virginia ABC program that lets customers purchase a glass of wine, beer, or cocktails from participating restaurants to carry through designated areas, provided the drinks are in the disposable “Drink in the Good Life” cups and no outside alcohol is brought in. On-site restaurants allowed to sell to-go drinks include 5 Tara, BurgerFi, Eggspectation, Firebirds, Plaza Azteca, The Conche, Travinia, and the soon-to-open Vino Bistro and ChefScape; the center hosts over 60 stores, restaurants, and entertainment venues, though it’s unclear whether red wine will be discouraged at shops like White & Ivory jewelers. The change follows a state law permitting “lifestyle” shopping developments (at least 25 acres and 100,000 square feet) to let patrons stroll the site with alcohol." - Tierney Plumb