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Matchbox brings 120 jobs, pizza to Short Pump

Posted at 9:51 AM, Aug 08, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-08 11:49:04-04

SHORT PUMP, Va. — A Washington, D.C.-based restaurant chain may be ready to ignite the Short Pump food scene later this summer.

Matchbox American Kitchen + Spirits is set to open its first Richmond location around early September at 11720 W. Broad St., said Ty Neal, one of the founders and owners of the company.

The 7,000-square-foot restaurant is taking shape on an outparcel once occupied by Chili’s near the entryway to Short Pump Town Center. That building was razed to make way for Matchbox, which also scoured sites in the Fan, Carytown, downtown and Midlothian before settling on its Short Pump location, Neal said.

Matchbox sells pizzas cooked in wood-burning brick ovens, as well as steak, seafood, sandwiches and salads.

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