DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. — Grab your napkins, Maryland — Zaxbys is almost here, and it’s coming in hot.
The fried chicken favorite with a cult following below the Mason-Dixon line is officially bringing its bold, saucy Southern swagger to the Washington suburbs. Construction is underway on Zaxbys’ first D.C.-area location at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Brooks Drive in District Heights, where the chain is building a 2,064-square-foot restaurant packed with flavor and designed for speed.
We’re talking a dual drive-thru for the lunchtime rush, an open kitchen for fresh-off-the-line orders, and all the crispy Chicken Fingerz, buttery toast, and crinkle fries you can handle. If all goes as planned, Zaxbys will open its doors by late summer — and hungry locals will finally get their fix without crossing state lines…