SNEAK PEEK: Umiyah Alexandria is opening in the old Generous George’s spot on Duke Street this summer

SNEAK PEEK: Umiyah Alexandria is opening in the old Generous George’s spot on Duke Street this summer

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It’s been 16 years since Generous George’s Positive Pizza & Pasta Place closed, and only a few months before it reopens as a Japanese sushi restaurant.

After an extensive interior renovation, Umiya Alexandria is expected to open by August, a contractor working on the project told ALXnow.

“We are doing a lot of interior cosmetic stuff,” said contractor Kevin Huong. “We hope to have it open before August in the summer.”

The new owners are installing sushi bars and new countertops. They have also scheduled a pickup to throw away the large and aged Generous George’s window signs, Huong said.

As previously reported, the new restaurant will have 338 seats with 17 ADA seats, as well as 36 valet parking spaces.

ALXnow has reached out to the restaurant owner for more information.

Generous George’s closed in 2009 after 33 years in business. The spot was more recently known as the “opening soon” home of Yates Pizza Palace, a restaurant that never got off the ground. It was also briefly a food kitchen that closed in 2023.




  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His reportage includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He has also covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.



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