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A dessert shop serving churros seeks to open in vacant Old Town storefront

By James Cullum
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A new dessert shop that serves churros has filed paperwork to open in a vacant storefront on King Street in Old Town.

Churrok’s is asking the city to make small modifications to 1022 King Street, the former home of the now-closed Alexandria Cupcake storefront. The application goes before the Board of Architectural Review on Dec. 17.

Churrok’s is asking for permission to make three ventilation openings in the rear of the building, in between Thompson Italian and Om Tibet.

This is the first Churrok’s in the D.C. area, and the business is owned by Veronica Castaneda Banuelos, according to the Churrok’s Instagram page. The business’ Facebook page says that it is “opening soon.”

Banuelos told ALXnow that it is waiting on final approvals from the city.

“We are going to sell some culinary churros as well, not just the regular sweet churros, coffee, hot chocolate and our specialty coffee pot/latte,” Banuelos said via text.

Photo via Google Maps. Image 2 via Churrok’s/Facebook.

About the Author

  • 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 work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's 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.