When Fair Oaks Mall was built in 1980 ... The mall is also adding more sit-down restaurants, including the Italian eatery Brio. “Years ago, people never came to the mall to eat,” Taubman ...

The second-largest mall in Virginia, Fair Oaks sits at the interchange of I-66 and U.S. 50. The 37-year-old, 1.6M SF mall underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation in 2014.