Haymarket's Best Fries Are Cooked in an Ice Cream Shop and Eaten at a Brewery

At 14650 Washington Street, an ice cream parlor called Cookies & Cream shares its space with a kitchen that makes Nashville hot chicken, Reubens and Italian beef sandwiches. In the 2026 Prince William Times Readers' Choice results, that kitchen, Ghosted Concepts, won Best French Fries. The ice cream parlor it works out of won Best Ice Cream. Trouvaille Brewing Company won Best Local Brewery, and it's next door, where people can sit down with the food.

That makes three awards across two neighboring addresses, all for businesses set up to send customers to each other. Go a few hundred street numbers down Washington Street and you reach more Haymarket food and drink winners. In 2026, much of Haymarket's dining reputation sits on one road, and the winners help each other more than they compete.

The fries contest was a Washington Street final

Manassas NOW published the full results on October 25, 2026. Ghosted Concepts won Best French Fries, and second place went to Red House Tavern at 15001 Washington Street. So both of the top two fries in the voting come from the same Haymarket street.

Here are the Haymarket-labeled food and drink results along Washington Street:

Zandra's and Trouvaille have the same street number. Zandra's opened its Haymarket restaurant on February 13, 2020, in the former PACE West school building. Red House Tavern is at 15001, one number off from Haymarket Town Hall at 15000.

A kitchen with no dining room of its own

The address at 14650 makes sense once you know how Ghosted Concepts works. The Prince William Times profiled Chef Carmen Sabia as its 2026 "Spirit of Prince William" winner. The paper reported that he started Ghosted Concepts in September 2020. Instead of building restaurants from scratch, the company takes over kitchens that exist but aren't fully used and runs them as takeout operations.

The paper describes Cookies & Cream as a space never meant to be a restaurant. Ghosted Concepts adapted its menu and operations to fit it. The ice cream side has history of its own. Cookies & Cream says it was established in 2016 and is now owned and run by the Sabia family, with both businesses at the same location. The shop's website says it has been voted Best Ice Cream in Haymarket/Gainesville eight years in a row.

The Haymarket menu comes from that setup, according to the Times. You get Nashville hot chicken, steak and cheese, Reubens and Italian beef, and the ice cream counter covers dessert. Sabia told the paper the business is still finding its shape:

"We started out as takeout delivery. I don't know where it's going but it's evolving."

The Times also reported that Ghosted Concepts runs a kitchen at Oh! Mart in Manassas, in a grocery food court space that sat empty for five years. The paper called the CraftWorx kitchen in Gainesville its newest location. Each location gets a menu built for its space, so the Haymarket lineup is its own.

Why the brewery next door matters

A kitchen with no dining room needs somewhere for people to eat. The Times reported that customers can order from Ghosted Concepts and eat it next door at Trouvaille. Trouvaille's FAQ backs that up. Guests can bring their own food or have food delivered to the brewery. Trouvaille also runs its own full kitchen with flatbreads, sandwiches, appetizers, hot dogs and pretzels.

That arrangement explains how a block with two neighboring addresses ends up with three awards. A brewery that welcomes outside food makes it easy to pick up a hot chicken sandwich and a scoop of ice cream next door. A kitchen inside an ice cream parlor gets tables it never had to build. The fries are judged at one address and eaten at the next.

The brewery's FAQ says children are welcome when supervised by an adult, and leashed dogs are welcome on the patio. The FAQ also mentions that Trouvaille was voted Most Pet Friendly Restaurant/Dining in Northern Virginia Magazine's 2025 Best of Pet edition. Trouvaille opened to the public on June 30, 2022. Its current lineup runs from crisp lagers to hazy IPAs and barrel-aged specialties.

Planning around the hours

These businesses keep different schedules, so a Washington Street evening goes better if you check the clock first.

• Ghosted Concepts: online orders only, for pickup or delivery, and every order is scheduled ahead. Order on ghostedconcepts.com before you leave home.
• Trouvaille Brewing Company: closed Monday. Open Tuesday through Thursday 4 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday noon to 11 p.m., and Sunday noon to 8 p.m.
• Zandra's Taqueria Haymarket: 11:15 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
• Red House Tavern: weekend brunch 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., weekday lunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Breakfast is served daily at Crossroads Café.

Trouvaille isn't open Mondays, so Tuesday is the earliest weeknight you can take a Ghosted order next door. On Sundays it closes at 8 p.m., earlier than Zandra's.

Red House Tavern holds the other end of the street

Red House Tavern appears five times in this year's results. It won Best Burger and Best Farm-to-Table Eating, and its server Lanchie Lai won Best Waitperson. It placed second for Best Date Restaurant and Best French Fries. Red House Tavern describes its cuisine as inspired by the Appalachian region and the Chesapeake Bay. It opened on March 18, 2022, together with Crossroads Café and the Hilton Garden Inn.

Red House and the 14600 to 14650 block serve different moments. Red House handles the sit-down dinner and the burger. Zandra's covers tacos, and Trouvaille plus its neighbor cover a casual night with a pint, a sandwich and ice cream to finish. The results also list Zandra's Taqueria as the winner of Best Bar and Best Outdoor Seating, and its Chef Kevin Decker placed second for Best Chef.

What's on at Trouvaille through December

Trouvaille's calendar fills most weeks, which makes the brewery the easiest of these spots to plan a night around. Here are its listed events from publish day through December:

1. Thursday Trivia with Andy: Thursdays at 7 p.m., including November 12 and 19.
2. Metal Night: November 13 at 7 p.m., with three metal bands. This one is ticketed.
3. Live music: Jeremy Fox on November 14 and Jonathan Duncan on November 27, both at 6 p.m.
4. Beers & Braids with Sharkey's Cuts for Kids Bristow: November 16 at 6 p.m.
5. Fall Festival: November 21 at noon, with vendors and music. Entry is free.
6. Sundays Are For Football: Sundays at 1 p.m.
7. Dungeon Crawler Carl trivia: December 4.
8. Open Mic: December 9.
9. Beer Club holiday party: December 14, for members. Hoppy Hour, a networking event, follows on December 23.

Ghosted Concepts takes scheduled orders only, so put one in for your planned arrival before a trivia night or the Fall Festival. The Times reported that Sabia currently employs about 30 people and is hiring chefs.

I love when a favorite local spot gets recognized. If you're picturing dinner on Washington Street as part of your weekly routine and want to know which Haymarket homes keep it a short drive away, call or text anytime. Krissy Cruse is happy to help. Schedule a Free Consultation and we'll talk through the neighborhoods near these spots.