Neighborhood Restaurant Group | 1,477 followers on LinkedIn. The Neighborhood Restaurant Group was founded in 1997. What began modestly as the Evening Star Cafe, a rollicking corner restaurant in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood, has now grown to include 16 restaurants, a wine shop, a bakery, a butcher shop, a full service catering business, and Arcadia, a non-profit sustainable farming and food initiative. Combined, the group employs nearly 700 people and participates in a number of charitable benefits.