Chain Leader -- Vapiano, the innovative fresh casual restaurant and lounge opened its fourth location in Washington, DC this February. The new restaurant is located at 623-625 H Street NW in the popular DC neighborhood of Chinatown, steps from the Verizon Center, shopping and exciting nightlife. Vapiano International operates 51 restaurants in 15 countries and expects to open 44 to 55 new locations by the end of 2009. In the U.S. alone the company has closed deals for six stores in Southwest Florida, ten in Dallas, two in San Jose, five in Houston and three stores in Boston, Detroit and Atlanta.