Below a is a list of restaurants that are coming soon to Olney, MD:
Chopt: Chopt is “coming soon” to 18123 Town Center Dr in Olney, according to realtor KLNB. Chopt will be taking over the space that was previously occupied by Moss Chiropractic in the Fair Hill Shopping Center. The made-to-order salad chain has additional Montgomery County locations in Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Potomac, and Rockville. Menu items include salads, bowls, and wraps with ingredients such as falafel, tofu, panko-fried chicken, and shrimp. Construction has not yet begun.
About Chopt: “At Chopt, we are a diverse group of food lovers who are obsessed with salad, who innovate in the kitchen, who love to serve, who operate with a sense of urgency, who smile uncontrollably, who think about food all the time, who take pride in being experts of our craft. We care about the future of fast food and its impact on the local community, the local farmers and food systems and the local workers who make up our team, too.”
Classic Bakery
Classic Bakery will be opening a new location at 18195 Village Center Dr. – the bakery’s third overall, adding to Gaithersburg and Tyson’s Corner. It will be taking over the space that’s currently home to Cold Stone, which will be moving to a new location within the Olney Village Center later this summer. Classic Bakery hopes to open in the fall of 2024.
The family business was introduced over half a century ago by Grandpa Souren, who discovered his passion for baking in 1947 at the age of 17 in Tehran, Iran. He left his job as a machine mechanic to focus on his small bakery. Grandpa Souren’s oldest son, Rubic, began helping at the family business when he was just seven years old. Rubic was doing everything from sweeping the floors to mixing large batches by hand- learning the business from the ground up.
Jiang Court Asian Cuisine
Signage is up for Jiang Court Asian Cuisine at 18200 Georgia Avenue in Olney. The restaurant will be located in the space previously occupied by The Olney Tavern and most recently by Olney Crab House. After first being announced in 2019, Olney Crab House opened in May 2022 and closed in November 2023. It appears that interior construction on Jiang Court has not yet begun.
Mezeh
Mezeh Mediterranean Grill is coming to 18129 Town Center Dr in Olney, next-door to the upcoming Chopt. The restaurant will be taking over the space that we previously occupied by The Olney Winery in the Fair Hill Shopping Center. Mezeh is a fast-casual eatery with a buffet-style of offerings that include rice and salad bowls, wraps and a variety of sauces and toppings that are very similar to national chain Cava. Construction has not yet begun.
Mezeh Mediterranean Grill opened its first store in Annapolils, MD in 2013 and the chain has additional Montgomery County locations in Aspen Hill, Gaithersburg and Germantown.
Olney Ale House Update:
Back in March 2023 we let you know that the 100-year old building that is home to the Olney Ale House was sold to Two Sibs LLC, led by Selim Kantar, for $1.45 million. Olney Ale House, located at 2000 Olney Sandy Spring Rd (Rt. 108 and Doctor Bird Rd.), operated in the space until a kitchen fire caused the restaurant to shut down in 2019.
Back in November we were told that a late spring/early summer 2024 opening was possible, but it appears that has been delayed. Photos taken of the restaurant’s exterior on Sunday, June 16 can be seen below.
Ramen Ya: In September we reported that coming soon signage is up for Ramen Ya at 16822 Georgia Ave. in Olney. We have not heard anything new since.