Urbano Mexican Fare will be opening its first Montgomery County location when the restaurant opens inside of The Heights, an upcoming food hall scheduled to open in Chevy Chase later this year. Urbano, a restaurant by Common Plate Hospitality, has current locations in Virginia- Alexandria and Mosaic District in Fairfax. The new food hall will be opening in the space formerly occupied by Anthropologie and PF Chang’s on the 5400 block of Wisconsin Ave (Wisconsin Place).
Common Plate Hospitality opened the restaurant with chef Alam Méndez Florián- an Oaxacan chef from Mexico City. According to Eater DC, “the menu heavily features tacos, including vegetarian and fish varieties. Meat options feature a slow-cooked lamb barbacoa topped with morita chile salsa — similar to a chipotle — and avocado sauce. There are also several moles inspired by Méndez Florián’s mother, seafood ceviches, and even a walk-up window serving piping hot churros. Sparrow says there are plans to also sell tacos to-go”
More on Urbano, per the restaurant’s website: “We strive to provide our guests with a unique dining experience guided by community and a positive staff relationship. At Urbano Mexican Fare, we focus on fresh ingredients, excellent hospitality, and delicious tex-mex inpspired food. We spend hours developing to our dishes to bring only the best for our guests and their families.
Our mission is at the core of our name:
United as a group, Respectful for what we do, Brilliant relationships, Adapting to constant change for improvement, Nurturing ourselves and our staff with knowledge to constantly be the best we can, Outstanding results for all our guests, and our team.“