Woodside Deli Closes in Silver Spring After Seven Decades

by MCS Staff

Woodside Deli has been a household name for over 70 years, but this morning we received word that the Silver Spring location has closed. We called the location to ask if the Deli is closed permanently and were told “We are closed and we don’t have any other answers for you.”

The Rockville location told us that they will be happily serving the Montgomery County community and that they did not have any answers regarding the Silver Spring location. A Silver Spring deli and catering business that was established in 1947 was recently listed as being under contract on the business-for-sale website BizBuySell.

We were previously told the Germantown location no longer has any connection to the original deli.

Featured photo courtesy of MontgomeryHillsMd.com

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35 comments

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Dan October 7, 2019 - 2:20 pm

Well that’s it…..Silver Spring no longer exists.

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Jamie W October 7, 2019 - 3:49 pm

There’s still Parkway deli!! My husband and I had breakfast at Woodside frequently when we started dating and lived in Lyttonsville. Always sad when a local treasure closes up shop.

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Josh October 7, 2019 - 3:40 pm

Parkway Deli is still there though!

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Mary Schmitt October 7, 2019 - 6:32 pm

Not. The. Same.

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Teej October 8, 2019 - 2:08 am

That is like saying, “There is always the Tastee Diner!” Yuck

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Bruce October 9, 2019 - 8:01 pm

Always such a happy place staff always smiling and making you feel important. Maybe we just didn’t go there enough.

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John Vreeland October 10, 2019 - 11:06 pm

Tastee Diner is what it is. You could always go around the corner and pay twice as much for dinner.

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Roald October 7, 2019 - 3:59 pm

I am not looking forward to this!

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Gene Meyer October 7, 2019 - 4:46 pm

All that wall memorabilia! All that history! All that pickle bar! Tragic.

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Carol Conway October 7, 2019 - 4:06 pm

This is so sad. That place was always reliable and delicious. Damnit.

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Mary Anne Tom October 7, 2019 - 11:48 pm

Really only been in there once, bec. I don’t live in that area, but my friends from the area loved it!

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JS October 7, 2019 - 4:21 pm

…and NICKS!

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George October 7, 2019 - 4:21 pm

Damn was there last week

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Kevin October 7, 2019 - 4:36 pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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Deli fan October 7, 2019 - 5:00 pm

As much as I loved going there, I think the demise has to be in part to its self-neglect. It always frustrated me to watch it deteriorate in plain view, with nothing appearing to be done to maintain it or improve it.

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Antonia JOHNSON October 8, 2019 - 1:46 pm

Deli fan, spot on. Driving by, in the last few years, I wondered if it had already closed.

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Kate October 7, 2019 - 5:16 pm

This is terrible. Another to add to the list. I still miss Giffords on Georgia Ave!!

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David E.Eisner October 7, 2019 - 6:14 pm

Mediocre food, cranky wait staff, not enough parking, smelly bathrooms ….,everything you cherish in a greasy spoon ?!! Missing it already.

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Diana October 7, 2019 - 6:29 pm

If you want to contact the landlord, here you go- http://www.dmrealtyinc.net/contactus.html
I understand memorabilia is going to the Rockville location. This is heartbreaking. 🙁

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WILLIAM AND MARY ELIZABETH ANDERSON October 7, 2019 - 6:42 pm

WONDERFUL MEMORIES WITH MANY OF OUR FAMILY, ESPECIALLY OUR SON BILL AND HIS DAUGHTERS EMILY AND GRACE. HE HAS GONE TO HIS REWARD AND I GUESS SO HAS WOODSIDE DELI. WILL BE GREATLY MISSED

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E. McCaw October 7, 2019 - 6:48 pm

We had breakfast there after Church yesterday. No signs and not a word from our waitress who I’ve known for quite a few years. It was business as usual. Please let Nick’s Diner stick around awhile longer.

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Christine Santangelo October 11, 2019 - 9:26 pm

Staff was informed of the development at 4 pm Sunday. Thanks Woodside deli.

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John Lewis October 7, 2019 - 6:52 pm

So sad!!!! Add another loss to moco.
Mr Ts and silo inn, pumpernickels, Mongolian grille and Giffords. So many landmark restaurants gone!

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Len Rickman October 7, 2019 - 7:42 pm

We will miss having a restaurant with a broad menu less than two miles from home. Hopefully something similar will replace Woodside.

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James Cavender October 8, 2019 - 6:29 pm

It will either be replaced by Spanish or Asian. American food is harder to find around here now as we have seen.

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Virginia Liberatore October 7, 2019 - 11:48 pm

WE loved going there for Sunday breakfast! So sad to see an ICON close its doors.

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Judye Osborne October 7, 2019 - 11:50 pm

Oh man,,,another ones bites the dust. I wonder what they will do with all the memorabilia on the walls,,my dad gave them at least 10 old pics. =*(

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Jim October 8, 2019 - 12:13 am

Here’s a video review of the Woodside Deli from YouTube’s TidyislandCPA channel. Relive the experience.

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Joe Simpich October 8, 2019 - 7:20 am

I’ve missed this place for years since the original staff and owners left. The menu was reduced considerably, too. The Woodside we all fondly remember has actually been gone for quite a while…

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Janet Howard October 8, 2019 - 9:29 am

Thank you Alex Tsronis for reporting the whole truth about the Deli’s closing. The owner listed the business and sold it before the “abrupt” closing. The owners were even willing to finance the potential new buyer. Not a surprise under those conditions.

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Rick Stewart October 8, 2019 - 12:43 pm

I loved the place but I rarely went because of the traffic and parking hassle. Shame, I’ll miss it!

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Conscientia January 4, 2020 - 8:59 pm

Sorry, but it had lost its way some time ago and I stopped going when they could no longer make an acceptable corned beef sandwich even after my complaints.

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Matthew Wilkins January 21, 2020 - 11:31 pm

Much of the pictures from the walls, and some of the staff has moved to the Rockville Woodside Deli, across the street from the courthouse. Same wonderful service, food & pickle bar. Go support them!

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Chi Paule December 30, 2020 - 2:06 pm

world is changing

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Jim January 9, 2021 - 3:46 am

I worked in the original Woodside Deli from ’73 to ’77, right out of high school. Gus, Harry, Carlos, Betty and Aileen provided my first real work experience. They taught me how to cook, and the place was like a local “Cheers” with its connection to the local community. I went on to a career in foodservice. We used to stay open all night on snow days to feed the snowplow drivers. I will sorely miss the passing of a local landmark.

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