Okey Poke, a restaurant that will specialize in poke bowls, is coming to Gaithersburg.
The restaurant will be taking over the old Subway location that’s on 355 across from Burlington and the old Toys R Us.
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We were just informed of two impending closures at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg.
Forever 21, the “fast fashion” retailer known for its trendy offerings and low pricing, filed for bankruptcy last month. At the time, the Lakeforest location was the only one of the four MoCo locations that was not listed as one of the stores expected to close.
Lil Cakes and Creamery is now open in Gaithersburg Square (488 N Frederick Ave.).
The dessert spot will offer 14 different flavor cupcakes and ice cream that’s made in store.
Patel Brothers is now open in Montgomery Village Plaza (18270 Contour Rd.), taking over the old Trader Joe’s space.
The grocery store chain was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1974 and is currently headquartered in Hanover Park, IL. They currently have 54 locations in 19 states.
Back in May we broke the news of the possibility of MoCo’s first Royal Farms at the Spectrum at Watkins Mill development in Gaithersburg. In July we let you know of the plan including a new Starbucks location joining Royal Farms in the same development.
Ridgeview Middle School in Gaithersburg has added a lactation room for teachers.
As far as we know, it’s the first of its kind in MCPS school.
Mango Mango is now open in Downtown Crown (202 Ellington Blvd).
The Asian dessert spot opened its first restaurant in New York’s Chinatown in 2013. Mango Mango serves traditional Hong Kong style sweet soup dessert, modern fusion sweets, and pastries.
Three years ago UU Hotpot and Kebab Giles for permits to open a restaurant at the Spectrum Town Center in Gaithersburg. For various reasons, that didn’t work out.
A few months back Baltimore-based hotpot restaurant Hot Pot Hero took over the location and has made strides towards having the restaurant ready to open soon (no exact date yet, but I would expect it to open by the end of 2019, barring any unforeseen circumstances).
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ViVi Bubble Tea, a New York Based bubble tea chain, will be opening soon in Montgomery Village Plaza (18236 Countour Rd).
They currently have over 30 locations nationwide, most being in New York. The closest ViVi Bubble Tea location is in Rockville and there was previously a planned location in the Spectrum Town Center in Gaithersburg, but those plans seem to have been cancelled.
Back in May we broke the news of Wawa opening its first Montgomery County location. Back in July we were able to view the Schematic Development Plan submitted for approval for the construction of the new 5,060 square foot Wawa at 405 South Frederick Ave, the old Becraft Antiques location, in Gaithersburg.
Last night at the Gaithersburg City Mayor & Council meeting, Wawa received final council approval. They will still have to get their final site plan approved by the Planning Commission, which is a normal part of the process.
A few months back we broke the news of Selva Brewing Co. taking over the Growlers location in Olde Towne Gaithersburg.
Yesterday we spoke with the folks over at Sardi’s (who founded Selva) and they told us they’re still a couple months away from opening.