In October we let you know that T Pot Hot Pot & Korean BBQ is coming to 9679 Lost Knife Road in the Montgomery Village Crossing shopping center in Gaithersburg.  A permit for $289K worth of improvements was issued to the restaurant earlier this month, so construction is expected to begin soon in the space that was previously home to Golden Star Buffet.

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Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar has announced it will open at 7401 Woodmont Ave. (2 Bethesda Metro Center) in mid-March, expanding its presence in the DMV. The restaurant will feature modern Peruvian cuisine, ceviches, craft cocktails, and a “social dining atmosphere.” (more…)


Nearly 20 years after the last CHI-CHI’S restaurant closed, the beloved Mexican chain is set to make a comeback. In December, it was announced that Michael McDermott, son of CHI-CHI’S founder, had secured the rights to use the CHI-CHI’S name on physical restaurant locations through an agreement with Hormel Foods, which owns the brand’s trademarks.

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Last October, Buy Buy Baby announced that it will be closing all existing stores and transforming into a digital-first brand “focusing all our energy on providing an exceptional online shopping experience.” The last day for its Rockville location (1683 Rockville Pike), which is the first location to ever open, will be Tuesday, February 25th, an employee confirmed this morning.

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Hangry Joe’s at 19290 Montgomery Village Ave in the Montgomery Village Shopping Center has reopened. The restaurant had been closed for the past week with a “closed” sign posted on the front door covering the store’s hours of operation. We spoke to someone at the location who was unablenprovide an explanation for last week’s closure.

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In October we let you know that ZiZa Kabob, which opened its first restaurant at  7351 Assateague Dr. in Jessup, signed on to open its second location in the Twinbrook Quarter development that will feature the upcoming Wegmans in Rockville. Now, the restaurant says it expects to open in late 2025. Signage has gone up on the door of its upcoming location at 1675 Chapman Ave.

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