Southern fast-food favorite Zaxbys is set to debut in Maryland with three locations along the Eastern Shore, starting in Cambridge in late 2025, followed by Easton and West Ocean City/Berlin. Zaxbys menu features its signature fried chicken sandwiches, wings, chicken fingers (“Zaxby’s Zingers”), crinkle-cut fries, and Texas toast.
The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has been the newspaper’s food critic for nearly 25 years. Today he he released his list of “The 40 Best Restaurants in and Around D.C.“. 28 of the restaurants included in his list are in D.C., eight of them are in Virginia, and four of them are in Maryland (all in Montgomery County). We look at the food Maryland restaurants below:
The Urbana Lodge is coming soon to 3335 Worthington Blvd in the Urbana Village Shopping Center, according to a report by The Frederick Pulse. It will be taking over the space previously occupied by Buffalo Wild Wings.
Kapow Buddy ‘Thai Street Bowls’ will be soft launching at 7101 Democracy Blvd in Montgomery Mall (Entrance 4) with a 50% off special that will last from Tuesday, October 15th until Saturday, October 19th.
At the beginning of this year we let you know that Peterson Companies, which owns Rio Lakefront, submitted an application that proposed to add a floating dining pier for Guapo’s restaurant. The Gaithersburg Planning Commission approved the plan in February, but Guapo’s tells us that “the project will not be happening as of right now” and will keep us updated if anything changes.
Pacifica Café, located at 621 Center Point Way in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood, will close permanently on November 28th, according to a sign posted on the restaurant’s door.
Chef Ngee Kitchen Jollof Rice Drive Thru is coming soon to 18523 N. Frederick Ave. in the Gaithersburg S.C. shopping center. (more…)
Coming soon signage is up for Mui, a modern Japanese-inspired restaurant at North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose. The 8,506 square foot restaurant will be located at 967 Rose Avenue, next to West Elm.
Arby’s closed its last Montgomery County location at 11710 Rockville Pike in North Bethesda back in May of 2021. McDonald’s will be its replacement and now a permit valued at $1.15 million has been issued to get things started, according to Maryland Newsletters.
Here’s a list of restaurants and businesses that have recently opened or are coming soon to Gaithersburg’s Rio. (more…)
Starbucks is now open in the Aspen Hill shopping center. The new store has taken over the former home of shuttered women’s clothing store Dress Barn (13677 Connecticut Ave.).