With signage up since last winter in the windows of the upcoming Tatte at 12232 Rockville Pike in Towne Plaza (the shopping center next to the Original Pancake House on Rockville Pike), many have asked when the second Maryland location will open. A representative from the Bethesda location has told us to expect a late December or January opening.
Sheetz has requested final site plan approval for a 4,959 square foot Sheetz retail building and accessory automobile filling station. This would be the company’s smallest location in order for it to fit within the Walnut Hill Shopping Center (16529 South Frederick Avenue) in Gaithersburg.
Spirit Halloween has opened its second Montgomery County location at 13822 Georgia Avenue in the space that was previously home to Tuesday Morning, according to the Spirit Halloween website.
Spirit Halloween opened its first Montgomery county location at 30 Grand Corner Ave. in Gaithersburg’s Rio Lakefront in August this year. Its second of three total planned locations, in Rockville, has been postponed until October according to the Spirit Halloween website.
Just Chicken, which opened its only Maryland location as one of the founding concepts at Solaire Social (located on the ground floor of the Solaire 8200 apartments at 8200 Dixon Ave in Silver Spring), has closed after approximately four months according to a Source of the Spring report.
Chido’s Tex-Mex Grill, located in the space that was recently home to The Eleanor at 931 Ellsworth Dr. in Downtown Silver Spring, is currently holding its soft opening.
The Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council approved on Thursday evening the plan for the redevelopment of the site that was the longtime home of Lakeforest Mall. Jud Ashman wrote on Friday that “Last night was a pretty historic one for the City of Gaithersburg. We voted to approve a redevelopment plan for the Lakeforest property.”
Earlier this year we let you know that First Watch signed on to open a new location in the upcoming White Oak Town Center development (12255 Prosperity Dr.). It will be taking over a corner space with a large outdoor patio, across from the future grocery store anchor that remains to be determined (but appears to be Amazon Fresh again). According to Google, the opening date will be October 14th.
The New York Times has released its list of “America’s 50 Best Restaurants.” According to the newspaper, “Over the last 12 months, reporters and editors traveled to nearly every state scouting restaurants for our annual list.” While two DC restaurants (Moon Rabbit and Pascual) and one VA restaurant (Joon in Vienna) made the list, just one Maryland restaurant was included.
The B12 Store at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda has announced it is rebranding to Vydration on October 1. Vydration, a combination of the words vitamin and hydration, is a Maryland based health and wellness company that is “dedicated to helping patients look great and feel their best.” (more…)
Kolkata Chai started with a simple idea: “How do we extend the authenticity, respect and tradition behind a cup of masala chai to NYC?” The company started as a café in New York’s East Village in 2019, secured $1 million in funding in 2022 and recently added popular comedian/actor Hasan Minhaj as a business partner after receiving an investment that made him the second largest stakeholder in the company. Kolkata is now available in the DC Metro Area through fast-casual Indian restaurant RASA.