In May, we reported that Peter Chang at 20-A Maryland Ave in Rockville Town Square was recently sold and rebranding to Kung Fu Kitchen. The restaurant features a new menu […]
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Taipei Tokyo at 14921 Shady Grove Rd D in the Fallsgrove Village Center in Rockville has announced it will close this month. The restaurant will be replaced by Kung Fu 12 Szechuan, which is expected to open relatively soon after taking over the location.
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OpenTable is a restaurant reservation service and platform that helps diners find restaurants and make reservations. Below you’ll find a list of the most booked restaurants in the area (category is listed as Maryland-DC Suburbs), according to OpenTable’s data:
Ernesta, the home design brand offering custom-sized rugs for both customers and designers, has opened its second showroom in downtown Bethesda’s Bethesda Row.
To celebrate National Fried Chicken Day earlier this summer, popular restaurant review website Yelp released its list of the best friend chicken spots in each state. The list was created by the “Yelp Elite Squad” which is comprised of reviewers who have reached elite status in the website’s tier system. The restaurant chosen for Maryland is BRD.
Gambero Rosso, an Italian food and wine magazine that was founded in 1986, has been publishing its restaurant guide since 1990. The guide, Ristoranti d’Italia, describes the best Italian restaurants across the world. For each place it attributes a rating from 60 to 100 and, only for the best restaurants, a number of forchette (‘forks’) ranging from 1 to 3. Only one Italian restaurant from Maryland has ever earned a forchette (fork)— IL Pizzico in Rockville earned una forchetta/one fork (video of the experience available below).
Here’s a list of restaurants and businesses that have recently opened or are coming soon to Gaithersburg’s Rio. (more…)
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In April we let you know that Copper Canyon Grill is requesting approval for a 1,012 square foot covered dining pier to be located on the RIO Lake (100 Boardwalk Place). “The Barge” is now in its soft launch phase. A video can be seen below.
Maryland Restaurant Week kicks off its fifth year on September 13, 2024. The dining public is invited to enjoy these Maryland Restaurant Week-specific specials from September 13-22, 2024.
Earlier this year we let you know that TOUS les JOURS, a French-Asian bakery will be taking over the space currently occupied by Corner Bakery in Rio. Corner Bakery’s last day of business in Rio was Thursday, February 22nd. Exterior construction has begun and it has included the removal of the clock that was part of the Corner Bakery decor for more than 25 years.
Each month our very own Mr. MoCo releases his favorite dish to eat and in August he went with a breakfast sandwich from the only Maryland restaurant included in the Washington Post’s “10 Best Breakfast Sandwiches in the DC Area” list. While WaPo mentioned the Bistek, Mr. MoCo went with a different sandwich from Lapu Lapu.