Updated to include the establishment opening in the space later this year.

In what seems to be unfortunate timing for an ice cream shop, Cold Stone Creamery will be closing its Olney location from June 1st until the fall of 2024 as it moved to a new location within the shopping center. We have since learned that Classic Bakery will be moving into the space that Cold Stone is vacating.


In January 2023, we reported that Nori Japan, one of the last remaining tenants at Lakeforest Mall, had announced that it would be opening a new location across from the former mall at 9615 Lost Knife Rd in the Montgomery Village Crossing shopping center.  The restaurant will be named Tokyo Hibachi and will be located in the space that was previously occupied by Wok Express. (more…)


The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has been the newspaper’s food critic for nearly 25 years. In his latest dining guide, highlighting the ‘26 Best New Restaurants in the DC Area‘, […]


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