Geno’s Steaks is celebrating its first Maryland location with a very Philly-style promotion: free cheesesteaks for a year.
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Guacado Mexican Grill has signed on to open its third Maryland location and its first Montgomery County restaurant at 1060 Rockville Pike in Rockville. The new fast-casual spot will open in the Edmonston Center, next to Pike Kitchen, taking over part of the space that was previously home to LensCrafters.
The former Amazon Fresh grocery store in Friendship Heights removed its permanent exterior signage from the building on Monday, following Amazon’s nationwide shutdown of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go grocery stores earlier this month.
Several notable changes and updates have unfolded across Olney and immediately surrounding areas in recent months, ranging from long-awaited reopenings to new restaurants preparing to move in.
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The Family Room, the neighborhood retail shop located at 6820 Olney Laytonsville Rd., is celebrating eight years in business this month and marking the milestone with an ice cream-themed thank you to the community.
Potbelly Sandwich Shop at 199 East Montgomery Avenue in Rockville has temporarily closed. (more…)
The Montgomery County Liquor Store located at 866 Muddy Branch Rd in Gaithersburg’s Muddy Branch Square has closed for an expected four months as renovations begin to convert the location into an Oak Barrel & Vine.
Wild Bean Coffee has officially opened its doors at 1532 Rockville Pike, moving into the space previously occupied by UBREAKIFIX and located across the pike from Staples (preview video below).
DMV-based Medium Rare owner Mark Bucher recently shared a video showing how his restaurant serves the “Best French Toast in America,” a title previously bestowed by Esquire Magazine.
Monkey’s Matcha officially opened its doors on Sunday, Feb. 15, and the response was immediate. A line stretched out the door of Lil Cakes & Creamery in Gaithersburg Square for much of afternoon, with some customers waiting close to two hours to get their hands on the new specialty matcha drinks.