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Call Your Mother is Coming to Bethesda

Published June 27, 2020 at 9:48AM

D.C. native bagel shop Call Your Mother is coming to Bethesda. They will be operating out of a repurposed trolley parked on Old Georgetown Road near Suburban Hospital.

The trolly boasts the classic bubble gum pink and bright teal that is featured through Call Your Mother locations. They plan to open within a few weeks once all of the permits are approved, and will be parked in this spot for the foreseeable future, but at some point might be available for events and possibly moving to another location. They will be serving bulk bagels and bagel sandwiches, just like their other locations. As of right now, there is no outdoor seating.

Brookeville Beer Farm Reopens

By MCS Staff

Published June 27, 2020 at 9:37AM

The Brookeville Beer Farm has reopened their dining areas, but with some slight coronavirus-related changes.

Prior to June, the restaurant and brewery offered only curbside pickup due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now that the curve has been flattened, customers are now allowed to dine in person.

El Aguila Coming Soon to the Colesville Center

By MCS Staff

Published June 21, 2020 at 9:58AM

El Aguila is opening a second location in the Colesville Center.

The restaurant currently has a location on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring and offers Salvadoran and Tex-Mex cuisine.

Gumbo Ya Ya has Closed Permanently in Rockville Town Square

By MCS Staff

Published June 19, 2020 at 5:37PM

Gumbo Ya Ya has closed permanently in Rockville Town Square.

The Puerto Rican/Cajun fusion restaurant moved to Rockville from its previous location in Germantown. It opened in November of 2019 and unfortunately wasn’t able to make it through the COVID pandemic after closing its doors in March.

Guapo’s Temporarily Expands in Rio

By MCS Staff

Published June 19, 2020 at 3:03PM

Guapo’s in Rio temporarily takes over some of the recently closed Union Jack’s to offer more patio seating.

Photo courtesy of Andy Green

La Casita Featured on The Cooking Channel

By MCS Staff

Published June 18, 2020 at 8:03AM

La Casita, best known for their pupusas, was featured on a recent episode of Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations on The Cooking Channel. The episode first aired earlier this month and features interviews with employees and customers inside La Casita’s original Silver Spring location.

La Casita has 2 other locations in MoCo: Gaithersburg and Germantown. Outside of MoCo, you can also find them inside Nationals Park and at their second DC location near Union Market.

Bark Social Coming to Pike & Rose

By MCS Staff

Published June 15, 2020 at 10:07AM

Per a press release by Federal Realty, Bark Social, the first “dog bar” in the Mid-Atlantic region, is coming to Pike & Rose! According to the plans for Bark Social, there will be a professionally monitored off-leash dog park in addition to a space with a craft beer and coffee bar. Bark Social will be open year round, as the space will be indoor/outdoor.

Bark Social plans to open in September and will be located at 935 Prose Street, which is adjacent to Rose Park and next to Julii and Jinya.

Jollibee is Coming to Wheaton Mall

By MCS Staff

Published June 14, 2020 at 8:37AM

Jollibee is coming to Wheaton Mall.

Back in March we let you know that Jollibee was making its way to MoCo with its first Maryland location.

Bagel City Appears Closed

By MCS Staff

Published June 13, 2020 at 9:11AM

It appears as though Bagel City in Rockville may have closed. As first reported by ABC7’s Kevin Lewis, the light up sign with the restaurant’s name has been taken down, there is a “For Lease” sign in the window, and the restaurant seems to have been emptied of all tables and equipment.

Bagel City, located in the Pike Center shopping center off of Rockville Pike, had been in operation in that location for almost 40 years.

PR at Partners Salon in Pike & Rose Permanently Closed

By MCS Staff

Published June 12, 2020 at 1:47PM

PR at Partners hair salon announced that their Pike & Rose location is closing permanently. In an email that was sent out to their clients, they stated that they are closing due to the “health and financial crisis” that COVID-19 has created.

They plan to keep their Reston VA and Mazza Gallerie (Friendship Heights) locations open.

Black-Owned, MoCo-Based Businesses

By MCS Staff

Published June 7, 2020 at 2:08PM

Last week, we shared with you a list of Black-owned, MoCo-based restaurants compiled by MoCo resident Sydney Williams. This week, we wanted to share a list of a wider variety of Black-Owned businesses as well. This list consists of businesses that MoCo Show readers suggested to us, plus some businesses that were listed on SupportBlackOwned.com. We realize that this does not cover all Black-owned businesses in our community, so please feel free to comment with any that we might have missed (or if you notice anything that should be corrected).