Sergio Ristorante Italiano Has Closed Permanently After 37 Years
The restaurant closed in mid-March due to Covid restrictions and never reopened, but it’s Facebook page remained active with posts every few days throughout the summer giving longtime customers hope of a return.
Aery is Now Open in the Gaithersburg Lotte Market
The owners of Ichiban, which has been in Gaithersburg since 1985, have opened Aery– a new restaurant in the Gaithersburg Lotte food court (located at Festival in Muddy Branch).
Crumbl Cookies Opening 10/1 in Rockville
Back in July, we let you know that Crumbl Cookies was planning to open in Rockville’s Federal Plaza. We just learned that their grand opening will be on Thursday 10/1 (next week). They will be offering free cookies on their “Free Cookie Day” on Friday, October 2nd.
Starting today (Tuesday, 9/22) popular Downtown Silver Spring restaurant, El Sapo, will reopen its indoor dining room.
The restaurant announced on social media that it’ll offer the full menu along with a few new items and will be adding a 20% service charge to every check for the security and welfare of staff.
Spirit Halloween Now Open in Rio
Back in January Pier 1 Imports announced it’ll be closing hundreds of stores across the country, including both MoCo locations (Rio and Rockville).
Money Muscle BBQ, a new food truck and takeout operation based out of All Set Restaurant and Bar in Silver Spring, is now serving MoCo and Prince George’s County.
The Money Muscle truck is available for carryout and it currently parked outside of All Set on 8630 Fenton Street in Silver Spring and is expected to start making its rounds soon.
Grill Kabob Making Some Progress at Research Row
Back in January we let you know that the fast-casual restaurant would be coming to Research Row (1409 Research Blvd). This week we checked in and saw that some progress has been made with the construction of The new location.
Soulfull Cafe, powered by Dawson’s Market, will have its socially distanced ribbon cutting on Wednesday, September 16th at 11:15am.
Per their press release:
McDonald’s in Aspen Hill is currently undergoing renovations.
It’s changing over to the new modern, “adult” look– a process that many of the area McDonald’s have already gone through.
Hawkers Asian Street Fare Closer in Bethesda
Back in April of 2019 we broke the news of Hawkers Asian Street Fare moving into the old Redwood location in Bethesda Row (7121 Bethesda Lane).
Mannequin Pis in Olney Adds Sandwich Menu, $7 Today
Mannequin Pis, an Olney restaurant that has specialized in Belgian cuisine since 1999, has added a sandwich menu.