Philz Coffee, known for brewing “One Cup at a Time,” is opening its first location in Maryland on Wednesday, December 19 in Bethesda Row. Philz Coffee crafts a perfect cup […]
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A few months later we heard from Jorge Portalea’s Washington Metropolitan Business Brokers, who confirmed the new location.
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They’ll be taking over the old O’Leary’s and 555 Lounge location at 555 Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg.
The restaurant is expected to open on WEDNESDAY, December 12th.
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The national chain was started by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz in 1997 and offers specialized bundt cakes in over 175 locations across North America.
This will be their second location in MoCo, joining the Gaithersburg location (12133 Darnestown Rd).
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Joel Rogozinski, a graduate of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, and his fiancée Holly Bagwell opened their first location in an outdoor mall in Purcellville, VA this past August and wanted to take the opposite approach by opening an indoor location late this fall.
Holly saw a craft pop store as a teen in Alabama and wanted to open something similar ever since. This past April they put together a trailer and started attending events, selling their homemade pops as vendors. Just four months later they opened their first shop.
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Anne, the owner, tells us that she has been vegan for over a decade and wanted to share the food she’s passionate for with the county she calls home.
The Good Counsel graduate is the creator of the entire menu and hopes to wow you with dishes such as the Vegball sub (vegballs are made of brown rice and various mushrooms, depending on what they have in for the day), the shredded medley bahn mi, and the no guilt burger (made of lentils, brown rice, and mushrooms). Everything on the menu is 100% plant-based.
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After a GoFundMe campaign wasn’t successful in raising enough funds to cancel the impending closure, the store closed on October 27th.
Now for some better news…
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According to the sign below, a development application has been filed by Mission BBQ. It would include the addition of outdoor seating.
Glen Bernie-based Mission BBQ currently has one other MoCo location, in Rockville. The first restaurant opened on September 11th, 2011 and they’re currently up to nearly 50 restaurants in over 10 states.
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Earlier today, we received a question regarding the “For Lease” signs that are still up in the old Jerry’s location, but Taco Bar explained that they were never removed.
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A few months later we heard from Jorge Portalea’s Washington Metropolitan Business Brokers, who confirmed the new location.
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Though only about a decade old, the Seattle based chain has over 330 locations in the United States and United Kingdom.
Their only current MoCo location is located in Silver Spring at 909 Ellsworth Dr.