In the article we mentioned that a Frederick location will be opening soon. We spoke with the owner of the Frederick location and found out that he is a MoCo native.
Josh VerStandig was raised in Bethesda and Poolesville. He and his brother, Mac VerStandig, grew up in households that centered around family barbecues and cookouts. Josh tells me grilling and barbecue is in his blood, so when he found out Chaps was franchising it only made sense for them to get involved.
It’s my understanding that everything has not been signed, but it’s very close.
Their current restaurant is located in Rock Creek Village Center in Rockville. Per their website, “It is a great option to share with the family, a place with delicious food. Our extensive menu offers a wide selection of Margaritas ranging from traditional to modern recipes, appealing to all tastes.”
I’m told the plan is to open a location in Gaithersburg and one in Germantown. Corporate told me “We hope to be in Gaithersburg and Germantown one day soon,” but did not confirm the rumor. Management at the Rockville location told me “nothing has been confirmed.”
I spoke with a representative from the Rio Washingtonian Center this morning and was told that their leasing team is “speaking to a handful of restaurants for that space” and that there is nothing to share at this time.
Prior to Cafe Deluxe, the location was home to Hamburger Hamlet. Whether it’s Silver Diner or not, it seems we may find out who is moving in relatively soon.
Join us this Saturday, March 24th, for our 2018 Maryland Day BEER Festival at Downtown Crown!
A marquee celebration and showcase of Maryland’s incredible brewing scene! We’re shutting down Crown Park Avenue in the Downtown Crown shopping center to feature 20 MD breweries, 62 total beers, beers canned and/or brewed for the occasion, food from participating Crown restaurants, live music, and more!
Robert III Lawrence sent us this photo of the construction that has started at the old Macaroni Grill location in Rio. For those that don’t know, Yard House will be […]
He will have 4 LIVE shows this coming weekend at the Pike & Rose iPic (March 23rd and March 24th).
This comes on the heels of Yoyogi, a very popular sushi restaurant in the Kentlands, announcing the opening of a second location in the development (word is the original location will become carry-out only after the new location opens).
The restaurant will be owned by longtime Raku chef, Ken Ballogdajan, and his sister, Aki Ballogdajan. According to the article, the siblings grew up on their parents sushi restaurant Kioko, which had locations in Cleveland Park and Frederick.
Retail real estate developers, EDENS, purchased the shopping center in 2016 and has gotten the wheels turning on some pretty big changes.
Here are a few of the restaurants coming to Cabin John Village later this year, according to an EDENS press release from a couple months back:
It’s the type of move you don’t really see much, but they’ll be opening a second location about a hundred yards from their current location (across the street in a location behind the stone chairs on the lawn, as seen in the video below).
I’m told the original location won’t be closing and that we should expect the second location to open in the “next few months.”
Here’s more info from the official press release:
About Commonwealth Indian:
Commonwealth Indian, opening in the former space of La Madeleine on Old Georgetown Road, will feature Indian specialties, including Khansama ke Tari Wala Murgh—a curry chicken and Angrezi–butter chicken It will have a full bar with Indian beers and wines, and specialty Indian cocktails. A champagne brunch will be served on both Saturday and Sunday.“We selected Pike & Rose for Commonwealth because the neighborhood that has a high volume of weekday and weekend foot traffic and is filled with families and professionals,” shared the Ownership team.