Remembering Sir Walter Raleigh Inn
Sir Walter Raleigh Inn is fondly remembered for being a not-so-expensive steak house with a great salad bar that was included with your meal. Suitable for a homecoming dinner or birthday celebration, the Montgomery Village location (now the site of CVS), closed back in 2005. What many people might not know, is that Sir Walter Raleigh had multiple locations throughout the DC Metro area.
According to signage on the windows, BB.Q Chicken will be coming to 2235 Bel Pre Rd in Silver Spring. They will be replacing Fu Lin Restaurant, which closed only three days ago on February 21st. BB.Q Chicken, a global chain of restaurants offering Korean fried chicken and more, has another Montgomery County location at 9712 Traville Gateway Dr in Rockville.
The “BB.Q” stands for “Best of the Best Quality”. The restaurant’s menu offers a wide variety of starters, including waffle fries with nacho cheese, kimchi chicken sliders, and many different flavors of their olive chicken strips. Entrees include half/whole chicken, boneless chicken, garlic chicken, and many different flavors of wings. They also have sandwiches, soups, salads, and plenty of homemade sides.
New Virtual Food Hall From Boca Botanas
Boca Botanas, located at 239 Muddy Branch Rd in Gaithersburg, is opening up three new virtual restaurant concepts. The menus will be available via online ordering apps the first week of March.
Tastee Diner in Bethesda and Silver Spring Have Reopened
Tastee Diner has reopened both of its Montgomery County locations. The restaurants, located at 7731 Woodmont Ave in Bethesda and 8601 Cameron St in Silver Spring, were temporarily closed back on December 15th when the latest indoor dining ban went into effect. Their first day back open was on February 14th. Both locations are currently open 6AM-10PM.
FeBREWary in MoCo
Here’s a list of some of the beers released this month by Montgomery County breweries.
Main Street Pearl Bubble Tea Hoping For March Opening
Back in December it was announced that Main Street Pearl would be taking over the former location of Great Shoals at 7050 Carroll Ave in Takoma Park.
Jollibee in Wheaton Announces Opening Details
Westfield Wheaton announced this morning that MoCo’s first Jollibee will be opening in two weeks. The Jollibee is located at 2800B University Blvd W., the former site of Baja Fresh.
The grand opening for Mezeh Mediterranean Grill at 19810 Century Blvd in Germantown will be on Wednesday, February 24th. Below you’ll find some of the opening day promotions:
Mezeh Mediterranean Grill is a fast-casual eatery with a buffet-style of offerings that include rice and salad bowls, wraps and a variety of sauces and toppings.
Update 5/25: Chef Sammy Davis of Milk & Honey and Milk & Cheese let us know that they are hoping to have a soft opening from 2pm-6pm this Saturday
New Cheesesteak & Milkshake Restaurant Coming to Olney
Pacci’s Trattoria & Pasticceria Opens DaVinci’s Wings & Pizza
Pacci’s Trattoria & Pasticceria (6 Post Office Rd, Silver Spring), known for their handmade pasta dishes and Neapolitan pizza, is the latest local restaurant to offer a virtual only menu.
Starbucks Begins Construction on New Gaithersburg Location
Construction has began on the new Starbucks location at The Spectrum in Gaithersburg. The Spectrum development is located at the intersection of Watkins Mill Rd. and 355 and will also be home to Montgomery County’s first Royal Farms later this year.