The Washington Post’s Zoe Glasser recently went out to find the DC area’s “best ice cream”– trying 12 shops in two weeks and rating them by flavor, texture, and scoop size to come up with a total score. Three ice cream shops, one in VA, one in DC, and one in MD (right here in Montgomery County), tied for the highest total score.
Pakos Fresh Mex Taqueria Y Pupuseria is now open at 611 Hungerford Dr in Rockville, in the strip mall located behind Popeyes.
Rockville’s King Farm neighborhood is seeing some revitalization with new tenants signing on to join mainstays like Safeway, Nagoya Sushi, Fontina Grille, and Botanero. Below you’ll see a list of recently opened and coming soon tenants to the shopping center (as of July 2024):
Pollo Campero is now open in the Montgomery Mall food court (7101 Democracy Blvd) in Bethesda, MD. (more…)
El Jefe Wood-Fired Pizza, a locally owned food truck that serves across Montgomery County, has opened a stall inside the Solaire Social Food Hall (8200 Dixon Ave) in Silver Spring. Pizza options include the Jeferoni (pepperoni), Don Queso (cheese), Margherita, and Speedy Gonzalez (white pizza).
As the county began to expand further north, Ichiban restaurant was ahead of the game– opening at what would later become a busy stretch of rt. 355 (637 N Frederick Ave) in Gaithersburg back in 1985. The restaurant survived for more than 35 years before closing in September 2021, but some of its most popular dishes can still be found nearby.
Montgomery County Police have announced the arrest of two men in connection to a shooting that occurred at the Taco Bell Cantina in Downtown Silver Spring on June 23. (more…)
Construction is currently underway for D1 Seafood Buffet at 19961 Century Boulevard in Germantown. The restaurant will be located in the space previously occupied by Sushi Legend Cajun Seafood and Bar, and before that the Greene Turtle. (more…)
Last October we let you know that Kusshi Sushi officially signed on to take over the space that was home to popular sushi restaurant Sushi Damo at 36G Maryland Ave in Rockville Town Square for over 15 years. The restaurant is now open, currently in a “soft opening phase” open from 11am until midnight.
Multiple Maryland restaurants made the latest Eater DC list pointing diners toward the 15 most intriguing or otherwise buzzworthy new restaurants in the D.C. area. In this situation, they’re all in one place– the new Solaire Social food hall at 8200 Dixon Ave in Silver Spring.
