We’ve covered local and national “best fried chicken” lists and wanted to compile a list based on the various articles we’ve seen in the last year along with popular comments from readers and the opinions of our staff:
Restaurants
Back in May we let you know that Classic Bakery will be opening a new location at 18195 Village Center Dr. in Olney- the bakery’s third overall, adding to Gaithersburg and Tyson’s Corner. It will be taking over the space that was recently home to Cold Stone, which is moving within the shopping center. Classic Bakery tells us they hope to open mid to late quarter 1 (2025) with a tentative target date of March 1st that’s subject to change.
Good Fortune Cafe, which has been serving the area since 1994 (according to its website), closed in August at 237 Kentlands Place. At the time an employee shared that they would be returning later in the year in the space that has been home to Happy Uncle in Germantown’s Clopper’s Mill shopping center (18022 Mateny Rd.) for more than 20 years. Today, it was confirmed by Happy Uncle that Good Fortune would be taking over early next year.
This past summer we shared that two Maryland restaurants (the top two) were included in a list of the “Best Crab Cakes in the U.S.” by Food & Wine magazine. As with any list, there were plenty who agree and plenty with differing opinions, and since we are still receiving comments nearly half a year later– today we look at some of the reader submitted comments about other places.
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Dave’s Hot Chicken, the hot chicken restaurant chain based in California, will be opening first location in Montgomery County at the upcoming White Oak Town Center (12345 Columbia Pike). The chain has set an opening date of Friday, November 15th. Initially reported as Maryland’s second location, but it is the state’s fourth.
Eater DC has released its list of “The 18 Best Coffee Shops Around D.C.” and though there are many great coffee shops in the area, it includes just one coffee shop in Maryland– Montgomery County’s very own Takoma Beverage Company (Takoma Bev Co. 6917 Laurel Ave. Takoma Park, MD).
Yummy Bowl Mongolian Stir-fry and Sushi is now open at 2010 Veirs Mill Rd in Rockville. Our very own Mr. Moco stopped by to support and put together a video showing his experience (available below).
MoCo’s newest “speakeasy”, the Whispering Spirit, is now open at Fallen Oak Distilling– located at Lone Oak in Olney. A video of the experience can be seen below.
We are excited to announce that we have launched a new mobile application, the MoCo Pass, offering residents an innovative way to support local businesses while enjoying significant savings (Download links below).
Starbucks has announced that starting November 7, customers in U.S. and Canada company-owned and operated stores will no longer pay extra for customizing their beverage with non-dairy milk – including soymilk, oatmilk, almondmilk and coconutmilk.
The owners of Lone Oak Farm Brewing Company are thrilled have announced the expansion of Lone Oak’s legacy with the opening of Fallen Oak Distilling on the existing brewery property (5000 Olney Laytonsville Road). This will include a speakeasy that will “transport you to the 1920s.” Photos below.