Metro has announced an agreement with Potbelly Sandwich Shop to lease about 2,300 square feet of prime retail space on the ground floor of Metro’s L’Enfant Plaza headquarters, 300 Seventh St. SW. According to Metro, “The opening, expected this fall, will add to the area’s revitalization, by creating a more active street with vibrant storefront restaurants and retail stores.”
Almost two years ago, Chef Jarrad Silver launched his food truck, Silver and Sons BBQ, in the parking lot of Captains Market at 7607 Macarthur Boulevard in Bethesda, Maryland on March 12. Now he plans to open his first brick and mortar location in Westbard Square, Regency Centers’ reboot of the Westwood Shopping Center in Bethesda, according to a BizJournals report.
Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats, the beloved woman-owned DC-based bakery from two-time Cupcake Wars champion, Doron Petersan, will host a Grand Opening Celebration, as well as a ribbon and cake cutting, at its new Flagship Bakery on Saturday, February 24th at 10 AM.
3/2/24 Update: The listing agent has told us the listing is no longer active. We have reached out to Ziggy Deli for additional information.
Longtime Gaithersburg restaurant ‘Ziggy Deli’ has been listed for sale. The business, located at 16764 Oakmont Ave, is currently listed for $195,000 and the reason provided is that the owners have decided to retire.
Corner Bakery at 1 Grand Corner Ave in Gaithersburg’s Rio will be permanently closing this week. Update: Replacement signs on. Corner Bakery pushes back closing date.
DIG will be celebrating its first location in Maryland (4733 Elm St, Bethesda, MD 20814) on Friday, February 23rd with free plates from 11am-8pm.
Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream is now open at 14929 Shady Grove Rd in Rockville’s Fallsgrove Village Center. (more…)
A BizJournals report from earlier this month states that “signs point to an Amazon Fresh reboot” in White Oak. This comes after Amazon Fresh appeared to pull out of a planned 41,000 SF market in White Oak Town Center after it took the place of a planned Trader Joe’s location in 2022. Amazon Fresh also removed signage from a nearly completed Shady Grove Rd. location last year as it paused or cancelled dozens of stores across the country, many of which were also already built.
Taste opened its first Montgomery County location at 7276 Wisconsin Ave in Bethesda back in March 2021. Now, the bakery has signed on to open a second Montgomery County location just a couple miles away at the Bethesda’s new Westbard Square shopping center, according to BizJournals.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Yelp has released its list of “Top 100 Romantic Restaurants for 2024” and one local restaurant has been included- Rockville’s very own Gyuzo BBQ, which is ranked 67th on the nationwide list.
Bar Rescue stars Jon Taffer, a long-time food and beverage industry consultant specializing in nightclubs, bars and pubs. Taffer offers his professional expertise, renovations and equipment to desperately failing bars in an effort to save them from closing. (more…)