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Green Bamboo Asian Bistro Available For Sale in Rockville

Published August 21, 2023 at 9:13AM | Updated August 21, 2023 at 9:55AM

Green Bamboo Asian Bistro, located at 5751 Fishers Ln in Rockville since 2010, is available for sale according to a business listing on BizBuySell. The restaurant is described on its Google listing as a “relaxed, family-run restaurant with contemporary decor offering Japanese, Chinese & Thai cuisine” and is available to purchase for $320K. Green Bamboo is also popular amongst many for its weekend special that offers sushi at 50% off. The reason provided for the sale is the impending retirement of its owners.

Per the listing, “Great location and reasonable rent. Turnkey operation. This cozy authentic Sushi restaurant is local favorite. It has 4.4 star online reviews. Beautiful set up & high income area. Owner built & operated since 2010. Great opportunity, due to retiring owners need to sell this successful business. This restaurant positioned right to do much better when offices are back to normal. Pre-pandemic sales volume was over $1.4 million. Most employees would stay if new owner desires. Seller will help with training for 2 weeks.” The restaurant has a 4.3/5 rating on Google with over 560 reviews and a 4/5 star Yelp rating with over 350 reviews.

Two Sandwiches Available in MoCo Make it Onto Eater DC’s “17 Sandwiches to Try Around D.C. Right Now” List

By MCS Staff

Published August 20, 2023 at 8:53PM

Eater DC recently released a list of “17 Sandwiches to Try Around D.C. Right Now” and two sandwiches available in Montgomery County have made the list. While there are classic Montgomery County sandwich spots/delis like Twinbrook Deli in Rockville and Filippo’s (formerly Marchone’s) in Wheaton, and newer places that are highly regarded for their sandwiches like Full On Craft in the Norbeck area (technically Rockville) near Olney, and Gemelli’s in Gaithersburg, among others, Eater DC tends to stick to places much closer to D.C.

The first MoCo sandwich listed is the “Chip-wich”, available at The Girl and The Vine in Takoma Park (7071 Carroll Ave). Per Eater DC, “Takoma Park’s adorable cafe and wine shop counts the “Chip-wich” hoagie as one of its most popular orders since day one. The sandwich hides house kettle chips inside for a surprise crunch in every bite, joined by smoked turkey, smashed avocado, pepper jack cheese, bacon, sprouts, and dijonnaise.” The Girl & The Vine, a neighborhood wine, food market and bar located in the heart of the Takoma Park community opened in March 2019. The neighborhood market features a wide selection of food and beverages including wine, beers, cocktails, coffees and teas, as well as sandwiches, salads, bread, meats and cheeses, and more.

One MoCo Sushi Restaurant Included in Eater DC’s ‘Where to Find Standout Sushi Around D.C.’ List

By MCS Staff

Published August 20, 2023 at 8:28PM

While there are many wonderful restaurants in Montgomery County that offer high quality and tasty sushi, Eater DC put together a list of restaurant the website considers to have standout sushi in the D.C. area and has included just one Montgomery County restaurant on its list. Hinata, located at 4947 St. Elmo Ave in Bethesda, is a Japanese grocery store that was opened in the mid 90s by Owner Waka Sakita who once worked at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji wholesale seafood market. The carryout sushi is a longtime favorite for many local residents, but somewhat of a hidden gem for those who don’t frequent the Downtown Bethesda area.

Eater DC describes Hinata as a “cozy, family-run carryout in Bethesda” that’s “a local favorite for made-to-order rolls and fresh sashimi at an affordable price point. Call ahead or shop for grocery items from Japan while waiting for takeout orders.” With groceries like Japanese candy, tea, dried mushrooms, soy sauce, vinegar, packaged ramen, and more available inside, the sushi counter offers fresh and reasonably priced sashimi, nigiri and rolls. Hinata has a 4.7/5 Google rating with 163 reviews and a 4.5/5 Yelp rating with 161 reviews. Featured photo courtesy of Google Maps.

MoCo’s Only Moe’s Southwest Grill Available For Sale

By MCS Staff

Published August 20, 2023 at 7:59PM | Updated August 21, 2023 at 1:40PM

Updated to include a statement from part of the current ownership group

Moe’s Southwest Grill made its triumphant return to MoCo when the fast-casual Mexican restaurant opened in the Wheaton Mall food court in late 2019. In early 2022, a new Moe’s location opened in the recently renovated Montgomery Village Center, around the same time the Wheaton Mall store closed. The Montgomery Village store, now the only Moe’s Southwest Grill location in Montgomery County, is available for sale according to a business listing.

Whelan’s Potomac to Host Grand Opening Event on August 26

By MCS Staff

Published August 20, 2023 at 2:09PM | Updated August 20, 2023 at 10:00PM

Whelan’s Potomac, a family owned and operated Beer & Wine store, recently opened at 9812 Falls Road in Potomac Village. “With our onsite bar with 12 fresh beers on tap as well as curated wines by the glass, we can’t wait to share our space with you.” The beer and wine wrote on its social media. “Whether you’re calling in for a pint or grabbing a few 6-packs and bottles of wine to-go, we aim to offer some of the best selections available in the Village”. The beer and wine is hosting a Grand Opening celebration starting at 3pm on Saturday, August 26th.

Whelan’s is owned and operated by Greg Whelan, who brought McGinty’s Public House to 911 Ellsworth Drive in Downtown Silver Spring, and his wife Emma Whalen, who was co-owner of the recently closed Astro Lab Brewing in Silver Spring.

Luna Hall, a Food Hall, is Coming to Rockville’s Pike Center

By MCS Staff

Published August 20, 2023 at 11:50AM

Luna Hall has signed on to move into one of the vacant spaces in the Pike Center (the shopping center that’s the longtime home of TGI Friday’s and the recently opened Golfdom), according to Kimco. The location is listed as taking is the former CiCi’s Pizza spot. The food hall recently opened its first location in DC’s Chinatown (625 H St NW).

Offerings at the Chinatown location include Kung Fu Tea, TKK Fried Chicken, Dumpling District, Pollo Aria, and Luna Bar. There is no word on possible stalls at the Rockville location and Luna has told us things are in the works and that they’ll provide us with updates once they are available. The featured photo shows the Chinatown location.

Mimi’s Handmade Ice Cream Moves Closer Toward Opening in Rockville

By MCS Staff

Published August 20, 2023 at 7:36AM

Back in May we let you know that Mimi’s Handmade ice cream is coming to Rockville’s Federal Plaza. It will be taking over the location that was recently home to Yogi Castle (12274 Rockville Pike Suite E). Yogi Castle closed permanently this spring and Mimi’s Handmade took possession of the space in May. Permanent signage is up and some renovations have taken place (photo below), but it remains to be seen on if the ice cream shop will open by the original goal of end of summer.

It appears that the Mimi’s Handmade location in The Heights food hall, which is stated to open later this month in Chevy Chase, will be the first Montgomery County location for the ice cream shop that opened its first location in Arlington in the summer of 2021.

Pizza Hut To Open Soon in Four Corners

By MCS Staff

Published August 19, 2023 at 2:32PM

It has been over two years since Pizza Hut signed on to take a portion of the former GameStop in the Four Corners area in Silver Spring. The store has recently made plenty of progress and now appears to be very close to opening (photo below). An exact date is not yet available.

The new Pizza Hut location is a smaller version than traditional Pizza Hut locations of the past– focusing solely on carry out and delivery orders, but still brings the charm of the 80s with the retro lamps hanging inside the carry-out/delivery spot (photo below). In September 2021, David Gibbs (CEO of Pizza Hut parent company Yum Brands), told investors, “We closed a lot of the dine-in stores that didn’t belong on the portfolio over the last 18 months in the United States,” according to a transcript on the financial services site Sentieo. “But for the most part, the stores we have in the portfolio now are good, long-term stores.” The new Germantown Pizza Hut location and the new Rockville location both follow the same model. Source of the Spring recently reported on the impending opening of Pizza Hut.

Wendy’s is Temporarily Closed on Rockville Pike

By MCS Staff

Published August 19, 2023 at 2:15PM

Wendy’s has temporarily closed its location at 808 Rockville Pike for renovations. The almost castle-shaped fast-food restaurant is already in the process of getting a complete makeover (photos below$”) similar to the recently remodeled Gaithersburg and Derwood locations.

An exact date for the reopening is not yet available, but look for giveaways that include items like “Free Wendy’s for a year” to be included during the Grand Reopening celebration. We will have details on the date and the celebration as soon as they are available. Willoughby Construction and Consulting is performing the renovation work for Wendy’s.

Burger King To Open Soon in Cloverly

By MCS Staff

Published August 19, 2023 at 2:08PM

Last summer we let you know that Potomac Foods Group leased part of the parking lot from the property owner, Safeway, at 15411 New Hampshire Ave to build a new Burger King restaurant (with drive-thru). Demolition of the previous bank building occurred in early 2022 and construction has been ongoing ever since. After a few delays, it appears the restaurant is ready to go and will be opening very soon (photos below). An exact date is not yet available.

The process for Burger King coming to the shopping center included Safeway applying for a reduction in the number of parking spaces required for the Safeway store. A parking waiver is needed because removing the parking spaces necessary to build the new Burger King will reduce the number of parking spaces for Safeway below the minimum required by the Zoning Ordinance. Safeway filed the amendment requesting to remove the parking easement on the Burger King site and was eventually approved after the initial application was filed a couple years back.

Flo’s Taiwan Cuisine Takes Over Hearty’s Chinese Restaurant Location

By MCS Staff

Published August 19, 2023 at 2:00PM

Flo’s Taiwan Cuisine took over the space that was previously home to Hearty’s Chinese restaurant at 227 Muddy Branch Rd. in the Festival at Muddy Branch shopping center (Gaithersburg). We were told signage officially changed over in May, but the restaurant has kept “Hearty’s” in the name on some delivery apps.

According to information shared by @Pike.and.Rozay, the chef and owner remain, but are now offering Taiwanese cuisine as a fixture on the menu. Previously, the Taiwanese cuisine was considered a “secret menu item.” It was also shared that the restaurant is under new management. The restaurant offers a variety of cuisine that can be seen here.