You can now order Barstool Bites locally through DoorDash and UberEats. The new “restaurant” is a “ghost kitchen” being prepared out of Buca di Beppo at 112 Kentlands Blvd in Gaithersburg.

According to Barstool, “Barstool Sports is the country’s most influential sports-centric network, reaching millions of followers on a daily basis. Barstool Bites’ menu has been crafted from the tastebuds of Barstool Sports’ best content creators!”


Back in January we told you that Planta, an upscale plant-based restaurant featuring a menu by Chef David Lee, will be coming to 4910 Elm St at Bethesda Row, in the location formerly occupied by Cafe Deluxe (Cafe Deluxe closed permanently back in March of last year).

In July Planta let us now that they were aiming for a fall opening after originally hoping to open in the summer.


Sydney’s Burger located inside of Wheaton Mall has announced it will be holding its grand opening on October 29. The menu features hamburgers, turkey burgers, salmon burgers, wings, breakfast items, and quesadillas.

A representative from the restaurant said the delay in opening has been due to the long wait for equipment to arrive. The location is currently hiring for all positions. Take a look at their menu and the interior of the restaurant below.


According to recent renderings and plans submitted to the City of Gaithersburg, a new Chick-Fil-A restaurant is planned for 700 N. Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg, MD at Progress Labs. Progress Labs is a 44-acre property that directly fronts I-270 at the Montgomery Village Avenue exit. and is located next door to the recently constructed 300,000 square foot FedEx Ground facility, just south of the new Watkins Mill Interchange.

Renderings of the restaurant can be seen below:


The wait is over, as the much anticipated opening of La Gula Mexicana is here. The restaurant is currently holding a soft opening, as they train new staff and work out a few kinks prior to fully opening.

La Gula Mexicana is owned and operated by the same people who have brought you Taco Bar El Guero (located in Gaithersburg near Rio) and Ixtapalapa on 355 in Gaithersburg.


South Block, a smoothie and juice bar best known for their acai bowls, shared that they are opening a new location in Pike & Rose.  Per their Instagram announcement, they are hoping to open by summer 2022.  They will be taking over the space currently occupied by the Residences At Pike & Rose leasing office, right next to the newly opened Call Your Mother Deli.  (The leasing office will move to the spot formerly occupied by Nava Health.) 

Along with their acai bowls, South Block offers other fruit and vegetable-based bowls, a range of smoothies, and cold pressed juices. They currently have eleven locations throughout DC and Virginia– their Pike & Rose spot will be their first location in Maryland. In addition to their brick and mortar locations, South Block has an online storefront where they sell pre-blended smoothie bowl kits that they deliver throughout the continental United States.


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