The national chain was started by Dena Tripp and Debbie Shwetz in 1997 and offers specialized bundt cakes in over 175 locations across North America.
This will be their second location in MoCo, joining the Gaithersburg location (12133 Darnestown Rd).
Joel Rogozinski, a graduate of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, and his fiancée Holly Bagwell opened their first location in an outdoor mall in Purcellville, VA this past August and wanted to take the opposite approach by opening an indoor location late this fall.
Holly saw a craft pop store as a teen in Alabama and wanted to open something similar ever since. This past April they put together a trailer and started attending events, selling their homemade pops as vendors. Just four months later they opened their first shop.
Anne, the owner, tells us that she has been vegan for over a decade and wanted to share the food she’s passionate for with the county she calls home.
The Good Counsel graduate is the creator of the entire menu and hopes to wow you with dishes such as the Vegball sub (vegballs are made of brown rice and various mushrooms, depending on what they have in for the day), the shredded medley bahn mi, and the no guilt burger (made of lentils, brown rice, and mushrooms). Everything on the menu is 100% plant-based.
According to the sign below, a development application has been filed by Mission BBQ. It would include the addition of outdoor seating.
Glen Bernie-based Mission BBQ currently has one other MoCo location, in Rockville. The first restaurant opened on September 11th, 2011 and they’re currently up to nearly 50 restaurants in over 10 states.
Earlier today, we received a question regarding the “For Lease” signs that are still up in the old Jerry’s location, but Taco Bar explained that they were never removed.
A few months later we heard from Jorge Portalea’s Washington Metropolitan Business Brokers, who confirmed the new location.
Though only about a decade old, the Seattle based chain has over 330 locations in the United States and United Kingdom.
Their only current MoCo location is located in Silver Spring at 909 Ellsworth Dr.
The 6,300-square-foot restaurant will offer Mexican inspired cuisine with craveable twists on the classics. This will be Nada’s fifth location and first east coast location.
“Federal Realty searches the country and beyond to find unique first-to-market concepts. Nada is a fresh take on a popular restaurant category and the perfect addition to the Pike & Rose neighborhood,” said Stuart Biel, Vice President, Mixed-Use Leasing.
The North Bethesda restaurant will feature a casual, dynamic bar space and seating for 140 in its dining room that offers expansive views into the energetic kitchen led by Chef Ford Barsi.
Nada’s design juxtaposes industrial elements like concrete columns with organic custom ceramic light fixtures and hand-painted tile from Mexico. A variety of lush tropical plant installations encompass the space, including a planter box clad in reclaimed wood from a 1920s church in Athens, OH that divides the cantina from the main dining room. An outdoor patio will seat 50 guests as they sip Nada’s signature margaritas beneath a canopy of string lights in the warmer months.
Nada offers a diverse and shareable mix of traditional Mexican and more modern dishes with seasonal cocktails, local craft brews and their signature handcrafted margarita, the Nadarita. The menu ranges from house made chips and guacamole, to Caramelized Cauliflower tacos, Spicy Crab Benedict, and Crispy Skirted “Saganaki” Quesadilla. Nada will serve lunch and dinner daily, and weekend brunch.
“We describe Nada as a ‘kickass Mexican restaurant that is approachable, energetic, and casual’ and as such we believe Pike & Rose is the perfect location of our first East Coast outpost,” CEO of Boca Restaurant Group David Falk. “Federal Realty has curated a wonderful neighborhood and we look forward to being part of it.”
In addition to the opening of Nada, Pike & Rose will soon welcome:
According to their Facebook page, the “Grand Tapping” will be on Friday, 11/9, at 5pm. They’ll be debuting their new line of craft beer, which will be brewed in-house, and have also made a few menu upgrades.
The restaurant and bar are once again under new management.
Last November it was announced the the restaurant would be opening in February of 2018, but after jumping through every necessary hoop, the restaurant has announced they’ll be opening next month.
It’ll be located in the shopping center that’s home to Safeway on Main Street.
Located in the old 6-12 and Priti Beer location, the new restaurant/beer & wine/bar will offer a wide selection of beverages and small bites to eat.
Brew Belly will offer breakfast, brunch (on weekends), and dinner items.