El Sapo will be “unmistakably Cuban, full of instense flavors, laughter, music, colors and aroma.” The food will be inspired by the foods Chef Mendizabal ate at home and on the streets of La Habana while he was growing up as well as his journey as a chef throughout the years.

Happy hour will last from 4pm-7pm and will consist of half-price mojitos and specials on beer, wine, and Cubano sandwiches.


The winner will get 1 free burger per week for an entire year. You will be able to choose any of the menu burgers or the Burger of the week and can dine-in or carry-out! You’ll also get a free side of fries with your burger (substitutions may be upcharged)!

The free burgers are non-transferable, which means they can only be redeemed by the contest winner.


To celebrate, they’ll be giving away 107 lobster rolls to the first 107 people in line, according to their Facebook page.

The “modern seafood shack” is a fast casual restaurant with locations primarily on the west coast and Southwestern United States. It has been called “the Chipotle of Seafood.”


They are located at 255 N Washington Street in Rockville Town Square and will open daily from 11am until midnight. The Spot will be closed on Fridays.

The Spot is currently Home to Poki DC (poke bowls), GongCha (bubble tea), CheersCut (fried chicken/seafood), Mian (noodles/dumplings), and Alpaca desserts.


Reader Chase Carter was able to send us some photos of the restaurant and it looks like it may take a while before the restaurant is serving Pizza again.

There is no time table for when the renovations will be completed, but it certainly looks like a long process before this location is up and running.


Nirvana Indian Cuisine (3474 Olney Laytonsville Rd.) has been “coming soon” for a while, but Bethesda Beat has reported that the restaurant will open on July 5th.

The owner, Kalistus Gomes, owned Bombay Gaylord in Silver Spring. As many of you remember, a fire damaged the restaurant over three years ago and also caused enough damage for Quarry House Tavern to close. Quarry House has since re-opened.


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