The McDonald’s at 7200 Muncaster Mill Road in the Red Mill Shops shopping center closed its doors permanently on Sunday, March 15, ending a decades-long run in the Derwood community (photos below).
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Restaurants
Joy By Seven Reasons, a Latin American restaurant concept from the team behind popular Washington, D.C. eateries Seven Reasons and Imperfecto, is liquidating its assets after closing its Chevy Chase location late last year.
Matchbox will be closing its location at Bethesda Row on Sunday, March 22, ending a run that began when the restaurant opened there in October 2019.
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Updated to include press release from Quincy’s
Quincy’s Uptown, a restaurant and bar located at 9813 Main St. in Damascus, will close permanently on Sunday, March 15. The restaurant first opened in late 2018 and has operated in Damascus for approximately 7.5 years.
Arby’s has signed on to take over the soon-to-close McDonald’s location in Derwood, making its return to Montgomery County in the longtime drive-thru site at 7200 Muncaster Mill Road in the Red Mill Shops shopping center.
Chicago-based Giordano’s, known for its legendary stuffed deep-dish pizza, remains on track to open its first DMV location in downtown Washington DC, with a debut still expected this spring.
Pho Nom Nom will be opening its third location, with a new restaurant planned for 11225 New Hampshire Ave. in the White Oak Shopping Center.
Construction is expected to begin soon at the future downtown Silver Spring location of Easy Like Sunday, according to a new report from Source of the Spring.
Two Maryland restaurants received national attention this week after being highlighted by Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag in his “favorite dishes of February.”
Our very own “Mr. MoCo” Alex Tsironis recently shared a social media post highlighting three of his favorite dishes from the month of February. He wrote, “I try to support as many restaurants as I can and, although I’m not able to make it out to as many as I once was, these are three of my favorite things I had last month in February.” Photos can be seen in the embedded Instagram post below.
Guapo’s GO is moving closer to opening its new Gaithersburg location, with the restaurant group continuing preparations ahead of a targeted April debut.