Red Robin will honor veterans and active-duty military members this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with a complimentary Red’s Big Tavern Burger and bottomless side at participating locations for dine-in guests with valid military ID.
Restaurants
Philadelphia-based fast-casual restaurant chain honeygrow is expanding in Montgomery County, with plans to open a new location at 10721 Columbia Pike in the Shoppes of Burnt Mills shopping center in Silver Spring.
For more than 20 years, BJ Pumpernickel’s served as one of Olney’s most recognizable restaurants, known for its New York–style deli classics, breakfast served all day, and one of the best pickle bars in the country. (more…)
BabyCat Brewery, the beloved Kensington-based brewery known for its community atmosphere and award-winning craft beers, has soft opened its brand-new taproom at 4850 Rugby Avenue in Bethesda. The new location marks an exciting expansion for founders Sam Mussomeli and Terry Redmond, both Montgomery County residents who have built BabyCat into one of the area’s most popular local breweries. A first-look video of the packed soft opening can be seen below.
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Solaire Social, the downtown Silver Spring food hall located at 8200 Dixon Ave, will close its doors on Friday, October 24, as first reported by Source of the Spring.
California Tortilla will close its Gaithersburg location at 12211 Darnestown Road on November 2, a store representative confirmed today. The fast-casual Mexican restaurant, located in the Quince Orchard Marketplace shopping center, across from Quince Orchard High School, has been a local favorite for years but will soon serve its final burritos, bowls, and tacos.
The Shoppers Food in Germantown has stopped selling donuts as the grocery chain prepares to close multiple Maryland locations in the coming weeks. The Germantown store, located at 18066 Mateny Road, is one of four Shoppers locations set to close permanently by November 8, along with stores in College Park, Laurel, and Capitol Heights.
Guapo’s has been bringing sizzling fajitas, salt-rimmed margaritas, and a lively Latin American spirit to the DC metro area for more than three decades, long enough to become part of the region’s dining DNA.
A Maryland restaurant legend is celebrating a remarkable milestone this week. “Grandma Beall,” co-founder of the iconic Ledo Pizza, has turned 101 years old.
A new addition to Gaithersburg’s dining scene aims to satisfy sweet and savory cravings alike. The Crêpe Shoppe has officially opened, offering a cozy space and a menu full of fresh-made crêpes, breakfast favorites, and salad bowls (preview video below).
As autumn settles across the region, the Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. housing markets are showing signs of seasonal slowdown. According to the latest report from the Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS® (GCAAR), homes in September 2025 took noticeably longer to sell than they did a year earlier, signaling a market that’s stabilizing after several years of intense competition.