Below is a list of businesses that have recently opened or are coming soon to Westfield Montgomery Mall (7101 Democracy Blvd) in Bethesda: (more…)
Restaurants
Nearly 20 years after closing the last CHI-CHI’S™ restaurant location, the popular Mexican restaurant chain is set to make a comeback thanks to a new agreement with Hormel Foods, owner of CHI-CHI’S™ trademarks. The deal grants Michael McDermott, son of CHI-CHI’S™ founder, use of the CHI-CHI’S™ name on physical restaurant locations which are expected to open in 2025. Locations for the upcoming restaurants have not been revealed, but the nationwide chain previously had two local restaurants right here in Montgomery County.
Plamondon Enterprises, Inc. (PEI) has proposed the development of a Roy Rogers drive-thru restaurant to be located at 8645 Zetts Avenue (Zetts Ave. and Shady Grove Rd).
Maryland and Montgomery County’s third Tatte location will open on Wednesday, January 29th at 12232 Rockville Pike, according to the store’s Google listing. The bakery recently opened its second Maryland location at 5400 Westbard Ave in Bethesda.
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California Tortilla has closed one of its Gaithersburg locations permanently. According to a sign on the door at 255 Spectrum Ave at the Spectrum Town Center, the restaurant closed its doors on Wednesday, November 27th.
Hangry Joe’s has signed on to open a new location at 13811 Outlet Dr. in Briggs Chaney Marketplace. It will be taking over a space that has been vacant for a few years and previously occupied by Metro PCS, between Mimi’s Nails and H&R Block.
Each year, popular reservation website/app OpenTable looks at insights from diner reviews to determine the top restaurants across the country. While some lists are decided by critics, OpenTable’s Top 100—this one is driven by diners and based on insights and reviews from verified OpenTable users. Five restaurants in the DC Metro area made the national list:
Back in May we let you know that Dirty Dough is coming to 36B Maryland Ave in Rockville Town Square. The cookie shop will be taking over the location that was the longtime home of Berry Cup, which closed in the summer of 2022. According to an announcement the company posted on our website, Dirty Dough is currently hiring and preparing for a December opening.
‘Khana a Claypot Grille’ closed permanently at the end of September after approximately ten years at 15616 Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville. Its replacement did not take long to sign on at the once again fully leased Burtonsville Town Square shopping center with Quickway signing a lease to open a new restaurant.
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Eater DC recently released its list of “Best Chinese Restaurants Around DC” and seven Maryland restaurants made the list, including six from right here in Montgomery County. We take a look at the seven Maryland restaurants that made the list below:
Arby’s closed its last Montgomery County location at 11710 Rockville Pike in North Bethesda back in May of 2021. McDonald’s will be its replacement and a permit valued at $1.15 million was issued earlier this fall. Construction has now begun.