Earlier this year, California Fish Grill– a chain with approximately 50 restaurants in California and Arizona– noted that it was eyeing expansion to East Coast markets like Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. in the coming years. Now, the chain has signed on for its first Maryland location in Rockville’s Towne Plaza.
Earlier this year, the New York Times released its list of “22 of The Best Pizza Places in the United States” and the list included one Maryland restaurant.
Eater DC has released its list of ‘Standout Sushi Around DC’ that includes restaurants primarily in DC, one in Northern Virginia, and two in Maryland– both located right here in Montgomery County.
Update: Olney Winery announced a permanent closure on Friday, December 13th.
Olney Winery, located at 52 Olney Sandy Spring Rd. in Ashton, has closed until further notice according to a social media post shared late last week.
Last December we let you know that Nash & Smash, a restaurant that serves Nashville hot chicken sandwiches, fried chicken, smash burgers, and more, is coming soon to MoCo. Construction began this spring and permanent signage went up in the early summer, but there has been much heard about its opening…until now.
The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema has been the newspaper’s food critic for nearly 25 years. He recently released his list of “8 Best Indian Restaurants in and Around D.C.” and it included just one Maryland restaurant located right here in Montgomery County.
In August we let you know that Fuddruckers will be returning to Chinatown in Washington DC and Silver Spring in Maryland with new locations originally scheduled to open in the fall.
Jerk N Jive Caribbean Kitchen has announced that it will close its doors after seven years in Frederick, the restaurant announced on social media.
Looking for the most booked restaurants in “Maryland – DC Suburbs”? You’re in the right place. Each month, popular reservation app OpenTable analyzes nearly 500,000 new global diner reviews on their platform from the past month. They sort the results by location and this location is referred to as “Maryland – DC Suburbs” covering the portion of the state closer to DC as well as a little further out.
After a temporary closure of the Woodley Gardens shopping center in Rockville that lasted for more than a week, Carmen’s Italian Ice announced via social media that the plumbing repair work just passed inspection. Carmen’s will open at 2pm today, Z&Z Manoushe Bakery will open tomorrow (Thursday), and we have not heard from Hard Times or Shanghai Taste about a reopening date, though we would assume Thursday or Friday. The parking lot is still “a mess” according to business owners.
We’ve covered local and national “best fried chicken” lists and wanted to compile a list based on the various articles we’ve seen in the last year along with popular comments from readers and the opinions of our staff: