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Construction Begins at Charley Prime in Rio

Published June 9, 2022 at 2:53PM | Updated June 15, 2022 at 11:14AM

Work has begun on the interior of Charley Prime, the new restaurant from Jackie Greenbaum & Gordon Banks (Little Coco’s, El Chucho, Bar Charley, Quarry House Tavern) that will be replacing Tara Thai on the Rio boardwalk at 9811 Washington Blvd in Gaithersburg. The restaurant is expected to open this fall.

According to a press release, the team envisions the restaurant as a mature version of their popular DC restaurant Bar Charley, with an expanded menu, but keeping its lively cocktail forward energy. The broader menu will remain steak focused, but will also feature house made pastas (a la Little Coco’s) as well as other items unique to just this location. The group has tapped Editlab@Streetsense to design the space.

Opening Date Announced for Roaming Rooster in Pike & Rose

By Patrick Herron

Published June 9, 2022 at 12:13PM | Updated September 22, 2022 at 8:36AM

The grand opening for Roaming Rooster at 11586 Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda, is set for June 21st. The 1,843-square-foot restaurant will feature its famous buttermilk fried chicken sandwiches, sides, salads and an all week breakfast menu. A minority- and family-owned business founded in 2015, Roaming Rooster began as a food truck that traveled across the Washington, D.C. metro region. Its popularity grew and today there are several food trucks and multiple storefronts. This will be the first Roaming Rooster in Maryland and Montgomery County and its sixth fast-casual restaurant in the region.

In early 2015, Roaming Rooster was founded in Washington, D.C. by a family with a unique concept. The idea of a food truck with fried chicken that you could feel good about eating: free-range, grain-fed, and antibiotic free chicken served fresh every day. Within months, word got out on social media about the delicious poultry menu and the demand for Roaming Rooster soon called for the expansion from one food truck to three and subsequently, to numerous brick and mortars. Since then, the popularity of the only food truck in D.C. serving tasty free-range chicken has grown massively. Requests for catering, private events, and scheduled food truck visits have been pouring in from D.C. and the surrounding areas of Maryland and Virginia. The fast expansion of Roaming Rooster in just under a year is easy to explain – where your food comes from matters, and we bring that ideal to every meal we serve.

Signage Up at MoCo’s First Allbirds Location

By MCS Staff

Published May 31, 2022 at 7:12AM | Updated May 31, 2022 at 7:50AM

Allbirds will bring its New Zealand-American global lifestyle brand, that has garnered a lot of success online in recent years, to Bethesda Row between Levain Bakery and Apple. Signage is now up at the upcoming location, which will open later this year (no date available yet).

Allbirds joins a premium lineup of recently opened or soon to be opened retail, spa/services, and dining destinations in the neighborhood including:

Opening Date for Claire’s in Gaithersburg Square

By Patrick Herron

Published May 30, 2022 at 12:58PM | Updated May 30, 2022 at 1:31PM

Teen accessory chain Claire’s new location in Gaithersburg Square is scheduled to open Tuesday, May 31. It is taking over the former Grog’s Beer and Wine location between AT&T and Ashley Furniture Homestore. The Claire’s located a quarter of a mile away inside of Lakeforest Mall is now closed. As malls across the nation are closing, Claire’s is opening more locations in strip malls, as well as “store-inside-store’s” at Wal-Marts.

Claire’s has been the go-to spot for teen ear-piercing, jewelry, and accessories since the 60s. The company has experienced some rocky years, declaring bankruptcy, which it emerged from in 2018. Claire’s also has MoCo locations inside of Montgomery and Wheaton malls, and at the Clarksburg Outlets.

Update on North Pointe Shopping Center at Flower Hill in Gaithersburg

By Patrick Herron

Published May 17, 2022 at 11:32AM

Last April we let you know about North Pointe at Flower Hill, a new 16,000 SF retail and restaurant center located at 18251 Flower Hill Way in Gaithersburg. The project is located behind the new Gentleman Jim’s location, which is a sister property to this project and other Flower Hill properties.

We’re told the site has had a slow start with a several major delays related to utilities (PEPCO) and other underground site infrastructure due to the supply chain issues. They are now making some progress and hope to get the site building ready by late summer or early fall.

American Fashion Coming to Diamond Square Shopping Center

By Patrick Herron

Published May 13, 2022 at 11:44AM

American Fashion is coming to 50 Bureau Dr in the Diamond Square Shopping Center in Gaithersburg, the former location of the Computer Place. According to signage on the windows, the store will be opening sometime this month. American Fashion was previously located at 9639 Lost Knife Rd in Montgomery Village Crossing. Diamond Square is also home to George’s Hot Pot, Diamond Sushi & Buffet, Madras Place, Giant, Massage Season, and Play More Games.

Evoluxxy to Give Away $1,000 Louis Vuitton Gift Card at Grand Opening of New Location

By MCS Staff

Published May 12, 2022 at 4:06PM

Evoluxxy, a women’s clothing store that originally opened in Pike & Rose in February 2020, will be having its grand reopening at its new location in Pike & Rose on Saturday, May 28th. Evoluxxy took over the old Fransesca’s location in Pike & Rose, opening just weeks before all of the Covid-19 closures. The clothing store has moved down the street and will be located at 11804 Grand Park Ave going forward.

During it’s Grand Opening celebration, Evoluxxy will give away a store gift card via raffle every morning, a $1,000 Louis Vuitton gift card, and one raffle ticket with every purchase over $200.

Update on HalfSmoke, The First Bar to Open in Montgomery Mall’s Food Court

By Patrick Herron

Published May 10, 2022 at 1:20PM | Updated May 10, 2022 at 3:05PM

The upcoming HalfSmoke location in Montgomery Mall is scheduled to open in “about four weeks”, according to a representative from the restaurant. HalfSmoke will be located in a kiosk in the food terrace that was the former home of Coldstone Creamery and more recently Gelato Galaxy. This will be the first restaurant/bar in the food court to serve alcohol. The menu will consist of the best selling sausages and sides from their DC location, as well as boozy milkshakes and a funnel cake bar. HalfSmokes sister restaurant Butter Me Up opened its Montgomery Mall location last week. Butter Me Up is located in the old Aroma Espresso Bar location, which is downstairs near the Old Navy entrance and features “instagrammable” decor, will offer a menu that consists of a variety of breakfast sandwiches, toasts, sides, bowls, smoothies, and juices.

HalfSmoke was the first restaurant of its kind to serve gourmet sausages via an assembly line format. Its sausages and toppings can be fully customized to create over 50,000 variations. The HalfSmoke menu also features craft beer, mac and cheese balls, tater tots, milkshakes, funnel cakes, wine, cocktails, and more. HalfSmoke is also planning to open a Rockville Town Square location sometime this year.

Signage Up at Doki Toki Dessert Shop in Downtown Crown

By MCS Staff

Published May 10, 2022 at 7:12AM

A couple weeks back we let you know that Doki Toki, a dessert shop that will offer Japanese desserts, including ice cream, mochi donuts, milk tea, and a “lot of other desserts”, will be opening in Gaithersburg’s Downtown Crown neighborhood. Signage is now up at the dessert spot, which has been aiming for a May 15th opening according to a representative we spoke with a couple weeks ago.

Doki Toki Dessert Shop is taking over the location formerly occupied by Mango Mango at 202 Ellington Blvd next to Burger IM. Mango Mango was an Asian dessert spot that opened its first restaurant in New York’s Chinatown in 2013 and served traditional Hong Kong style sweet soup dessert, modern fusion sweets, and pastries. It was in the location from October 2019 until April 2021.

Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken is Now Open in Wheaton; Travilah Square Location Coming Soon

By MCS Staff

Published May 4, 2022 at 7:02PM | Updated June 23, 2022 at 10:22AM

In December we let you know that the founder of Sweet Frog, Derek Cha, will be bringing his take on the Nashville-style hot chicken sandwich to MoCo with Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken. The Wheaton location is now open at 2533 Ennals Ave in Wheaton, in the spot that was formerly home to El Pollo Kiki Riki. Construction is ongoing at the Rockville restaurant, located in the 1,600 sf location that was home to El Mexicano at 10050 Darnestown Road, between Pholuscious and Tropical Smoothie Cafe in the Travilah Square shopping center.

Per our previous report: In collaboration with partner, Mike Kim, the pair visited many successful Nashville-style chicken restaurants in LA, Nashville, and San Francisco, that inspired them develop their “secret chicken recipe to have the most juicy and crispy sandwich.”

DC Restaurateurs Jackie Greenbaum & Gordon Banks to open Rio Lakefront Restaurant, Replacing Tara Thai

By Patrick Herron

Published May 4, 2022 at 1:44PM

A new, modern American restaurant from Jackie Greenbaum & Gordon Banks (Little Coco’s, El Chucho, Bar Charley, Quarry House Tavern) will be coming to 9811 Washington Blvd in Gaithersburg, the former location of Tara Thai. Chef/Partner Adam Harvey, long time Executive Chef with Greenbaum & Banks, will helm the kitchen, along with Russell Pike, currently the Chef de Cuisine at Little Coco’s.

According to a press release, the team envisions the restaurant as a mature version of their popular DC restaurant Bar Charley, with an expanded menu, but keeping its lively cocktail forward energy. The broader menu will remain steak focused, but will also feature house made pastas (a la Little Coco’s) as well as other items unique to just this location. The group has tapped Editlab@Streetsense to design the space.