UPDATE: Bethesda Magazine has reported that Fran Pepe has delayed its plan to open in Montgomery Mall and that the restaurant is no longer expected to open in late 2020. No new date has been provided.

In a tweet this morning, he wrote that Frank Pepe’s is opening a location in Montgomery Mall in late 2020.


Dream Aero is a simulator providing a realistic impression that reproduces every aspect of the in-flight experience and it’ll be opening at Montgomery Mall soon, overlooking the food court (exact date is unknown, but it looks to be coming very soon).

The flight simulator accurately reproduces every aspect of a real flight, with you behind the controls. While flying in adverse weather conditions might be a challenge for beginner pilots, one can master basic elements of the flight, such as takeoff, landing and following a flight path. Learning is easier than ever with an experienced instructor at your side.


We were informed of the closing last week, but management told us that the restaurant would be staying open. Earlier this afternoon we were told that today would be the last day for the Bethesda restaurant.

Crave has 10 other locations nationwide, primarily in Minnesota (with locations in South Dakota and Iowa as well). They were in Montgomery Mall for a little over 4 years.


​The bakery, best known for their cinnamon rolls cinnamon products, coffee, and frozen drinks, is rumored to be coming back to Montgomery Mall after local blog, Store Reporter, announced the return earlier today.

My contact at Montgomery Mall told me that it is not yet confirmed, but that they expect confirmation in the coming weeks.


Yesterday I spoke with Wicked Waffle and was told they’re only closed temporarily, but today I spoke with a representative from Montgomery Mall who confirmed that the waffle spot won’t be re-opening in the mall. An employee from Wicked Waffle DC also confirmed that they will not be opening the Montgomery Mall location.


Joel Rogozinski, a graduate of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, and his fiancée Holly Bagwell opened their first location in an outdoor mall in Purcellville, VA this past August and wanted to take the opposite approach by opening an indoor location late this fall.

​Holly saw a craft pop store as a teen in Alabama and wanted to open something similar ever since. This past April they put together a trailer and started attending events, selling their homemade pops as vendors. Just four months later they opened their first shop.


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