Shake Shack to Take Over Recently Closed Arby’s Location
A few weeks back we let you know that Shake Shack was hoping to open three new MoCo locations by the end of 2022.
We were able to confirm the new Montgomery Mall and Kentlands locations, but this morning Washington Business Journal has reported that the rumors of the New York-based burger spot taking over the recently closed Arby’s restaurant at 11710 Rockville Pike are true.
Unlike the existing Cabin John Village restaurant, which does not have a drive-thru option, Shake Shack has confirmed that they will keep the drive-thru that was used by Arby’s when it operated in the location.
According to WBJ, “the property has a 2021 assessed value of $1.9 million — the land is nearly three times as valuable as the existing building.”
All new restaurants are expected to open by the end of next year, 2022, with the Montgomery Mall location looking likely for an opening later this year.
Twitter Reacts to MoCo’s Last Arby’s Closing
On Wednesday we let you know that the last Arby’s in MoCo, located at 11710 Rockville Pike in North Bethesda, had closed.
Below you’ll see just some of the responses we received to our tweet letting people know of the closure.
The Last Arby’s in MoCo Has Closed
Arby’s, located at 11710 Rockville Pike in North Bethesda, has closed.
An employee of the location sent us a message yesterday letting us know that the location had closed and a visit to the restaurant revealed that the menu boards both inside and outside the location had been removed.
Though the location is listed as open on the Arby’s website, the phone number is now disconnected: we have reached out to Arby’s corporate for final confirmation.
We know Arby’s has had at least two other MoCo locations in the past– in Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg and in Wheaton.
Arby’s was founded in Boardman, Ohio, on July 23, 1964 by Forrest and Leroy Raffel. The restaurant was named for the Raffel Brothers (RB) rather than “roast beef, which many think it was named for. The chain has over 3,000 restaurants worldwide.
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