Gaithersburg

Adventure Zone Indoor Trampoline Park at 18620 Woodfield Rd in Gaithersburg, which has not been open since 2020,  has announced that it has closed permanently.  Adventure Zone’s trampolines, rock wall, and other items are currently up for auction at CapitalOnlineAuctions.com.

Describing itself as “the ultimate indoor experience,” Adventure Zone was a full-service party venue where visitors could play games like dodgeball and basketball as they bounced on wall-to-wall trampolines. Assets, including the grand 16-foot rock wall and the green and black trampoline bounce pit, are available to bid on at CapitalOnlineAuctions.com.


Takoma Park

Brazilian Bakery at 7639 New Hampshire Ave in Takoma Park has closed, according to a message on the store’s Instagram page.  “We are heartbroken to announce that yesterday was our last day in operation. 💔 We are so thankful for this community and all of your love and support. We will always remember you. We are looking forward to other future endeavors and hope to see you all in the future.” The original location at 13655 Georgia Ave in Aspen Hill remains open.

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Cabin John

Lahinch Tavern and Grill’s final day of service will be on Monday, May 30. The restaurant will be hosting a “Lahinch’s Last Waltz” event that day starting at 3pm.  The restaurant posted the following message on their social media accounts: “Lahinch’s Last Waltz | We are sad to announce that Monday, May 30th will be Lahinch’s last day open. We had a great run these past six years, but as with most others in the food and music industry, COVID took a big toll and we must say farewell. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us! We hope to see you in these next two weeks, and say goodbye in style—come out for our last night with our last Monday night Blues Jam, music starts at 7pm”

Lahinch opened at at 7747 Tuckerman Ln (Cabin John Village) in Potomac in April 2016, replacing Benny’s Bar, and is owned by the same family that has operated The Irish Inn at Glen Echo since 2003. According to its website, Lahinch offered American regional cuisine along with a unique twist on traditional Irish dishes by Chef Ted Hughes.  Menu items include fish & chips, Shepherd’s Pie, corned beef, lamb chops, and steak.


Gaithersburg

OmniFun has sent out a farewell e-mail to families informing them that the business will close on May 23 (May 22nd will be the last day of operations). The full message and additional information can be seen below.

We are sorry to announce that OmniFun will close its door on May 23rd. It is a painful decision that may disappoint a lot of families. But it is more and more apparent that OmniFun, as a business, won’t be sustainable during the era of Covid.


Gaithersburg

A previous version of this article stated that OmniFun was closed. The business remains open until May 23rd

After three years in business, OmniFun Indoor Play Center at 831 Russell Ave Gaithersburg, which boasted having “one of the largest ball pits in Montgomery County,” is closing.  The location’s assets, including a three-level indoor jungle gym, arcade machines, toys and general household items, are up for auction through Capital Online Auctions. Owner Mike Tian says the business could not recover after the coronavirus pandemic brought his business to a standstill. “The business was a success on the first day we were open,” he told Capital Online. “It served as a sweet spot for kids to socialize with others and for parents to relax and have a chat. We were very well received and recognized by the community. We had parents traveling hours to OmniFun every weekend. Our birthday parties were fully booked every weekend.”


Bethesda

Big Al’s Subs and Soups in the Montgomery Mall food court has closed. It was located in the space that was previously home to Wicked Waffles, next to Charley’s. The restaurant, which had a menu very similar to that of Subway, opened in December of 2021.  The restaurant offered ten different signature sandwiches, including a vegetarian option called “The Mediterranean”, and a rotating list of soups.

In other Montgomery Mall restaurant news,  HalfSmoke Bethesda will be opening in the Montgomery Mall food court, as first reported by The MoCo Source on Instagram. It will be located in the former home of Coldstone Creamery and more recently Gelato Galaxy.  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, but there is no word on if the Montgomery Mall location will offer everything the DC restaurant does. No word yet on an opening date.


Restaurants

Baronessa has announced that it will be permanently closing at the end of April. The restaurant, located at 1302 E Gude Drive in Rockville, made the announcement on its website earlier this week. The full announcement can be seen below, along with additional information courtesy of the restaurant’s website:

“There is no easy way to put this. We are extremely sorry to announce that Baronessa Italian Restaurant will be permanently closing its doors.  We would like to thank our loyal customers who have been patronizing Baronessa for their years of support. Also, we want to thank our landlord Promark Partners, but most of all. THANK YOU to our. wonderful staff. We would never be able to do this without you. Our last day will be Saturday, April 30th 2022.


Restaurants

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Gaithersburg

Tara Thai, located at 9811 Washingtonian Blvd L9 in Gaithersburg’s Rio Lakefront, has been listed as temporarily closed on Google for a few months now. The Tara Thai website still states “We are closed due to the plumbing problem”, but today we received confirmation from Rio that the restaurant has permanently closed.

Tara Thai has additional Montgomery County locations at Bethesda’s Montgomery Mall and in Rockville’s Montrose Crossing, and other locations in neighboring counties. The Rio restaurant has been open for over 20 years. The location, which has a patio overlooking the lake and offers one of the few places in Montgomery County you can “eat on the water”, is already very close to being leased. We will have an update as soon as we are able to get confirmation on the restaurant replacing tara Thai.


Gaithersburg

Saints Row Brewing’s Rockville taproom served its last beer this past Saturday, April 16, as the brewery is moving to a new location in to Old Towne Gaithersburg, which is scheduled to open in May.

Saints Row will be taking over the former Brawling Bear production and taproom facilities at 15 Fulks Corner Ave. Brawling Bear ceased operations in 2020.


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