Below is a list of restaurants that will be open for dinner service this Thanksgiving. Most restaurants are requiring reservations so please call the restaurant or check availability online before visiting.
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Good Eats
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Best Thanksgiving Pies in MoCo 2021
It’s not too early to start planning what’s for dessert this Thanksgiving. Many shops sell out in advance of the holiday so it’s a good move to place a pre-order whenever the option is available.
Lao Sze Chuan, a Chinese restaurant with most of its locations in the Chicago area (as well as locations in Minnesota and Connecticut), is opening today in the space formerly occupied by BRIO Tuscan Grille at 20 Paseo Drive, in North Bethesda.
Brio closed in 2017 after five years in the location
Chick-Fil-A in Olney Offering Free “Bonus” Sandwich With Purchase Today, September 29
Chick-Fil-A at 18115 Georgia Ave in Olney is running a promotion where you receive a free Original Chicken Sandwich with purchase of any sandwich.
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South Block, a smoothie and juice bar best known for their acai bowls, shared that they are opening a new location in Pike & Rose. Per their Instagram announcement, they are hoping to open by summer 2022. They will be taking over the space currently occupied by the Residences At Pike & Rose leasing office, right next to the newly opened Call Your Mother Deli. (The leasing office will move to the spot formerly occupied by Nava Health.)
Along with their acai bowls, South Block offers other fruit and vegetable-based bowls, a range of smoothies, and cold pressed juices. They currently have eleven locations throughout DC and Virginia– their Pike & Rose spot will be their first location in Maryland. In addition to their brick and mortar locations, South Block has an online storefront where they sell pre-blended smoothie bowl kits that they deliver throughout the continental United States.
Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival Happening in Rockville This Saturday
This Saturday, September 25, the Taiwan Sister Cities will host the Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival. The event will be held from 10am-5pm in Rockville Town Square, right in front of the library. The festival is free (no tickets are necessary), and all are welcome.
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Chilean Independence Day Event This Saturday September, 18 in Silver Spring
Patisserie Manuel will be hosting an outdoor Chilean Independence Day event this Saturday from 2-8pm in their parking lot at 8810 Brookville Road in Silver Spring.
Latest Progress at Royal Farms in Gaithersburg
Below are the latest photos of the Royal Farms construction in Gaithersburg. You’ll notice since our last update that the building has added its trademark weathervanes and Royal Farms signage has been added to the gas pumps.
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Signage has been installed at 24B Vital Way in Silver Spring (Colesville) for carry out / delivery only restaurant Sweet Block. Sweet Block will offer tropical desserts along with traditional treats only found in the streets of various Latin countries.
The owners tell us that they are looking to open this fall and that the one stop dessert shop will feature Latin food, art, and culture from various countries such as Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and Peru.
City of Gaithersburg Announces the Great Pumpkin-Off
Per the City of Gaithersburg:
First Look: South House Garden in Olde Towne Gaithersburg (Now Open)
South House Garden located at 317 E. Diamond Ave in Gaithersburg is now open.