Toosso Takes Over Old Boston Market Location in Loehmann’s Plaza, Opens Today
Toosso, a Pakistani restaurant formerly located at 1596 Rockville Pike near the old Pizza CS and Fuddrucker’s restaurants, is reopening in its new Rockville location today (5290 Randolph Road).
Best Moco Thanksgiving Pies Part Two!
Here’s a list (in no particular order) of even more great local pies. Be sure to check out part one of the Best Thanksgiving Pies in Moco in case you missed it!
La Madeleine in Bethesda Closes Permanently
Late last week Bethesda Beat reported that La Madeleine French Bakery and Cafe in Bethesda has closed permanently. The Downtown Silver Spring and Pike & Rose locations closed back in 2017, while the Downtown Crown location remains open (we were told there are no current plans to close the location).
We first let you know that Two Hands Seoul Fresh Corn Dogs would be coming to Westfield Wheaton Mall back in Novermber, 2020. We are now being told the restaurant is expected to be open in February of 2022.
The Korean Corn Dog restaurant will be taking over the former Tevana space located in the mall’s upper level. Two Hands currently has locations in Centerville, VA and Houston, TX.
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Moco Army Vet Opens First Restaurant This Veterans Day
Gary Hwang has a lot to celebrate this Veterans Day. After several setbacks due to covid-19, he’s finally opening his first restaurant this week.
Gyuzo BBQ has now opened in Rockville Town Square.
The Japanese BBQ restaurant held a soft opening this weekend, which led to the restaurant reaching capacity.
This week we’ve got two more recipes from the 1988 Montgomery County Fair Cookbook. If you have any MoCo themed recipes for us to try, send them to [email protected] and we will share them here. If we end up using your recipe, we’ll send you a nice gift! Next week we’ll moving away from the retro style dishes and we’ll be doing recipes provided by the Montgomery County Beekeepers Association.
The cake was a little dry, but that was expected. The form held up well when I flipped it out of the pan (I’ve made traditional Pineapple Upside Down Cakes where I wasn’t as fortunate.)
New Burger Concept, Frank Burger’s Place, Coming to Wheaton
Frank’s Burger Place is hoping to have its doors open for business by the end of 2020. Owner Chef Pedro Matamoros told us that he wants to bring a fresh and local burger place to the area that doesn’t cost a fortune. “We don’t want to charge $15 for a burger like the other places.”
Last year we shared with you that Hook & Reel, a Cajun seafood restaurant and bar would be making its way into MoCo with two new locations.
The Gaithersburg location opened a few months back and we have been provided an update on the Wheaton location, which will be taking over two vacant storefronts between Party City and the old Bar Louie spot.
Best Thanksgiving Pies in MoCo
It’s not too early to start shopping for your Thanksgiving desserts. Many shops sell out in advance so it’s a smart move to place a pre-order whenever the option is available.