Tropical Smoothie Cafe has opened many new locations in MoCo in the last couple years and their latest location will be at 10141 Colesville Rd, at the Woodmoor Shopping Center, according to a report by Source of the Spring. It will be taking over the space formerly occupied by Hoover-Fisher Florists.
No opening date has been announced.
Back in August of 2020 we let you know that HalfSmoke would be opening a Rockville location in Rockville Town Square. Though it hasn’t opened yet, it’s still in the plans for the DC-based restaurant.
Now we know of a new location, HalfSmoke Bethesda, which 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.
Burmese restaurant Mandalay at 930 Bonifant Street in Silver Spring posted a message on their Facebook account Saturday asking for the public’s opinion on if they should reopen the location. The restaurant officially closed on October 31 of last year.
Mandalay first announced in 2019 that they were moving to a new location in Washington, DC., but there have been few updates on the status of that location.
Hunan Manor, located at 11237 New Hampshire Avenue, will close permanently.
The restaurant has been in the White Oak shopping center for the last twenty years (by current ownership) and will close at the end of business tomorrow (Sunday, February 21st).
Barberry’s at 2423 Hickerson Dr. in Wheaton is holding its grand opening today at 4pm.
The restaurant will feature American, Tex-Amex, Latin and Peruvian cuisine.
Back in September we let you know the popular DC restaurant The Salt Line would be making its way over to Bethesda Row, taking over the location at 4900 Hampden Lane that was going to be home to The Riggsby.
The Riggsby is no longer coming and local restaurant owner Wesley Yao has let us know that construction has began at the upcoming Bethesda location of The Salt Line and could be open later this year. The space was formerly home to Kapnos, a Greek restaurant that announced it was closing its doors in December of 2018.
Summer House Santa Monica, a restaurant with a beach-house inspired decor and West Coast cuisine meant to “offer a laid-back vibe reminiscent of California,” opened at 11825 Grand Park Avenue sharing the location with artisanal pizza spot Stella Barra Pizzeria back in early 2015.
Now, the restaurants have officially “joined forces” as guests are able to book reservations and order online through the Summer House website. Per the announcement, seen below, big changes in regards to renovations are also coming soon.
Shari’s Sweet Homes, a “virtual” Jamaican/soul food restaurant, will soon be available in Bethesda.
The food is designed to, “bring back memories of grandma’s Sunday dinner,” and the menu features items like curry chicken, jerk wings, Rasta pasta, oxtails, collard greens, candied yams, and banana pudding.
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee will meet tomorrow, February 17 at 9:30am to review Bill 1-22, which require children’s meals offered by food service facilities to include certain healthy food and beverage options.
The members of the HHS Committee include Council President Gabe Albornoz, Council Vice President Evan Glass, and Councilmember Craig Rice.
Qdoba at 16260 Frederick Road (Shady Grove intersection) in Gaithersburg will have its grand opening on February 28. The restaurant is located in the space that was formerly home to Jerry’s Subs and Pizza in the recently renovated and renamed Rock Grove Center.
The Chipotle style restaurant features burritos, bowls, salads, nachos and tacos. Qdoba also features a breakfast menu that is served until 10:30am daily.
&pizza at 570 N Frederick Ave in the Gaithersburg Square shopping center will be will be giving away free pizza to, “600 lucky guests at a pre-opening, sneak peek event.” For a chance to get a free pizza, and stay in-the-loop about the &pizza Gaithersburg Square opening, visit andpizza.com/gaithersburg-square-friends-and-family/
&pizza tells us that opening dates sometimes change due to construction, but the scheduled opening date for this location is March 9. The store will be open daily from 11am-11pm.