The Burger King located at 16004 Shady Grove Rd has been temporarily closed for renovations since the start of 2021.
We stopped by earlier to take a look at the progress and it looks as though the exterior of the building is almost ready to go, but there’s plenty of work to be done on the interior and in the surrounding parking and drive-thru areas (photos below).
Grill Kabob in Research Row Now Open
Grill Kabob at 1409 Research Blvd in Rockville opened this past week.
Call Your Mother, the award-winning Jew-ish deli, at Pike & Rose will open TOMORROW (Monday, September 20th). Located at 11807 Grand Park Ave. in North Bethesda, MD, the bagel shop and deli will feature homemade, signature bagels, creative sandwiches, coffee, and nostalgic pastries.
We stopped by and took some pictures of the interior and the menu for you to check out (photos at the end of this article).
Back in March we let you know that Zofia’s Kitchen would be taking over the location that was home to Mahshad Modern Persian Kitchen in King Farm at 404 King Farm Blvd.
There wasn’t any progress after the Zofia’s Kitchen Instagram post announcing the location and a “space available” sign was put up a couple months back. We called Zofia’s Kitchen this morning, which now operates as Rogi, and were told that the deal fell through and that there are currently no plans to move into the area.
It has been a couple months since we told your that Mr. Wish, a fresh fruit beverage and bubble tea shop, was coming to Congressional Plaza in Rockville– taking over the location that was formerly home to Honeyfish Poke in Congressional Plaza (1615 Rockville Pike).
Per Mr. Wish: 🕺🏻Get Ready! Mr.Wish is Coming to Rockville, MD! | Fresh – Natural Fruit Tea | Fresh Boba |🧋Celebrate with us on 09/25 & 09/26, first 100 customers will get our boba keychain as a gift! 🍊 Soft Opening 09/22-09/24 🍌 Grand Opening 09/25-09/26 BOGO Free [Wish Special (M)] 🥝 50% off on 2nd Drink 09/27-09/28📍1615 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 ⏰ Mon-Thurs 11AM-9PM | Fri-Sun 11AM-10PM
Last November we let you know that Call Your Mother, a “Jew-ish” deli best known for their bagel sandwiches, was planning to open a new location in Pike & Rose.
Now we know when the wait comes to an end, as Call Your Mother has announced it will open on Monday, September 20th at 8am. They’ll be open daily until 2pm.
Latest Update on Chopt in Kentlands Opening Date
We spoke to representatives from the Rockville Chopt location yesterday and they told us the new Kentlands location is scheduled to open in “late October”.
Back in July it was announced that the Montgomery County Green Bank and Sandy Spring Bank are teaming up to provide flexible financing to help the Olney Ale House re-open. We spoke with a representative from Montgomery County Green Bank over the weekend who let us know that the construction is moving along well and that construction could take around 3-5 months, but that is just an estimate. They said they want to make sure to keep the county up to date on potential activities around the reopening and will provide additional information soon.
A kitchen fire at the Olney Ale House caused the restaurant to temporarily shut down in 2019 and COVID-19 only compounded the issues for the restaurant. Click here to read our original article about the Olney Ale House reopening.
La Poteria in the Montgomery Village Shopping Center is holding their soft opening now through Sunday. They will be open from 7am-2pm.
Their menu features coffee, empanadas, waffles, hot dogs (perros calientes), and other Colombian street food.You can also find La Poteria at the Clarksburg Outlets Monday through Friday from 12-5PM, Saturday from 11AM-7PM, and Sunday 11AM-6PM.
Ichiban Restaurant in Gaithersburg to Close After Over 35 Years in Business on Sunday, September 12
Ichiban Restaurant at 637 N Frederick Ave in Gaithersburg will be closing its doors tomorrow after over 35 years in business. The current owners, which took over in the business in 2005, also own two other local restaurants that will remain open, Aery and Ichiban Mikoshi Sushi, both located inside the LOTTE Market at 221 Muddy Branch Rd Gaithersburg.
Gregorio’s Trattoria will open its third MoCo location, and fourth overall, in Park Potomac in 2022. It will be located in the former home of Sugo (12505 Park Potomac Ave), which closed its doors permanently earlier this summer. Gregorio’s started out in Reston in 2008 and opened a second location in what’s now Cabin John Village in Potomac.
The restaurant opened its second MoCo location last November at the Shops at Sumner Place in Bethesda, in the spot that was home to China Pavilion for over two decades until it closed almost three years ago.They hope to open the new location in 6-8 months. Pictured is their chicken parmigiana with rosé sauce. The news of Gregorio’s Trattoria opening in Park Potomac was first reported by Store Reporter.