The Eleanor Silver Spring will reopen at 3 p.m. today, Thursday, April 1, according to a press release. The bowling lounge, bar, and grill will celebrate its reopening with new menu items, which include expanded pizza and handmade pasta options, as well as new seasonal cocktails.
Buildout is underway at the upcoming Dog Haus Biergarten location in Downtown Silver Spring, as the restaurant moves toward what local franchise owner Faizan Khan says will be an opening in May/June of this year.
Eater D.C. has featured Takoma Bev Co. in its list of 23 Must-Try Coffee Shops Around D.C.
The Montgomery County Revenue Authority has scrapped the barbecue concept at Sligo Pit BBQ, according to Wayne Rohauer, the authority’s director of operations. The authority operates the county’s nine public golf courses, including Sligo Creek Golf Course at 9701 Sligo Creek Parkway. The group converted the clubhouse snack bar into Sligo Pit in the spring of 2019.
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema has praised Rohobot Ethiopian Restaurant at 7833 Eastern Ave. as one of his “8 Favorite Places to Eat Right Now.”
Silver Spring-based Patisserie Manuel will close its Montgomery Mall location on Sunday, March 28, according to a post on their Instagram page. Pastry Chef Claudia Olea opened her kitchen at 8810 Brookville Rd. in 2013 after graduating from L’Academie de Cuisine. That location will remain open for online ordering, pickup and delivery.
The rooftop of Kaldi’s Social House is being remodeled and will be completely enclosed, according to owner Tsega Hailemariam. The roof has been an issue with Thayer & Spring apartment residents unhappy about the noise from Kaldi’s, as well as businesses along Georgia Avenue, Hailemariam said.
The Takoma Park Police Department is investigating two cases of commercial destruction of property that occurred early this morning (March 26), according to a community advisory. The first case involved Republic at 6939 Laurel Ave. The second was at Takoma Bev Co., 6917 Laurel Ave.
A local nonprofit is marking a one-year anniversary this month that they never expected to see. Community Connections was started in March 2020 by Silver Spring Cares, founded by Liz Brent, owner of Go Brent, a local real estate agency. The program’s purpose was to raise funds to help both food-insecure residents and local restaurants hit by the pandemic.