Roaming Rooster sets opening date for Rockville

Roaming Rooster, a fast casual restaurant chain known for its fried chicken sandwiches, has set an opening date for its newest location at Pike & Rose. The restaurant will officially open tomorrow, Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 11580 Old Georgetown Road.

Started as a food truck in 2015, Roaming Rooster has since become one of the most-successful family and minority-owned hospitality businesses in the region. In addition to its famous free-range, grain-fed, antibiotic-free and Halal fried chicken sandwiches, the chain also offers an all-week breakfast menu, salads, side dishes, chicken wings, chicken tenders and hand-cut fries. The sandwiches are available in your choice of heat level: mild, medium or hot.

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Rockville Amazon Fresh update (Photos)

The cart return, and signs for curbside pick-up customers, are now out in the parking lot in front of the future Amazon Fresh grocery store in the 270 Center on Shady Grove Road, on the border of Rockville and Gaithersburg. A sign inside the store now reads "Gaithersburg," so that's where Amazon comes down on the subject (and leaves the door open for a more centrally-located Rockville store in the future). More has been added to the interior, but there still isn't anything on the many shelves yet. so opening day is still a ways off.

Assault reported at Montgomery County Agricultural History Farm Park

Stay out of the parks at night, folks. Montgomery County police responded to a report of an aggravated assault at the Montgomery County Agricultural History Farm Park early yesterday morning. The assault was reported at 12:54 AM at a farm facility at the park at 18400 Muncaster Road in Derwood. 

Car reported stolen from Rockville auto dealership

A vehicle was reported stolen from an auto dealership in Rockville on Thursday evening, June 16, 2022. Montgomery County police responded to a dealership in the 12300 block of Carroll Avenue at 7:44 PM, in an industrial area near Twinbrook Parkway and Parklawn Drive. Auto Wholesalers of Rockville is located on that block of Carroll.

Car stolen from home in Derwood

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at a home in Derwood yesterday morning. The vehicle was taken from the driveway of a home in the 16100 block of Deer Lake Road. It is believed that the vehicle was stolen sometime between 11:30 PM Wednesday night, and 9:05 AM Thursday morning.

Turkish menswear label Sayki opening store at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda (Photos)

Sayki, an upscale menswear brand, has leased a space at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. The company was founded in Turkey in 1924. A third generation of ownership decided to launch bricks-and-mortar stores in the United States in 2016, beginning with a shop on Madison Avenue in New York City. 

This will be their sixth American location, joining boutiques in New York, New Jersey and Ilinois. Sayki will be in the space just vacated by Michael Kors on Level 1. Merchandise is in place, so expect the store to open very soon.

New Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins with drive-thru nearing completion in Rockville (Photos)

Signs and banners are up at the new Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins with drive-thru at 16268 Frederick Road in Rockville. However, as I predicted, the store is oriented toward Shady Grove Road more than MD 355. The existing Dunkin' Donuts at 16220 Frederick Road will move into this one. Parking spaces are painted, and the ordering canopy is in place, but they still have to install the drive-thru menu board and speaker.