Qdoba opens in Rockville

Qdoba Mexican Eats is now open at 16260 Frederick Road in the Rock Grove shopping center in Rockville. This is Qdoba's second location in the Rockville area; the chain has an existing restaurant at 128 Rollins Avenue. New at Qdoba are four new sauces and toppings, and Cholula Hot & Sweet Chicken, made with Cholula hot sauce and real honey.

Galito's nears opening of first U.S. location in Rockville (Photos)

Galito's is nearing its American debut at 15918 Shady Grove Road in the Shady Grove Center, on the border of Rockville and Gaithersburg. The South African flame-grilled chicken chain hasn't announced an opening date publicly yet, but as you can see, the interior is nearing completion. 

Galito's has announced what the opening specials will be: a full chicken with one side item for $19.00, and a 1/4 chicken with french fries for $6.90. The restaurant is also currently hiring grillers, expediters, and cashiers, with a starting salary of $15-$20.

AMC Theatres applies for liquor license at Montgomery Mall cineplex, as concessions supply chain issues persist

AMC Theatres chose wisely to open its new AMC Montgomery 16 cineplex at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda for the opening weekend of The Batman. While the chain was able to turn around the shuttered ArcLight Cinemas for reopening earlier than many anticipated, and Batfans snapped up tickets, the theater isn't even firing on all cylinders yet. Several key concessions items like hot dogs were out of stock in recent days. And the trademark MacGuffins Bar, which AMC had confirmed last week would replace the ArcLight lobby bar, hasn't opened yet.

Apology message from AMC regarding
supply chain issues appears on the 
electronic menu boards at the snack bar

AMC says the temporarily-smaller menu is due to supply chain issues. Items unavailable at the snack bar over the last week include chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks, the jumbo Bavarian Legend soft pretzel, and the plant-based Impossible Nuggets. 

Don't worry - Mac & Cheese Bites
are still in stock

It turns out there's a really good reason the bartenders weren't mixing drinks for opening weekend: the theater doesn't have a liquor license yet. AMC has now applied to Montgomery County for a license. A hearing on its application has been scheduled for April 14 at 10:00 AM.

Assault at Traville Village Center in Rockville

A 2nd-degree assault was reported at the Traville Village Center in Rockville Tuesday night, March 8, 2022. When Montgomery County police officers arrived at the scene, the victim reported having been assaulted on the street in the 9700 block of Traville Gateway Drive at 7:03 PM, according to crime data. 

Masks now optional inside Rockville government facilities

Rockville City Hall is preparing to welcome the general public back on March 28, 2022. But, effective immediately, masks are no longer required for employees or visitors inside City of Rockville facilities. City Manager Rob DiSpirito rescinded the indoor mask mandate this week, based upon the latest Covid-19 statistics in Montgomery County. 

“The City will continue to monitor changes in public health requirements and recommendations and may need to adjust our face-covering requirements as recommendations change from the CDC, Maryland Department of Health, and for certain programs licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education,” DiSpirito said in a statement. Along with the change in mask policy, visitors will now be able to use all publicly accessible entrances and exits at City Hall when it reopens on March 28; the city had previously planned to open only one entry/exit point in the building. Mayor and Council meetings will continue to be hybrid/virtual meetings until further notice.

Lowest gas prices in Montgomery County at this hour

Here is a list of some of the lowest gas prices around Montgomery County at this hour. The prices were listed on Gas Buddy within the last two hours, and, of course, are subject to change by the minute or hour. Some of the lowest are in Rockville, and the highest in downtown Bethesda, Brookmont and Chevy Chase Lake.

Citgo on New Hampshire Avenue, Colesville: $4.03

Liberty on Randolph Road, Rockville: $4.09

Sunoco on Rockville Pike: $4.09

Valero in Kensington: $4.15

Safeway in Damascus: $4.15

Liberty in Gaithersburg: $4.17

Royal Farms on Watkins Mill Road in Gaithersburg: $4.19

Rockville pharmacy burglarized

Rockville police responded to a forced-entry burglary at a pharmacy early Tuesday morning, March 8, 2022. The burglary was reported at a pharmacy in the 15200 block of Shady Grove Road at 1:19 AM, according to crime data. Property damage to the business was also caused by the forced entry.