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Bethesda Eatery Update: Ri Ra, Panera, Max Brenner
Ri Ra closes in September because of rent issues, and Max Brenner and Panera Bread are opening soon in Bethesda.
Irish pub Ri Ra will close in September because of rent issues, Bethesda Magazine reported.
The rent is too high for the restaurant to continue operating in its Bethesda location, and the upcoming opening of a Ri Ra pub in Georgetown is a coincidence, manager Paul Turner told Patch.
Ri Ra currently has 12 locations across the country—from Vermont to Kentucky, according to its website.
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The anticipated opening of Max Brenner in Bethesda is getting closer. The restaurant will have its soft opening on June 13, a restaurant spokesperson told Patch.
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Unlike the chocolate chain's locations in New York City, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and Boston, Bethesda Row's new Max Brenner won't be a full-service restaurant but a sweets-only shop, Bethesda Magazine reported.
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The former bd's Mongolian Grill space (7201 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda) soon will have a new tenant: Panera Bread, Bethesda Magazine reported.
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