Thursday, February 28, 2013
The new sign was installed last weekend, Bethesda Magazine reported.
New signage installed last weekend at the former Moon Gate Restaurant and Bar on the Bethesda-Chevy Chase border (at 4613 Willow Ln.) announces the official changeover of Moon Gate to the House of Foong Lin, Bethesda Magazine reported. Moon Gate became the House of Foong Lin in January. House of Foong Lin owner Fu Cheung formerly owned Foong Lin in Bethesda, which closed last summer in advance of Woodmont Triangle redevelopment. "The Chinese restaurant had served Bethesdans and Montgomery County foodies for 25 years, and the announcement came with cries of disappointment, even as owner Fu Cheung told locals he was in search of a new location," Bethesda Patch reported. Now, with the new sign, the changeover is complete, although Bethesda …
The new sign was installed last weekend, Bethesda Magazine reported.
New signage installed last weekend at the former Moon Gate Restaurant and Bar on the Bethesda-Chevy Chase border (at 4613 Willow Ln.) announces the official changeover of Moon Gate to the House of Foong Lin, Bethesda Magazine reported. Moon Gate became the House of Foong Lin in January 2013. House of Foong Lin owner Fu Cheung formerly owned Foong Lin in Bethesda, which closed last summer in advance of the Woodmont Triangle redevelopment. "The Chinese restaurant had served Bethesdans and Montgomery County foodies for 25 years, and the announcement came with cries of disappointment, even as owner Fu Cheung told locals he was in search of a new location," Bethesda Patch reported. Now, with the new sign, the changeover is complete, although …
Monday, January 14, 2013
Foodie and restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and Washington, DC, neighborhoods with "1 Meat, 3 Sides." This week, locals ramp up for restaurant weeks, a new cigar lounge and two Bethesda staples announce the reopening of their doors. The area’s restaurant weeks are nigh, exciting many a local with the prospect of fancy meals at a third of the price. Over 200 DC-area restaurants will participate in Washington’s Restaurant Week – this year taking place Feb. 4-10. With three-course meals costing $20.13 at lunch and $35.13 for dinner, restaurant week gives Washington diners a chance to sample some of the area’s finest restaurants for a fraction of the cost. Several Montgomery County restaurants will participate, including Jaleo and …
Friday, November 30, 2012
The buildings that formerly housed restaurants including Bethesda mainstay Foong Lin are set to come down.
Demolition on a residential high-rise at 4900 Fairmont Avenue is expected to launch in January, according to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center director Ken Hartman. The structures set to come down at the project site include the buildings that formerly housed restaurants Foong Lin, Haandi and Sweet Basil. Foong Lin, a mainstay at the corner of Fairmont and Norfolk Avenues, closed this summer after 25 years in the Woodmont Triangle. Haandi is set to take over the former Uptown Deli space, Bethesda Magazine's Table Talk blog reported. Owners of the other restaurants displaced by the project were seeking new locations, according to the reports. The 17-story high-rise will have 236 rental units, 6500-square-feet of ground floor …
M Gwaltney
10:36 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
Love the new Foong Lin. It has such a friendly, neighborhood feel. And excellent food. more ›