Itching to hit up the freshest new spots in Rockville? From an Asian food hall to a bakery, read on to see the newest destinations to debut near you.
Pike Kitchen
1066 Rockville Pike
Pike Kitchen is an Asian food hall with Korean, Vietnamese, ramen and other options.
Inside the food hall, the eateries include Pike Bakery, Monster Snow & Tea, Bowl Play (bibimbop and poke), Kogyro (Korean gyros), Japomen (ramen), Viet, K Street Food and Pike Chicken & Beer.
With four stars out of 133 reviews on Yelp, Pike Kitchen is off to a positive start with locals.
Mike M., who reviewed it on Nov. 21, said, "Love the concept of dining halls because you can try a bit of everything. This was my first time here, so I went a bit overboard, but it was worth."
Michelle P. added, "If you are a bit frugal, but want a quick taste of Asia, this is your one stop shop! Can't decide if you want poke, bubble tea, bun, chicken, fish cakes, sushi or ice cream? Maybe you'll find something in here that catches your eye."
Pike Kitchen is open from 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.–midnight on Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m.–9 p.m. on Sunday.
Japong Bakery
785 Rockville Pike, Unit I, Town Center
Japong Bakery is an Asian bakery, offering pastries, custom cakes and more.
Japong Bakery offers its signature cream puffs in many different flavors, such as chocolate, pineapple and the original Japong Puff. It also serves matcha cheesecake, pork sung, Mexican coffee buns, chocolate, pork & taro chiffons, toasts and loaf cakes. (Check out the full menu here.)
Japong Bakery is off to a strong start, with a 4.5-star rating out of 51 Yelp reviews.
Yelper MIchelle H., who reviewed it on Nov. 26, wrote, "Light, creamy and fluffy cheesecakes. A nice change from the usual dense and heavy cheesecake I'm so use to. My family enjoyed them over the holidays so much that they want me to come back and get more!"
Mai L. noted, "This is a very authentic Japanese cheesecake place! I loved their cream puffs. I tried other pastries and the pineapple buns, which are also pretty good. "
Stop in and say hello: Japong Bakery is open from 9 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 9 a.m.–8 p.m. on Sunday.
Chick-fil-A
1401 Research Blvd.
Chick-fil-A is a new spot to score fast food chicken and more. This is one the national chain's latest outposts.
The national chain restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the morning, it serves breakfast sandwiches, some of which include chicken, and offers chicken sandwiches, wraps, nuggets, salads and fries in the afternoon and evening. Wash your meal down with some lemonade or a milkshake. (To view the full menu, click here.)
The new spot is off to an uneven start with Yelpers so far, but it's still early days.
Diana D., who reviewed it on Nov. 2, said, "Slowest service ever. Worst Chick-fil-A I've ever been to. Going through the drive-thru took 45 minutes! It took 15 minutes just to reach the area to order (our mistake was not backing out and leaving) and then another 30 waiting in the line of cars to pay and get our food. Absolutely ridiculous."
Ana P. noted, "I think this Chick-fil-A is great! They are new and trying very hard to please the community they serve. Mobile ordering is encouraged as this location gets fairly packed during the regular peak times. "
The new location is open from 6 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (It's closed on Sunday.)
