Comments on: New Restaurant by Bryan Voltaggio, Range, Coming to Friendship Heights

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:32:25 +0000

actually both are good places to go out to eat, but bethesda has far more options.

By: tourmalet

tourmalet — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:24:53 +0000

I would suggest not going into the building until late fall. The building is being completely renovated from the inside out! You go into the mall and everything is boarded up and jack hammers are going galore (on the weekends). It’s kinda interesting to watch as most of the remaining tenants are all suing the building for screwing them over so much. Renovations are one thing, but destroying the mall has been interesting to watch. Go in the mall, you let us know how easy it is to find the Starbucks or World Market.

By: theheights

theheights — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:57:23 +0000

It sounds like you have yet to eat in a Bethesda restaurant not named “California Tortilla.” There are a lot of good restaurants in Bethesda. They’re not that convenient for most city-dwellers, but to imply that the quality is not there is pure hyperbole.

By: theheights

theheights — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:54:53 +0000

You must not get to Tyson’s Corner very often. Terrible comparison.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:48:52 +0000

This is pretty great for an area that could be mistaken for Tyson’s Corner, but with fewer decent restaurants.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:11:12 +0000

no. not really. what part of “presumably easier red tape” = easy? so all in all, dc is easier to deal with?

in either case, bethesda has an assload of restaurants. friendship heights has very few. why is that?

By: 11th

11th — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:00:28 +0000

really? you think mont. co. is bad on alcohol regulation? what is that based on? do you have experience running a business in the county with a liquor license?

other point: i think the food in bethesda is generally pretty bad and really expensive. up county and east county give you a lot better stuff (with admittedly less fanciness) and so does DC.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:49:19 +0000

is MoCo worse than DC?
even if you haven’t had a good meal in bethesda, there are still better options there, than in friendship heights. or do you disagree with that too?

By: anon

anon — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:38:38 +0000

MoCo is known for a lot of positive things, but you’re probably the very first person to think it has little red tape when it comes to opening a restaurant. P.S. people go to bethesda for food? downtown Silver Spring, heck yes. Bethesda? uh…no thanks.

By: saf

saf — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:33:05 +0000

You’re kidding, right?

Seriously, Montgomery County is a pain in the ass, especially about alcohol regulation. And I have yet to find a really good meal in Bethesda.