Cheesecake Factory CCDC closing

[Anonymous]

I worry for Rodman’s.

LOVE.

[Anonymous]

I guess I'm the only person who will miss it. My kids are extremely picky and it was one of two restaurants (both chains) that they would go to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t seem like the big Bloomingdales mall thing is doing well. The fancy retail strip was a flop. Maybe they should turn the Chevy Chase pavilion back into woods.

They should turn every building there into high end condos and apartments with retail on the street level and include 3br units for families who want to get in the desirable school zones nearby.

They should move Bloomingdale’s and Saks up to the White Flint site and turn it into a nicer town center than Pike and Rose. Think Tyson’s Galleria mixed with Bethesda Row. Rework the I-495 intersection nearby to allow eastbound traffic to go up Wisconsin / Rockville Pike without doing a U Turn while you’re at it.

Problem solved and everyone wins. No one wants to go to department stores and deal with that traffic near Friendship Heights, but high end condos and apartments would do great because of Metro proximity and great schools. White Flint needs to be redeveloped.

This does sound like a good plan.

[Anonymous]

I used to love going there, thirty years ago.
I don’t think it’s gross. I went to the Tyson’s one over the summer with DD and we both liked it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t seem like the big Bloomingdales mall thing is doing well. The fancy retail strip was a flop. Maybe they should turn the Chevy Chase pavilion back into woods.

They should turn every building there into high end condos and apartments with retail on the street level and include 3br units for families who want to get in the desirable school zones nearby.

They should move Bloomingdale’s and Saks up to the White Flint site and turn it into a nicer town center than Pike and Rose. Think Tyson’s Galleria mixed with Bethesda Row. Rework the I-495 intersection nearby to allow eastbound traffic to go up Wisconsin / Rockville Pike without doing a U Turn while you’re at it.

Problem solved and everyone wins. No one wants to go to department stores and deal with that traffic near Friendship Heights, but high end condos and apartments would do great because of Metro proximity and great schools. White Flint needs to be redeveloped.

All of this would be great

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as they dont touch maggianos

That building in which Maggianos is housed has been sold and slated for redevelopment. I assume that will happen and Maggiano's will have to close, if temporarily during the development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t seem like the big Bloomingdales mall thing is doing well. The fancy retail strip was a flop. Maybe they should turn the Chevy Chase pavilion back into woods.

Could just be the Holidays, but I was just at Bloomingdales and it was packed. Very surprised...but again, could just be a Saturday in December.

[Anonymous]

20 years of going here for Father's Day and my dads birthday. Guess we will head to Montgomery Mall now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20 years of going here for Father's Day and my dads birthday. Guess we will head to Montgomery Mall now.

Your dad won't be happy with a meal from Lia's or Clyde's as examples?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As long as they dont touch maggianos

I agree. Maggianos is one of the few businesses left that’s both a destination for people from outside of the neighborhood and a reliable option for people who live nearby. I’d say the same for Clyde’s and Sushiko.

The Trader Joe’s has been crazy busy, so it’s off to a good start.

I think it's weird to think that Maggiano's is a "destination" restaurant and better than Cheesecake Factory. I'm not hating on Maggianos. I think they are really similar in food quality/quantity. I'd probably give Cheesecake factory the edge overall.

[Anonymous]

We used to go for Mother's Day when the kids were about elementary-middle school aged. They liked it a lot and would ask to go there other times. I liked that I was getting out of the house but it was never too crowded (which let's be honest was part of the death knell). Since covid, I think we've only been once or twice.

The thing is you get a decent enough meal at a good price point. You know what you're getting, each of our favorites were really good (I love cobb salad and it's good there).

Lia's and Clyde's are a step up in terms of price. We've been to both but with kids, I'd pick cheesecake every time.

I'm sad it's closing. (and surprised - I had high hopes that Trader Joe's would be enough to ignite more energy into Friendship Heights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As long as they dont touch maggianos

That building in which Maggianos is housed has been sold and slated for redevelopment. I assume that will happen and Maggiano's will have to close, if temporarily during the development.

Yes, pretty sure I already heard this one was closing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We used to go for Mother's Day when the kids were about elementary-middle school aged. They liked it a lot and would ask to go there other times. I liked that I was getting out of the house but it was never too crowded (which let's be honest was part of the death knell). Since covid, I think we've only been once or twice.

The thing is you get a decent enough meal at a good price point. You know what you're getting, each of our favorites were really good (I love cobb salad and it's good there).

Lia's and Clyde's are a step up in terms of price. We've been to both but with kids, I'd pick cheesecake every time.

I'm sad it's closing. (and surprised - I had high hopes that Trader Joe's would be enough to ignite more energy into Friendship Heights.

I haven't rigorously studied pricing of the places you mentioned, but on a visit to CF about six months ago, I thought the prices were much higher than I had remembered (even factoring in inflation), and the portion sizes were smaller. I think that for comparable dishes, Clyde's is likely cheaper. We're not big fans of Italian food, so haven't been to Lia's in forever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used to go for Mother's Day when the kids were about elementary-middle school aged. They liked it a lot and would ask to go there other times. I liked that I was getting out of the house but it was never too crowded (which let's be honest was part of the death knell). Since covid, I think we've only been once or twice.

The thing is you get a decent enough meal at a good price point. You know what you're getting, each of our favorites were really good (I love cobb salad and it's good there).

Lia's and Clyde's are a step up in terms of price. We've been to both but with kids, I'd pick cheesecake every time.

I'm sad it's closing. (and surprised - I had high hopes that Trader Joe's would be enough to ignite more energy into Friendship Heights.

I haven't rigorously studied pricing of the places you mentioned, but on a visit to CF about six months ago, I thought the prices were much higher than I had remembered (even factoring in inflation), and the portion sizes were smaller. I think that for comparable dishes, Clyde's is likely cheaper. We're not big fans of Italian food, so haven't been to Lia's in forever.

Maybe it's stupid (or not), but you also save 4% eating on the MD side because they only charge a 6% restaurant tax vs. 10% in DC (which is better than Arlington, VA at I think like 13%).

[Anonymous]

I haven’t been to that one in years, but my 22-year old broke self remembers going there for dinner and stretching the leftovers for days in the 90s. RIP