January 28, 2008
New Potomac Kosher Restaurant: The Pomegranate Bistro
I heard rumor about this a while back, now the Washington Jewish Week has an article about a new kosher restaurant opening in the Cabin John Shopping Center in Potomac, called The Pomegranate Bistro:
Recently retired airline executive Jacob Schorr, an Orthodox Jew, often encountered turbulence of the culinary kind. That is, he had trouble finding kosher restaurants where he wouldn't feel embarrassed hosting business contacts.So he has created one of his own ‹ the Pomegranate Bistro, which is scheduled to open in the next few weeks in the Cabin John Shopping Center in Potomac.
The 80-seat meat and pareve establishment, in a storefront that formerly housed the Chicken Out Rotisserie, will strive to fill any number of upscale market niches, according to Schorr and the restaurant's staffers.
The article also mentions that Mr. Schorr was involved with The Red Heifer, which many of you may remember from a few years back. While it was a fine dining experience, The Red Heifer closed after only about a year.
If anyone happens to drive by the location, send me some pictures.
The article also mentions that Mama Leah's in Rockville closed down, which I was not aware of.
Sounds great, and that same problem exists in Baltimore, but that doesn't mean the place will succeed. More likely, it'll be closed in a year's time. DC places just don't fare well.
Posted by: Brian at January 28, 2008 02:10 PMI enjoyed the Red Heifer (although it was a bit steep) and was sorry to see it close. I hope this restaurant succeeds. Wasn't surprised to hear about Mama Leah's though. While I really liked their pizza, the store itself was having more and more problems. By the last few months, they never seemed to have any soda stocked, I had to go to the Kosher Mart to get drinks, and often had no toppings available for the pizza. Bathrooms were a mess and you were lucky if there was toilet paper instead of napkins. Got so that my wife refused to go there anymore. Then one day I went to get some pizza, and it was no more.
