Wayback Burgers is still planning to open its first Montgomery County location in Damascus, but the restaurant’s anticipated opening has been delayed.

The burger chain signed a lease last year for a 1,925-square-foot restaurant at 9811 Main Street, with plans at the time calling for a late 2025 opening. In a recent update provided to The MoCoShow, Wayback Burgers confirmed the Damascus location remains in the works but has encountered an issue with the property’s grease trap. “Still planning to open. Had some grease trap issues so we are trying to resolve that. Stay tuned,” Wayback Burgers told The MoCoShow.

The restaurant is owned by franchisee Shahzad Manzoor and is expected to feature dine-in seating and an open kitchen. Wayback’s menu includes burgers, hot dogs, fries, chicken sandwiches, milkshakes and salads.

The Damascus restaurant would mark Wayback Burgers’ first Montgomery County location. The chain previously planned a restaurant at The Shops of Potomac Valley on Darnestown Road in Gaithersburg, where signage was installed and initial construction began, but that location ultimately never opened.

Buffalo Wild Wings GO is now open at 3231 Spartan Rd in Olney. The scaled-down Buffalo Wild Wings concept focuses primarily on takeout and delivery.

The Olney location has taken over the space that was previously home to Three Points Cycles, which closed at the end of May 2024. Buffalo Wild Wings signed on for the Olney location in early 2025.

The Olney restaurant is the fourth Buffalo Wild Wings GO to open in Montgomery County. The Gaithersburg location, which opened in August 2025, was the first of the GO concepts to open in the county. Additional BWW GO locations have opened in the Crossroads at Kensington shopping center at 10619 Connecticut Ave and Burtonsville Village Center at 15500B Old Columbia Pike. A fifth location is planned for Bethesda.

Sabor Mixteco Taqueria, located in Wheaton in Montgomery County, has been named one of “The Best Cheap Eats Around the DC Area” by Washingtonian.

The recently published list highlights 60 restaurants where diners can get a satisfying meal for less than $25 per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip. More than 200 restaurants across the region were considered.

Washingtonian highlighted Sabor Mixteco’s tlayuda, a large Oaxacan tortilla topped with beans, cheese and other ingredients, as well as the chileajo and alambre. The restaurant’s menu also includes carne asada, enchiladas, chilaquiles, tortas, burritos and other Oaxacan specialties.

Sabor Mixteco opened in 2023 at 2462 Ennalls Avenue in Wheaton. The restaurant is operated by Juan Solano, a veteran of the longtime Adams Morgan restaurant Mixtec, along with Apolinar Cervantes and Marisol Gonzales. Mixtec operated in DC for approximately 40 years before closing in 2014.

Sabor Mixteco occupies the former Kantutas space.

Four original cast members from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory are scheduled to appear at The Chocolate Expo when the event comes to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium on Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25.

The appearances will celebrate the 55th anniversary of the 1971 film and include Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket; Julie Dawn Cole, who played Veruca Salt; Paris Themmen, who played Mike Teevee; and Rusty Goffe, who appeared as an Oompa Loompa.

The cast members are scheduled to participate in a live panel discussion and audience Q&A beginning at 1 p.m. each day. Celebrity panel discussions and Q&A sessions are included with admission.

The Chocolate Expo will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days and feature vendors offering chocolates, baked goods, specialty foods, cheeses, craft beverages and other treats, along with tastings, shopping and entertainment. The Maryland event marks The Chocolate Expo’s first appearance at the Maryland State Fairgrounds.