Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Cow joins Bethesda skyline (Photos)

How now, brown cow? A new bovine landmark has appeared on Bethesda Avenue, atop the new Butcher's Alley at 4961 Bethesda Avenue.



16 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am sure the county council will make sure to take that sign down right away but they won't do anything about the newspaper boxes that liter the streets or the "homeless" at intersections.

Anonymous said...

How's the selection in there? We went when it first opened, and not much on offer.. but I'm guessing they improved.

Anonymous said...

Why no front-on picture of the store? And even the picture of the sign is barely legible. Someone viewing the photos would get the impression that the article is about the Bethesda Water Store rather than Pesca Deli.

Anonymous said...

Did they get a permit?

Anonymous said...

Adding more height to the concrete canyons of Bethesda.

Anonymous said...

6:54

I have been there and like many butchers which hardly exist, they can order you what you want and it was ok.

There is no front to the store except a door.

Anonymous said...

7:07 AM The last photo is the front of the store.

Anonymous said...

@ 7:45 PM - but it's at a weird angle, and the sign for the Bethesda Water Store is more visible, and doesn't even show the new name of the shop, just the sign for the Pesca Deli which is now across the street.

Maybe they didn't drop enough coins in Dyer's coffee cup?

Anonymous said...

"like many butchers which hardly exist, they can order you what you want"

Ghost butchers work there? Awesome!

Anonymous said...

And you can get what you want or order special cuts from the farmer's market on Sundays at the Bethesda Elementary school parking lot. Bonus is you'll know the farmer. We shop at Liberty Delight Farm's stand (no affiliation, just an enthusiastic customer). Shane is usually the one there and he's the farmer raising the animals. All grass fed, free range, antibiotic free beef, pork, chicken,etc. Really tasty meat.I've ordered specialty cuts from him and can do it by email as well. Reasonable for the quality of meat as well. His farm is in Reistertown.

JAC said...

The cow will help but only barely. Leave it to Bethesda to offer a faux butcher shop that no one will ever patronize because, a, they can't find it and b, for those who do, find it sucks and offers nothing different from Whole Foods or Ducci. Organic Butcher in McLean is a butcher shop.

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Robert Dyer said...

7:07: You wouldn't be able to see the cow very well in a straight front shot. Only very stupid people will not know what the business is after reading the article that clearly states the name and street address. Sounds like sour grapes from a competitor.

Anonymous said...

Yay! Quirky and charming is (sorta) alive in Bethesda!

JAC said...

Robert,
I like to read your blog but not everyone in the area reads it. Places like this have no idea what they're doing and that's clear right off the bat. You can't open any kind of establishment without any advertising and especially when you're in an obscure location with virtually no sign out front and an almost impossible door in to the place for customers to get lucky enough to find. I went by and looked and had a hard time finding it. When I did, you notice how far back their meat case is. Can't see a thing from the street. How in the world are they going to attract customers when the only people going by their establishment are driving cars? No walking traffic there at all. A for effort but F for execution and research on space.

Anonymous said...

Perhaps the cow is the second public amenity being afforded to Westbard residents right up there with low-income housing? I can hardly wait!