The window coverings have been removed at the new Mussel Bar & Grille, now located at 4903 Cordell Avenue in Bethesda. Permanent signage was installed outside the restaurant Friday. Operating hours and Mussel Bar logos were applied to the windows. Tables, already set for customers, were visible inside the space. Later in the day Friday, a "coming soon" sandwich board was placed on the sidewalk out front.
This sudden burst of activity, and the effort to put a finished presentation forward to passersby, are understandable. Today is the Taste of Bethesda, and thousands of hungry potential customers will be walking past this corner for several hours. It's an advertising opportunity to a captive audience seeking culinary adventures, and Mussel Bar was wise not to pass it up. Formerly located at Bethesda Row, Mussel Bar is seeking a return to Bethesda, this time in the Woodmont Triangle.
Hope it does better then every other place that has been there over the years.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads-up about Taste of Bethesda. I usually have brunch at Tastee Diner on Saturdays, but I'll avoid the traffic today.
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