New signage installed at Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins in Bethesda (Photos)

New lighted logo signage has been installed at the Dunkin' Donuts-Baskin Robbins store at 4905 Cordell Avenue in Bethesda. This store was recently renovated just two months ago, but retained the same exterior signage it has sported for over a decade. The new signs reflect the latest branding and logos for both chains, dropping the "Donuts," and with the number 31 visible within the Baskin Robbins logo. As the local franchisee has renovated its Bethesda locations, it has installed the shorter "Dunkin'" branding signage at each one. Personally, I will call Dunkin' Donuts just "Dunkin'" when I start calling White Flint "North Bethesda" - which will be never.

Out with the old...

...and in with the new.

Baskin Robbins to close at Cabin John Shopping Center, move to new location

Baskin Robbins, a longtime fixture at the Cabin John Shopping Center in Potomac, will close this Thursday, February 24, 2022, according to an employee at the ice cream store. The good news is that the store will be moving not far away to the Park Potomac development. A spring opening is anticipated for the new location, the employee said.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 EPIC SNACK HAUL REVIEW (VIDEO)

When it comes to the top films of 2014, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ranks a close second to Captain America: Winter Soldier, in my opinion. In this video, I review several licensed food products from the Spider-Man sequel, including the Amazing Spider-Man 2 ice cream from Baskin Robbins on Cordell Avenue in Bethesda. We also get a glimpse of some test footage from an early version of the film, with an actor who apparently didn't make the final cut.

SNEAK PEEK INSIDE NEW BETHESDA DUNKIN' DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS ICE CREAM (PHOTOS)

Bethesda's newest Dunkin' Donuts store - which also features a Baskin Robbins ice cream parlor - could open as early as Friday, in the Norfolk-Cordell II building at the corner of Norfolk and Cordell Avenues. It's around the corner from where Smashburger fronts onto Norfolk Avenue.

When you enter the doors, Dunkin' Donuts is straight ahead, and Baskin Robbins is to the side.

Click on photos to enlarge for detail:

SIGNS INSTALLED AT DUNKIN' DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS ON CORDELL IN BETHESDA (PHOTOS)

The lighted signs are up at the future Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins store on Cordell Avenue. As expected, the new gateway to the front patio of the store is indeed the perfect place to install the signage. Work continues inside for what may be the ultimate carbohydrate destination in town.

NEW CORDELL AVE. DUNKIN' DONUTS ADDING OUTDOOR PATIO? (PHOTOS)

The second Dunkin' Donuts to open this year in downtown Bethesda, in the Norfolk-Cordell II building on Cordell Avenue, appears to be adding an outdoor patio of some kind. A space between the public sidewalk and the storefront is being defined by installation of new exterior design elements. Signage could also potentially be installed on this outer property line, above the entryway. 

This Dunkin' Donuts will also include a Baskin Robbins ice cream store. Should a patio be added, it would help Baskin Robbins compete with other dessert shops like Haagen-Dazs and Dolcezza, which have pedestrian areas outside their doors, beyond the minimal sidewalk space many businesses are limited to. There is utility equipment installed in the area outside, so it is currently unclear what the final design of this outdoor space will be.

CORDELL AVE. DUNKIN' DONUTS/BASKIN ROBBINS BETHESDA CONSTRUCTION UPDATE (PHOTOS)

The second new Dunkin' Donuts store in downtown Bethesda is under construction on Cordell Avenue, in the Norfolk-Cordell II building (Smashburger, Roof). As a welcome bonus, this Dunkin' Donuts will have a Baskin Robbins ice cream store included. I'm hoping for an opening in time for baseball season, to find out if Baskin Robbins still has Baseball Nut as a limited-time flavor. Here's an update on the progress inside the store:

BETHESDA METRO CENTER DUNKIN' DONUTS TARGETING WEEK OF JANUARY 27 FOR GRAND OPENING (PHOTOS)

Sticky farecard machine buttons could be as little as 3 weeks away at the Bethesda Metro station. The local Dunkin' Donuts franchise group adding two new stores in downtown Bethesda is targeting the week of January 27 to open its Clark Building location at Bethesda Metro Center, according to a spokesperson. When open, the store should become a popular stop for commuters running to and from Metro.

Renovations underway at future
Clark Building Dunkin' Donuts

Their second location, which will join Smashburger and Roof inside the new Norfolk-Cordell II building at Norfolk and Cordell Avenues, could open as early as the week of February 24. That store is supposed to also include a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop. The existing Bethesda Row Dunkin' Donuts will likely close this summer.

FUTURE BETHESDA ROOFTOP RESTAURANT FRONT DOOR INSTALLED (PHOTOS) - CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Lots more progress to report from the site of the Bethesda rooftop restaurant, Roof, which is scheduled to open in late summer (but don't bet your life on that).
The building itself, Norfolk Cordell II, now has a main, street level entrance with glass doorway.
In the photos below, you'll see the door, as well as additional wood and tile facade and additional window installations.
The large interior space you see is on the street level, and will house future tenants Smashburger, Baskin Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts.

Rendering [top] Courtesy Steven J. Karr, AIA Inc.

COOL OFF IN DOWNTOWN BETHESDA WITH THESE ICY BEVERAGES (PHOTO)

It's only April, but it feels like June. Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row to the rescue, with some new, icy drinks to cool off with in downtown Bethesda.

Dunkin' Donuts at Bethesda Row has 2 new iced coffees with Baskin Robbins ice cream flavors.

Enjoy a Mint Chocolate Chip or Butter Pecan iced coffee today on Bethesda Avenue.  And enjoy it with some trivia: Long before Haagen Dazs, Baskin Robbins was the king of major ice cream chains in Bethesda. Competing with Swensen's (which took a wrecking ball in the now-demolished Bethesda Square Shopping Center) and Gifford's, Baskin Robbins served up 31 flavors and ice cream cakes at 2 Bethesda locations: Arlington Road (wrecking ball again - it was in a strip shopping center where the Bethesda Row Giant stands today), and in the Westwood Shopping Center on Westbard Avenue.

My question to Dunkin' Donuts:  How about Peanut Butter and Chocolate or Baseball Nut as the next iced coffee flavor?

For a decidedly more adult beverage, head to Plaza del Sol on St. Elmo Avenue.

There you will find the Margarita Loca, which you can order frozen or on-the-rocks. Flavors include Strawberry and Lime.

Stay hydrated!