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El Sapo Cuban Social Club in Downtown Silver Spring Closing Permanently This Weekend
El Sapo Cuban Social Club in downtown Silver Spring will permanently close on Sunday.
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Urban Butcher Hits “Pause” Button on Operations
Urban Butcher has hit the “pause” button on operations at the restaurant at 8226 Georgia Ave. “due to the current situation,” according to an announcement on its website and Facebook page. The operators will concentrate their efforts at “Urban Butcher’s younger brother,” El Sapo Cuban Social Club.
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Local Restaurants Giving Free Meals to Bonifant Residents, Discounts on Take Out
El Sapo Cuban Social Club and Urban Butcher have begun providing free meals to senior citizens, according to chef/owner Raynold Mendizábal. “We went to The Bonifant building and we’re going to be taking care of them for the time being,” he said.
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Two Local Restaurants Named to “Very Best” List
Two Silver Spring restaurants were named to the 100 Very Best Restaurants list this year by Washingtonian magazine. El Sapo Cuban Social Club came in at #57 while Urban Butcher was ranked #75.
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El Sapo Owner Sued by Contractor
The chef/owner of El Sapo Cuban Social Club has been sued for nearly $150,000 in a contract case, according to documents filed in the Montgomery County Circuit Court. As first reported Friday by Washington City Paper, JSV LLC, a Virginia-based design/build contractor, sued Raynold Mendizábal for $147,408 last March.
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Urban Butcher Reopens for Regular Hours with New Look, Menu
Urban Butcher is back this week to its regular operating hours with a new look and a new menu. The restaurant has added new starter dishes and seafood entrées while retaining many of the familiar beef offerings. The restaurant opens at 5 p.m. daily except Monday, with happy hour for 5-7:30 p.m.
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El Sapo Cuban Restaurant to Open Today
El Sapo Cuban Social Club, a new restaurant from Urban Butcher owner Chef Raynold Mendizábal, will open today (Oct. 30) at 4 p.m., according to a press announcement.
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Two Silver Spring Restaurants Participating in Metropolitan Restaurant Week
Two local restaurants are participating in Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week, which will run from Jan. 22-28.
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Report: Urban Butcher Owner Planning Second Silver Spring Restaurant
Raynold Mandizabal, the chef-owner of Urban Butcher on Georgia Avenue, plans to open a second restaurant in Central, the new development on the corner of Fenton Street and Wayne Avenue.