Plenty of parking, nice stores. Relatively easy to get in and out of. One of the entrances is a…read morelittle confusing.

A nice little shopping plaza off of N Frederick Ave. There are a variety of places to eat: Panera,…read moreThe Habit Burger Grill, Potbelly, Boston Market, Chipotle, Quickfire Japanese Hibachi. You can also do some shopping at Ross, Bed Bath & Beyond, and/or Ashley Furniture Store, a 24hr CVS, as well as other miscellaneous stores/services. If you've got kids in tow, there's Chuck E Cheeses. Unfortunately, there's nothing for groceries like Giant or Wegmans. Still, this is a great place to do some quick shopping or a quick bite (maybe date night, too, perhaps).

I've been to Downtown Crown a few times and it's a great area to do some eating, shopping and just…read morewalking around or relaxing on a nice day. Decided to visit the area yesterday and sit at a bench eating some tacos from a nearby food truck. The weather was great and most of everyone I had seen walking by were social distancing and trying to wear a mask as much as possible. I would say to just be careful when dining at some of the local restaurants as seating doesn't necessarily appear to be 6 feet apart. By far, this area has one of the best Starbucks locations I've been to. Service is wonderful and the baristas perfect your drinks. Coastal flats is also a very good option for dinner if you're into seafood. Personally, I think Paladar is a bit overpriced but if you want to splurge for one night I would recommend it. There's plenty of parking in the area both street and garage. In my opinion, it appears to be a really safe neighborhood and place to hang out. Would recommend to anyone looking for something to do during this quarantine.

Used to be way overpriced but now I get a few items here specifically because they beat everyone…read moreelse's price. The selection is world class. The bar is lively and popular, sometime having live music. The bar selection is great but certainly not cheap.

This combo shopping strip center/dedicated retail building is an oddly dated contradiction in a…read morenumber of ways. There are three components, none of which are physically or logically cohesive: (a) the shopping strip portion which is spread out and disjointed, (b) the retail/office building which is outdated and houses an eclectic group of businesses that - again - don't correlate to each other, and (3) a brand new outlier short strip housing a small handful of mostly upscale trendy eating establishments. Oh, and there's a ridiculously overpriced gas station tucked away in the back far corner (behind the retail/office building). The good news: despite its awkward configuration, it's super convenient to the surrounding neighborhoods and has some strong "staying power" stores like Giant, Starbucks, and a large CVS. Local businesses also have a great presence, like Toy Castle and a memorabilia shop in the r/o building, Baskin-Robbins, California Tortilla and a bagel shop. Great option if you want to avoid the chaos of Westfields mall or Rockville. They're also remodeling the shopping strip. Would be better if they swapped out and got some different businesses with more draw than the vacuum store and Pet-Valu (which doesn't have much of a selection other than for dogs and selection/price-wise is not really competitive with PetSmart or Amazon). They also need to upgrade the retail/office building.

Cabin John Mall used to be a tremendous asset to our community, but has gone down hill fast…read more The decline began when the new owners allowed Christmas tree sales in the parking lot when customers needed the parking spaces to do our holiday shopping. The owners exacerbated the parking problems tremendously by putting in too many stores. CAVA opened a store and then opened up another one in Montgomery Mall two miles away. The property owners got rid of Broadway Pizza which was a Potomac Institution. I am furious. The new condos in the back take up even more parking. Carl Friedman who developed Cabin John would not support this.

3/19/21 A lot has changed since I lived in Rockville…read moreMaryland. I have seen new buildings get made in spots that were once parking spaces.  I will admit,  there were a lot of parking spaces. Barns&Nobles was the main attraction for this shopping area with Starbucks being an added bonus. People then traveled to other spots of this shopping center. Chick Fill-A was the newest building to be added before I moved to Virginia.  I never saw the grand opening, but I did try the chicken the next time I was in town. Last weekend I was back in Rockville area and saw the Barns&Nobles sign wasn't present.  I saw the Starbucks Coffee sign and started wondering if Barns&Nobles went out of business.  I did not notice that the business had moved to Congressional Plaza.  Why the move? Could be a number of reasons.   I remember when Montrose Crossing went by another name, but just like the name Berenstein Bears, it no longer exists.  I also don't remember the name it use to be called. My mom loved shopping at Marshlls for clothes and whatever else she could find. As a kid, I found shopping for clothing very boring.   Yes, most male kids and some females too found shopping for clothes boring.  Now I am left with memories from a time I would go shopping with my mom.  As the song goes, "you don't what you got till it's gone."  Yes, those were good times, even if I did not see it that way at the time.  Without the Barns&Nobles to headline the main attraction,  I think the decline for this shopping area will show up bigtime during the summertime of 2021. Time will tell.

Eclectic. Some "anchor" stores in this kind of quirky shopping center carry the day regardless of…read moreturnover (the Golf Galaxy store was always a mystery to me): Target, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Tara Thai, Giant, Marshall's, Chick-Fil-A. Then there's Value City ... wut ... And now new stores: Cava, Honeygrow provide a nice uplift. Note: Parking is a bear (mostly because there are also a lot of lousy drivers that come here plus the spaces are tight).

Great walkable area with lots of restaurants, stores, and a movie theatre. It sits near the North…read moreBethesda Metro and has multiple busses to get here as well as plenty of parking for those that drive.

Overall good cafe. The line was ridiculously long, but they move pretty quick…read more I tried the cheddar scone/biscuit which was really good. The vanilla latte was nice also.

Beautiful scenery Lots of parking including garage parking…read more Plenty of restaurants and a few shops Great place to grab a coffee or a sweet treat and enjoy the area.

I forgot how nice Rio Lakefront is! Yesterday was a beautiful spring day. I was meeting some folks…read moreat Yard House for happy hour. I arrived early so I walked around a bit and enjoyed the views. I parked in the garage, which is very busy but at least it's free! There's limited street parking and I saw tickets being issued. There's alot to do here. It was a few years since I had been and the additions are great. There's a Courtyard Marriott, AMC theater, Potbelly, Nandos, Auntie Anne's, Fantasticks, Muse Paint Bar, Uncle Julios, Miss Toya's and much more. This could literally be a staycation! Everything all in one here!

I have to say that I am very upset. I made an appointment for powder mani and regular pedi with…read moreAnne but upon arrival she sent me to another person and she said she could not see. the color isn't asked and showed a picture off was totally off and the mani did not match the pedi color. I am very disappointed and feel that I was not properly taken care off. it's sad that I have to pay over 130 dollars and walk unhappy

An eclectic selection of shops, food and other establishments and public services flustered around…read morethe crossroads of River Road and Falls Road. Very convenient in that you could get just about everything you need here, from gas to food, to banking to dental car, from realtor services to the library. But because this is Potomac, you'll pay a premium for some of these things: for one, both of the gas stations easily are among the most expensive gas for miles around. There is a lovely gourmet grocer here where you can get fresh seafood and kosher meat BUT oh! The price tags! It's nevertheless a lovely grouping of shopping centers (literally on each corner of the intersection). There is a cozy outdoor seating area (complete with solar charging station) located in between the Starbucks and the MD Liquor Store.

So Barnes & Noble has moved to Congressional Plaza which probably bumps my rating up at least half…read morea star alone (bad move Montrose Crossing!) But some of the shops here are still overpriced and honestly, for some reason, a portion of the clientele who shop here are (I hope unintentionally) rude ... from parking to not wearing masks to cutting in lines (social distancing accounts for gaps, folks!!!) Still, there are enough great shops here that it's a great place to visit.

3/19/21…read more Congressional Plaza,   A place I use to travel to for a hair straighten (aka a perm) or a haircut. I might then  walk over to the Tower Records and buy a movie soundtrack or a necklace.      These two places  were high on my list. There even use to be a movie theater here, but that went the way of the dodo. Speaking of going the way of the dodo, Tower Records also went that way too. The space for the old Tower Records has been taken up only to shutdown two times that I can remember.  Today I learned that Barns&Nobles has taken up residence there. Even though it is only one floor,  the space is huge.  Tower Records had some problems filling the space, but they did it with the jewelry section, the adult videos/magazines section and the standard magazine sections.   I think Barns&Nobles won't have a problem filling the space.  I know there is a Starbucks store at Congressional Plaza akready,  but I have a feeling another one might be added inside the Barns&Nobles store at some point...if there isn't one already. I will have to check out this plaza the next time I am in town. I wanna see the inside of this Barns&Nobles; as well, as other areas of the plaza.