It was once the most popular restaurants in Bethesda with a spinach artichoke dip that would make you melt and live jazz music — great for an impromptu date night.
WASHINGTON — A neighborhood staple is closing its doors after 33 years. Woodmont Grill closed its doors on Tuesday night.
The restaurant is located at 7715 Wisconsin Ave. and first opened in 1992. Formerly known as ‘Houston’s’, the restaurant rebranded and changed its name in 2008. It was once the most popular restaurant in Bethesda with a spinach artichoke dip that would make you melt and live jazz music, great for an impromptu date night.
On the restaurant’s website, you’re met with a notice on the homepage that reads:
“Woodmont Grill is now closed. Thank you for choosing us as a dining destination and allowing us to be a part of your lives with many fond memories of good food and cheer. We hope to have the pleasure of seeing you again at one of our other restaurants.”
WUSA9 reached out to find out why the restaurant has decided to close, and they sent us back a statement.
“As a company, we continually deliberate on where best to place our focus and resources. This often evolves over a long period of time and involves many factors. For Woodmont Grill, some of the considerations have been a diminishment of parking over time and the challenge to keep the restaurant adequately staffed to ensure our service standards. While Woodmont Grill has represented us well with a beautiful building and many valued guests over time, we feel it is best to focus our efforts on our other restaurants. We understand this will be a disappointment to many of our guests, and we would like to take the opportunity to express our gratitude to them for choosing Woodmont Grill as a destination.”
– Hillstone Restaurant Group