Duke's Grocery To Reopen In Potomac Soon: Report

POTOMAC, MD — A new Duke's Grocery expanding for the first time outside the District, will open soon at the Zuckerman Gravely-owned shopping center, Potomac Place, in Potomac, the restaurant's website says.

Duke's Grocery will replace the former Lock 72, a news release from JLL’s Mid Atlantic Retail Group said.

The sixth location of Duke’s Grocery, a DC-based British-style gastropub, will open at 10128 River Road. Look for indoor and outdoor dining options at the Potomac Duke’s, plus a coppertop bar.

No official opening date has been announced, Bethesda Today reported, but the business is hiring and training staff.

Duke’s Grocery is known for serving one of the best burgers in D.C., the owners said, and will feature a regularly updated menu, offering dishes made from scratch, sandwiches, salads, and full service bar featuring cocktails and beer and wine.

Its Proper Burger is ranked as one of the D.C. area’s best burgers, with two patties, gouda cheese, charred red onion and sweet chili sauce, DC Eater said.

Other Duke's Grocery locations are in the Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom and Navy Yard areas of Washington, D.C., with a Duke's Counter sister location in Woodley Park/National Zoo.

“As a resident of Potomac, I am particularly enthusiastic about the addition of these two new restaurants,” “This marks a significant step in the evolution of this cherished community hub. Potomac Place is the heart and soul of our neighborhood, and while we have fond memories of the restaurants that previously occupied these spaces, we eagerly anticipate this next chapter with an opportunity to support these new, homegrown restaurants," said Andy Corno, managing director of JLL, in a news release previously.

Suburban retail real estate options are in low supply. According to JLL research, retail has an average vacancy of only 4.3 percent.

“Core grocery-anchored shopping centers like Potomac Place are thriving right now,” Corno said in the news release. “Businesses are growing and expanding. That, coupled with a lack of new supply, is what’s driving value to our shopping centers.”