Small Bites: Shake Shack To Open This Week in Cabin John

Plus: ALDI hosts jobs fair for local stores and Kosher Pastry Oven announces holiday schedule

By Glynis Kazanjian

Shake Shack's Potomac location will hold a soft opening Wednesday and open to the public Thursday. VIA SHINYA SUZUKI/FLICKR/CREATIVE COMMONS

Shake Shack announced it will open its first Potomac location to the public at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Cabin John Shopping Center and Mall.

The 3,000-square-foot restaurant will be situated at the corner of Tuckerman Lane and Seven Locks Road and have an outdoor patio. The Potomac location will add to the chain’s three Maryland locations in Baltimore and six in Washington, D.C.

Shake Shack is working with local purveyors to create seasonal menu items and to support local business, according to a press announcement. The restaurant will offer local brews from Flying Dog Brewery, DC Brau and 3 Stars Brewing Co., in addition to its signature Brooklyn ShackMeister Ale. New frozen custard dishes have also been created in collaboration with local purveyors.

As part of the chain’s mission to “Stand for Something Good,” 5 percent of sales proceeds from the restaurant’s soft opening on Wednesday and all life-long sales from its new “Pie Oh My” frozen custard will benefit the Tree House Children’s Advocacy Center, according to a press release.

The chain also supports “green architecture and eco-friendly” construction. Tabletops are made using reclaimed bowling alley lanes and booths are crafted using lumber certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

The Potomac property is currently hiring full-time and part-time staff. No previous experience is required.

ALDI grocery store chain to host Montgomery County job fair

The ALDI grocery store chain, with stores in Gaithersburg, Rockville, Silver Spring and Takoma Park, will host a job fair from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at each of its Montgomery County locations, the company has announced.

The Rockville store, which is slated to open this month, is in the former site of H.H. Gregg appliance store in the Congressional North shopping center on Rockville Pike.

ALDI is hiring store associates, shift managers and manager trainees. Store associates earn $12 to $13.50 per hour with a pay increase after six months of employment. Shift managers can earn up to $16.50 to $18.00 per hour and manager trainees earn $22.00 to $25.00 per hour, with an opportunity to earn $70,000 to $90,000 per year as a store manager.

Applicants must be 18 or older to apply, have a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma and be able to lift 45 pounds.

The job fair is regionwide, covering the 77 stores in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and south central Pennsylvania. For the fourth straight year, the grocery store chain was recognized by Forbes in 2018 as one America’s best large employers and named a National 2017 Top Workplace by Workplace Dynamics.

Kosher kitchen sets holiday hours for September and October

The Kosher Pastry Oven, a full-service Kosher bakery and restaurant in Silver Spring, announced business hours for the Jewish holiday season in September and October.

Dinner service will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, and the café will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, but it will be closed for dinner.

The family-run bakery and restaurant at 1372 Lamberton Drive will be closed Sept. 10 and 11. for Rosh Hashana.

The café will be open until 4 p.m. Sept. 24 and 25 for Chol HaMoed Sukkot. There will be a Sukkah. Dinner service will be takeout only from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For a full calendar of holiday hours, click here.