Renovations are nearly complete at Pike Kitchen.
Pike Kitchen is expected to have a soft opening this Thursday afternoon and a grand opening on Friday.
The restaurant, located at 7023 Columbia Pike in the former O’My Chiq space, features Japanese and Korean food. Diners can order sushi and nigiri from the Roll Play menu or stone pot bibimbap and other items from Bowl Play.
Pike Kitchen has a heated patio in front . . .
Diners order and pay on a kiosk by the front door, pick up their meals at the counter, and throw out their own trash. There is no waitstaff, and as a result, no tipping, says manager Joe Hwang.
One of the most popular dishes is expected to be spicy pork noodles, which is the best-seller at the original Pike Kitchen in Rockville.
Among the other menu items: Japanese-style ramen, bento boxes, deep-fried tofu pockets, panko-fried oysters, bao buns, and desserts.
Unlike O’My Chiq, Pike Kitchen doesn’t sell cocktails, just beer, wine, and soju, Hwang says. “We’re keeping it as simple as possible. We’re more focused on food and want to welcome families.”
When it gets warmer, he hopes to hold special events in the restaurant’s spacious backyard.
Pike Kitchen will be open 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11:30 a.m.-midnight on Friday and Saturday.
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