Mandalay Restaurant & Café
, the beloved Burmese restaurant located at 930 Bonifant Street in Silver Spring, is asking for support as it faces declining business due to ongoing Purple Line construction.
In a message posted to social media, the restaurant shared the following:
“Dear Mandalay Family,
Since we reopened in 2022, your support has been crucial to sustaining the Silver Spring restaurant. We recently opened a new carry-out location in Ivy City while maintaining limited dine-in and carry-out service in Silver Spring.
We have come to a fork in the road. Due to Purple Line construction on Bonifant Street, dine-in and carry-out traffic has slowed considerably. As with all new openings, we’re experiencing some growing pains in Ivy City.
I am asking for your continued support of Mandalay Restaurant.
The Silver Spring location remains open and ready to serve you. The Ivy City location has a full menu and will enable our D.C. customers to order their favorite dishes from a closer location.
This summer, your patronage is crucial for Mandalay to remain open and serve you as we have for nearly 30 years.”
According to
Source of the Spring
, Mandalay recently expanded with a new quick-service location at Ivy City Food Works (2000 5th St. NE) in Washington, D.C., which officially opened on Tuesday, June 3.
Mandalay Restaurant offers an extensive menu featuring a wide variety of Burmese dishes, including seafood, pork, beef, poultry, vegetarian options, noodles, rice dishes, salads, soups, and appetizers. Signature items include coconut curries, tamarind fish, and an array of vegan-friendly tofu entrées.
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