Lock 72 Kitchen & Bar, previously known as The Tavern at River Falls, has closed its doors after a multi-decade run in Potomac Village. Chef Robert Wiedmaier, who bought the restaurant in 2015 and changed its name the following year, told MoCo360 that his lease was not renewed. Wiedmaier, whose portfolio includes D.C.’s Marcel’s and Brasserie Beck, also closed Wildwood Kitchen in 2021. No word yet on what will replace Lock 72.
Tony M
No offense but every single one of these updates were in the MCS Moco Show pages before they were here and I don’t see a thing attributing it to them.
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Drl
The Potomac Village desperately needs a proper and NICE restaurant. One can only go to Renatos so many times. And sorry, The Hunter’s Inn food was bad when I went there in August. NO more BANKS, fast food or liquor shops please!
Christine Murow
Amen on all points! I would welcome a Panera or Corner Bakery – a place that offers breakfast items can do lots of business. We need to lobby Carmen, our rep at Zuckerman Gravely.
Sonia Vigilante
Sadly, I saw this coming. In a conversation with a very nice bartender about a month or so ago, we commented on how the restaurant was not very busy anymore. He shared the reason was mainly because their prices were raised to a point where people would think twice before going there. What used to be a great standby restaurant for locals became a place only for special occasions due to the high price point. Honestly we had sticker shock last time we were there, so we never went back. I just learned today about its closing because we were having a hard time finding a place to eat this evening.
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