Stanford Grill, the restaurant that has seemingly been under construction forever at Tower Oaks Boulevard and Wootton Parkway, finally opened its doors this week and is ready to give neighboring Clyde’s Tower Oaks Lodge a run for its money. The restaurant offers indoor/outdoor seating for more than 300 people, with an American and sushi-centric menu from award-winning chef Sean Kinoshita plus breads and desserts from a veteran of Bethesda’s Praline Bakery & Bistro. This is the second restaurant for Stanford Grill, whose parent company also operates the Copper Canyon Grill chain. Its high-profile location, below the headquarters of Lerner Enterprises and The Tower Companies, has been drawing attention ever since the sign went up all those months ago. “We do expect to attract a lot of business people on the weekdays,” says company spokesman Zania Patterson. “But on the weekends, we hope to draw a totally different crowd.”
