The Vista Gardens area has officially added Carolina Kitchen Sea and Soul, a Black-owned restaurant with DMV roots, to its list of anchor stores including Home Depot, Shoppers, and Chick Fil-A.
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), along with a litany of elected officials, business leaders and media personalities, attended the restaurant’s grand opening on May 31, in advance of the planned June 5 public opening.
“Great day, great night, here at the Carolina Kitchen,” franchise owner Lance London told The Informer. “See us at the grand opening, let’s do it!”
Attendees raved about the delicious lump crab meat, oxtails, potato salad, and other available options at the new restaurant, located at 10250 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy Suite 100, Bowie, MD.
Prince George’s Commission for Veterans member Ethel Sligh was present for the opening and impressed by the rollout, the attending crowd, and the restaurant’s cuisine.
“What an amazing evening at the grand opening of a brand new Carolina Kitchen in Bowie. It was an honor to celebrate Lance London and wonderful seeing our U.S. senator, Angela D. Alsobrooks, in attendance,” she told The Informer. “The food was delicious and the fellowship was amazing. It was wonderful to see so many proud residents of Prince George’s County and beyond celebrating with Lance.”
In addition to the new Bowie seafood and soul food restaurant, which has an adjoining store called L. London’s Fine Wine and Spirits, there are four new locations planned, including: Laurel, Capitol Heights, Upper Marlboro, and Owings Mills.
Sligh shared her joy about the new site and optimism for the future of the franchise.
“I am certain this new location,” Sligh said, “will be well sought after and supported within our community.”
