Some buzzy downtown restaurants are planting flags in the suburbs, chasing diners who increasingly work from home or who have moved out of the city
, says Mark Brandau, associate director of research and insights at Datassential, a food-industry market-research firm in Chicago.
His restaurant group in 2021 took over the Milton Inn, a 1740s-era stone house in Sparks Glencoe, Md., that closed under previous ownership during the pandemic. The restaurant, reimagined as a French hunting lodge, now offers a $55 roasted guinea fowl and a $42 grilled venison leg. “It’s a bit more sophisticated and a little less typical,” Mr. Foreman says.
“I’m thrilled that there are these nicer options,” he says. Despite the convenience, he says he misses the downtown energy and having more dining choices.The Milton Inn, outside Baltimore, offers a $55 roasted guinea fowl.Larger, city-based restaurant groups say there is a learning curve with operating in the suburbs.
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