As 2025 comes to a close, we wanted to share with you some of our most-read articles of the year. This article was originally published on October 6th, and it went on to become one of our most-read articles of 2025.
Since its closing in 2013, the absence of Roy’s Place has left a hole in the hearts of many current and former Montgomery County residents. According to the now-defunct Roy’s Place website, the restaurant first opened in Rockville in 1955, offering more than 200 sandwiches. After a couple of moves within Rockville, it relocated to 2 E. Diamond Ave. in Olde Towne Gaithersburg in 1971, where it became a local institution.
Menu staples reflected the restaurant’s quirky personality, with creations like “The Bender Schmender” (corned beef, turkey, roast pork, chicken liver pâté, and golden brisket with lettuce, tomato, golden sauce, and “a psychiatric appointment”) and “The Raunchy Raymond” (ham, crab salad, Swiss cheese, bacon, tomato, and golden sauce, broiled on bread of choice)…