Genki Wagyu Shabu House, a modern Japanese hot pot and sushi restaurant, is now open in the Twinbrook Quarter development in Rockville, according to restaurant partner Frankie Cheung.
The restaurant at 870 Festival St. started serving diners Wednesday evening and will be in a soft opening mode for the next several weeks, Cheung told Bethesda Today on Monday. During the soft opening, the 4,000-square-foot eatery will only be open for dinner service from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 5 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, he said.
Cheung is also a partner of the IVEA Concepts, the group behind several restaurants in the county, including Kanpai BBQ & Shabu Shabu Buffet, Kajiken, Uzu Revolving Sushi, Okaeri Japanese Café, Gyuzo Japanese BBQ and Kyoto Matcha. The group opened Molly Tea, a location of the Chinese chain next door to Genki Wagyu House, in April…