Grilled Cheese & Co. Tests Online Ordering

The restaurant is piloting the service at its Catonsville location.

Really need some grilled cheese? Grilled Cheese & Co. is testing a new service for people like you. The restaurant announced on its Facebook page Thursday it is beta testing online carry-out ordering at its Catonsville location. The restaurant also has locations in Sykesville and Federal Hill. The online system allows diners to add, subtract or substitute items from sandwiches, and schedule when they would like their food to be ready at the Edmonson Avenue restaurant. Customers may pay online or when picking orders up. The announcement did not say how long the beta test would last. What's your usual at Grilled Cheese and Co.? Tell us in the comments.

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New Bistro Brings International Flavor to Catonsville

Umami Global Bistro opened on Frederick Road in January.

Rehan Khan was excited to turn the former Tiffany’s Pizza on Frederick Road into a sit-down restaurant, but renovations forced him to keep the building closed for more than two years. “We had to gut out everything, start all over,” he said. After replacing virtually everything in the place, including building a brand-new kitchen, Khan opened Umami Global Bistro on January 25. While he kept the pizza and burgers, Khan’s restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine like shawarma, falafel, hummus, gyros and babaganoush. Umami uses all organic meat, and the lamb and beef is all grass-fed. While going the extra mile for those ingredients is a lot of work, Khan believes the freshness and health benefits of unprocessed food is worth it in the …

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Frederick Road McDonald's Plans Expansion

The restaurant's owner attended a Design Review Panel meeting last week.

Plans are moving ahead for an expansion of the Frederick Road McDonald's. The Catonsville Times reports franchise owner Jim Bower plans to renovate the restaurant to add 25 seats, a faster drive-through and an exit from the parking lot to Delrey Avenue. Bower discussed the plans at a Design Review Panel hearing in Towson on Wednesday, the newspaper reports. Bower told the paper he plans to meet with the Paradise Community Association next month, and begin construction once the project receives permits. The new drive-through will include a second menu and ordering stand, and a third window, where customers can pull up to wait if their food is not yet ready. "At our drive-through right now, you have one spot where you give your order and you…

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2 Catonsville Eateries Participate In Restaurant Week

The winter Baltimore County Restaurant Week begins Friday and runs through Jan. 27.

Two Catonsville restaurants are among 44 participating in the winter 2013 edition of Baltimore County's Restaurant Week. The event, which begins Friday and runs for more than two weeks through Jan. 27, features fixed price three-course meals at area eateries for both lunch and dinner. In Catonsville, check out: For those of you willing to explore options elsewhere in the county, check the Baltimore County Restaurant Week website for a full list of participants, and remember, you can learn about what your neighbors are enjoying and leave your own reviews in Patch's directory. Baltimore City's restaurant week starts on Jan. 25. Are you planning to go out during the Baltimore County Restaurant Week promotion? Will you eat somewhere in the …

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Catonsville Gourmet Owner Sells Restaurant

Sean Dunworth said that nothing will change with the restaurant.

(UPDATED TUESDAY) Sean Dunworth, the co-owner of Catonsville Gourmet and founder of Regions, has sold Catonsville Gourmet. Dunworth said he couldn't speak more about the sale or the details because the deal was still being finalized. The popular Frederick Road seafood restaurant was sold to restaurant owner Craig Rinkerman, who Dunworth said does not own any restaurants in the area. Dunworth said his decision was a business decision. "I built the business up and it's a good thing for me," he said. "I loved what I was doing, but ready for the next adventure." The day-to-day operations of the restaurants will not change, Dunworth said, including anything with the staff. It is expected that Chef Rob Rehmert will stay on. Catonsville Gourmet …

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County Sets Table For Summer Restaurant Week

The promotion features 38 restaurants and begins Friday.

Baltimore County is rolling out the white tablecloth for this year's summer restaurant week. County officials and business leaders marked the start of the week-plus affair with an opening event at Towson. The event at Cafe Troia featured samples from that restaurant and five other participating eateries: Barrett's Grill in Hunt Valley, Basta Pasta in Timonium, Island View Waterfront Cafe in Essex, The Milton Inn in Sparks and Towson Tavern. Catonsville only has one restaurant participating: The Candle Light Inn. Many Catonsville restaurants instead particpate in the Catonsville Restaurant Week sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. This year's summer restaurant week runs from this Friday, Aug. 10 to Aug. 19 and includes specials ranging …

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Ship's Cafe Encloses Deck for Year-Round Seating

The Frederick Road restaurant owners needed more space that they could utilize year round.

While many patrons loved the covered deck upstairs at Ship's Cafe, the space was only used during the days when the weather was nice. But owners Jim and Sharon Andrews have needed more seating year round and can't expand anywhere else on the Frederick Road property. "We're bursting at the seams," Sharon Andrews told Patch Wednesday. So the owners decided to enclose the deck, adding siding and windows. Now, they have seating for 32 all year, she said. The upstairs area still feels like a outside seating, with eight double windows that can open when the weather is warm. The screens are invisible, giving dinners a better view of Frederick Road. The room will soon be open to diners every day after a few more finishing touches are made to the …

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Catonsville Small Business Finds

Small Business Finds: $1 Tacos at El Nayar

The Mexican restaurant is offering a lunchtime deal this month.

  They say there's no such thing as a free lunch, but a $1 lunch is pretty darn close. El Nayar Mexican Restaurant is offering $1 tacos for lunch from now until May 31. To get the offer, visit the restaurant's Facebook page and an email will be sent to you. At Patch, we care about the local businesses that are the backbone of this community. We're always on the lookout for a new boutique, a great deal or a fun event at a Catonsville business.

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Blog Reviews Halal Meat in Catonsville

Store is on Baltimore National Pike

You Tell Us: How Was Catonsville Restaurant Week?

The last day of Restaurant Week is today.

This past week, Catonsville restaurants celebrated Restaurant Week with special dishes and discounts. The event, sponsored by the Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce, showcased 17 restaurants and eateries in Catonsville. Patch wants to know? Where did you go? Did you try a restaurant for the first time? Discover a new dish at one of your favorite places? Get a great discount with one of the many coupons? Tell us in the comments, or review your favorite restaurant by searching for the name in our directory here.

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