Selby’s Grab and Go, the Waldorf soul food and cheesesteak spot, is getting a liquor license, and a planned taqueria in a former bank building on Old Washington Road got more time to open.
The Charles County Board of License Commissioners handled both Oct. 8.
Selby’s adds a small bar
The board approved a new Class B restaurant-bar on-sale license with an entertainment endorsement for Selby’s Grab and Go LLC, at 505 St. Matthews Drive in the Piney Church Shopping Center near Billingsley and Piney Church roads in St. Charles.
Owner Karen Michelle Selby said the restaurant has been open since 2023 and grew out of a catering business she and her husband started more than 20 years ago. Customers have asked for alcohol, she said.
Despite the name, it’s a full-service restaurant. “Initially, when we named it, we thought it would be more of a carryout, but it is an actual full-service restaurant,” Selby said. Many customers sit down for table service, and the restaurant also does carryout and delivery pickups.
Selby said her husband, the restaurant’s primary chef, has more than 20 years of experience with alcohol service, first in New Jersey and then at Middleton Hall in Waldorf. She, her husband and the manager are all alcohol-awareness certified.
The plan, she said, is a small bar with about four or five stools, serving beer and liquor. Alcohol will be stored in locked closets visible from the kitchen. She expects to start serving in early November.
The restaurant has about 10 employees and is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. It’s closed Mondays.
The entertainment endorsement covers what Selby’s already offers: karaoke, a DJ and occasional live jazz from a saxophonist. A board member asked whether she planned to bring in full bands. Selby said she did not. The license covers dine-in only, with no alcohol for catering or delivery.
“This is a neighborhood place,” said David Martinez of the Jenkins Law Firm, who represented Selby. The motion passed.
Bank-turned-taqueria gets until February
The board also extended the deadline for L-Ray 2 LLC to finish converting the former BB&T bank at 2140 Old Washington Road in Waldorf into a taqueria. The new deadline is Feb. 10, 2027. The previous deadline was Oct. 8.
Martinez, who also represents the owner, said the conversion “ran into more hurdles than you would expect” with county approvals. The owner hired local architect Ron Litten in June after having no success with a previous architect. The Health Department has approved a restaurant at the site, pending inspections once kitchen equipment is installed, Martinez said. Litten’s letter estimated about four more months to get the remaining permits.
Asked whether more roadblocks are possible, Martinez said, “You can never be certain when you’re dealing with construction in Charles County.” He said Litten is confident the approvals will come. The extension passed.
Delivery request delayed
A request from Greens Wine & Spirits, 9201 Crane Highway in Bel Alton, to deliver alcohol to customers was moved to the board’s November meeting at the applicant’s request.
At the same meeting, the board handled two La Plata restaurant closings, approved a new owner for Waldorf’s Red Robin and fined a Bryantown store $250 for an early beer sale.
