Nash & Smashed, a restaurant chain offering Nashville hot chicken, is expanding in Maryland and will soon open a Columbia location.

The company just opened its first Baltimore spot, in Federal Hill. It’s also planning restaurants in Harford County’s Abingdon area and Prince George’s County.

The chain restaurant just signed a lease for the Marlow building in the Merriweather District, according to a spokesperson for Howard Hughes Holdings, Inc.

Nash & Smashed owner M.N. Abassi said in a statement: “The Merriweather District project is a dynamic development that will serve as a cornerstone for our continued growth. We’re proud to join such great co-tenants and even more excited to serve the Columbia community.”

The restaurant chain, which recently rebranded from Nash & Smash, focuses on Nashville hot chicken, smashed burgers and mocktails.

The company said they did not have an exact location yet in Abingdon.

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