Flavor Hive To Operate As Ghost Kitchen Inside The Creek’s Waldorf Restaurant

WALDORF, Md. — The Creek Sports Bar and Restaurant appears to be on track for a June 19 opening, while new details revealed during a recent liquor board hearing have clarified how neighboring restaurant concept Flavor Hive will operate inside the former Boston’s Gourmet Pizza building.

During a June 11 hearing before the Charles County Board of License Commissioners, ownership told board members they hoped to open by June 19 if final inspections and approvals could be completed on schedule. Attorney Sue Greer described that timeline as the goal “in a perfect world,” noting that permitting and inspection schedules remained outside the business’s control.

Since the hearing, The Creek has publicly announced a grand opening celebration scheduled for June 19 beginning at 2 p.m. According to a flyer shared on the business’s Facebook page, the event will include a live DJ from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and an opportunity for customers to view renovations completed inside the former Boston’s building.

The announcement comes as both The Creek and Flavor Hive continue preparing for their respective launches inside the building at 1040 O’Donnell Place in Waldorf.

The board unanimously approved the transfer of the Class B restaurant and bar liquor license to The Creek Sports Bar LLC, contingent upon final inspections and occupancy approvals.

How The Flavor Hive Arrangement Works

Questions from board members focused on whether The Creek and Flavor Hive would share kitchen operations and how alcohol service would be controlled within the building.

Attorney Sue Greer told the board that The Creek will retain responsibility for the kitchen and food service operations, while Flavor Hive will operate separately within its own leased space.

“The Creek is the food service licensee and will be responsible in control of the kitchen,” Greer said during the hearing.

Greer also emphasized that Flavor Hive employees will not have access to alcoholic beverages.

“Those employees will not have access to any of the alcoholic beverages. They are all stored and secured in locations, either with a lock or in rooms that they do not have access to,” she said.

Managing member Deanna Lagana explained that the arrangement is similar to a ghost kitchen model, with The Creek maintaining responsibility for kitchen operations.

“The Creek Sports Bar kitchen is licensed under The Creek under myself,” Lagana said. “It’s essentially going to be similar to a ghost kitchen.”

Lagana told board members that Flavor Hive’s concept primarily involves prepared food items rather than a traditional made-to-order restaurant, making it practical for The Creek to oversee the kitchen.

The hearing also provided the clearest explanation yet of Flavor Hive’s role inside the building. Earlier this spring, Flavor Hive announced plans to open a permanent Waldorf restaurant while operating a food truck on site. At the time, the exact relationship between the two businesses had not been publicly explained.

Flavor Hive representatives told The BayNet that renovations to their portion of the building were expected to take several months. While The Creek appears on track to welcome customers June 19, Flavor Hive’s standalone restaurant remains under development as construction continues inside the former Boston’s location.

Separate Entrances, Separate Operations

The discussion also addressed concerns about how customers and employees would move between the businesses.

Lagana said renovations have significantly changed the layout of the former Boston’s. Customers entering The Creek will now walk directly into the sports bar area, while Flavor Hive will have a separate entrance and operate independently.

Previously, Boston’s customers could access multiple dining areas from a common entrance. Under the new configuration, The Creek and Flavor Hive will function as separate businesses with distinct entrances and operating areas.

Alcohol storage was another topic discussed during the hearing. Lagana said all liquor will be stored in a secured room monitored by security cameras and accessible only to authorized management personnel.

Continuing The Boston’s Legacy

Lagana said the goal is not to reinvent the former Boston’s, but to build on what longtime customers already enjoyed about the restaurant.

“Our intention is to carry on what Boston’s created,” Lagana told board members. “We would like to continue operating as a sports bar. Our primary goal is just to give the building a facelift and brighten it up a little bit for the community and continue to keep the doors open for all of our regulars.”

Lagana noted that many of the employees who worked at Boston’s are expected to return, including several bartenders who have been with the establishment for more than a decade.

Lagana, a Charles County resident who previously worked as a bartender and manager at Boston’s, told board members that many longtime employees are expected to return when the business reopens.

Flavor Hive’s permanent restaurant remains under development. The BayNet is awaiting word on whether the popular food truck will return to the former Boston’s property when The Creek opens June 19.

Watch the full June 11, 2026, Charles County Board of License Commissioners meeting on CCGTV.

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