Piece Out Del Ray is closed for renovation this summer

Published June 20, 2023 at 2:35PM

Del Ray pizza hangout Piece Out will be closed for most of the summer.

“Sorry,” reads a note posted on the front door. “Closed for renovation. Be back in a few months.”

Owners Larry and Christine Ponzi recently closed up the restaurant at 2419 Mount Vernon Avenue and papered up the windows.

“We have a plan starting next month to give our staff a better home, our customers a better experience and bring Piece Out into the next chapter.”

The Ponzi’s PCG Restaurant Group owns St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub in Del Ray and Old Town North, Cafe Pizzaiolo (1623 Fern Street), Market 2 Market (116 E. Del Ray Avenue) and Red Drum Grill and Tap House in Nags Head, North Carolina.

In the meantime, Del Ray is home to a number of other pizza restaurants, including:

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