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:
- Stracci Pizza at 106 Hume Avenue
- Del Ray Pizzeria & Draft House at 2218 Mount Vernon Avenue
- Bella Napoli Italian Restaurant at 1310 Mount Vernon Avenue
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