It’s been a mainstay on Edgewater Drive since opening back in April of 2016, but Armando’s in College Park has closed. A note posted on the door of the Italian restaurant announced the Nov. 3 closure after 10 years of serving the strip engorged with Italian restaurants.
But fret not, lovers of chicken parm, chicken marsala and veal piccata: Another Italian restaurant — one also backed by Armando’s owner Armando Martorelli — will flow into the Armando’s space, bringing “affordability” to Edgewater Drive’s Italian-leaning restaurant landscape.
Vesuvio will spew forth Italian classics at prices geared toward volume, that is, in the $16-$22 range. For all you regulars, you’ll be pleased to know that many of Armando’s servers and cooks will stay on at Vesuvio, which will get a thorough refresh in the form of a new paint job, color scheme and refinished tabletops…