Ritchie’s Colombian and Northwest Chinese Food on Route 1 on Feb. 3, 2026. The business are closing as the strip will be turned into apartments. (Jonathan Peter Belling/The Diamondback)
It’s not unusual to see a long line of customers waiting for a table to open up inside of Northwest Chinese Food in College Park.
But the treasured local restaurant, continuously acclaimed for its authentic Chinese cuisine, drew in an especially large crowd all throughout Saturday: its last day of operation on Route 1…