Potomac Pizza, which operates three Montgomery County locations in Chevy Chase, Potomac and Rockville, has announced that it will permanently close its College Park restaurant on Friday, December 18, 2026, after nine years of serving the community.
In a message to customers, founder Adam B. Greenberg announced that the restaurant would not renew its lease, citing rising food, labor, insurance, utility and other operating costs.
“This was not an easy decision, as College Park has become much more than a place where we do business. It has been a community that welcomed us, supported us, and allowed us to be part of so many wonderful memories,” Greenberg wrote.
Greenberg, a lifelong Maryland resident, has been involved in the restaurant industry for more than three decades. He acquired the original Potomac Pizza in Potomac in 1995 and later expanded the business to Kentlands in 1999, Traville in 2003, Chevy Chase in 2006 and College Park in 2017.
He also founded Bagels ‘n Grinds, which opened its first location in Hanover in 2012 and expanded to College Park in 2017 and Potomac in April 2025. In 2023, Greenberg acquired Hunter’s Bar and Grill, a longtime Potomac restaurant.
Despite the College Park closure, Potomac Pizza will continue operating its other locations, including those in Montgomery County. Greenberg said the company will also continue serving the College Park community through Bagels ‘n Grinds.
“After 35 years in the restaurant business, I have always believed that restaurants are about so much more than food. They are about people, friendships, traditions, and the memories we create together,” Greenberg wrote.
The College Park restaurant’s final day of operation will be Friday, December 18.
