As of this week, Federalist Pig has closed its food truck at 5504 Baltimore Ave., as construction gets underway for its upcoming sit-down location in Hyattsville.

This past Sunday, the popular barbecue joint served its last food out of the Fedmobile in the parking lot of its new home next to the car wash.

Spokesman Justin Omidian told the Hyattsville Wire that the long-planned sit-down restaurant was postponed due to changes in the industry during the coronavirus pandemic.

“We had to shift our opening strategy once the pandemic hit,” he said. “It created a big shift in the restaurant industry.”

Federalist Pig first eyed the 2,500-square-foot former tire shop across from the Shoppes at Arts District Hyattsville in 2019, hoping to use the larger space to smoke more meat for there and its Adams Morgan location.

The new restaurant is expected to open as early as this fall. The timing may end up working out anyway, as construction is now underway just south of there on the Canvas Apartments, a new mixed use complex.

As recently reported, co-founder and pitmaster Rob Sonderman recently won another award from the prestigious Michelin Guide.

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