Ando's Market — Restaurant in Maryland

Tonight (4/2/25), my feelings were confirmed. I patronized this business before. The energy I felt was a little uncomfortable, but my daughter wanted to try something new at The Avenue. While the workers were not nasty, I did not feel very welcomed and noticed a difference in the way they greeted others. Tonight we were looking for something quick to eat and my daughter asked to go there for sandwiches. The sign said they closed at 8pm. We walked in at 7:45pm and noticed at least 10 people eating at the tables. As we approached the counter, there were two women at the register. One of the women whispered something to the other woman . I said hello and reached for a menu. The woman put her hand over the menus and said, “We are actually closed.” The energy and tone was also felt by my 12 year old daughter. I understand that it was close to closing, but it would have been appreciated if we were politely informed that they are no longer taking orders for the evening. It was hard to see that they were closed when other customers were still inside being serviced by the waitress. When my daughter made the comment that she never wanted to there again, it confirmed the feelings I got in the past. We just walked by at 8:55pm and there are still customers inside. Very...

Our family tradition is a charcuterie tray on Christmas Eve, but we were so busy, I decided to order one from Ando's, since they had good reviews. I'm not sure if it's the time of year or the fact they refuse to take phone call-just texts only, we went around and around with questions and answers with multiple texts. All of which could have been solved with a single phone call. We were assured the large meat and cheese board would feed 3-4 people for $33. I thought that was reasonable, so I ordered it for pickup today. Then yesterday, we got yet another text saying they are only doing larger ones, so we'd have to pick it up yesterday. Went in to get it and actually commented, "This is it"?!? First of all, it would only serve 2 people as an appetizer in my opinion and certainly didn't contain the amount of meat I would have expected. So now we hav

e to go back to the grocery store to get more items to have a decent charcuterie board tonight! I will not be ordering from them again. P.S. Also attached is a photo of the charcuterie board we bought at the grocery store for $13....

Atmosphere is everything! I enjoyed Ando's market from the drinks to the food to the service ( I believe that Jennifer served us), it was a lovely experience. The pricing was reasonable. We sat inside ( some seating outside)however it was bright inside and we were still able to see the foot traffic on the Avenue. It's a low key and relaxing atmosphere with a good musical selection playing in the background. Ando's has a selective menu however it has items for every taste. There is a wide range of wine and other alcoholic beverages to choose from. I love that you can choose a wine and drink it there or purchase to carry home. I enjoyed the charcuterie board, every item in my board for one was good and more than enough to fill my up! My date had the corn beef and loved it as well. My drink was the crush and I crushed it! It was good and I only needed one! Tread lightly..lol! I will return to Ando's,...