New Restaurants in Orlando: Pacchioni’s Cheesesteaks & Pizza to Open in College Park in Early December

FOOD & DINING · COLLEGE PARK — OPENING

Pacchioni’s Cheesesteaks & Pizza will open its first brick-and-mortar restaurant in early December at 2429 Edgewater Drive in College Park, taking over the former Pizza Bruno space, the business has announced. An exact opening date has not been announced.

From food truck to Edgewater Drive

Founder Daniel Pacchioni launched the Pacchioni’s food truck in February 2025, built around globally inspired Philadelphia cheesesteaks. The College Park restaurant — about 1,500 square feet — is his first permanent dining room, opened with longtime friends and business partners Yeosh Bendayan and Jon Ruhff. The existing menu was developed in collaboration with chef Mike Collantes of Soseki and Sushi Saint.

“Opening our first brick-and-mortar restaurant is a dream come true, and doing it in College Park makes it even more special,” Pacchioni says in the announcement. “We lived just two streets away for five years, so this really feels like coming home.”

What will be on the menu

The announcement lists the truck’s signatures moving indoors: The O.G., a classic Philly-style cheesesteak with Cheez Whiz, grilled onions and provolone; The K-Drama, with Korean-inspired bulgogi glaze, kimchi and sesame oil; The Island Spice, with Jamaican jerk seasoning, curry aioli and jalapeños; The Truffle Trésor, with truffle, mushrooms, Dijon mustard and fried shallots; and The El Dorado, a Colombian-inspired build with egg, potato chips and mayo-ketchup — plus the brand’s loaded Expedition Fries. The new room adds an entirely new pizza menu, which the announcement describes as combining different styles and international influences rather than following Pizza Bruno’s Jersey style.

Pizza Bruno passes the torch

Pizza Bruno closed its College Park location on November 7 after roughly three and a half years; its original restaurant at 3990 Curry Ford Road remains open. Owner Bruno Zacchini selected the Pacchioni’s team to take over the Edgewater space and will share input as the new restaurant gets started. “Pizza Bruno has been such a special part of College Park, and when it came time to pass the torch, I wanted to make sure the space was in the right hands,” Zacchini says in the announcement. “Daniel, Yeosh, Jon and team were a natural choice.”

Edgewater Drive is seeing both sides of the restaurant cycle this season — a few blocks south, Truffles and Trifles will close at the end of 2026 after 40 years. For the neighbourhood in full, see the College Park hub and Where to Eat in College Park Right Now. When Pacchioni’s doors open, it enters a pizza field the Citizen scores year-round: The 10 Best Pizza Places in Orlando and the No. 1 feature, Mister O1. All of this desk’s openings and closings live in the Food & Dining archive and on the beats index; in Parramore, Broken Strings Brewery pours its last on November 30.

Sources & notes

• Pacchioni’s — opening announcement issued by the business (founder Daniel Pacchioni; partners Yeosh Bendayan and Jon Ruhff; 2429 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL 32804; about 1,500 square feet; early December opening, exact date to be announced; food truck debuted February 2025), published by QSR Magazine, November 2, 2026. The business’s official site, pacchionis.com, is live under the name Pacchioni’s Cheesesteaks & Pizza.
• Pizza Bruno College Park closing date (November 7) and three-and-a-half-year tenure — Bungalower, November 3, 2026; the Curry Ford Road original (3990 Curry Ford Road) remains open.
• Photo: cheesesteak sandwiches (file photo — not a Pacchioni’s sandwich). jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; house photo grade applied.

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