The Fire Pit offers much more than just a barbecue

The home is located at 720 Suscon Road in Pittston. Ben Freda | For Sunday shipping

PITTSTON — Paul Fiske and his wife Andria opened a restaurant on the hill on Suscon Road on April 8.

They named it The Fire Pit. You would think they only serve barbecue. RIGHT? Fake.

While barbecue selections such as brisket and pulled pork are most popular with customers, The Fire Pit offers much more than that. There are also smoked chicken wings as well as chicken bites. Sandwiches include Italian cheesesteaks and hoagies. Burgers are topped with options of pork, bacon or coleslaw.

“We do a little bit of everything,” Paul said.

“It’s hard to target what’s popular because there are so many popular items,” Andria added.

A range of desserts such as rice pudding and muffins are available at the restaurant. Drinks are Coca-Cola and Middleswarth products available.

Paul has worked in the restaurant industry for 20 years.

He worked in the kitchen of the old Spruce on Oaks in Pittston. For the past 15 years, he worked in the kitchen at J&J Deli in Dallas.

Andria was a speech pathologist and worked as a trained nurse in Luzerne County. They saw the location, which had been home to Duddy's Deli since the 1980s, as an opportunity to open their own restaurant. They hear different stories from customers about the many different establishments the building was before Duddy's Deli. Some customers told them it was a candy store. Others told them it was a hot dog stand.

Paul and Andria enjoy spending time together as well as the camaraderie of customers, which Paul describes as “positive and uplifting.”

“These surroundings have been so amazing,” Andria said.