Firestone's Kitchen

Firestone's Kitchen is a restaurant in Erie, PA, located at 4823 Peach St. It holds a 4.70 rating based on 507 reviews. The establishment operates inside a butcher shop, allowing guests to watch open fire-style cooking performed directly in front of the dining area. The concept emerged in 2020 when the Gordon’s team began expanding their facility, partnering with Chef Martin Firestone and Matt Mackrell to create a space where customers can purchase fresh butcher products and watch them prepared. The restaurant launched as a limited-seating casual eatery, but added seating in 2022 due to popularity.

Chef Martin Firestone began his culinary training in 1990 at a Pittsburgh culinary school. He worked for the Grand Concourse Restaurant and competed in several competitions as an apprentice. He represented America at the 1992 Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt, Germany, winning a gold medal. After ten years in Pittsburgh and Cleveland seafood restaurants, he spent nearly twenty years in Erie, PA, private clubs. Matt Mackrell began at the Erie Club in the early 2000s, rising quickly through the kitchen ranks.

The menu features cured meats and sausages with Greek olives, pickled red onions, and baguette toast. Offerings include grilled sirloin with roasted red peppers and chimichurri mayo, a 1/3lb ground brisket burger on a toasted pretzel roll, smoke-roasted pork belly, crispy fried chicken, and sesame-ginger marinated shrimp. Pizza options include fire-roasted mushrooms with truffle oil, pepperoni, and spinach with ricotta. The restaurant also includes a beer and wine store and an eye-pleasing meat counter. Guests are asked to call 814-864-5640 for reservations, as the online form does not accept them. The location is visible from the road near Gordon's.

Firestone's Kitchen sits on Peach St, about a tenth of a mile from the Afghan Community of Erie and the Station Dinner Theatre.

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