
Make your next stop Fire Street Pizza & Bar where the food is hot, the drinks are cold, and the good times never stop. “Eli’s BBQ has a lot of cultural parallels with Fireside.” The restaurateur’s influence remains on the menu today in the classic Eli’s BBQ Pie.Īs Dobrozsi uses his experience to define the next chapter of Fireside’s established identity, the firehouse pizza spot continues to set itself apart, in the tastiest way possible.įireside Pizza, 773 E. FIRESIDE PIZZA CAFE - 173 Photos & 311 Reviews - 1104 Nebraska Ave, Palm Harbor, Florida - Pizza - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Yelp. Large pizza chains cannot compete with the flavor & freshness of a fire-infused pizza with a local and fresh ingredient offerings. “Elias is one of my best friends,” he says.

New head chef Nick Linthicum-the former executive chef of Gracie’s in Middletown-fires up the pizza oven, dishing out the restaurant’s tried-and-true favorites.Īlong his journey in the industry, Dobrozsi worked for previous Fireside owner Elias Leisring at his flagship restaurant Eli’s BBQ, and the two remain close since the business deal. “It’s a place where teachers, firefighters, and police eat.” We have a custom built wood-fired oven for that authentic Mediterranean. “It’s nice to serve ‘normal people’ at Fireside,” he says. Fireside Pizza Cafe - Downtown Palm Harbor, Palm Harbor, Florida. It’s his goal to put a renewed focus on customer experience and hospitality in a casual dining setting, and he hopes diners will linger to partake in board games and a new mini library.Ĭoming from roles at restaurants Sotto, Trio, and Nada, where he wore a suit and at times served celebrities, Dobrozsi says the casual atmosphere is a welcome change.

“It’s just my take on what the restaurant needs,” he says. “There have been probably hundreds of little projects,” says Dobrozsi, including filling out the beer menu, adding a hot sauce bar, and decorating with string lights and artwork from local artists.
