The Fireplace

11/24/2023

Just had breakfast at Daily Treat in Ridgewood. All the food is great quality and the best waffles in the area IMHO. Jon, the owner, has been running the biz and turning out great consistent food for decades. Support your local restaurants !!!

08/09/2023

If you’re looking for one of the best apple pies in Bergen County check out Demarest Farm. Perfectly cooked crust with delicious fresh apples.
And if you don’t know, now you know.
Support your local, independent businesses!!!

07/01/2023

A few tables and chairs left. PM me if you’re interested.

06/30/2023

06/28/2023

Fireplace Restaurant superfan, Jason DePinto of Montvale, has been coming to the restaurant his entire life and made sure to wear his t-shirt yesterday while picking up his new treasures!

Pick-ups resume today, June 28th from 3pm to 7pm and tomorrow, June 29th from 3pm to 5pm.

Questions? Please text Ed Frischkorn, Auction Manager, at 201-639-4811

06/26/2023

🚨NEW AUCTION ITEMS🚨

Earlier this morning, the Remember When team discovered our original menu board signs from the 1980s still intact with the sliding inserts!

These and dozens more items will be added to tonight's INCREDIBLE lineup of items available for auction.

Remember, the excitement begins at 6pm so be ready to bid!

06/25/2023

As seen on News12NJ, our place settings are the PERFECT addition to any kitchen, picnic, or display at an antique car show!

Each set includes 1 tray, 4 pieces of China, 2 branded paper cups, 2 pieces of flatware, 1 magnet, and 1 business card. With an opening bid of $25, these are surely the best deal at the auction.

We only have about 65 available so make sure to get those bids in early and secure yours before they're gone forever!

https://www.icollector.com/The-Fireplace-NJ-s-Most-Iconic-Restaurant-The-Auction_as91402

06/25/2023

Last night while digging in our basement, we came across these gems which would look great in any kitchen or man cave!

These one of a kind signs, along with many more items, will be posted later today and go up for auction.

Remember, lots start closing TOMORROW at 6pm EST. Tune in to see history unfold as we sell EVERYTHING from our 65 years of rich history in Paramus.

See link below for the auction:
https://www.icollector.com/The-Fireplace-NJ-s-Most-Iconic-Restaurant-The-Auction_as91402

06/25/2023

The Blue Brick-
In the 1960s-1970s Paramus and Ridgewood would have their big rivalry football game and afterwards both teams and fans would go to The Fireplace to hang out and eat. The Ridgewood players and fans would sit in one wing of the restaurant and the Paramus players and fans would sit in the other wing.
Eventually the two sides would meet at the front counter to order food and things would get heated. Words would be exchanged between rival players, cheerleaders, and fans and the place would empty out into the parking lot and there would be a rumble to end all rumbles to settle things. That’s just what happened back in the day.
When we were removing the bricks for the charity event we received a request for a “Paramus Brick.” We were then told by a long-time Paramus resident that Paramus fans painted some of the bricks on the breakfast side of the restaurant Paramus Blue to mark it as their side. There’s no maroon on the Ridgewood side because I guess the bricks are already maroon.
Pics below show the blue bricks. A few lucky people unknowingly received a Paramus Brick.

06/25/2023

Fireplace Friends,
We’ve closed the window to buy Fireplace bricks. We want to thank everyone who bought a brick and we’re happy to announce that we sold a total of 398 bricks!!!
That means with your help we raised $39,800.00 for the Paramus Food Pantry and NJ SOS Stakeholders which directly helps US Veterans in need. We will be sending these funds to these worthy organizations this coming week.
A heartfelt thanks to the inimitable Brian Corcoran and his sidekick, Chet Colombo who did all the heavy lifting in removing and preparing the bricks.

06/24/2023

There were some questions about what we were doing with the train tracks above the front counter. It’s #229 in the online auction.

06/24/2023

A very special thank you goes out to the News12NJ team for featuring us and our auctioneer in last night's broadcast!

Missed us on air? You can watch the clip and read the story via the link below.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/newjersey.news12.com/amp/the-fireplace-restaurant-to-have-items-auctioned-off-from-original-location

If you haven't done so already, make sure to get those last minute bids in! Bidding ends soon and you don't want to miss out on the auction all your friends are talking about 😉

https://www.icollector.com/The-Fireplace-NJ-s-Most-Iconic-Restaurant-The-Auction_as91402