LaScala's Fire Is Open in Newtown, With Pizza and a Sushi Bar
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
Bucks Co. & Beyond Daily
by Nick Rau
Newtown just got a dinner spot where you can order a vodka pie and a spicy tuna roll at the same table, and nobody has to compromise. LaScala's Fire is now open at The Village at Newtown, 2948 S. Eagle Road, in the space Ardana Food & Drink called home for three and a half years. It's the first Fire restaurant from the LaScala Restaurant Group in Bucks County, and it opened just weeks after Newtown Township supervisors approved it on Sept. 23, 94.5 PST reported.
The group describes the concept as "classic Italian American, reimagined," and its website promises food made fresh daily, "just like grandmom did." If you've eaten at a Fire in Northeast Philadelphia, Upper Dublin or Marlton, you already know the idea: generous plates meant for sharing with friends and family. Now there's one in Bucks County.
The turnaround was fast. Ardana's owners, the Christou family, served their last night in Newtown on Oct. 10 and said they had decided to "pass the torch," while their Warrington location stays open. LaScala's acquired the space, and all of Ardana's Newtown employees were offered jobs at the new restaurant, according to 94.5 PST. That means some familiar faces may still be working the room.
LaScala's Fire menus posted for its other locations run from red and white pies to a Grandma's Pie, a Vodka Pie loaded with pepperoni, sausage and meatballs, and a Short Rib Pizza alongside the pastas you'd expect. Then it takes a turn most Italian spots don't: a full sushi menu with maki and house rolls, chef's choice sushi and sashimi, and poke bowls, plus a full bar with cocktails, beer and wine. Check the Newtown menu when you book, since items can vary by location. So the family member who always wants sushi finally has a reason to say yes to Italian night.
It's a new opening, so menus and hours can shift in the first few weeks. Call ahead if you're planning a big group.
Is LaScala's Fire open in Newtown, PA?
Yes. LaScala's Fire opened in October 2026 at The Village at Newtown, 2948 S. Eagle Road, in the former Ardana Food & Drink space.
Does LaScala's Fire in Newtown have sushi?
Yes. The Fire menu pairs Italian American pizza and pasta with a sushi menu that includes rolls, sashimi and poke bowls.
Is Ardana closed?
Ardana's Newtown location closed on Oct. 10, 2026. Its Warrington location is still open.
Want more on Newtown? Check out my Newtown town guide, and if you're building a fall eating list, my story on Newtown's first Restaurant Week.
Grab a table at the Village this week and tell me what you ordered. I'm Nick Rau, President of Sales with the Rarity Real Estate Team, ranked in the Top 1% of agents nationally (RealTrends 2025, individual), with more than 135 Google reviews, and I live right here in Bucks County.
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File photo of a LaScala's Fire pizza, not necessarily from the Newtown location. Photo (cropped): LaScala's Fire via Facebook, as published by 94.5 PST
Sources (checked Oct. 25, 2026): 94.5 PST, Chris Rollins, Oct. 22, 2026; 94.5 PST, Chris Rollins, Sept. 25, 2026; LaScala's Fire Newtown page (address, hours, phone); LaScala's Fire sushi menu (all locations); LaScala's Fire Marlton online menu (pizza list).
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