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GLENBURN TWP. \u2014 Citera Family Meat Market, 1085 Lackawanna Trail, a full-service butcher, is open for business. The family-owned shop has set up at the former location of Trovato\u2019s Meat Market.<\/p>\n
This is the market\u2019s second location. In late 2021, Mark Citera purchased Gary\u2019s Meat Market, a favorite Pocono-area butcher shop. He renamed that business Citera Family Meat Market, and now the market has expanded into the Abingtons.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe met with Brian after I found out from one of our vendors that he was looking to sell,\u201d Citera said. \u201cIt looked like a great spot to expand to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former owner Brian Schirg, who purchased Trovato\u2019s Meat Market from its namesake family in spring 2017, shuttered the longtime local butcher shop last December.<\/p>\n
Citera will continue to manage operations at the first location, while his nephew and co-owner, Joseph Sancimo, will manage the new location.<\/p>\n
Sancimo recently moved to the Abingtons to be closer to the new location and to be part of the community.<\/p>\n
Customers will recognize the same layout within the new market that existed in Trovato\u2019s, with some updates that lend to a newer, polished look. Despite the familiarity, Citera said they are doing many things differently.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of our meats are Black Angus Prime,\u201d he said, noting that many chain supermarkets have moved toward selling more inexpensive cuts. \u201cFresh foods are done in-house here or in Stroudsburg. We want to give our new customers quality products.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patrons will also be able to stop in for homemade hoagies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe call them subs, though,\u201d Sancimo chuckled.<\/p>\n
Whatever customers call them, the sandwiches are made to order using Boar\u2019s Head deli meat and cheese products. Other specialties include ring bologna using a recipe from the Stroudsburg location, kielbasa, and smoked meats. The market also offers two-person meals prepared in-store that can be popped right in the oven for dinner.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople can get their lunch and dinner covered in one trip,\u201d Citera said.<\/p>\n
Other products include imported Italian sauces, pasta, and even some produce to help complete one\u2019s meal.<\/p>\n
Citera has the experience to know his stuff. He grew up working in his father\u2019s butcher shop, and served for more than three decades as meat supervisor for a regional supermarket chain before starting Citera\u2019s Family Meat Market.<\/p>\n
As for Sancimo, he has worked alongside his uncle at the Stroudsburg location, and now runs the Clarks Summit location with the help of his wife, Tara, who is the location\u2019s office manager. Rounding out the family staff is Joseph Sancimo Jr., who apprentices under the market\u2019s head butcher, Jake Nehme.<\/p>\n
Citera Family Meat Market officially opened in mid-June after a successful soft opening on June 10, but Citera and Sancimo saw plenty of people stopping by before that, some even bringing presents like bottles of wine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had days where maybe 30 people stopped in to see how we were doing and when we were opening,\u201d Citera said. \u201cPeople are excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
A well-wisher from Tunkhannock stepped in during Sancimo and Citera\u2019s interview. She said that, as someone who grew up on a farm and could tell the difference in meat cuts, she was excited to have fresher choices.<\/p>\n
According to Citera, friendly competitors from other local meat markets have reached out, too.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey asked if we needed anything,\u201d he said. \u201cWe all just want the best for each other, for our businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n
So far, the community response has been resoundingly positive. Citera\u2019s new location boasts a 4.8-star Google business rating out of 5, and the Clarks Summit Community Page on Facebook has several favorable posts about the new business.<\/p>\n
And while they are using much of the same equipment purchased from the former Trovato\u2019s Market, Sancimo and Citera said they plan to continue to improve upon the location.<\/p>\n
\u201cEventually we want to upgrade everything,\u201d Citera said. \u201cIt\u2019ll take some time, but it will be worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The shop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. <\/p>\n
For information, call 570-586-6310 or visit citerameats.com. <\/p>\n
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