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| - Born and raise in Maryland and now a resident of Arizona for the past 6 years, I am constantly searching for good crab cakes. I am a huge seafood lover / self-designated crab cake connoisseur and it has been TOUGH to find any remotely decent here in the middle of the desert. My husband has even (jokingly) banned me from ordering them because I am always disappointed.
Well folks, the end of my 6 year search has come to an end. Firebird's crab cake are the bee's knees, the cat's pajama's, the stuff that dreams are made of! It probably helps that they are a national chain and not an Arizona desert location only, but they are here and they are GOOOOOOD.
In addition to said crab cakes we also might have had other food, I vaguely remember some bread, my husband had the Delmonico steak and my main course a Cesar salad. I opted to add shrimp (did I mention that I love seafood) and oh-my-god-I-could-not-even finish them, they were wayyyy too overly seasoned and insanely salty. I guess you can't win 'em all.
Another small bummer was that they do not have my fav wine by the glass (New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc). Only by the bottle. I don't like Sauvignon Blancs from California grapes (tastes like dirt), so I had the Reisling instead. Still good, just not my first choice.
There does always seem to be a significant wait for a table when we come in. So perhaps consider making a reservation? We were quoted 25 minutes at around 8 on a Friday evening, but were lucky enough to score a table in the bar which is open seating. Waiter was friendly and attentive. Overall, 4 stars - enjoyable ambiance, good food, good wine, and fantastic crab cakes!
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