Dreadful food and dreadful service.
I went to Fire on the East Side in May 2011 with a couple of girl friends.
The appetizers were great but unfortunately the food and the service went downhil rapidly after that.
I wanted to try the Cajan Mac and Cheese and it came as a special with Southern Fried Chicken is some kinda sauce. It was all dreadfully salty (particulary the sauce on the chicken). the portion was quite large which I don't consider a good thing. the Mac and Cheese was mediocre.
But the the dessert. Not much choice but I decided to try the cupcake with cream cheese icing. I asked the waiter about the dessert and he obviously had no idea becaause from what he told me, I had expected and hoped for for a small, soft, freshly baked cupcake with a little bit of icing. Not ! A large, dry muffin type of thing appeared (it could have fed two) and tasted like it was baked at least 2 days earlier. The waiter assured me it was fresh that morning. Right !! He (they) took the muffins off the bill!
And the entree cost me $24.00 so it's not cheap. I don't mind paying if I'm getting good food, good service and a knowledgeable server who seems interested in the client's needs.
To add insult to injury, one of my girlfriends threw up when she got home. She had had the same mac and cheese and chicken as I had.
A totally bad and inferior experience. I hope never have to go there again and I would certainly not recommend it. In fact I have since discouraged people from eating there.
I am writing this to warn possible new customers and also so the catering and serving staff at Fire on the East Side can take note to try and improve their menu and service.
Also I don't think I have ever complained about a restaurant before so this makes it particularly bad.
A local diner