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| - I have now been to Fire Side 4 times. I can say that the staff is great here. The servers are attentive, the bartenders are excited to mix interesting drinks, the chefs worked in symphony (I sat at the bar in front of the fire pit once). They seem to enjoy their work, and seem to care. I have to say that if you stick to the deep fried items and the burgers, your meal is probably really good. My husband's food was fine (burgers) as were the fried appetizers we ordered.
But if you order the other things - they are really missing the mark. They are not thought out.
I had the pear salad. It had way too much pear, a chuck of brie, and 2 tiny, tiny pieces of lettuce. This was not a salad - it is more like a poached pear with cheese dish - period. $15 was absurd and - make it into a salad!
I had the bibb lettuce and chicken salad. By contrast, it was a whole head of bibb lettuce, at least a cup of dried cheeries, and grilled chicken. Not another thing on it! Add a tomato, or cucumbers, or avocado - or all 3. There was a lot of chicken, but again - boring.
And then there was the shrimp and grits. The grits were dark brown, and there was enough to feed a family of 6. The shrimp were fine. But there was so much (orange) liquid fat - 1/2 inch wide and 1/4 inch deep, around the bowl - it looked like a moat circling the grits. Serve a cup of grits (that aren't so full of fat and the grease not separated, the 3-4 shrimp, and call it a day.
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