Apparently Firebird's is a chain that I haven't heard of before, but I was pleasantly surprised when we went there for a business dinner tonight.
FOOD
* Appetizer: Lobster Spinach Queso - FANTASTIC. You can really taste the lobster in the cheese dip. The tortilla chips that come with it are just aite.
* Appetizer: Onion Rings with ranch dressing - classic. It's got a nice crunch and the ranch dressing goes well with all that is fried.
* Wood Grilled Salmon - really nicely cooked salmon that is crispy on the edges, firm on the outside, and tender/moist in the middle. Came with DELICIOUS parmesan mashed potatoes with pieces of the potato skin adding a nice texture to the creamy mashed potatoes.
ATMOSPHERE
* Reminds me of a mix between a pintrest elegant ski cabin with dark woods and grey rocks, a seasons 52, and a pinch of Cheesecake Factory. So.. quite nice.
* Slightly too noisy to be able to hear the person across the table. Had to raise my voice a bit.
SERVICE
* Disorganized. One waitress came to get our drink order and share the dinner specials, then another waiter came and did the same thing. Even though we had two waiters, they still managed to skip over taking down someone's drink order. Overall, service was slightly awkward.
RANDOM
* Plating was awkward. It seems like they just put the food on the plate in clumps. The presentation was not very appealing. Some plates were too big for the amount of food on it.
* It was happy hour when we got there, meaning cocktail drinks were only $5. Win!