StoneFire Grill is a cross between fast food and casual dining. You order your food and pay at the cashier. You then get a number and the server brings your food to your table. The dinning room is a lot better than fast food restaurant as is the food. However, I was a little disappointed in the quality consistency expected from a chain restaurant. My first visit with SFG was quite enjoyable, which was why I came back again. However, my second visit was forgettable! I would still come back in the future when I am in the neighborhood because the menu is quite extensive and I wouldn’t mind trying other items.
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There were only 3 of us, but I decided to order a Family Meal with 1/2 TRI TIP & FULL SLAB OF RIBS. It also came with a medium salad and 12 breadsticks. My son was craving Mac & Cheese, so we also got a large M & C. Needless to say, we had to packe 4 boxes of left-overs to go!
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I love the breadsticks. They were warm and soft with garlic Parmesan cheese. The medium salad (we chose Caesar) was no medium at all. The meal was for 4 but that salad could feed 8. It was a huge bowl!!! The large M & C was LARGE alright. Again, that was portion enough for 8!!! Loved the Caesar Salad, didn’t love the M & C. The pasta was under-cooked and some pieces were still hard.
The Tri-Tip tasted a little gamy and was no where near the tenderness from the one I had in my first visit.
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The ribs were also disappointing. While I appreciated how meaty they were, they barely had any flavor and the meat was tougher than the last time I had them. I really had to pour on the extra BBQ sauce to give it the flavor. You can also see the slab of ribs were cooked unevenly. One end was obviously charred while the other barely had grill mark. When I cut the ribs, I could see some were slightly pink.
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Service was very friendly and the manager even brought the food out himself. It was nice to see that a manager was hands-on. I really liked the family-friendly atmosphere and the prices are very reasonable for the quality and quantity of the food. I hope my next visit will be a better one.
StoneFire Grill
3966 Barranca Pkwy
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 777-1177
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