Stonefire Grill — Restaurant in Lakewood

A former bank, now a Stonefire Grill. A foodbank?

Having never been to a Stonefire Grill before, National Meatball Day created the perfect opportunity to go. In my inbox, I had a coupon for a free order of meatballs with any purchase. In addition, I also had a coupon for a free order of breadsticks with any order. Time to double up on coupons!

Hard to resist breadsticks. Stonefire Grill's breadsticks had a fluffy interior surrounded by a crusty shell. The only thing missing would be a dipping sauce of sorts.

We decided on a 1/4 chicken & tri tip plate. Chicken would be lemon pepper, and the tri tip mesquite BBQ. The tri tip was very tender, cooked medium rare. I really enjoyed eating it. The lemon pepper chicken was dripping with garlic, which is a good thing! The best part? That delectable skin, naturally.

Of course, I can't forget to mention the meatballs on National Meatball Day. These were quite good! A little smoky, a little spicy, the meatballs proved to be a hearty dish. The sauce, I wasn't too thrilled about. I just imagined all the corn syrup in it, so used it sparingly.

Now, carrot cake is one of my favorite desserts, and Stonefire Grill's Incredible carrot cake certainly lives up to it's moniker. Moist, velvety smooth and just enough cream cheese frosting to not feel too guilty about eating it, afterwards. I relished each forkful, almost obscenely.

Service was good. We were checked upon on a regular basis, and the staff were gracious & welcoming. Ample seating, both in the interior and out on the patio. Parking is at the Lakewood Center, with Stonefire Grill being directly front of the Del Amo Blvd. side of JC Penney.

National Meatball Day led me to Stonefire Grill, and the delicious food & friendly service will keep me coming back. I was quite impressed with the meat selections we had, and that carrot cake is something to spectacle at. For places to eat, Stonefire Grill is an excellent option which shouldn't be overlooked.

Highly...

YES!!! Let me start by simply saying, YES! I chose to come in on a Saturday in April 2024. Upon entering you see a desk area greeter like location. Where you order and pay your food BEFORE you’re seated. I LOVED the HUGE menu! There’s also smaller menus got us gold who can’t see squat! Okay so I ordered a family meal serves 6. My specific meal was Tri-tip and full rack ribs Cheesy Garlic mashed potatoes , Vegetable melody, Ceaser Salad and, 2 ORDERS of bread sticks! Oh my! Me I order big bc well I leave kids behind and let me tell you this was more than enough to split up eat in and take more home to the rest of family or hungry friends.

The ribs: beautiful shiny no drenched on BBQ sauce. Wonderfully cooked very pleasing to the eye and taste buds like a sweet mesquite honey like flavor nothing spicy. So worth it.

Tri-tip: I ordered my tri-tip medium done and it was cooked perfectly to my liking. It also too, was not drenched and barbecue sauce. It had a small layer of light bliss on top of it and surrounding it. You can tell that it was cooked by a person who knows meat! Bravo!!!

The vegetable melody: consist of mushroom zucchini, cauliflower, tomato and bell peppers. Almost like a roasted like look to it you can tell it’s also garnish with parsley very nice very nice very fresh, so has a crunch to it but natural , not overcooked at all.

Cheesy garlic, mashed potatoes: WHAT POTATOES?? They’re gone!!!! So good! Not Ronnie the consistency was solid as it should be.

The breadsticks: well, they’re not your typical breadsticks that you were finding most other places, but they were well worth it. You can tell they are made from scratch. You know can’t lose !

The Caesar salad: pretty much a basic Cesar salad I liked it.

Overall I LOVED it and would def return. The one here had ample parking Nice restroom. Clean floors, not too loud or noisy ( on this particular day) There’s music playing in the background. Pop music.

There’s wine and...

It's hard to completely give this place 1 star. They do have the best carrot cake and I'm always gonna love them for it. However, service has been mediocre which was disappointing. I placed an order for a quarter sheet carrot cake that I've been bragging to my friends about (it's for a friend's birthday). Placed it with enough time (more than 24 hours) for them to fulfill it. I even called the following day to confirm that I placed the order early enough and the person on the other line told me that it was and that they appreciated the heads up since their bakers get there at 5 AM and should see the order. Fast forward the next day, original pick up was at 11 AM but didn't even get there until 11:30 AM. When I got there, they didn't have my order! Trying to scramble to find my cake, they opted into grabbing a half (1/2) sheet and cutting it from there. It was such a mess even when they piped the open side with frosting. The box was greasy and when the cake got to the venue, since it wasn’t really fully sitting on the cardboard, it was making a mess all over. I know this isn't representative of Stonefire Grill as a whole but you'd expect the quality being consistent (mind you it wasn’t even busy when I came in). As much as I love the carrot cake, I'd probably consider Suzy Cakes down the street when ordering birthday cakes. They care about quality and presentation and you’ll get your money’s worth. The sad part is they didn't do anything to rectify the experience--not even apologize for the inconvenience. PS. I'm also sending an email...