Firehouse Tavern — Restaurant in Maryland

Tl;dr - Not a bad place to stop for lunch or dinner. More of a bar than a restaurant. Food is hit or miss.

Kinda got the vibe walking in that this place was more of a "locals come here twice a week" vibe. It has a firehouse theme (obviously) and as such most of the decor is themes around firefighters and such. This wouldn't bother me if it wasn't for the fact that a number of different wall fixtures were hanging loose looking like they could fall at any moment combined with several spots in the walls where clearly there was once something affixed.

As for the food: the crab pretzel was AMAZING. It's a dish I try everywhere I can find it and this place genuinely has one of the best I've ever had. Top 3 at least. I also got the Cajun Burger which unfortunately left much to be desired. With a name like that I expected to at least TASTE the Cajun seasoning which was clearly on there. (I could see it, not taste it.) Not to mention the beef patty itself had barely any flavor that I wonder if it was seasoned at all. Lastly, the steak fries I had as a side were very good, though my friend had a problem with them being too greasy.

Service was ok. Our server (I'm sorry, I forget her name) was very friendly, polite and checked in regularly enough. The only complaint there is that we had to go out of our way when it was time for the check because she seemingly disappeared. I assume this was due to the fact that nearly everyone was...

I just walked into Firehouse to pick up a bottle of vodka. It’s the only place nearby that is open on Sundays, so I’ve been a few times. When I was paying for my bottle, a staff member told me “I will let you buy this time, but not ever again.” At this point I am extremely confused. He then shows me a photo from their security camera of an overweight white woman with blonde hair in an orange orioles shirt and says “this is you.” I tell him, no that’s not me. I am a brunette with tons of gray hair because I don’t color it. He continues to tell me that it looks like it’s me and tells me she stole from them. There were people in line behind me who I motioned to to look at the picture because it was clearly not me. I was really embarrassed and upset at this point and was being accused of stealing. The people in line were some stand up citizens who looked away and wouldn’t even look at the photo to help me. Needless to say, I won’t be returning after being accused of being a thief....

My opinion of this place just took a huge dive tonight for ONE reason. We went there to see one of our favorite bands and also have dinner. We got there at 6pm and the band started at 8pm. Right before the band started, a young kid came up to our table and asked for $5 per person cover for the band. FIRST OFF: There was no mention of a cover on the band’s or the venue’s site. We never pay to see this band-I’m not saying they’re not worth it-they are; however, some notice would have been nice. We know the band members and NONE of them had any idea there was going to be a cover. SECOND: The ATM in the bar was out of order. The kid told us we could “go down to the Ro Fo and get the $. REALLY???? If management decided that they “suddenly” wanted to charge the night of the show, they should have offered more options, such as putting it on our tab, getting a cash advance off of our card, etc. This is EXTREMELY POOR customer relations!! I won’t...