Fire Up Grill — Restaurant in Riverside

If I could I’d give this place a 0. My friend and I came here yesterday for the first time to check this place out. We wanted to sit down and catch up in a corner away from the loud music and asked if that was okay. Which the waitress agreed was fine and gave us the menu to scan. We waited for 40 minutes for our waitress and she didn’t come back the restaurant wasn’t even full. We were about to walk out when another waitress approached us and asked if we wanted to move to a closer location which we agreed to do so thinking maybe they can’t see us or something. The new waitress took our order right away but didn’t seem happy with us she came back with our drinks a couple minutes later and said she was leaving for the day and left a new waiter in charge of our table. After that it got awkward the waitress who said she was leaving was still passing our table and helping out other customers sitting in the tables around us as we waited for our new waiter to come and help us. 20 minutes passed no new waiter in sight, former waitress still helping people sitting around us giving us the eye, my friend said let’s just go. She reached out to a random waitress and asked for our bill. Thank God she was carrying with her a little atm machine. After that we didn’t know where to go since the bars at downtown have changed so much since the corona happened. After wandering so much we ended up at Pixels the food is cheap and good and the drinks aren’t bad at all and then Worthingtons since the front gate waitress asked if we would like to take a tour of their new innovated bar turned restaurant. It looks really great different from when it was a bar. The atmosphere is just right and the food and drinks...

We only had a few days in Riverside and spent quite a bit downtown. We stopped here later at night on a weekday. It was nice to see them still open and so many enjoying their time here when a lot of shops nearby were closed for the night. It is pretty quiet down here mid week or when we were walking around anyway. We were greeted right away and sat at a table near the heat lamps which was great because it was pretty cold. We’d already had a pretty big dinner elsewhere, but we’re looking for drinks and maybe an appetizer. I’m a sucker for Birria tacos so we decided to split a pair and added some charro beans. We ordered a Berry Drop and some Beer on tap to go with it. There were TV’s on to watch as well if alone or up for sports etc. our drinks came quickly and let me tell you the Berry Drop was phenomenal. I could throw quite a few of those bags, but I needed to find my way home ha ha. The beans were probably our favorite though heavily salted. The salt was overdone on everything. The tacos were ok, but again quite overdone on salt. We didn’t finish the tacos. I did not enjoy the consommé, bummer. The meat was good though. I will say the chips and salsa were some of the best we’ve had. The chips were crispy, but light. The chips weren’t over cooked or stale. The vibe was fun, service great for the most part though we asked for an additional plate that was never brought and it took a bit to get our check because the employee was chatting with someone. The location is small, but clean. I’d definitely recommend for drinks and the vibe, but still on the fence...

I recently visited a restaurant/nightclub and while the place itself was clean, I found it to be very small and incredibly crowded. I could definitely see this place becoming popular at night with their music and drinks, but unfortunately, the service was one of the worst I have ever experienced. We ordered five alcoholic drinks, and while one of our friends received theirs promptly, the rest of us had to wait a staggering 26 minutes before ours arrived. To make matters worse, when we asked the server for some water in the meantime, we were left waiting for 30 minutes before it finally reached our table. I wish I could say I'm exaggerating, but this was honestly the worst service I have ever received.

As for the food, the quesadilla was decent, and the wet burrito wasn't too bad either. However, I made the mistake of ordering the burrito bowl, and it was a complete disaster. The dish arrived cold, the cheese had a strange smell to it, and overall, it was just a truly unpleasant experience. Frankly, I cannot recommend this location to anyone looking for a satisfying meal, unless you don't mind overpaying for both the drinks and the food. Perhaps this place is better suited for those just looking...