Stonefire Grill — Restaurant in Torrance

I have been enjoying Stonefire Grill for over 15 years. My mom and I were addicted to the barbecue chicken chopped salad and my brother could not get enough of the lemon garlic chicken. On many holidays, I did not want to make mashed potatoes so I would order those, and everybody would rave about them. Lately I have been using Stonefire Grill catering for work lunches. The businesses I am bringing lunch to are very limited on time and their lunch starts at 11 AM. Willy at Stonefire is so accommodating and allows me to pick up my order before the restaurant is even open. He knows I am in a hurry and actually walks the food out to my vehicle and packs it up for me. Such exceptional customer service does not go unnoticed. Most people only write reviews when they are upset, but there are thousands of people that are happy and love Stonefire Grill. All of my customers rave about the food as they assume I will bring sandwiches like everyone else does. I am proud to bring them complete meals (Mega Feast) with many options. Some of my customers have never heard of Stonefire Grill and told me they will now take their families there. Other customers are so excited and can’t believe that they get to eat this for their lunch. Thank you, Willy and Team for taking care of me. I will continue to lean on y’all for...

Good food! But, the format is not what you would expect. It feels more like a dorm cafeteria than a restaurant. You must order at the host station as soon as you walk in the door, after a long wait in a line of people trying to figure out what they want. Then you get to go find your own table, plates and silverware. Drinks and condiments are also self serve.

Having said that, the food was good. Pasta, salads, pizza and grill. Unfortunately the food came out sporadically. My pasta came out immediately after my salad, so of course it sat and got cold by the time I got to it. Metal bowls with giant kitchen size serving spoons give it a very cold sterile feeling. The employees were very nice but really are food Runners, not servers. They were very helpful though. The manager also checked on us.

I would definitely recommend ordering the food to go. Parking is usually pretty tight at the center. But you can usually find a place if you're willing to walk. There is a very small outside patio right next to Crenshaw Boulevard.

All in all I think they make a good effort here but should step up the level of service. There's no reason you need to go get your own plates and silverware. You end up going back and forth a number of times between that drinks and everything else you need. Room for...

This was my first visit to the Stonefire Grill. Not sure if I'd go back based on the meal we had this evening. We were treated by friendly staff, unfortunately, they were not helpful with the menu, or with letting you know where to get your drinks, silverware, and napkins. Ordering at the counter, with huge menu boards was more like a fast food chain. Although it wasn't very expensive, I would have expected table service at this price point. The only time we saw a staff member was when they dropped our food off at our table. Ordered the chicken breast and tri-tip combo. Had the lemon garlic option for the chicken and BBQ tri-tip. The tri-tip arrived cooked a bit over temp, however it was still tender and had a good flavor. The chicken breast was a huge disappointment. The skin was barely cooked and rubbery in texture. If you're not going to make the skin crispy you might as well remove it. For "grilled" meat, there weren't even any grill marks! How do you cook on a grill and not get any char or grill marks on the meat you're cooking? We had the mashed potatoes and stonefire beans as our sides. The mashed potatoes were delicious - creamy and seasoned perfectly. The beans tasted like they were from a can - the sauce was gritty as the chili powder wasn't fully cooked and...