Fireside Brewhouse
997 East County Line Road
Greenwood, IN 46143
317-859-9505
http://www.firesidebrewhouse.com
Fireside is located in a little vortex of good chow what with Brozinni Pizza and India Diner just across the street and Sammy’s Pizza in the same strip mall at the corner of S. Emerson and County Line Road. Fireside takes its name from the three fire-pits on the outdoor patio as well as the fireplace located inside. The decor is pretty cool and definitely feels upscale. There is a huge bar with lots of seating and a separate family dining area and banquet space. After 10:00 p.m. the entire restaurant is 21 and over only. I’ve been here several times since the opening while the menu has seen some alterations, they finally seemed to have found their niche. With a glasswalled “Show” kitchen, this is a locally owned restaurant where food is taken seriously.
What I Got: We started with the M-80’s which is a paper cone filled with extraordinary lightly breaded domestic shrimp fried perfectly and tossed with a sweet chili-garlic sauce. As I looked around the room, nearly every table had a serving of these and there is good reason why: they rock. I’ve seen this appetizer in other restaurants but I’ve never had them better prepared. On a bed of cool, crunchy cabbage, my wife and engaged in a chop-stick war over the last shrimp. Really good.
The menu has everything from soups and salads to sandwiches, burgers, steaks and a decent BBQ pizza. On this visit, I was feeling cheeseburger-y so I had the “Cool Hand Luke” which is essentially a patty melt. The Fireside version differs from others in that it includes a fried egg on top. I passed on the fried egg this time. Served on marble rye with Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing and grilled onions, this big (Was it 1/3 of a pound? I’m not sure) burger was fantastic. It was cooked to my liking at medium, just slightly pink. Yeah, I know you are supposed to only eat ground beef well-done. Well I like it when places ask me how I want my burger done and then actually cook it that way. (I’m looking at you Red Robin) I could go all, “grind your own beef like I do and you don’t have to worry about cross contamination on you,” but I won’t. I’m not sure how they season this burger but it really tastes good. I’m not talking about the condiments, I mean the beef itself. Let me get technical here for a moment: it tastes BEEFY. Yep, I’m a carnivore.
The fries were good too. Better than average but not really the star on this plate.
If I were to complain about something and this is sort of petty, but it’s the presentation. Look at the picture and the plate is not that appealing. When you walk into a restaurant that has so clearly put a lot of thought and money into the visual experience, you just expect the presentation to match. How about a lettuce cup for the fries or something?
Would I Buy It Again? Yes. This is just really good solid food in a really nice setting.
-Smokin DB
Tags: cheeseburger, fireside brewhouse, Food, patty melt, Shrimp
I was trying to think where I’ve heard of this place before and then it dawned on me: Paul Poteet! He did a review (more like a sales pitch) for this place a few months ago.
http://www.paulpoteetsgottaeat.com/index.php?p=445
The Cool Hand Luke is my favorite burger in town, and the eggy goodness is what makes it. If you decide to check it out I recommend you don’t skip the fried egg.
Their calimari app is pretty good too.
Though I’ve never been to this place, I gotta go with Ballman. Get the egg.
I would agree, it doesn’t look that great, but it sounds good. I am not in love with an egg on my burger, I probably would’ve passed as well. Nice review DB.
Hey- just wanted to put in my 2 cents too
We were here this weekend (not our first visit) and I agree that the food is good- many hits, a few misses. This was our least favorite visit so far, but we will go back, if only for the great beer selection- just wish they’d get the Three Floyd’s Gumballhead! Another standout is the pulled port sandwich- amazing! Downers on this trip though were the ahi- quality of the tuna is great, but they smother it with a spicy sauce- would be better on the side and also possibly a soy sauce. Also, they don’t mention this sauce in the description, so it is just a disappointing surprise. Also, my SO got the ribeye and it was not worth the price- bad cut of meat, not cooked correctly the first time (they did take back and make another), fatty… just not good! Again though, we’d totally go again, especially since they have a $25 Restaurant.com certificate, which is a great deal, especially when you can get it with one of their promo codes for only $2, like we did! Have also had the pizza before (good!) and loaded fries (also yummy). I’m curious about the longboard starter and the alligator. So, think we just had a couple of misses. Thanks for the review- we’ll try the burgers next time 
We have been here an hour waiting on food have been here 2 other times service was great I don’t know that we will be back this sucks!!!! No silverware no napkins and keep telling us just cause there is a big party here we r put on the back burner literally!!!