Soooo many good things about this place. VERY GOOD FOOD Great tri-tip. Flavorful an tender. Chicken isn't bad either except I don't like that they don't cut the chicken into smaller pieces. Cartwheel salad is always fresh and full of ingredients besides lettuce. Pizzas are surprisingly tasty although the crust resembles card board pizza. I am not a fan of their breadsticks or their ribs (a lil dry for me) but lots of folks love them. ON TIME I ordered food to be picked up at 11am when it opens and surprisingly, it was ready when I got there just before 11am. Amazing!!! (amazing cuz every other restaurant where I have done this has been late) GREAT PRICE It's definitely economical to have good tri-tip here. Have ordered food here many times for parties and they have never disapponted me. read more

I was too quick to judge the first time i came here. I LOVE the salad and pizza here. I am not too crazy for the chicken, tri tip, etc but i dont normally enjoy those dishes at restaurants anyway. If you are looking for salad, this is the place to be. I love the cobb, greek, and Mediterranean. I love the works pizza. Chicken pesto sandwich is good too. read more

Likes: lemon garlic chicken so tender and juicy! garlic breadsticks amazing, giant meat salad amazing, tri tip good. you order at the front, they bring your food and take empty bowls away. other than that you get your own water, pick your booth, etc. overall good. Dislikes: read more

This establishment is in desperate need of an identity. I'm not exactly sure what they are trying to portray. Sure it's got the fancy, dressed up waiters, and hardwood floors and stone/marble all around, but then outside it's got metal chairs, and a more laid-back environment. As for their menu, it's kind of weird, and not exactly what I could "BBQ". Funny enough, I had no clue this was a BBQ place until someone told me on the way out. Their food was average, I got the BBQ beef sandwich and the meat wasn't exactly great. My friend told me they have great tri-tip -- I'm not sure I'll be back to find out. Service was average, and so was this place. read more

Great food, excellent prices! Love the breadsticks and Caesar Salad. Tritip and barbecue chicken are the best.

First time in and well it was great. The service was fast and friendly. The food was tasty and the portions are perfect. I left content with my lunch meal. Also good for the wallet. read more

I've had better frozen ribs from Vons. I really don't get why people rave about this place so much. Maybe I should check out their pizza? Okay, it's not all bad. The salmon with the garlic all over it was awesome. I just found the ribs to be utterly frustrating to eat. The only BBQ place I really like is too far away from where I live. Famous Dave's. Go there if you ever get the opportunity. Oh, and every restaurant should have free Wi-Fi. Just sayin'. read more

This is one of my favorite places to go. It's easy, tasty, and not too pricy. I love their tri tip and the bbq ribs aren't too bad, either. But lines can get long, so make sure to get there ahead in time. It is good for groups for birthday parties and what not. Their salads are good, too. read more

Stonefire Grill - Tri tip and bbq ribs combo with cartwheel salad - American Near Me - Pasadena, California

I have never eaten here. BUT I LOVE THIS PLACE! We always do take out. They even will bring the food to your car. I sit in the car, listen to my audiobook from audible.com and they bring my food. The tri-tip and sauce is SPECTACULAR. The BBQ chicken is great but the birds are kind of small. Check out the Rotisserie chicken at Costco - those are BIG birds. Love the food. read more

American bbq/grill restaurant I have 3 stars because the main courses were mediocre and the salad had way too much dressing. The breadsticks... Best breadsticks I've ever had. Food: Family style for 4 people (All for ~$34.99) - 1 plate of tri tip (they let you select between two sauces, BBQ or lemon garlic. We got lemon garlic. So delish...) - 1 rack baby back ribs (wasn't that great) - Cesar salad (drenched with way too much Cesar dressing... But the amount of garlic in it made it irresistible) - 12 garlic bread sticks (my favorite food in this restaurant) We also got "the works" pizza and it was quite delicious just like any other good pizza joints. (~$12.99) Total for 4: ~$55 with much leftovers... At the end of the dinner, you breath smells like garlic. I felt like garlic was in everything we ordered... read more

This is our typical meal at stonefire: Caesar salad - it's only a salad..I know.. But it's one of the best I've had! Really! they generously mix in their own Caesar dressing w Parmesan cheese and croutons..and it's very garlicky..maybe that's why I love it so much. Tri tip with Gorgonzola butter - medium well. The meat is sliced for u and it's super tender. BBQ chicken (dark meat for me only!)..it's very juicy and flavorful. You order first, then find a seat. Customer service is great. Have dinner than do some grocery shopping at trader joes next door :) read more

Been to this place and it is on FIRE!! I love it, especially the tri-tip. The portions are decent size for the price and it is a family style restaurant..so don't over order unless you want to take some home for leftovers like us. Tomesto pasta and Cesar Salad is a favorite that we order each time, along with garlic bread. Make sure to come early since it does get quite busy. You order up front, find your own place to sit, get your own dinnerware, and pack leftover yourself. I do commend the superb customer services we got each time we came here. Remember, eat and then go buy more snacks at Trader Joes which is next door. read more

One of our favorite spots! Great food! We usually get their lemon garlic salmon, bbq tri tip, Caesar salad, Mac and cheese and Garlic bread sticks. I've tasted their brownie and it was amazing! We try to come here for bday celebrations, or special occasions. But honesty, I'd come here more but it can get pricey. I tried one of their pine nuts salads and I had to return it bc I felt my teeth were gonna crack bc of the hardness of the pine nuts! I tasted another beet salad and it was very tasty. read more

Updating my review to one star. Customer service is of utmost importance to me and once again, Stonefire, you have failed me. Justin pretended to care about my review and asked if he could have the GM contact me on Monday to discuss my experience. It is now Thursday and no attempt has been made. Clearly, Stonefire doesn't really care about their quality of service or keeping their word. Sad. I wish I didn't have to write this review, because SF has great food. Ufortunately, the last four dining experiences have included horrendous service. Two were dine-in experiences, and the last two were curbside. SF does not understand the concept of curbside! Tonight when I showed up and called, the line was busy. I tried multiple times, but to no avail. I am handicapped and walking in is a hardship. Oh well, bc they didn't answer the phone and I had to. Got in and no one made any effort to assist me. I stared at the manager until he told his employee "go see what that lady wants." Picked up my order and informed them about the phone being busy -- cashier could not have cared less. Finally got home and my order was wrong! I am so disappointed! SF has lost a very good customer. read more

This place was fantastic, the food was delicious and the service was great. I had ordered the BBQ chicken, ribs and much more! I ate on the out side patio or dining area, even though it was chilly, there was a fire pit beside me and my friends to keep us warm. The service was quick and the waiters were very helpful and enthusiastic. The prices are decent, especially worth it because the food is just great. I'm definitely coming back soon. read more

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Iam missing something here???... Came here after a long hike at Eaton canyon, decided to try this place based on the reviews. Total disappointment the food has no flavor at all. Ordered a pizza which was ok, Mac n cheese ok , they forgot my side went back...bbq chicken salad, no flavor iceberg lettuce really?? Could at least done Romania or something more nutritious...tortilla soup no Flavor at all..the only thing I can say was good was the bread sticks that's it... ughh never again... ps their soda machine had no good drinks like homemade lemonades... that's what I get for cheating on Panera..I never want to see this place again... :( read more

Stonefire Grill is our go to for the best barbecue comfort food. Their Caesar salad is to die for as well as their tritip. Kayley is very sweet and helpful and suggested some great items that we wouldn't have thought of such as the pepper garlic trip. The breadsticks are amazing too! Oh and the Carrot cake is huge and to die for!! The food is a great value and sitting outside is ideal on a cold day around with the fire blazing. Highly suggest this restaurant! read more

This review is for our phone takeout lunch order on Sunday the 21st. Yes, We decided to give them a try for Father's Day lunch and unfortunately, it was a huge mistake! We know that holidays would be their busiest but didn't think it was this bad. We called in our order at 12:15pm for the tri-tip family meal and added a 12" pepperoni mushroom pizza. We requested to get the whole order of tri-tip but wanted to get 1/2 the lemon pepper and 1/2 bbq flavor in medium rare. We were told our order would be ready in 45min to one hour. I called them at 1:15pm to check if the order was ready and was told that everything was ready except for the meat. So i ask when he thinks it would be ready n was told he wasn't sure when cuz the meat is being cooked. I then ask if he thinks it may be another 15-20min n he says maybe i dont know. He informs be that they are really backed up in the kitchen so cant give me an estimated time but i could try arriving in 15-20 n maybe the meat would be ready but he wasn't sure. We got to the restaurant around 1:50 and the parking lot was a bit chaotic. There were workers yelling to each other about a customers order (yes, yelling...one worker standing at the door of the restaurant n the other worker standing next to the customer's car i'm guessing for curbside), didn't know it was an online versus a phone order. Anyways, i was greeted by a worker before i even got to the entrance door asking if i was doing a pickup. Answered him that i did a phone order n needed to pay so he told me to go inside. I waited in line 2-3min and was greeted by a person at the register, paid for my order and waited for her to gather my order from the kitchen n take it to the front desk to the side of the register. When I gathered my entire order (3 bags n pizza box), i noticed that the pizza box was cold. Didn't really bother asking why it was cold cuz I was already informed on the phone when i called at 1:15pm that my entire order was ready n they were just waiting for the meat to cook. With all the chaos in the restaurant, i took my order n left. Got to the car n double checked my order before leaving cuz we didn't want to have to drive back if there was something wrong. Good thing we checked, the salad dressing that was in a plastic bag was all spilled in the bag. Guess they did seal the lid on the plastic container. We also noticed that the tri-tip was not cooked medium rare like we requested. So i took the salad bag with dressing and the tri-tip back n ask the host at the door for a dressing replacement and why the meat temperature was more cooked than medium rare. He took them back inside, i waited outside then a few minutes later, I'm guessing a possible manager by the name of Rick came out with the meat n informed me that the tri-tip was cooked medium rare but because of the sun outside, it looked less pink. He took me back inside the restaurant n says that under the restaurant lighting, the meat is cooked medium rare n that it wasn't going to get any pinker than that. By that time, i was already frustrated with the wait n just accepted the order n left. Mind you, it was already 2:15pm by the time i left. We took the food home and everything was already cold with exception of the breadsticks n meat which were both only slightly warm. The lemon pepper tri-tip was tender but lacked flavor. The garden salad had lettuce that were already slightly browning, so not fresh. The pizza was cold n chewy n needed to be reheated in the toaster. All in all, a huge disappointment in our Father's Day lunch. We will probably not be coming back for takeout cuz there was just too many mistakes made. When this pandemic ends n it's safe to dine in, maybe we will give them another chance. Unfortunately, it wont be anytime soon. read more

Definitely my favorite place to eat!! The managers here are very attentive, especially the new manager Khoa. I love the service, the food and the atmosphere. This is my go to place for the best salad which is bbq chopped salad with Tri-tip and salmon, sesame glaze..leave satisfied every time! read more

Great food at a reasonable price. Service is usually text book and the restaurant is inviting and clean. I have been coming here off and on for over two years and my family loves it. Our favorites are the pesto pasta and the bbq chopped salad with tri tip. The little one likes the pesto pasta and occasionally enjoys the Mac and cheese. As mentioned above the service is usually text book but one tip if you are ordering out. If you are put on hold simply hang up and call again. I have found, through trial and error, this is a much more efficient way to order. As an example, today Jerrod picked up and ask that I hold. I wait 30 seconds and hung up and called right back. Haley picked up and took my order right away. I am not sure if today is bad Stonefire's policy or just a bad time, but asking to hang on is just not what I found useful to me. I recommend everyone considering a place to eat, especially with kids, to try Stonefire Grill; just don't wait on the phone to order. Update 6/20/2017 Minus 1 1/2 stars for less than perfect service. Please do not ask "is there anything else I can get you" and you miss two of the three things I bring to your attention. In my case this evening I note to the server we are still waiting on a kids Mac and cheese, extra salad dressing and the carrot cake. She returns shortly to drop off the Mac and cheese and forgets everything else. When I ask to get the carrot cake to go she acknowledges I can bring to you. No offering of excuses or an apology which only exacerbates my impression you do not care! Please provide the service I once loved about your restaurant. Don't mess with the recipes, your food is great and at a good value. Update 9/30/2018 Lost a star due to unsatisfactory customer service. Weekends at Stonefire are a zoo. I know that and phoned ahead to go. Unfortunately the once quick and efficient To Go service has gone to S--. Nancy was inept and unable to tell me it would an additional 10 minutes of waiting on top of the 10 minute lead time from the phone in. Andrew was rude in not understanding I would not be taking my food until I spoke to the manager. The once good service and great value of Stonefire is no longer existent. Today it was 45 minutes from phone order to speaking with the manager to give criticism. Unacceptable. Go or order somewhere else for the weekend and save the frustration. read more

I Absolutely love this restaurant! I am a big fan of the Salads, specially the Stonefire BBQ chopped. The portions are a good size. For me a petite salad with a side of bread stick is Perfecto! :) I definitely recommend this place. read more

Great food and great service! The mashed potatoes are so delicious. I had to return again today. The menu has many choices so This will be my new lunch spot! read more

I usually come in for take out whenever I'm in a rush and in the mood for some good food. Today I got the mac and cheese and decided to add BBQ tritip. Best decision ever ! Friendly customer service and very efficient workers. Joe and Koren both helped me out, they were very friendly and welcoming. I'm for sure going to be coming back. read more

Recently order from STONEFIRE GRILL for a Christmas party at the church. Everyone loves their food ..I was in charge of the party so I order having never order from them before.. I found it very confusing all the different web sites different prices and ways to order. I wanted to have it delivered. That proved to be a problem between wanting the individual restaurant which had a different price and by person menu. And was more expensive I was ordering for 40 people. We ended up picking up ourselves. Then an important item a whole Tri tip was missing. Not to worry we had plenty of food. I called the next day and the manager was very accommodating and reimbursed us. Very happy with the customer service. Food is great worth the price manager was great. But the online ordering was a frustrating ordeal. No one ever answers the catering number not at the restaurant or the national one. The email is just as bad takes a few days to get an answer from them and then they tell you to call the nation wide number. As stated above the food is worth the hassle. read more

Good food at a great price. I have been to Stonefire quite a number of times since they opened. . Their food is great and the prices are great for what you get. Their portions are huge. My favorites are The Tri-tip, ribs, BBQ sandwich, BBQ Chopped salad and the Caesar salad. The best deals are the combo meals where you get a main dish, salad and 2 breadsticks. read more

Tried the tri-tip and it was surprisingly very good. I would come here over Robins because of variety. Chinese salad was also pretty good I would recommend not getting a large unless you plan on sharing it with two people. As for dessert the carrot cake was good except it has too much frosting. read more

It was our first time eating here and it was recommended by family members. We did the take out stimulus package for $21.99, which included 8 breadsticks, a 12 inch pizza with 2 toppings, a small salad, and either tri tip or chicken or ribs. If you got ribs, then no salad. We decided to get the tri tip, which was about 12 small slices. The tri tip was tender, but we asked for medium rare and got medium. It was tender, but it was only ok tasting. The breadsticks were fine. The pizza was ok too- had tri tip and avocado on top. The caesar salad was mostly lettuce; a couple of croutons. The dressing really made it though... it was very thick. Perhaps eating a similar meal inside instead of take out would have a more raving review. Our meal was sitting for awhile, as they didn't call our name that it was ready. read more

Great family place for carnivores. My 4 year old daughter LOVES the ribs. So funny to see her with BBQ sauce from ear to ear. I love the pizza, tri-tip, chicken, ribs, etc.. read more

My sister and her boyfriend brought me here for the first time and I'm very happy they did. The caesar salad is soo good. I usually never have more than just a little bit of salad at any given restaurant, but I couldn't help taking more (to-do list: find copycat recipe). The tri-tip was extremely tender, as was the grilled salmon. I couldn't decide which one to get more of next when I was done with my current helping. Nothing really else to say... other than the fact that it was all just really good! The bread sticks are amazing as well. read more

Whenever our family plans on having a last minute get together and we feel like having barbeque, Stonefire Grill is it! We're from Glendale, so Pasadena is the closest one in play. We usually order their Crowd Pleaser with a slab of BBQ baby back ribs, 1 whole juicy Tri-tip sliced (we get the pepper/garlic), 2 containers of garlic breadsticks and Ceasar Salad! This is good enough to feed a party of 10-15 hungry peeps! The ribs come off the bone and the flavor is sweet, tangy and a lil' bit of spicy tinge to it, have a couple of breadstick with it, some salad, and you'll forget that you've went through 10 ribs without even knowing it! The Tri-tip is so juicy it will melt in your mouth! Just the right amount of spices on it and even though it's well done it's never dry! You can actually smell the sweet smell of fire grilled meat once you open the container. Call ahead of time for pick-up and they have a Pick-up Parking Spot where they come to your car to deliver you the goods (during a certain time). So convenient! I also recommend this place to eat-in whenever some close friends pop-up unscheduled or if you just want to treat them out for dinner. Classy, clean ambience. Stonefire Grill has never let me, or us down (knock on wood). Can't rave enough about this place, I'm hooked to say the least! read more

This place has very good tri-tip steak. The meat is very tender and juicy. Their tri-tip is different than, Firestone Grill, San Luis Obispo. Slightly more juicy, and more seasoned. This also might have been the difference between eating the stonefire tri-tip off of a plate, and firestone tri-tip out of a sandwich. If you're going to be dining in a group, I would suggest one of the 'family style' meals. We choose the one that included the pizza. We ordered the tomato basil pizza and it was delicious. The pizza was served HOT and the water from the tomatoes did not make the pizza bread soggy. BBQ chicken is also good. I know the typical restaurant will cool the chicken so that its dry. Not from Stonefire Grill. Flavor is retained and a big thumbs up. Overall, id say stonefire is better than woodranch bbq and is at least as good as lucille's bbq. Dining is a bit different since you pay first, then your food is served. read more

OMG! The bbq tri-tip gouda and red onion pizza was amazing. The place was clean and smelled of BBQ. Prices were great and the manager (LIndsay) was so super nice. I took home some chopped tri-tip for lunches and sandwiches. Great place for groups cause you can order separate at the counter and not have to worry about splitting checks. Great time tonight. read more

There's a restaurant chain down in San Diego called Pat & Oscars. The chain recently went bankrupt, but some of the franchisers kept their respective branches open. If you closed your eyes, you might just think Stonefire is one of those places. Well, maybe like some sort of mix of Pat & Oscars and Outback. With the exception of a yummy chop salad and a slice of my friend's pesto / avocado pizza, I thought the meal was pretty unremarkable. I got the lemon garlic chicken breast and tri-tip combo. The chicken was flavorless and had strange, rubbery skin on it. I'm not sure why it wasn't crisped up or something. It may have even been microwaved since the whole thing was shockingly white. I only ate half of it. The tri tip had a slight teriyaki flavor, but also had a really rubbery texture. Again, I only ate half of it. By contrast, my friends pizza was great! It had a thin crust with a smoky charred edge and bottom, some tangy pesto, a good amount of cheese, and some roasted avocado on top. Yum!! I'm not sure I'd go back here. Anything they made that I liked I could do a much better job with at home and the place had a really generic chain feel to it complete with little numbers you put at your table and a soft drink machine. Oh, and if you get paranoid around police, you may want to steer clear. I'm pretty sure the entire Pasadena Sheriff's department was there when we were! read more

Another 3.5 stars, after lunching here several times. What I don't understand about the design of this place is the lack of space in the front where we order, considering the square footage available in the dining area???? The tonality of one's experience is determined in those first few minutes. I don't feel that my humanity has been appreciated. The quality of the food-- the ribs, the roast chicken, side dishes---this is the Middle of America on a platter. Abundance, not quality. For some, this food evokes enough nostalgia to create a certain comfort level. For us, it's been the convenient location of Stonefire Grill, not far from our house. Sometimes I miss the availability of parking for Trader Joe's before Stonefire appeared on the site. read more

The food is filling and the environment is good for larger groups. The food isn't the tastiest food I have ever eaten. I wouldn't recommend the ribs, but the tri-tip is good. Its a good place to go if you have a large group. Its nice because you order right when you walk in and then seat yourself. There is limited interaction with the waiting staff. When there is a problem with the food it is handled extremely fast. My friend received a tri-tip that wasn't cooked correctly, and it was replaced in less than 10 minutes. read more

I've been here before and have always enjoyed my experience here. However, this time around, the staff really surprised and impressed me. We decided to have lunch here for Father's Day. It was quite busy. The staff was courteous and friendly. I ordered the smaller of the two combo feast. For $59.99, it was more than enough for 6 people. Here's where the experience was definitely appreciated. We were waiting for our pizza to come out but after 20 mins, it was not there. We asked two staff members to check on the pizza. We figured it was forgotten. By this time, we had eaten more than half of our meal already and may not have much room for a pizza. We thought about canceling it. However, a staff member (wearing a green shirt) came by and assure us that the pizza will be out shortly and hot. Within mins, he came back and apologized for the delay and told us that the pizza was on him. He didn't have to do it but he did and it was a very nice gesture. So, the pizza came out hot and tasty. My family gobbled it up fast. To my surprise, the staff member came back with my refund for the pizza. He kept his promise and gave the pizza for free. Thank you green shirt staff guy. I assumed he was a manager. His action definitely is a great example of leadership and taking care of the guest. Kudos to StoneFire for a great hire! Thank you for making Father's Day a memorable experience for my family and I. I will definitely be back. Hope to run into the green shirt staff guy there too. read more

My coworker and I came here for a quick salad lunch, we had great experience here and didn't notice any flaws. Pros: Good variety of salads Different salad sizes caters to different hunger level Price is reasonable Excellent customer service from the on-duty manager Ample parking in the back read more

Great place for lunch. I usually come in for the lunch special (11am-2pm) and order the 4oz tri tip and petite chicken breast that comes with a side (ceaser) salad and a breadstick. Definitely a fan of the food and location. Service can be better. Staff isn't warm and welcoming. read more

I came at 11:45, ordered the lunch special that was displayed on the big sign, tri-tip and chicken breast. The cashier told me they were out of chicken breasts. Uhh how do you run out of the lunch special BEFORE lunch time? And how do you run out of chicken breasts? Unacceptable. read more

Ordered food for takeout. Can't really comment on in dining experience, but this food was delicious. The tri-tip here is excellent and the taste balanced. It came with some very flavorful bbq sauce. The chicken was also excellent and extremely flavorful. I thought the ribs were just average but am willing to give them another try. I also really enjoyed the breadsticks and the salad. Overall, you have a very well-rounded meal that isn't too heavy but fills you up just right. I'm a fan of this restaurant. Will update my review when I get an opportunity to dine in. read more