Food & Fire BBQ-Taphouse - (Near Johnson City, NY)

4 /5 Adam Nichols: We stopped by for lunch on Sunday afternoon. We were seated right away and the service was great. We ordered the Korean BBQ smoked wings. They are both smoked and fried and drenched in the sauce. The wings were big and flavorful. I ordered the 2 meats brisket and pulled pork. The server asked if I wanted the brisket fatty, in the middle , or lean. I ordered it in the middle. The brisket was tough to eat, fatty, and greasy. The pulled pork was chunky and flavorless. There is a full condiment selection of sauces and ketchup available to flavor as you wish. My wife ordered the chicken, and chicken, and waffles. The sweet potato waffles with fruit compote and syrup was a hit. It came with a huge portion of chicken wings and fried chicken. The Cuban sandwich was filled with chunky pulled pork that made it hard to eat at times. The server did comp the two meat meal stating that she could see I had not eaten it. Great service, great atmosphere, mixed reviews on the food today.

5 /5 Matt Terzi: To be honest, we sort of avoided this place for the longest time because we thought it was a chain, and we like to stick with local restaurants when were dining out. But I was craving a burger, and after after my wife looked at the menu online, we decided to give it a go anyway. And it turns out that yes, its a chain ... but it was founded here in Binghamton, so that was a happy accident. The environment is contemporary and comfortable. The music was loud, but not at all annoyingly so, ranging from the 70s (Bowie deep cuts, Zeppelin and Stones staples) to the 80s (lets just call it hair metal and "rooster rock") to the 90s (upbeat pop rock) ... no complaints there. Now for the food. We chose this place because I was craving a burger. And Ill say outright they have the best burgers in the Greater Binghamton region that Ive tried to date. My younger daughter ordered off the kids menu and ended up with a BBQ chicken leg large enough to look like we got it at a renaissance fair, and she raved about it. My wife and older daughter are vegetarians and while the options were somewhat limited, they had no complaints about their massive nacho bowls. Were definitely coming here again!

3 /5 H G: I was excited about trying this place based on pictures, menu & reviews, but it fell short after 2 separate visits. The smoked wings were tasty & falling off the bone. The bbq hot sauce was HOT! and made the wings perfect. Jalapeño smoke bombs were drenched in sweet bbq sauce and full of cream cheese laying on wilted greens but had a small thin piece of bacon holding them together. The brisket was tender but lacking flavor. The dry rub on the ribs could have used more flavor and when I tried pulling them apart, they were a little on the tough side. The loaded mashed potatoes were COLD but had good flavor and the mac n cheese was nothing special. There were lots of beers on draft, the food came out quick and service was friendly. The bbq hot sauce was just what i was looking for in a spicy bbq sauce and was glad they sold it to the public. Its sold by the pint and 1/2 pint but i expected it in a jar or a bottle. It was brought out in Tupperware and i wasnt going to be able to travel with that.

4 /5 DM: My wife and I have eaten here several times. Recently we ate here on a Wednesday night. We ordered BBQ ribs, pulled pork, and beef brisket. As always, they were excellent. For sides, we got salad, baked beans, and coleslaw. The beans were very good, with lots of flavor and meat, but the coleslaw and salad were very bland. My biggest complaint though was the music volume. On a Wednesday night, the restaurant is only 1/3 full, but the music was blasting away so loud we could hardly talk. My advice is to punch up the salad and coleslaw flavor and match the music volume to the crowd size.

5 /5 Paula Dietrich: Food was great and the atmosphere was perfect. We ordered the fried pickles as the appetizer and portion size was nice for the two of us. Usually its too much but this was spot on. We both ordered the BBQ taster and we ended up taking home leftovers. The brisket was good as well as the chicken. The sides are good. Was not a fan of the red beans and rice but the potato salad was good, Mac and cheese was good and the broccoli was good. Very good restaurant for the price!