Crazy Fire

Crazy Fire is one of my favorite restaurants. It’s essentially a make-your-own stir-fry place and I love it because you know exactly what is in your food. Not only do you choose your own ingredients, but you hand pick the items yourself. This way if you want three pieces of chicken and ten slices of zucchini, that’s what you get. Once you fill your bowl with the raw ingredients and top them with sauce you get to watch the cooks stir-fry your food for you on this enormous circular grill. The one downside is that you sometimes get flavors from other people’s food in your own (I discovered this when my husband used something very spicy in his and my food became seasoned this way as well). If you have allergies or food sensitivities of any kind, mention this to the cooks to be sure this won’t be an issue for you. more

I've been enjoying Mongolian bbq restaurants for several years, and Crazy Fire is one of my top two favorites ever. Since the other isn't anywhere near this area, Crazy Fire is the winner! The major complaint I've heard from people who don't like it is that they don't like having to figure out what kind of sauces and oils to use. At night, it's all you can eat, so there's nothing to fear from a disastrous dish. But if you're not the adventurous cook, look above the sauce bar and follow one of the "recipes" posted there. If all else fails, use my favorite combination of a spoon of garlic oil and a few spoons each of teriyaki and lime ginger. Enjoy! more

Despite what the category heading says on here, Crazy Fire is a Mongolian Grill style restaurant. You pay a flat price (like $10 at dinner) then it's buffet style. You get a bowl and load it up with what you'd like (different meats, veggies, etc), add some spices and flavors, then stand in line to have it cooked on a large open flat grill (hibachi style, basically). The line can be horribly long - go early in the evening. The process is sort of slow because the bowls are small and you wind up going through the line 2-4 times. It's an okay place if it's just you and a date standing in line together, but if you go with a group you'll never feel like you get to sit down and eat together. Personally, I think it's overpriced and don't enjoy the experience of it, but it is something different. more