Coal Fire

This place is great, though crowded (standing room only in the bar) on Friday and Saturday nights. I think their pizza is the best in the area, and I’m told they make everything, including their cheese, in-​house!

Called to place an order for 4 pies and 3 orders of calamari since I’m from out of town wanted to give this place a try and it’s open till midnight and being from Jersey we are use to pizzerias open till 1am or 2am the girl on the phone tells me I can’t place an order cause they closed early due to «business is slow» are you kidding me?! Being a restaurant owner myself and hearing that is unreal. I would fire her on the spot! I would never order or give this place a try just for how unprofessional that is.

I have been to coal fire before and it was ok. Tonight didn’t even meet the standard of ok. As normal the pizza was good (although not such a big fan of the charcoal around the edge.) Service was way below acceptable. They were out of the beer we ordered, brought some samples (very nice) so we placed a different order. Never saw that beer. Pizza came, had to call the lady back because our waitress never brought plates or silverware. She did come to check, and I saw the look of shock when she realized she forgot the beer. She did come tell us the replacement beer we ordered was out now and the first one was back, but didn’t bring anything. Not sure I will go back, two stars was only because the pizza is good.

Rachel was my server. She was attentive and friendly. The pizza and salad were yummy and the portions big enough to take home a to-​go bag for lunch the next day.

This is my third time at coal fire and my second at this location. I like coming here for lunch while taking a break from running errands. The service is great not crowded whenever i visit. Was lucky to have gotten the same waitress. Rachel is super attentive and very friendly. would highly recommend this establishment. And the coal fire wings and salad are a must try!

I agree with ALL the people who say this place has ridiculous customer service. The worst in Maryland. I had never even heard the word stroppy before that someone else used describing the bartenders, but that is spot on. The bar tender Jess lies about her age, over charges people, charges them twice, dates customers… ignore others… self-​involved and psycho!!! Food is mediocre at best and since it is a chain if you really want it… I would say go to another location or pizza place! Don’t waste your time and $$ I would give it 0 stars if I could. Wings are gross too.

I still think there’s no truly stellar pizza in Maryland. Coal Fire is decent.
Service can be hit or very very miss. You can walk into an empty restaurant and barely been seen, or it can be bustling and your pizza will be out in 10 minutes.
Pizza is decent. Not great. Crust is lightly charred, which I like. Fairly chewy, which I also like. Spicy sauce isn’t very spicy and the signature sauce is too sweet for my liking. Options for toppings are typical, I think a little pricey but I don’t typically like a loaded pizza.
Wings were a miss. Bland, bland, bland. They oughta have some options for either sauces or rubs on them.
Salad is decent. But, uninspired.
Bottom line: This isn’t pizza I would crave, but it’s it’s a nice day they have some pretty good outdoor seating and I can walk there, so it’ll do.

Lack of consistency, one day good and next day terrible. I am just tired of the gamble.

Love me some Coal Fire pizza! I’m not really a pizza person, but they do it right here. The signature sauce is the bomb. I also love the white pizza and margarita pizza. The wings, oh the wings! Baked to perfection, smothered in onions. Great wine options as well.
We are local, so we come here quite and bit and also get carry out. It’s a nice cozy date night spot. The manager Jackie, is super nice and we enjoy seeing familiar faces.
They have great happy hour and daily specials! ½ off small pizzas 3−6pm and 6−12pm. Mon ½ off bottles of wine, Wed. Ladies night ½ off drinks, Sunday fun day ½ off drinks. They also do game day specials. I’m sure there’s plenty more I missed! Patio seating as well.

Disappointing overall. Came in on a slow Monday night.
(My second time here.) Service & pizza were borderline decent. There are hardly any options and they aren’t very accommodating. Bartending manager isn’t interested in altering any drinks and if you want a half/​half pizza the cheese and sauce have to be the same. They were also out of the 9″ personal pizzas and the drink menu wasn’t updated when we came.
There were a couple managers around, but they were just hanging out on their phones.
The strangest thing that happened is that we asked for extra cheese and it had the exact amount of cheese as a regular pizza. The waitress waited 10+ minutes to check back on us and we couldn’t ask about the cheese until then. She (Sean — not sure if I spelled her name correctly) said, «Yeah, we just go really light on our cheese.» If that’s the case, then I’m not really sure what the point of ordering extra cheese is. It took awhile for her to come back so we couldn’t really do anything about being unsatisfied with it.
The toppings aren’t very generous for what you pay. ($ 0.75 for just half the pizza and $ 1.50 for the whole)
They also have no desserts and their only non-​alcoholic drinks are Pepsi products and Minute Maid lemonade. (Pepsi, Seirra Mist, Root Beer…)
It’s just lacking overall, but it’s not terrible. If you’re hungry and you don’t have too discerning of an eye, you’ll probably enjoy it.

I love this place esp their signature Sauce and spicy chicken wings. The service is quick and courteous. I’ve even had salads and was not disappointed. This is my go to place for chicken wings. They also have a bar which mostly crowded indicating it’s quite popular. I would recommend this place to my friends.

Wildly inconsistent pizzas, stroppy service at the bar, and WTF is up with the mozzarella in that caprese salad?!?

Let me start by saying that the pizza was excellent but pricey. The server was nice and attentive. We ordered the hand cut fries and the coal fire wings. The Fries were awful. A little soggy and full of oil. Not appetizing at all. Wings were tasteless. When we asked the server if she could give us some sauce for the wings, she gave us a small plastic cup of sauce and she said there is no way they could heat it up. It was cold (right out of the fridge, I am guessing). When I complained about the fries, she apologized but did not change them or get new ones (which is okay I guess). The worst part was that she charged us $ 1 for the cold sauce.
Never going back again!

Come to this spot at least three times a week! Every time I go I’m more than satisfied. The pie and the wings are to die for!!! Customer service is absolutely astonishing! Great place to come.

Mmmmm pizzaaaa. I love starchy/​carby foods (go figure) and my crust of choice is deep dish. However, I love a thin crusted pizza just as much if it’s made well.
I’ve been to Coal Fire numerous times and the overall consistency of the pizza varies. 4 stars when the pizzas are made right, but 2 stars when they’re not. I usually order the Margherita and/​or the Ricotta Infusion, but have tried many of the other ones, as well. The crust — sometimes super thin — must be turned at the appropriate time or it risks the bottom getting too burnt. And even though I love burnt pizza, (I was the kid in school that asked the lunch lady to give me the burnt slice), a black crust just isn’t good.
The Margherita is my favorite. When it’s made right, there’s the perfect ratio of sauce, mozz and basil. When it’s not? Too burnt, not enough cheese or too DRY! And asking for marinara on the side to offset the dryness? That’s fine, but they’ll charge you for it AND it comes cold. :(
The Ricotta Infusion… so good but really greasy. Sometimes with just the right amount of garlic and sometimes a tad too much.
The real winner though? THE FRIES. Yes, fries at a pizza place. They’re thin but fried soooo perfectly. We always get a basket of fries to share and I find myself filling up with the fries more than with the pizza! :D I would’ve given the review 3 stars, but added the extra strictly for the fries.

Yesterday evening, a friend and I went here for dinner. We arrived 7:00, and noticed it was crowded. The bar was filled with loud people, and there was a family of 5 sitting down, waiting for their table. My friend and I were approached by a hostess who looked very tired, and barely smiled. She asked for a name, and told us to take a seat, as the wait would be 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, the family that was sitting was moved to their table. Since my friend and I were seated next to the door, and it was chilly every time someone opened it, we moved closer to the Hosting station. After 5 more minutes, our hostess told us our table was ready, and apologized for the long wait.
When seated, our waitress greeted us with a friendly smile, and gave us time to figure out what we wanted to order. I thought the pizzas were a bit overpriced. Nonetheless, I decided to order a 12″ Signature Pizza with spinach and mushrooms, and Hand Cut Fries. My friend ordered a 12″ Spicy Pizza with spinach and Italian sausage. Each cost $ 13.95 in total ($ 10.95 12″ Pizza + 2 toppings ($ 1.50 each)
The wait was not very long. After 8 – 10 minutes, we received the Hand-​Cut Fries. I was surprised by the quantity of fries. I was honestly expecting a handful, however the amount they served was very large. It cost $ 3.95, but could be shared among 2 or 3 people. The only problem I had with the fries was that it was very crunchy, and it was not very warm when it came out.
The pizza came out very shortly, and we were delighted. They had a satisfying amount of toppings on both pizzas, not too little and not too much. The sauce was a bit strange, as it reminded much me of the sauce on &Pizza’s Moonstruck pizza. It was a bit sweet. Though on the menu, it states that it would be «slightly sweet with a hint of spice,» all I tasted was sweetness. My friend stated that his spicy pizza was a bit too spicy for him. But overall, the pizzas tasted alright.

I am fan of brick oven pizzas and Coal Fire makes a nice pizza. I prefer the classic sauce and vary the topics based on my simple rule for pizza: meat is good, veggies are bad. The Coal Fire salad is a favorite — primarily due to the brown sugar coated bacon! Service is usually good. My only disappointment here is the wings — not much flavor at all.

The first time I had pizza was at a friends house. He ordered a classic margarita pizza. It was so excellent I had to track down where it was from. The next week, I went to the store and ordered the same thing, 5 star tastes.
It goes downhill from there. I went back to the same place two weeks ago to order the same margarita pizza. The pizza came out and literally only half were covered with cheese. I asked for more them to cover the rest of pizza with cheese but they said «that’s how it is, you’ll have to order extra cheese next time.»
I went back for the third time this week and this time ordered an extra cheese margarita pizza with pepperoni. And wings. The pizza came out with no basil and the staff (very friendly) gave me fresh basil to sprinkle on top. The pizza was almost tasteless, either my taste buds aged 30 years or what, but it was nothing compared to what I had last year. The basil needs to be cooked into the pizza for flavoring.
The wings are horrible. Stiff, tasteless and was charged $ 1.50 for hot sauce!
I do have to say the staffs are wonderful and polite but the pizza qualities are just no good compared to last year. and the guys who do pizzas looks very hard at work.
Very disappointed.

My son and I were bored — so we went out for some pizza. It was nice out, so we asked to be seated outside. Turns out that none of the tables outside were in use, but none of them were clean either. Some had old dirty dishes, others had crumbs and papers and old beer. The waitress seated us at one that was a little bit clean, but then didn’t offer to wipe the table off. No one came out to serve us for a while — so we went back inside.
We ordered pizza with meatballs, onions and mushrooms. The pizza has a great crust — but they really go light on the toppings. Did they break up one meatball on the entire pizza? Pizza had just a dusting of sauce and cheese and mushrooms. No flavor.
There are lots of great pizza places in town. I wont likely return to Coal Fire.

Coal Fire!
Service A++ (Jamie)
Jamie was friendly to the extreme! She was one of those waitresses that knew exactly how many touches to make, didn’t bother anyone, she had my drink refill set down on the table while my first drink was ¼th full. I mean– this waitress has a bright future. Fanstastic, so good– I’d request to be sat in her section the next time I go.
Food B+
Pasta Bolognese– We got a Pasta Bolognese to start out with. It was a little different than I expected. It has a sort of rosè sauce on it. I think that they took their marinara, mixed it with a little butter and cream and tossed the pasta in it. Could have used a little depth– I think it was a bit one-​note. But it was generally good. Maybe. it didn’t have enough salt… could have used a little parmesan.
Ricotta Infusion Pizza– This accounts for most of the grade. The 900 degree oven did good work on this pizza crust. It had a new chew with a little bit of char. Loved the ricotta, maybe wish there was a little basil on top, however the pizza itself was absolutely delicious. I wouldn’t hestiate to order it again.
Prosciutto Cipolla Pizza: «Our delicious Signature sauce topped with thinly sliced aged Prosciutto complimented by our oven roasted onions.» This is where I think the food was a complete miss. The sauce tasted weird, like a sweet weird unbalanced sauce that was reminiscent of catalina dressing. The toppings were too heavy so the pizza was a bit soggy. The whole thing just did not work at all for me.
Marinara Sauce: I got a little side of marinara sauce to see if I liked dipping the white pizza in it. It tasted REAL weird. Like… this also was a big miss for me.
Salad: We did get a salad with the pasta dish and it was no frills — not really that imaginative. I know what you’re saying. What does he want this salad to be a ride at Disney world?! I’m just saying, if I had a kitchen, everything that came out of it would be special. Maybe add some homemade croutons. Or some shaved parm? Or a dried fruit… somethin?! I’m pretty sure it was iceberg lettuce, olives, tomato, and onion.
If I went again I’d definitely stick with the white pizzas or the Ricotta Infusion and they make alot of their pastas in house, so I’d stick with that as well!