Firehouse Pizza

The pizza is delicious and made fresh to your liking! The owner is very nice, helpful and attentive! The place has an original look and feel to it, with weird shaped tables and painted plastic chairs outside.
The place has a BYOB policy. We got wine and the owner gave us real wine glasses instead of plastic cups and brought our pizza to us outside, even though he was the only person working at the time.
Overall this place is a must visit. You won’t be disappointed.

Place is very artistic. Food is ok. Service is good.

If they had put more effort in keeping things clean, this place wouldn’t be too bad. The pizza I tried was decent in textures and the flavor was good, so had I not feared for my health after eating here, I would have given this place 3 stars.
When looking from afar, this place looks pretty cool. As soon as I opened the door, I paused and stood in the doorway both confused and unsure of my decision to eat there. However the staff there immediately noticed me and handed me a menu. (They must be accustomed to that sort of reaction from people walking in.) I looked around at the furnishings covered with stains, rips, and dust and thought to myself, «Well, I can always eat outside and if anything this will be an interesting experience since it is my first time in Newport.» So I ordered a pizza, paid for it, and walked toward the side door to go outside. As I walked past the doorway, a stench that made me wrinkle my nose in disgust was immediately apparent. I looked over to the side and saw a tall garbage can with various types of food and trash in it, covered with brown stains from rotted food. Apparently they could not afford to buy trash bags to put in cans or were just too lazy to put them on. I looked back at the food handlers and noticed they did not wear gloves. I thought, «Holy !&^%, what have I just done?» I hoped they washed their hands thoroughly after emptying the trash cans. I sat on a painted (with various colors of spray paint) plastic lawn chair at a table outside made of flimsy sheet metal that looked like it was cut with a large pair of patterned scissors and waited for my pizza to come out. When my friend put her drink down, the tabled tipped and some of her drink sloshed onto it. :(
When the pizza got out, it looked and smelled good. The crust was crunchy and the mixture of toppings went well together, however the pizza was more greasy than what you would expect. It was as if the pizza bottom had been dipped in oil before being served. I was not able to finish the whole pizza so I got the rest boxed up. When I reached out to take my pizza box from the cashier/​waitress, my hand felt warm and wet and I realized that the bottom of the box was smeared all over with grease. How does that even happen? Is it so hard to get a spatula to take pizza off a tray and put it in a box? Do they place their greasy pizzas on their table tops? Did she use her mother !#$@ing hands that she used to handle money and the cash register to pick up my pizza, place it in the box, and wipe her greasy hands all over the bottom of the box when she handed it to me? Do they smoke pot in here after they get off work? The place looks like a pot smokers’ den… Does the guy standing around near the counter shirtless with the beer belly and hairy chest work here?
So many questions left unanswered, and I don’t intend to go back to find out. I was lucky that I didn’t get food poisoning as I am sure this place violates several health and safety codes.

I stopped in to this place after wanting to go there for some time, NEVER AGAIN!!!
at first glance it looks hip and cool, Grateful Dead memorabilia, reggae artifacts, overall a very eclectic looking pizza shop, however after close inspection there is dust everywhere, we sat outside in one of the booths and there was 2 paint cans right next to us — the owner must have wanted to paint something but left the paint can and brushes right there for all to see, there were empty flower pots, cigarette buts, grafitti benches were peeling, it looks like the «landlord» left town, it took forever for the food to arrive, expensive for what you get. The tables are made of this weird flimsy steel that everytime you lean on it everyone’s soda spills… a complete PIT… don’t ever go there unless you’re one of the producers of Restaurant Impossible Reality show!!!

its a bring your own… I found a liquor store across the street at wellington plaza… great selection

after walking up and down Thames looking for someplace that wasn’t too packed or too expensive, my compadre and I stumbled upon this place. it looked cool from the outside & I was too tired from the day to walk anywhere else.
looking strictly at the star rating, I was expecting subpar food. that is not what i got. I ordered the mad one (chicken, bacon, ranch) and my friend ordered the firehouse no. 6 (I think that is what it’s called. it had chicken, pineapple, tomatoes & garlic). they were both really good and I thought the mad one was outstanding. the chicken was my favorite part. I liked that it was more pulled than chucks.
to address some gripes in the other reviews. price — maybe because I come from New York, but a pizza with 3 – 4 toppings being ~$ 13 is definitely not bad at all. and the cleanliness: we ate outside, which was all spray painted and different. I understand people not liking the inside. they probably get used and hand down couches & chairs. but they are all ripped up. personally I wouldn’t want to sit inside on those, but I am not going to give them bad reviews due to that.
I was only in town for the folk festival and probably wouldn’t have gone there if I didn’t park right across the street. however I am glad that I did. I had a really tasty meal last night that will make a yummy breakfast this morning.

pizza was tasty, onion rings were bomb. prices were reasonable, menu was hand-​drawn and fun. byob.
look, kids, this ain’t a classy joint, but that’s the way i like ‘em. it had an alternative vibe without taking itself too seriously, and while as an out-​of-​towner i wouldn’t make this a destination spot, if i were a local i imagine i’d be there frequently.

I don’t know what people are going on about. This place is the balls.
There are a lot of busy places with impossible parking and shishi menus in Newport. It’s kind of Newport’s thing and I understand why you’d want it, really, but we just wanted food and cold beer.
Enter Firehouse. It’s not really dirty, they just purposely make it look that way with graffiti and such. They’re failing, a little, in the décor. But it seems like it’s still all a work in progress and, they’re getting there little by little. I get what they’re trying to do here, and I appreciate it. AND they have PARKING! Score.
The food was really good. Yes, it’s a friggin’ sandwich shop. That’s what they do. But for what it was it was excellent. The fries were perfect. Really crisp on the outside and warm and gooey in the middle. Not greasy. They know how to fry stuff here. Hot oil, short time. The buffalo fingers were also very good (I tried my friends). Other friends had plain chicken fingers and a burger which they said they liked but I did not try. I had a meatball and chorizo sandwich. It was toasted and delightful and not at all on my diet.
Yes, service is both hit and miss. There are friendly folks working there and snarky folks too. I think the counter staff is all smiles and the kitchen staff is… well, it WAS a hot day without a/​c so it’s forgivable. I had a run in with a cook or manager or whatever where I pointed out something was missing in my sandwich and he pointed out it was, in fact, not missing. He was right and I concede, but it would have been nicer without the tude. Still, this is ALL forgivable.
The best part if the BYOB license and the packy across the street with a fridge full of cold brews and wines. So what if your BLT cost $ 7 (ahem, other review), your six pack is also gonna cost as much. Overall, you win in the price game. You win a lot.

We happened upon this place because it was a stone’s throw from where we were staying for the weekend in Newport. Not wanting to stray too far we took a peek at the menu posted outside and all agreed to order food at Firehouse Pizza. My friends and I ordered a variety of items ranging from pizza slices to fries to steak and cheese subs. I ordered a large chicken parm sub and it actually wasn’t all that bad aside from the overtoasted/​burnt sub roll and it taking about 20 minutes to be served up. This place is dank, dirty and the service is slow. From the minute you walk in the large doors the places screams, «Who cares». I’ve eaten in filthier places so I can’t say the dirtiness of the place actually bothered me. However, at those same places the food happened to be amazing. Not so much at Firehouse. Something about this place rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it was the trippy décor and resin all over the dining furniture, walls and ceiling? I can’t put my finger on it. Meh.

Filthy. Expensive. Bad attitude from staff and long wait for food. Oh yeah, its also filthy.

This place looked really cool from the outside — different than your typical Newport eatery, so we decided to give it a try. The menu is basic sandwiches and pizza. I ordered a small BLT and took out a $ 5 bill as I was ready to pay. Then I hear, that will be $ 7.58… WHAT? I respond, «for a small?». The cashier says Yes. So I pay, but I was thinking in the back of my head that I should cancel the order and we should go somewhere else. I wish in the end I had the guts to do just that, but I didn’t. My friend ordered a small chicken parm and the cost was the same. Most places have variant prices for sandwiches — I guess here they’re all the same. But you wouldn’t know that until you go to pay because there are are no prices on the menu board. Strike 1
On the way to a table, I take a look at the pile of games available for use. At first, I am excited by the prospect of games and food, but after examining the games, I am turned off. All of the boxes and pieces are run down and I feel dirty after just touching each box to move it out of the way. I decide against a game and proceed to a table. Strike 2
We go sit down at what looks like a cute high top near the large open double doors (reminds us of a firehouse — duh). As we are waiting, and waiting, I feel the top of the table — sticky, look at the couch along the wall — torn and dirty, look at the round table in the center flanked by fabriced chairs — also torn and dirty, and slowly decide that we should take our sandwiches to go. Strike 3
At first glance, the place looks cool, but it really is just like most of the reviews said — like the inside of a dirty hippie’s apartment — just gross.
In the end the food was eh, okay, but I will not be back. Even now, I cringe just thinking of how dirty the place was.

Pizza isn’t bad. Wouldn’t ever be my first choice. Kind of a sloppy interior but it is a cool old building and is cozy inside. If i remember correctly I got a cheese and a vegetable slice– again nothing special about the pizza crust was pretty standard blah blah blah but a relaxing place to sit and enjoy a slice

Goddamn this is a wierd place.
I’m all for being creative and artistic; but the more «enigmatic» you make your restaurant, the more the food is expected to be novel and tasty. And this food was… thoroughly average.
The burgers my posse got were big olé’ fat meaty monsters with cheese… and they said they were fantastic. The chourico pizza I had was tasty, but nothing special; a dozen places could have made the same, in the area, for less than 18 $.
The decorations were reminiscent of a mushrooms or LSD trip gone horribly wrong. Cool to stop in and see, for a moment, as a curiosity… but not necessarily dining ambiance. On any level…
Stamp this a ‘meh’.

So that description of this place being like a dirty hippie’s apartment? Spot on. I mean, really. We walked in on a Monday afternoon around 1:00, and it was unclear if the place was even open. There were no patrons, there were no lights on, and there was no sound. Anywhere. Then we spotted a dude in the back, just hanging out. He took his time coming to the counter. It was almost as if we were inconveniencing him by wanting to get a pizza.
We ordered a mushroom and olive pizza and paid in cash, because there was no way that I wanted anyone in that place to have my credit card information. It was so sketchy! We grabbed a table among the various bizarre objects lying around, and then we decided to play a game of Battleship. When we started the game, the worker dude decided to put a violent war movie on the TV, and at ridiculously loud volumes. The mister and I could barely hear each other’s «hits» and «misses» during our Battleship game because the TV was so loud!
Then the pizza came, and it felt like we were being shot at the whole time we were trying to eat. There were machine guns and bomb explosions and shouting, and we thought we might need to run for cover. It made for a very unsettling dining experience. The pizza was good, mind you, but the combination of the war movie, the dirtiness, and the atmosphere kind of added up to a thumbs down. Had the Freaky Burrito not been closed for the winter, we would have ended up there instead. :/

A cool old firehouse.
Good food.
And, hmmmmmm.
Unusual décor.
I have been coming to this place for many years. It was always cool and unusual and even though it was in Newport not a tourist place. Sort of out of the way, it really is an old firehouse and never really looked like a restaurant. Now it looks even less like one.
It was always very causal, eating in an old firehouse tends to be pretty laid back. Now it is very, very, very laid back. You definitely get the feeling that the owners decorate strictly for themselves and not the customers. It’s hard to even tell where to sit, with personal stuff piled everywhere. You almost feel like you are intruding into someone’s apartment. Someone’s very freaky apartment. The last time I brought some friends here one of them looked around and asked, «umm, what are we here to buy»?
A sundry collection of old chairs, tables, sofas, benches and stools, none of them particularly clean or comfy are scattered around at random. They use to have cool mushroom chairs but I heard too many of their customers were falling off them. Hmmm. Paintings, pictures and murals of all types of psychedelic and abstract things on the walls, floors and ceilings. Even the damn bathroom was a «work in progress» with a bizarre mosaic floor and strange mirrors being installed everywhere, including the ceiling. I’m not really sure I want a crapper with mirrors on the ceiling but then again I’m sure the owners don’t care what I want.
If the inside is a bit much you can take you food outside and sit on the chairs and tables out there. Someone was painting a beautiful, huge mural of Newport and some other crazy things on the outside of the old firehouse last time we were there. Apparently they want every square inch of the place ablaze with color. Another guy was tooling around on a little Segway scooter. Going right through the building, playing and doing circles around the tables. A very, very casual place indeed.
Oh yeah, they have really good food. A huge selection of things on the menu but they are frequently out of certain items. I get the feeling they pretty much make what they feel like making at the particular time you are there. However the pizza and grinders are consistently good. The service is always very friendly and accommodating if
occasionally a bit unfocused.

Well it’s not touristy. My son said he’d heard it was good. But it was our first time — and we had three kids and his wife. We didn’t walk out because, after all, we’d been to Caspers in Springfield Mo.
And I’d never watched anyone repair a segway before.
We ordered three of the house pizzas, a veggie, one with the bacon, and the chicken pineapple one. They were very hot, fresh, and tasty. The bacon pepperoni was our favorite but they were all good.
Cash seems to work better at this place.
How many times does ‘Sasha’ appear on the ceiling art?
If you want pizza without the dominos or teenagers dressed in mouse costumes, like games but not a gameroom, and think that a flat screen tv without a sporting event — imagine Discovery Channel — is ok, and flavor doesn’t have to come from parmesan cheese shaken like foot powder on your slice, this place is more than worthy.
I didn’t think it was expensive but it also isn’t served fast.

IMPORTANT! I went here because Carrie G. said they had seating on painted wooden mushrooms. I wanted a 1UP! But I didn’t find the mushrooms, alas.
Even though they were out of pepperoni, we had a half sausage half bacon pizza and two bottles of water for $ 18. Not terrible, and the pizza was delish. Finely crumbled bacon and sausage gave a uniform sheet of meaty tastefulness on a deliciously light crust.
Lots of character inside too, artsy and quaint. Definitely not cookie-​cutter decorations, lots of painting and a few sculptures. And they have games you can play while you wait!
Connect 4: Girlfriend 2, Me 1. Drat!

It’s like eating pizza in a dirty hippie’s apartment. But good pizza, the kind that you don’t heed the warning «be careful — this is hot!» and burn the skin off the roof of your mouth. Expensive? Yes. Tasty, crunchy crust I like? Yes. I went here 4 years ago and it really hasn’t changed.