Firehouse

Great bar! Very friendly staff! Joe is an amazing bartender! Highly recommend this place!

I’m not really sure what happened to Firehouse. I used to love coming here with my friends to dance and have a good time but now it’s not worth it. You have to pay at the door and it’s really trashy. A bar that was once very casual and friendly is now just a rip off of a club with fake people. Welcome to Scottsdale.

Went here for Sunday Funday yesterday. This is more of a dance club come sundown, but I saw it I the bright rays of the AZ sun. The beer was cheap and cold. the bartender was awesome, funny and sarcastic, my kinda guy. We took a seat and began to drink, which is what we do. Because it’s Sunday, the day you get to do what you like. And we like beer.
We enjoyed the weather. Everyone at the bar was having a good time. Lotsa crawlers (it IS whiskey row). We finally caved and ordered wings. The menu is limited. Bar pies, burgers, wings. But they brag about being rated #1, so I was on that. They were «okay» We tried the 5 Alarm and the medium, neither was too darn hot, I don’t need to eat them again, but they were not bad.
This place cranks on weekend nights. Lots of young singles dressed to the nines (that means clean T shirts for the men and mini dresses for the women). So come and try it out. I have included a pic of my wings so you can decide if you wanna try…

Basically a glorified strip club, the same stench of desperation lingering in the air. Disgusting. At least get good looking girls if you’re operating a strip club and naming it a bar.

Can’t wait until this place goes down. Few years back, this place was the spot but now, it has trashy waitresses and good for nothing bouncers. Decided to bring my friend and his brother who serves in the navy, submarines to be exact where he spends 6 months under the sea. Simply wanted to show them a good time, esp after having gone for numerous yrs. The bouncer had the nerve to say «i could care less for what service your friend provides for me or this country, my only concern is if this club makes money.» after commenting how rude he was being. Disgusted with the service.

This place is trash. The guy at the door called me fat (uhh what, 110 pounds is fat? LOL okay). Then the short ugly manager wouldn’t listen to me when I complained. He also told my friend she could pee outside when she said she had to use the bathroom. Yeahhh … Don’t recommend.

Ew, ew, and ew.
OK, seriously, I love going out to Old Town Scottsdale when I am just aiming to have a raunchy night out with my girls. And yeah, I have been going here for awhile, because they are the only place that is open past 2. I hit up the typical spots – hi-​5, el hefe, maybe a dive bar like Patti’s…and Firehouse at the end of the night. However, we experienced HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE service last time, and it really showed me the epitome of DOUCHEBAGGERY that the staff and management have. I have NO respect for these losers!
They wanted to escort my friend out because some loser drunk idiot was trying to fight with her because she turned him down. We were getting to leave ASAP because um yeah – it was obviously the end to the night when that starts happening. This short bouncer guy starts following us and tells us we need to leave immediately, and calls my friend a «fat penguin». (?) First of all, she is a 90 pound 5’0 attractive girl… second of all, when my SOBER friend went back to complain to management about the way we were treated… he laughed at her.
Yes, I understand this is Scottsdale, and they probably get idiots all the time. But that was TOTALLY uncalled for. Also, the people here are gross. It is like all the gross men in high school that had that lunch table with only 3 people congregating in one place. And the girls are practically puking all over each other. Have yet to see a club this bad in Old Town…

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH This place.
If you want to people watch, this is the place to go.
This seems like the stripper hangout late night Sunday/​Monday mornings?
I’M NOT ONE TO JUDGE,
but if you’re breaking down into the splits and popping your ass I know you had to practice to do all that, that is not a natural talent.
I”ve seen more lap dances happen here than I have seen happen at a strip club.
There is a younger crowd on the weekends, yet it seems like relationship city, maybe I was just there on an off night? But it seemed like that ditsy Scottsdale girl, her clueless boyfriend and awkward 3^rd wheel friend standing in the center of the dance floor doing their best imitation of the miley cyrus twerk.
God, this sounds so harsh, but it really is just an accurate depiction of whats going on here.
The bouncers are all great and the servers are SUPER sweet and down to earth.
I guess I like the staff more than the clientele.
They are open late night! So if youre done drinking at 2 and arent quite ready for your Jack in the Box run… you can come dance here till 4!

I have an extreme love-​hate relationship with this place. It is the epitome of Scottsdale douchery: drunk artards, stumbling floozies, college kids, v-​neck T’s that are too small, skirts that are too short, bitchy service, poles to dance on, lines for the bathroom, disgustingly trashed bathrooms etc. But alas I have trolled into Firehouse at the wee hours of the night and danced my booty off and had a blast… I probably qualified as one of those idiots I spoke of above. I have met one cool bartender. The drinks usually have a relatively heavy pour. The music is generally always pumping groovy tunes that you can’t help but move to. I can’t speak to the food, but I do know they serve food late night. I have been here during the day a few times and it was pretty dead, but the people I met were very cool and definitely deep into some day drinking. I really can’t complain all that much, in general it is a good time, if you can get past the annoyances… a few drinks helps with this ;)

We were celebrating my husbands birthday, so after dinner in Old Town we stopped over here for drinks around 9:30 on Saturday night. It was still quiet and they had sports playing on the large tvs. Our group of 7 got a great spot on one of the couches where we sat and relaxed and ordered drinks. Around 10 they started playing music, and I’ve always thought they play really good stuff here.
About 10:30 we were asked to give up our spot, for potential bottle service customers. I feel if you arrive early enough to grab a couch, and you’re actively ordering drinks and being a good customer, you shouldn’t be asked to move. I realize bottle service is a money maker for the bar, but it sent the message that «their money is better than your money». It left the 7 of us standing around, so we decided to take our celebration and money elsewhere.

It is a difficult thing to open a club or bar and keep a high level of popularity over a long period of time. Maybe it’s the word-​of-​mouth marketing, the good-​looking staff or the overall atmosphere, but Firehouse is a force to be reckoned with. Personally, I believe the late-​night hours are the real draw here. Open until 4am, Firehouse is one of the few places in Old Town to offer food and a trendy bar atmosphere after last call at 2am.
The only food I’ve ever had at Firehouse was their wings about six months back, so my rating is based on my experience as a bar and night-​life hotspot. So regarding the crowd, Firehouse is populated with your casually dressed, early to late 20s, ‘let’s get drunk’ type of people. This is a really fun thing as someone who’s partaking, but as a frequent DD, it can be a little irritating. I can’t hold that against them, because that really goes for any bar in the area.
Only a few bars in the area have a good dance floor, and this is definitely one of them. The house DJs and premade mixes are always suited for keeping the energy high. As opposed to a lot of the clubs that have put their focus towards EDM (Electronic Dance Music), Firehouse keeps the hits flowing, whether new or old. All it takes is track from Tupac, like California Love to keep the vibe going.
It’s worth making a stop at Firehouse if you’re looking for a fun and event filled night. Worst case scenario, if the crowd inside is too much, it’s always fun to hang out on the patio area where the music isn’t as loud and it isn’t as packed with Old Town partiers.
[This review is based on my visit on July 27, 2013]

Review for a Sunday night, based on alcohol and entertainment…
DJ is different, but I love it. Played a mix of blues, jazz, hip hop and techno. Designated dance floor. Literally, you won’t sit down.
Drinks are decent. I’ve had stronger and better. They were slammed because of the superbowl, so they ran out of cranberry juice (lol) and it took forever to get our drinks.
The crowd suuucks. It was such a weird mix of people. Most of the girls were drunk and stumbling everywhere, and the guys couldn’t handle rejection… so they’d fight with you in the middle of the dance floor if you turned them away (good God.)
Don’t know if I’d check it out again.

One of my favorite places to hang out (or let my hair down and hit the dance floor)!
It’s always pretty packed here (depending on time of day) and service has always been excellent everytime I go there. Love the firehall décor theme — and the stand-​up martial arts dummy by the entrance. I have a strange tradition of hitting this dummy in the head everytime I go to FH.
Especially great place if there’s a game on — since they have TVs mounted from every angle of the place.
Only gripe I really have is pricing. $ 10 for a Bloody Mary?!? I haven’t tried any of the food here yet, so don’t have any feedback on that…
Keep up the great work!

I’m upping my starrage here. Starrage is a word. Do not argue with me.
I now know one of the partners/​owners here, and he is a cool-​ass mofo. And recently, the DJ was bumping Pharcyde and A. SKILLZ OMFG. Yeah, I have been known to give 4 – 5 star reviews solely because of the DJ. So what! Good music is such a rare thing that when I hear it, it brings complete joy to my very soul. That’s deep, yo. But everyone is friendly here, unlike other Scottsdale spots. Dranks are strong, although I think the prices were upped recently. Oh well, still relatively cheap. I have never eaten here weirdly enough. I’ve never even been during daylight. Can’t speak for their food, guess I’ll have to try it someday.
Good service, nice people, no cover, good music, ROAR!
Thank you.

Not bad Firehouse, not bad at all…
This was my first bar I ever went to in Scottsdale. Been here twice so far.
So! The DJ’s are pretty good, and while they mix it up from time to time it’s primarily a rotation of rap/​electronic/​dubstep and of course classics like House of Pain’s «Jump Around.»
The only gripe is that because this place is so popular, the dance floor crowds up really easily and it becomes an elbow match between dancers. It’s hard to navigate through the mass of peoples to get to the back bar, but once you get back there there’s enough space to stand around and admire the floor.
Also, the outside patio is nice and provides enough space to sit or stand to catch your breath. Drinks are decent price too.
If they had a bit more room on the floor and maybe took one or two of the couches that sit against the wall, away, it’d give more people some breathing room. Other than that though, definitely coming back to this place!

We stopped by Firehouse before a spring training game this year, as they were about the only place that didn’t have an hour wait for brunch. And while looking online the menu looked good.
So, myself and about 8 others stopped in. The food was great, some had breakfast and some had lunch. I had the Philly, it was yummy and the waffle fries were great, everything else looked yummy too.
We had a few warm up rounds of bloody marys and mimosas… I was in a happy place. Until the bill came, and I realized each of my bloody marys were $ 10 a piece. Wow! I don’t think I have ever paid over $ 6 for a BM, in Scottsdale even. Not a drinking spot on the weekends for me anymore.
Everything else was great. I have even been by a time or two at night, very clubby. I even heard a story about my birthday, which I do not remember, surprise surprise, that I decided to swing on the swing that says «Do not swing.» But honestly, who puts a swing on a patio with drunk people and expects them not to swing on it. Hello!!! Stupid much?

I liked this place a lot better than The Lodge. This place is a club, no doubt about it. It has a nice patio area if the music is getting too loud. The DJ was playing some great music.
I was dancing with this girl and her boyfriend came up to me and said, «If you keep dancing with my girlfriend we’re going to have problems.» Haha. I thought that was nicer than taking action first. LOL.
The ratio was good here and I definitely remember having a good time and lots of people being friendly. There was also a busload full of lingerie ladies taking erotic photos near the DJ. I suppose it was a promotion but I never got the whole story. I am a fan of Firehouse.

Really liked this place. Great big outdoor patio, decent crowd. Its not too casual, but not too dressy. Took a bit long to get my drinks, but hey– it was a Saturday night. I’d say overall, one of my top 5 places in old town.
Tip– check in & get specials
Oh, and they are also open late, Friday night they still let me order food at 3am! How cool is that?

**GETTING HOT UP IN HERE**
A generous friend reserved and paid for a table during Super Bowl. $ 250 worth of buffalo wings and drinks.
2 bottles of Grey Goose later, we were dancing after every Green Bay Packers’ touchdown.
Lots of YOUNG good looking people here. Likey lots.
The back bar was nice; friendly bartenders and customers.
The real party was with the DJ and the people sitting at the booth tables. Enjoyable fun.
Margaritas were weak-​sauce and so was the service at times. Our waitress forgot some of our orders, but the place was packed and busy, so somewhat understandable.
There was a fire truck in the middle of the place (where the DJ spun), a front patio, and numerous televisions.
RECOMMEND for your next Super Bowl party needs.

I was here with friends last night as one of the many stops on our Halloween Bar Crawl on Saturday, October 30. I was instantly drawn to the DJ booth which is decorated like a huge Firetruck. There was this freaky, scary looking baby doll on the window. I had to have pictures with that thing.
The LONG line to get carded and enter was a turn off. We had to get through that line to leave, too. How about separate entrance and exit doors, people? Can you say fire hazard?!
The inside (and outside patio), is much bigger and roomier than when it was Mickey’s Hangover. Great job remodeling! Having more than one bathroom stall is ingenious. (duh)
I tried to borrow (permanently) that scary baby thing, but was stopped outside the patio by one of the employees. waaaaaaa. Now I have to search the Internet for one and actually buy it. Life goes on…
We will definitely be back, so look out Firehouse!