"A polished wood-fired steakhouse at SanTan Village — come for hand-cut aged steaks off the hardwood grill and a busy FIREBAR happy hour."
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill anchors the dining at SanTan Village in Gilbert, on the corner of SanTan Village Parkway and Williams Field Road. Part of the Firebirds group, it runs a scratch kitchen built around a hardwood grill, with steaks butchered in house, hand-trimmed and aged 21 days. Most dinners land in the $$–$$$ range, and the upscale-casual format makes it a dependable East Valley standby.
The kitchen leads with its hand-cut, 21-day-aged steaks seared over hardwood, alongside a cedar-planked salmon that is one of the group's best-known plates. Beyond the grill there are wood-fired chops and seafood, salads and the signature Durango burger, with a happy-hour menu running in the FIREBAR and on the patio Monday through Friday.
The room is warm and upscale-casual, organised around the open grill and the FIREBAR at the front, with patio seating that suits the Arizona evenings. Service is friendly and quick, and the layout works equally for a date, a family dinner or a team night out.
For a team dinner, a birthday or a relaxed night out at SanTan Village, Firebirds is the easy call: wood-fired steaks and salmon, a lively FIREBAR for drinks, and a room that handles a group without fuss or a fine-dining bill.
Not for diners seeking a chef-driven tasting menu or a quiet, intimate fine-dining room — this is a polished but busy American chain steakhouse built for crowds, drinks and casual celebrations.
Its hand-cut steaks, butchered in house and aged 21 days before being seared over a hardwood grill, plus a well-known cedar-planked salmon and a busy FIREBAR happy hour.
Firebirds is at SanTan Village on the corner of SanTan Village Parkway and Williams Field Road in Gilbert, Arizona, with a dining room, the FIREBAR and patio seating.
Steaks and main courses mostly sit in the $$–$$$ range, with a more affordable happy-hour menu in the FIREBAR and on the patio Monday through Friday.
Yes. Reservations can be made through OpenTable, and the restaurant also takes walk-ins, with happy hour running in the FIREBAR Monday to Friday.
Yes. The upscale-casual layout and group-dining menus make it well suited to team dinners, birthdays and family meals, as well as a quick drink and bite at the FIREBAR.
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