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The Mossfire Grill
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- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
15 reviews for The Mossfire Grill
I stopped here with my fam when we were on that side of town during the Jax Film Fest. I don't recall if/what we had an appetizer. I do remember the burrito I ordered though. It was fabulous. The drinks were deicious; great happy hour.
This restaurant falls in the category of 'I wish I lived closer'. It's good, but not somewhere I'm going to drive forty minutes for to dine at.
Perhaps I have become a food snob, perhaps I have not, but Mossfire is not the same as it used to be. Maybe moving to NYC has sharpened my pallet, but it doesn't take a culinary genius to know when a tortilla chip is stale - and a whole bowl of stale tortillas? Maybe I should have had a couple of margaritas first.
I loved Mossfire 6 years ago, but I believe it has seen its day. In fact, I'm afraid that they may need an inspection by the health department; the place smelled moldy and the food did not taste fresh.
Finally, the waitress last night was really weird. She was nice enough, but she was strange.
In all, I'm not impressed anymore and when visiting Jacksonville, I will not go back.
S~
Something happened. The fish taco I had recently was not as good as the one I had a few months ago.
The salmon was slightly overcooked with a hint of burnt. Also included were mexican cheese (yellow and white), and diced tomatoes. I felt it lacked the flavor it had last time. So, I ended up dousing it with more salsa this time. You can get the tacos with hard or soft shell. The hard shell looked like the generic kind you can get from taco bell. I guess I prefer it soft, and not hard (har har... getting my mind out the gutter now...). It comes with a side of black beans and rice. The rice was pretty plain, too. Wish it was yellow rice.
On the good side, the fish taco still surpassed the nasty one I had in San Francisco. http://www.yelp.com/bi...
For dessert I had creme brulee with raspberry syrup drizzled and powdered sugar dusted on the plate. It had a surprise filling of raspberry jam, but it was not as smooth as creme brulee I had before. Aww....
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9/25/2008
Those fish tacos are mighty tasty! Mine was salmon. It came with a side of salsa to add to the taco,… Read more »
If I get an app, it is the goat cheese. Yum. It seems to set me up for a good time at Mossfire. Then it's either the empanadas or fish tacos. The food is consistently flavorful and on the mark.
What is not consistent is the service. No big deal because fun company and plenty of alcohol (provided it arrives) round out each meal.
We enjoyed our light dinner at Mossfire Grill, and would return for a casual bite and beverage. I really enjoyed the crabcake appetizer, and coconut shrimp, plus the house margarita was a good happy hour deal (pint glass at $3). The chips were OK, but the house salsa had a nice smoky flavor. The LDC liked the vegetarian green chile, and the hummus, but she wasn't big on the fried flatbread that came with it.
The upstairs indoor dining area was a cozy place, from the booth anyway. They have some couches near the flat-screen and a couple other TVs over the bar. Not a bad place to catch a game if you're on that side. There's also an outdoor balcony with a few tables that's probably nice in the right weather (and if you're a smoker).
Service was good and friendly. And we have a new addition to our "Best of Jax 2008 - Wacky Waitresses" list. Recommended.
I brought some New York friends here, because it's not a chain and it's in a "cute" part of town.
Was disappointed and kinda embarrassed! At least we caught a buzz off the margaritas.
Yum! This place was awesome for lunch. I had the Adobe Chicken Sandwich with fries. The chipotle lime mayo was delicious. My friend had some kind of shrimp dish that was also very tasty. The waitress was attentive and very friendly. When I am back in the area, I will come back for sure.
I've been by many times. It's fairly close to me, but I would drive to regardless. For the longest time I always ordered the "Mayport Shrimp and Chicken." I didn't want to mess with greatness, or be dissapointed in the rest of the menu. I've ordered off that item now, and I've been impressed. My only complaint is the wetness and mess of the pork wrap, but other than that, a fantastic place.
The upstairs dining area is the place to be at Mossfire! We had good service, great food and an upbeat atmosphere. The complimentary chips and salsa were welcomed; the chile plaintains--lots of heat; my brie and caramelized onions quesadilla with bacon added (Server's suggestion) were perfect with the side of chipotle apple butter. Still fun and food is overall better than the time of my last review.
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10/14/2007
The food is hit or miss. I do love the upstairs seating area. The atmosphere is always entertaining… Read more »
I probably should not rate any Tex-Mex restaurant's since I really don't like this kind of food, but hey I once said I don't like Thai food either, and found a great experience eating it here in Jax....but this place first of all is not very clean, and the waitstaff is crude, and the food is noting to rave about to my taste. Drinks are just OK, and I have no clue why many other Yelpers like this place. Someone else offered to take me here at their expense; so what the heck I went. Taco bell is better at 1/3'rd the price. I did find it an interesting story as to how/why them named it Moss Fire.
This is my favorite mexican/tex-mex/southwestern fusion (still trying to find the right word) food place in Jax by far. I have a hard time ordering anything but the Chicken Empanadas but when I've tried other things (like the fish tacos) they were delicious too. It's also a fun place to go for happy hour upstairs inside or on the patio.
Mossfire Grill Haiku Review
A Tex-Mex bar who
tried to go gourmet: it's fine,
but it's not cuisine.
Located right smack dab on the edge of Five Points, just a few steps down Margaret St., you'll find Mossfire Grill. A bit of trivia - The center point of the Great Fire of 1901 that destroyed most of Jax., was a company called Cleveland Fiber Factory. They dried and processed tree moss which was used to stuff mattresses of the day. Guess where the Great fire started? If you guessed Five Points....WRONG! They just borrowed a name from Jacksonville's history.
I've heard others refer to the food here as Tex-Mex and I'm here to tell you unequivocally, it's no where close. It's not even Mexican, except for the use of words like taco, quesadilla, tostada and guacamole printed on the menu. By my estimation and experience, it's southwestern fusion, somewhere between Albuquerque and Palm Springs. Ambiance is that of a rustic yet warm boat house. If it were sitting over a body of water, you'd expect to get fine seafood here. Well, water not withstanding, the seafood is very good here.
We both started by ordering margaritas and munched on complementary chips and salsa. Again, the salsa was SW-tern with what they termed "blackened tomatoes", but I didn't see them. I did detect a roasted/chipotle predominance and my imagination prompted me to order a dish of guac to mix with it. WOW was that good...BTW, the margaritas were superb too.
Our Entrees - My date wanted to order the Salmon and I agreed it looked like a good pick, (we were going to sample each others), but then we heard the house special. It was pan grilled grouper covered with a mango/pineapple chutney with chile peppered cheesy mashed potatoes and veggies. I ordered the Mossfire Crab cakes and they lived up to their namesake.
The grouper was unforgettable. Flaky, moist, mild and with just the right touch of a searing brown presentation. She also loved her vegetable medley and mashed taters The crab cakes were encased in a crunchy brown crust and contained a lite creamy mixture of minced blue crabmeat, garlic, bellpepers and onion. The taste of the crab came through and even rose above the corn salsa covering them. They were, to this crab aficionado, A-OK but not remarkable. To make them remarkable, introduce larger chunks of crab and charge more it that's what it takes. I didn't like the mashed taters as much as I anticipated I would. They were a bit dry for my taste and need more chiles, and little more kick.
Ambiances - 2 Stars I have to deducted one star because there were some miscreants sitting on the sofas watching a football game yelling obscenities. One individual felt the need to yell, " no f**king way", "you f**king idiots" and "why the f**k did they do that?" at the top of his lungs. Likewise, no one should have to tolerate this while trying to have a nice dinner and conversation. Note to football fans, 'they can't hear you.'
Menu - 4 Stars. Many other items I'd like to try.
Margaritas - 4 Stars
Grouper - 5 Stars
Crab cakes - 3 Stars
Service - 2 Stars. Although Tracy was attentive, she telegraphed a bit of an attitude when she first came to our table. After about 15 minutes, she popped by and asked us, "they haven't brought your food yet?" Well no Tracy, we haven't ordered yet. We were talking and eating our chips and were in no big hurry, but she had a diffident blond moment but she was not blond. Oh, and I had ordered a glass of water that she forgot to bring, but when she did, she plopped it down on the table next to us as she passed by. I had to reach over and retrieve it. No biggie but a cumulative thing.
Desert - NY Cheesecake - 5 Stars. Just as Julie said, it's real NY alright. If you look up 'WOW' in the dictionary, you'll see an interjection, a verb but under noun, there's a picture of this cheesecake.
This equals 3.7 Stars but I'll give em the balance to 4 because of nice smiles and friendly staff down stairs. And the fact I'd go back - Cheese Cake baby.
Not the best wait staff ever, but good. Good food.
Love this place. The seafood is always fresh and if you work in the area, Wednesday is meatloaf day but you have to show up before noon or its usually sold out by then. I used to go to this place multiple times a week when i worked in Jacksonville... I miss it now that I'm not in the area anymore :(
