Foxfire Grill gets a makeover for Food Network show
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| The newly redone Foxfire Grill is more colorful. |
The Foxfire Grill in Pinecrest Plaza has been transformed with an updated interior and new menu items – following a makeover by Robert Irvine of the “Restaurant: Impossible” reality show.
The owner and employees are prohibited by the show’s producers from talking about the experience. The “Restaurant: Impossible” episode on the Foxfire is expected to air on the Food Network this winter.
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| Here’s what the Firefox looked like before. |
The premise of the show is to redo a failing restaurant with a $10,000 budget and a two-day time limit. Local residents were recruited as volunteers to do much of the work at the Foxfire.
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| The new coconut shrimp. |
Irvine’s crew and the volunteers installed new seating, ceiling, lighting. The walls were painted and the booths were reconfigured. There’s a new mural and a “Foxfire” sign in lights on the ceiling. The general layout of the restaurant was not changed, however. The work was completed at about 5 p.m. on Sept. 24.
There’s a temporary, limited “grand opening menu” for “Foxfire 2.0” in effect for the time being, until a more expansive menu is developed. There are some new dishes, and some of the original items have been reworked.
There’s still a coconut shrimp appetizer but it’s different from the previous version. Other appetizers include spiced shrimp; Foxfire smokin’ wings; and a loaded wedge salad with iceberg lettuce, roasted beets, bacon, pickled red onion, and blue cheese.
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| There’s a variety of seating, including suspended benches. |
The most expensive entrees are herb-crusted salmon and bacon molasses ribeye; both are $28.
Other entrees include a French onion burger, Parmesan-crusted chicken, and steak frites. For dessert, there’s crème brûlée, flourless chocolate cake, and toasted almond ice cream.
Ive been to FireFox in the past and was alway disappointed. It was expensive and the portions were small.
It would be great for this establishment to get a re-boot. We could use a really good high end restaurant in the "DUMP." I dont mind paying a bit more for something that is good and special.
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It looks like the same coconut shrimp as before, just some additional elements. And maybe 1 more per plate. I agree with the other comment about the portions and prices before. I WAS at some of the behind the scenes things, and one of the owners was MIA so will be interesting to see how that plays out on TV. But I'll give it a try again for quality food and timely service. As long as the food isn't just commercial or frozen fair.
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Foxfire has always been a great place to go. It is not expensive and the food has always been excellent. Plus they have great outdoor seating, and that area is dog friendly.
My wife and I are never disappointed by Foxfire. We love it. It is already a jewel in Mason.
Our favorite neighborhood hangout sure looks different, but mostly we were confused by lack of brunch cocktail list, chocolate chip and blueberry mini muffins you can't tell apart until you bite into them, and favorite menu items that disappeared. Hoping they get their bearings soon. We love Foxfire Grill!
This place is a JOKE. Not only is the food frozen and always a disappointment but the owners are RUDE and care nothing for the customers. I hope their true personality is shown on the show. Either they get their act together and start admitting when they are wrong and take constructive criticism of their food or this place is going to be just like every other restaurant in the area and will be gone within the year.
We loved the cocktails at Foxfire before but found the food under seasoned and very plain. The place was also very dark and service was lacking. We tried to get a reservation for the unveiling on the 24th but never heard back from the show. We hope the menu items are improved now to remain competitive with the other wonderful restaurants in the DMV. If so, it will do very well in the area where there aren't many non-Asian type restaurants.
Foxfire's old interior design was classy, modern and totally unique compared to the typical eatery hereabouts. The new design is a corny mishmash of unrelated elements without a trace of a professional designer's imagination and integity. But what would anyone expect from a quick and dirty made-for-TV do-over?
That said, Foxfire has proved itself over the years to be a friendly, affordable neighborhood restaurant that is a genuine asset to the community. Maybe not perfect, but consistently dependable and responsive to its customers.
Decor aside, the menu could use an update, which I imagine will settle down to dishes that patrons come back for. Terri Fox understands her customer base and IMO will continue to offer a dependable alternative to the endless array of Asian and Latino restaurants, as good as many of them are.
Went there once and was not impressed. Gave it a 2nd chance. Over price and boring menu. Hope they can get it together. The area definitely needs restaurants.