Post #495902 by croe67 on Thu, Nov 26, 2009 8:01 PM

We spent Thanksgiving Day at the Fireside this year & it was thoroughly enjoyable. The food was GREAT & the show (Miracle on 34th St.) was quite well done, too.

The remodel from the 90's.......ummmmm......ICK! Awful all around - I have spared you much of that, but it's BAD (e.g, funky mid-century lights replaced with hideous hot air balloons & cheap "tiffany" lamps....). Just bad, bad taste in decor is all I can say.

Fortunately the fabulous architecture of the buildings IS still there - including that original pyramid-shaped structure, and the interior balcony seating area that you see in one of the pictures above. The pyramid is still the heart of the restaurant area. The restaurant holds 1750, so it is sprawling. We were fortunate to eat in the upper floor of the A-Frame part of the building.

I would highly recommend a visit - the food, the show, checking out the foundational architecture - is all worth the trip.

Entering the parking lot......

& here you can see the original pyramid structure - though masked from the outside, with the original entrance covered over as well:

The entry is now around the back of the building:

View of the pyramid wall from inside (sorry about the tiffany lamps & balloon....I tried to spare your eyes!):

You can see some of the angle here, too, as well as the 60's suspended ceiling

& the ponds (there are 2):

And.....they continue to offer polynesian-style drinks.
Alas! no Moai mug!