Fire On The Bayou, Oviedo

Got pretty sick.. Told the server the food wasn't good.. Spent several hours with it coming out of both ends..our server was nice though..

The only good thing about our visit was my cocktail. I had their version of the Mule.The fried green tomatoes were over breaded and greasy. If you move the breading over the tomato is mushy. I love me some fried green tomatoes. All you need is a light batter and a quick flash fry, throw a dash of salt and pepper on it while still hot and enjoy with a sauce on the side.My gumbo. Heavy handed with the salt and for goodness sake, why do I need 3in long pieces of sausage? The chicken was also huge pieces that needed a knife to cut. That isn't gumbo!Service was mediocre at best. I won't be going back.

There is not enough Cajun food in the Orlando area. Living in Oviedo, the options become even worse. Once upon a time, I stumbled upon Fire's original location up in Orange City, and it was fantastic. I was like, man, I have to come back here sometime. And the one day, boom, Fire on the Bayou, in Oviedo. A dream come true.So anyway, I came here once before, right after they opened, and had a pretty good boil. I was very happy. I just forgot to review it, then. Now, about a year later, I decided to come back here for Mardi Gras to get some good food. And I was not disappointed.I will say that the restaurant was very obviously understaffed this night I came, so it took a very long time to get seated and to get the food. But that's kind of ok right now, with the employment crisis going on. The food that did eventually hit my table was long worth the wait.We split three things, two apps and an entrée.One of the apps was the Fried Green Tomatoes (Green tomatoes lightly battered and fried then topped with crispily fried crawfish tails drizzled with Cajun cream). Talk about indulgence. The make or break thing here was the LIGHTLY battered green tomatoes. The batter was so delicate and nice, it really let the tomato be the star of the show here. Which is so rare in this world that slathers batter way too thickly on everything nowadays.I also had the Catfish Bites (Hand breaded and fried to perfection served with jalapeno tartar sauce). The batter on these was thicker, but in a good way. Each bite had a nice crunch to it to go along with the perfectly moist and flakey catfish. Catfish is the best fish in the world, and this dish explains why.The entrée we split was, of course, a Fried Shrimp Po' Boy (Large Shrimp hand-battered and fried to perfection served on French bread. Topped with all the fixins (lettuce, tomato, and pickle) and our house-made Remoulade sauce. Served with choice of side: fries, Cajun coleslaw, red beans rice or potato salad).First of all, go look at the picture. The thing is topped with almost too much shrimp. I say almost too much, because whatever shrimp fall off the sandwich you can just throw into your rice and beans. A po' boy's largest factor of quality is its bread. This place uses the right bread, soft yet strong. It has to be strong to hold up to all the toppings and the sauce. The perfect sandwich, reminds me of home.Overall, when it comes to the food and the atmosphere, there is nothing wrong with this place. There was a live band that played that night. I love, love, love this place.

We were in town for a track meet and stumbled upon this gem! My 10 yr old son and I enjoyed a great meal. The bartender was quick to acknowledge us, seat us, give recommendations, and make us feel so welcome. My 10yr old said, Mom can I please leave the Google review! We will definitely be back!

Ghis llace was nasty i got served beer fries when i ordered chicken and the bartender was a' chugging at the wines everyone eas drunk and foof was so bad i almsotef vomited the smell was so sour in thete thr table was made out of wood that felt moist dont go thete! you know. that was 2 years ago after all. maybe it's good now?