The Firehouse – Bethlehem, PA – First Impressions
A lot has been said on this blog about The Firehouse and their long awaited opening. Rumors and mutterings have been swirling around the Lehigh Valley about the ancient structure for the better part of 2009. As you can imagine, it was quite a relief to myself and other nightlife watchers throughout the area when The Firehouse finally opened. I’m sure it was equally relieving to the owners of The Firehouse when valley club goers reponded by showing up en masse Thursday night for their grand opening event. Pictures from the grand opening event can been seen by scrolling down or clicking here.
As annoying as they may have been, the delays in opening may have been for the best. When it finally opened the place looked awesome inside. Dark wood, rough brick and various firehouse memorabilia combined for a subtle, yet cool atmosphere. It appears that no expense was spared in transforming the decades old firehouse into the brand new Firehouse that we now have.
Now, when I tell you that no expense has been spared, what comes to mind? Expensive drink prices? A snobby wait staff? A place trying to be something it’s not? Well that couldn’t be father from the truth at The Firehouse. Drinks prices are very reasonable; I believe Lager drafts are $3 (Correct me if I’m wrong in the comments section below) and I know it’s only $3.50 for a Sam Adams draft. The bartenders and servers were friendly and quick, although most seemed a bit green.
As previously mentioned the crowds really turned out on Thursday night, the bar hit capacity at about 11:45PM. I wasn’t able to make it out to The Firehouse on either Friday or Saturday night, so I’m relying on you now…what was it like on Friday and Saturday nights? Please share in the comments section below.
I’m really excited to see where things will go for The Firehouse. The next couple of weeks it should continue to draw a solid crowd from people throughout the Valley. I’m especially curious to find out what the place is going to be like in a month or so once the newness has worn off. But for right now, it’s really cool to have a new addition to Bethlehem’s Southside entertainment district. I think The Firehouse is a nice compliment to the current roster of bars and restaurants and, like I said, I’m excited to see where it goes. What’s your First Impression of The Firehouse?
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GREG
09.27.2009
ONLY A GENIUS WOULD FIND THIS DIAMOND IN ROUGH ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND SEE A VISION OF A BAR/NIGHTCLUB IN THE PERFECT BUILDING….MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU………..THE FIREHOUSE!!!
FIREMAN
09.29.2009
WILL BE A FLASH IN A PAN AND NO PARKING TO BOOT.
lvscene
10.02.2009
Yeah, it’d be nice to see more parking in that area. To be fair though, many bars on the Southside don’t offer any offstreet parking (Starter’s Riverport being the big exception).
I recommend parking beside the video store just off of 4th street. There’s usually onstreet parking and space in a lot around there too.
Mac
12.15.2009
Customer service and response is very poor. We used a credit card to pay and were over charged $35.00. Tried calling the phone number posted on the web site and it went to a fax machine! Finally got a a hold of Adam the manager/owner and was given some long reasoning why this happened and that he would send us the money. That was two weeks ago! Unbelievable way to run a business.
Joel Williams
12.15.2009
Mac, I hear what you’re saying and actually I’ve heard of that happening to several people…including myself. In my situation it kinda worked itself out on it’s own, not sure how but after being overcharged on a Friday my credit card statement reflected the right bill a couple days later.
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