{"id":73376,"date":"2009-08-01T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fukuoka-now.com?post_type=food&#038;p=17847"},"modified":"2016-09-14T18:09:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T09:09:22","slug":"fire-ball-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/fire-ball-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Ball Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fire Ball combines the ambiance of an American sports bar with a truly international worship of sport &#8211; any sport. With seven TVs and a big screen often displaying two or three different sports events, Fire Ball is often not as raucous as its American models and many customers can be seen with a drink and one of their sizeable, quality meals, catching up on their particular sporting passion. Of course on big game nights you&#8217;ll probably have to squeeze in a little, but the passion of local supporters -especially for perennial underdogs the SoftBank Hawks- will carry you along almost instantly. Sports mania touches almost every part of the menu, with cocktails like &#8220;Dead Ball&#8221;, &#8220;Babe Ruth&#8221; and &#8220;Ronaldinho&#8221;, and a risotto-like specialty dish (pictured), inspired by the custom of losing players taking home sand from the grounds of Japan&#8217;s largest High School baseball tournament. (It&#8217;s much tastier than it sounds). The walls are thick with signed memorabilia from sports of all kinds- Americans should try to spot a familiar No.23 vest. Since 2007 Fire Ball also hosts twice-monthly live acoustic events (\u00a51,000 with one drink).<\/p>\n<div class='photo-galleria' >\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-73376 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MG_8439-1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1' title='mg_8439'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MG_8452-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MG_8452-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MG_8452-1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MG_8452-1.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- .photo-galleria -->\n<p><strong>Fire Ball Cafe<\/strong><br \/>\nB1 Commune Bldg., 2-6-28, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka<br \/>\n092-732-8688<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;saddr=&amp;daddr=33.5895408,130.3966325&amp;sll=33.5895408,130.3966325&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;start=0&amp;ll=33.589541,130.396633&amp;spn=0.006295,0.007557&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=d&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;saddr=&amp;daddr=33.5895408,130.3966325&amp;sll=33.5895408,130.3966325&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;start=0&amp;ll=33.589541,130.396633&amp;spn=0.006295,0.007557&amp;source=embed\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>Open: Every day 18:00 ~ late<br \/>\nClosed: Never<br \/>\nMenu: &#8220;Koshien no tsuchi&#8221; Risotto (pictured) \u00a51,049, &#8220;Cleen Up&#8221; (Fried chicken w\/ fries) \u00a5734, &#8220;F.B.&#8221; Loco Moco (rice, hamburger, egg &amp; gravy) \u00a51049, &#8220;F.B.&#8221; Honey Toast \u00a5629, &#8220;F.B.&#8221; Salad \u00a5999<\/p>\n<p><strong>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn128\"><strong>fn128, Aug. 2009<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire Ball combines the ambiance of an American sports bar with a truly international worship of sport &#8211; any sport. 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