The Kitchen

Great lunch in a pretty area. Good food, casual and welcoming environment and good service. The Hot Chicken sandwich was perfect and the chicken was fabulous. It had a crunchy honey crust with a bit of heat and it paired perfectly with the dill pickles and mayo. My friend had the turkey/apple/brie sandwich (grilled) and said it was very good. But we both agreed the best part of the meal was the French Onion Soup. Holy cow! It was the best onion soup I have ever had. It was hot and melty, savory and a little sweet, with wonderfully thick golden cheese, tons of tender onion, and croutons which actually had body. Yum, yum, yum! In addition, Erika, our server, was attentive and upbeat and made us feel very welcome. We ended up lingering over the meal even though we had errands planned for the afternoon. It was relaxing and peaceful. Very glad we drove downtown to try The Kitchen. We will be back!

The presentation was fantastic and the service was pretty good, but the food was shockingly bland. I am still amazed by how unimpressed I was by it. I wouldn’t return, especially for the price, which would be fine if the food was tasty, but it’s just so boring and I am not the only one who thinks that.

Dined here on a Tuesday during the lunch hour, it was busy but no wait for a table. The waitress was kind, but the wait for food was a bit longer than expected for a lunch hour. Food was out in approximately 25 minutes, this is the only reason I give four stars! The food itself was delicious and portions were adequate for the price. Pictured is the creamy spinach pasta with grilled chicken!