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| - My husband and I stumbled upon Kaleidoscope Cafe while searching for a place that was BYOB with a variety of options on the menu. My first impression was that the building was decorated exactly as the name suggested - with triangles of many colors, as if you were peering into an actual kaleidoscope! It was hard to miss as this restaurant sits right on the outskirts of residential living. Parking is difficult to find as it is on-street only, however we were lucky enough to find a spot right behind the restaurant.
We were greeted as soon as we walked in the door, around 4pm on a Saturday afternoon, and the host inquired whether we were interested in the lunch or dinner menu - a nice jester as he could have just handed us a dinner menu and we would not have known any different. He seated us in a completely empty dining room (as 4pm is an unusual time to eat) and offered to put the beer we had brought into a cooler until we were ready to drink it. The menu was diverse, with unique twists to the food. We tried the Fried Gnocchi for an appetizer and it just melted in your mouth! It was absolutely divine. Next, our waiter brought us a basket of pita bread with their homemade carrot butter, compliments of the chef, and I have never tasted such fresh pita in my life. The carrot butter was very smooth and silky in texture. I opted for the Kaleidoscope Pasta, penne with a tomato based cream sauce containing onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, roasted corn, and peas. It was a very unique approach to a pasta dish, colorful in appearance, largely portioned, and reasonably priced.
This is a place I would return to for several reasons: the staff were very nice, professional and attentive, the bottle fee was cheap, the food tasted good and was reasonably priced, and the building and decorations were unlike any other place I have been. Check it out, you won't be disappointed!
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