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Chelsea's Kitchen is a Phoenix restaurant that has expanded to the Phoenix International Airport. Dining at Chelsea's Kitchen feels like dining at an actual standalone restaurant and not an airport sit-down eatery serving mediocre food at outrageously high prices. Chelsea's Kitchen at Phoenix International Airport has an attractive contemporary look--lots of dark lacquered wood.
The menu features a variety of options including several courses that can be made very quickly if you are in a hurry. You will find several restaurant style starters, a few burgers, upscale taco plates, and hearty entrees like seared fish, prime rib and ribeye steaks.
I started with the tuna tartare and guacamole. It came with a tower of tuna tartare at the base with radish and soy-lemon vinaigrette and a topping of creamy guacamole. The tuna tartare and guacamole tower was served with a large portion of tortilla chips. Overall, the starter had a good flavor. The tuna was fresh and moist while the guacamole was very creamy. There was nothing particularly special about it though and the tuna tartare could have used more heat. The chips were okay and had a good crunch; they were a tad salty.
I also had their braised beef short rib tacos, which came with a very generous portion of beef short rib and then several accompaniments to make a taco including corn tortillas, lettuce, guacamole, and pico de gallo. The substantial entree also came with a side salad of kale, which featured interesting garnishes including roasted garlic and strong cheese.
Like the tuna tartare, the ingredients with this entree were very high quality and the overall flavor was good but nothing special. I wish the braised beef short rib had more heat and seasoning, but there was no doubt the beef was very nicely braised; the fat was rendered down and the meat was very tender and juicy (very unlike a lot of airport eateries where you get dry proteins). All of the garnishes were very fresh.
For dessert, Chelsea's Kitchen offers a signature key lime pie as well as several gelato flavors from a local gelato shop (Grateful Spoon). I had the pistachio gelato and it was good and creamy though it tasted more like ice cream than gelato.
Service was good--quick and friendly.
Prices at Chelsea's Kitchen are high like other airport restaurants, but the quality of ingredients was significantly better than most airport restaurants I have been to and the portions were very generous.
Chelsea's Kitchen is a nice airport restaurant. I wish it was located past security though so it could be enjoyed by more people (travelers on layovers as well as people departing Phoenix who want to get through security and settle down before dining). If you arrive at Phoenix International Airport and have time to kill though, Chelsea's Kitchen is a good option and more satisfying than most airport restaurants.
I am not sure what the parking situation is at Phoenix International Airport, but I imagine parking here is expensive like other airports.
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