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| - Grandparents had the kids so took advantage of the opportunity to relax and with my wife checked out The Kitchen near our house in Scottsdale. We were looking for a little nicer/unique restaurant in Scottsdale where we could grab a nice glass of wine and The Kitchen definitely lived up to our expectations.
The Kitchen was a great spot (really nice atmosphere - very wide open) for that. I would have given it a 5 star but took off 1 star as we were somewhat confused walking in as we had not been there before. I guess during lunch they don't have table service so you go in, choose the items you want and then bring your food to the table. We had to go to bar to get a glass of wine. If they had waiter service this would have definitely been a 5 star rating.
The experience of paying for our food, having to find a table, going back up to get our food, going somewhere else to get a drink, etc. just seemed a little confusing and unnecessary. Ideally it would have been to place order for food and drink, pay at the register, and then someone brought us our food and drink.
The food was really good though (little pricey ($10-14 per person with small side but excluding drink) but worth it. We tried out a Jambon sandwich (Ham on Baguette), Muffaletta (Capicola, Salami, Swiss,
Provolone and Olive Salad on Ciabatta), Beet Salad, and a Pad Thai Pasta side. Of course, 2 nice glasses of wine.
The Jambon Sandwich and Pad Thai Salad were quite delicious and definitely going to get that again next time. The Pad Thai had a really great spice to it and wish I got more of that. The beets were good but not anything out of this world. Adding some wine to the lunch made it that much better and the wine selection was really good (but a little pricey $10-15/glass).
All in all if you are up for a great lunch in Scottsdale and looking for something different than a typical Scottsdale restaurant to experience definitely check out The Kitchen.
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