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So today...It's past lunchtime and everyone is starving, so we decided to explore the area for a sit down meal and stumbled across the Rhythm Kitchen. From the outside, it looked like a New Orleans home (wraparound porch, ceiling fans, etc) in the middle of nowhere, on the inside, the restaurant was completely empty. When we walked in, there was no hostess to be found, so we picked up our own menus and seated ourselves.
When I opened the menu to pick my lunch, and there was absolutely nothing there for a vegetarian. At this point, I am thinking this was going to end up a disaster.
Then the Jesse the waiter arrived to take our order, I asked him if he could whip up a vegetarian meal for me out of their offering of sides - broccoli, asparagus, sauteed mushrooms, sauteed spinach on a bed of rice pilaf. He said, he'd have to ask because it's not a normal entree offering and the individual sides would cost over $20. He comes back and tells me the manager agreed to sell me the meal for $10.99. Kind of pricey, but I wasn't going to complain at that point.
When my meal came, it was surprisingly delicious! SOOO DAMN GOOD! All of the vegetables were seasoned correctly and cooked to perfections (a bit al dente), the rice was equally good. It was so good I scarfed it down in about 5 minutes. When Jesse came back to check on us, I told him that my meal was awesome, and he just looked at me and said "Really?". I guess the Nevadans just don't get the whole veggie thing.
In the end, my lunch companions and I all expected a disaster, but were all equally impressed and surprised at such a find in the Rhythm Kitchen. Great food, great service.
I'll definitely be back for lunch again, maybe even dinner...They are open until 10pm on the weekdays.
P.S. Yay for me on review #200!!!
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