Garden Kitchen

2 Reviews on “Garden Kitchen”

• Sheen Fischer

  Once youve been to Garden Kitchen, its easy to imagine yourself spending more time in the Rolando area. Frankly, Ive never seen Rolando by daylight and dont know what else it has to offer besides Garden Kitchen. But, if youve got a favorite neighborhood joint, youll find Garden Kitchen is reminiscent of THAT place. You knowthat local place where you can duck in on short notice. That place where youll get addressed by name because they actually know and remember you. Its that place where the tables are handmade and homemade, just like the food, and slightly rickety, which only adds to the charm of the evening. And, its that place where great food, company, conversation and ambience simply exist, not because it was planned to death, but, precisely because it seems like it wasnt.All of those things were a relief, because with a moniker like Garden Kitchen, I was concerned going in that it might be that other kind of place the kind of place where you have to worry about where every morsel of your food was sourced, even if you didnt care to begin with. Or, the place where youd have to listen to a five to ten minute expository lecture on the subject. Or, maybe it would be the place serving local, half cooked carrots and turnips with original dirt still intact and roots untrimmed, flavorless meat and protein offerings, served with a full portion of other unadorned and lackluster local stuff, and large empty plates filled more with local micro greens and garnishes (all picked daily, of course) than any really substantial food.In fact, if you were sitting at your dinner table at home or a close friends house and any portion of this menu was served, it would be the most amazing home cooked meal youve had in awhile. Its no less so when youre sitting on Corals patio. It feels exactly right, like thats the whole purpose of the operation at Garden Kitchento have friends and neighbors over on the reg and keep em around awhile. This experience is one of the best home cooked meals you can have at about the same price youll get a fancy lobster roll from some of the hipster spots in hipper surroundings. See you at dinner time and Cheers, my friends!

  March 9, 2017, 3:06 am

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• Joanne Jensen Fodor

  Amazing food, amazing service!!! Dining al fresco on a cute outdoor patio.I had the Lamb chops and they were to die for…..We’ll definitely be back soon!

  November 28, 2015, 11:06 pm

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