Reto’s Kitchen

1 Reviews on “Reto’s Kitchen”

• FredB

  Always Some Good, Always A Mixed Experience. Tried the French Cassoulet with Duck Confit and Andouille ($19.50), and the moderately spicy African Vegetable Stew ($11.25), and again to mixed reviews. The duck confit in the cassoulet is simply excellent. There is a full quarter duck (leg & thigh), as well as some more in the bean mixture, and it is all great.The beans are large, very large – actually Gigante Beans. They are a bit mealy, with a texture that says – under-cooked. But that is the style of this dish, this bean. You will either love them, or think they need more cooking. The andouille sausage was not one I prefer – the taste was just a bit off, a bit bland. I would get this again, even though I think the sausage adds nothing to the dish – the confit is worth it!The African Stew is not something I’d order again. This is a mixture of root vegetables, with a little Okra, & some beans, that tastes mostly of sweetness and cinnamon – way too much cinnamon. The taste of the vegetables are lost in the spices, though there is some heat to the whole mixture.This is a spot we’ll try again because their is some real promise here, but there is also a tendency to over do the spices – for our tastes, at least.31 Jan, 2015Gourmet Meals To Go. This place has been on my foodie bucket list for a while now, and yesterday seemed like a good time to drop by and check them out. This is a small place in an old, equally small strip center at the corner of S. Elam & Walker Avenue. It’s a busy area, and the parking is lss than plentiful.They offer catering, casserole dish that serve 8 to 10 people, as well as number of frozen entrees for those on the fly. I picked up 3 dishes to try over the next several days; Chicken Pot Pie with peas & carrots ($16.25), French Cassoulet with Duck Confit and Andouille ($19.50), and a moderately spicy African Vegetable Stew ($11.25). The chicken pie was designed to serve 3, the other 2 dishes were meant for 2. The dishes are very well packaged, and most are in oven proof containers.We tried the Chicken Pot Pie last night and were not really blown away. This particular dish does not have to be defrosted before cooking (the other 2 dishes should be defrosted first according to the instructions), so it was an hour or so in the oven at 375 degrees.The pie can out of the over with the crust looking perfect., and it tasted great, as well. It was the filling that was less than satisfying – the chunks of breast meat were dry, and a little rubbery, while the abundance of peas and carrots gave the pie an overall sweet taste, with a little going a long way. This is simply not a dish I’d purchase again.Still looking forward to trying the 2 other dishes, and hoping for better results.

  May 6, 2015, 10:36 pm

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