Hidden Kitchen

Nick and Maria are wonderful people who make good food. If you are walking down Albany street you can follow your nose to the place as that wonderful greasy spoon smell wafts down the street and draws you in. Hidden kitchen is great at what they do. Simple diner style food that is tasty, consistent, and served by two of the nicest people you’ll meet. The prices are right on as well. The cheese steak with onions is my favorite just dripping with yummy gooey cheese and a PILE of steak. The fries are spot on crispy outside warm and soft inside. I also have scarfed down their sausage, pepper, and onion sandwich which was a whole other level of satisfying. My wife LOVES their greek omelet and when she wants to spoil herself will order the pancakes which are large, fluffy, and delicious.

I love this place! I went there once a few years ago and then again a few weeks ago and the owners still remembered my name! They are the best, so kind, and the food is great too! Cheap, simple, but great! They only take cash. Don’t be deterred by the hidden location you won’t regret coming here if not for the food but for the awesome experience!

The owners are incredibly friendly and the food is amazing as well. I recommend the burgers, one of the best I’ve ever had. I will definitely be back.

The burgers here are great, juicy, tender and flavorful, they’d cook it the way you want it to be. I’d end up here whenever I’m craving for a burger and adding a fries to go with it.
I’d come back to try other items as its coveniently located near my work.
P.s call to place an order over the phone, so you dont have to wait long. Cash only.

I got the steak sandwich here and fries. The sandwich was very greasy and not particularly tasty. It doesnt come with grilled onions or mushrooms or anything. Just straight meat and buns. The meat is kind of shredded so it cooks faster and ends up being burnt and dry. Did I mention greasy? The fries werent anything special. If your looking for the crispyness related mcdonalds or something dont expect much from here. I had to down that sandwich with a lot of ketchup

Hidden Kitchen needs to stay Hidden!
I’ve eaten here twice, and both times I got the runs! You can taste the dirty old grease in every bite you take. Yuck yuck yuck, walk a couple of extra blocks down Albany St. and go to Pita… food is much better there and your stomach will thank you!

Not only is the food excellent, but the customer service is fast and friendly. The woman is so sweet and nice every time we go. The food is awesome, BLT is GREAT. Plenty of bacon, cannot go wrong. Burgers are great too. Highly recommend.

Food is great and the staff knows your name after the second time you go there. Friday Mac & Cheese comes with a mini salad. Chicken fingers are top quality too!

Amazing family run grill and sandwich shop. The menu is fairly extensive given the small size of the space. The staff is polite and quick. I’ll be back many times, now that I know how great it is.

Food is good and cheap. Sketchy looking location, but a hole in the wall that has good food at a great price. Haven’t been disappointed yet. Good quick service too.
Grilled cheese is very good!

Definitely good for drunchies as one reviewer said it. I didn’t have the drunchies or munchies when I went. I thought I was heading into an office building when I entered the doors. The counter lady was super nice. The steak and cheese — hot and cheesey, wish there were other stuff in it though. Decent size for $ 7

Best steak and cheese omlette to date… although toast was soggy :-/​Word of advice, wrap the toast and keep outside of take out container.

Hidden indeed. They serve diner food, though there are only a couple tables to sit at. It’s mostly a take-​out joint. Great for lunch the day after a night of drinking. Lots of greasy food, but there is some lighter fare on the menu as well. Lots of breakfast items, but I’ve only ever been for lunch. My go-​to place when I’m craving a steak and cheese or a cheeseburger sub for lunch. The folks who work here are super friendly. Gets crowded at lunchtime, but they move quickly.

I just wanted to update this review to give Jose, Nick, and Maria an extra shout-​out of love. In these tough economic times, mom and pop places are struggling to make ends meet. Yet, despite this, the Hidden Kitchen still adheres to using quality, fresh ingredients. They all greet me with giant smiles every time I walk through the door, and Nick is always quick to offer me a complimentary pot of his homemade rice pudding (I suppose my reputation for being a fat kid is growing).
I love them from the bottom of my little veggie-​burger-​and-​egg-​and-​cheese-​sandwich heart. Definitely make this your lunch stop for a quick fix.

This place really is a special secret (though the PHX has published about it). I’m Greek and my father owns a diner (on Long Island), so you can imagine my immediate loyalty. Their food is greasy as all hell, but that makes their fries and eggplant parm wraps all the more delicious of a treat when you’re hungover, tired or wanting to celebrate with comfort food. And the chicken kebob wrap: hot damn!
ALSO, they used to make me this wrap when I was vegan that was a veggie burger with ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, salt & pepper. It was really, really good, and completely grease free.
The big staple we get is «small [chicken] fingers + fries.» You’ll feel like a baby is kicking around in your stomach after, but your dompanine receptors will be flooding your body like the Mississippi. Mmm.

The warm and hard-​working Maria & Nick plus Jose run the fabulously friendly and down-​to-​earth Hidden Kitchen. Located in what must be one of the most eclectic building of businesses in the city, this tiny joint draws in all sort of folks. The breakfast sandwiches are great, and so is the French Toast. I love that they sell hard boiled eggs, too. My favorite lunch is called the Pocket Salad. It basically a Greek Salad with freshly grilled chicken on top and a piece of pita bread. Select their homemade dressing which is both lemony and garlicky. My only complaint is the overly generous amount of mayo in the tuna and chicken salads. Become a regular and they’ll greet you by name in no time.

When you see the sign, walk into the building (full of art studios and band rehearsal space) to the second floor, take a left and there’s the Hidden Kitchen. It seriously is just a little room. There are a couple of tables out in the hallway but it’s mostly a To Go business. If you decide to eat there, be prepared to reek of oily, greasy food.
The breakfast sandwiches are super good and cheap. Lunches are more of the same. Most of the food here gives me a tummy ache but it’s worth it.

The Cheese Steak Craver Pleaser of Melted Goodness.
I capitalized the important parts.
Go bombard this tiny establishment. It can get crowded so have some time on your hands… and cheese too. don’t forget to smother cheese all over your fingers… and then lick it. Just kidding. Wash them thoroughly and then eat your second serving.

Wow. It really is hidden. It’s in this random office building on Albany Street. Completely hidden away! I’ve never had lunch here but their breakfasts are good and filling and relatively cheap. However, I remain devoted to my men at Albany Sandwich Shop and generally end up there instead, unless I cannot bear to walk the rest of the way down Albany Street without an egg muffin.

I love Hidden Kitchen. It is a little hole in the wall as its name implies, but don’t let that fool you. They make awesome salads, I recommend the tuna with their stellar house dressing, and really fresh french fries. We order lunch from them at least once a week at my office. But be careful around noontime they are slammed. Everyone goes in there for lunch and the line goes out the door. So we always order our food via telephone and then go pick it up so we can avoid the madness of people wanting lunch. But even if you get caught in the noon-​time rush, its well worth it.