Gourmet To Go at The Kitchen

This place has a couple of tables for seating, but mostly people do carry-​out or maybe catering. Even though their board listed a $ 9 lunch special (sandwich, drink, chips and cookie) the man seemed REALLY surprised to see us. I had to ask what kinds of sandwiches they have. It also comes with drink OR chips, so you can either have chips and be thirsty or a drink. Because it came with a cookie he did not let me use the «free cookie with Unilocal check in» feature. The guy kept looking beyond us and seemed distracted. It is not great when someone’s helping you but not looking at you. It also didn’t help with communication, as he said the selections were tuna or turkey and avocado, and I said «Turkey and avocado» and then it turned out that the avocado was the veggie sandwich. My husband was also confused by this so it wasn’t just me being hard of hearing.
The cookie selection is more than just a cookie. They also had a brownie or an almond tart, which is what we got. The brownie was cake-​like and the almond tart tasted primarily of the shortbread crust. I was not a huge fan.
We really liked the sandwiches, which came on a cheesy foccacia along with some pesto spread and arugula to give it a bit of zest The turkey they used was high quality.
If I lived in the area I’d definitely try their take-​out meals though.

I pickup from The Kitchen when I haven’t had time to make dinner or if I’m having guests and want to include something different/​special on the menu. Last night I picked up a delicious shrimp dish that I used as an appetizer and it was a hit! They sent me home with two sauces and both were perfect. They have delicious spanish rice, lemon chicken, garlic noodles, asian noodles, sandwiches, salads, steaks and fish dishes. Everyone who works there is friendly and helpful. They also offer catering and are known as the best in the business. Love being so close to this local spot! They offer free parking behind the building as well.

The kitchen is one of my favorite places to pick up high-​quality gourmet food to go. this is the take-​out café of Los Angeles’ best full-​service catering company. It is part of the patina group.