Kitchen Italian Cafe

08/18/08

Great Pizza but service left something to be desired

by kang726 at Citysearch

Ordered the Sicilian Pizza (pepperoni, canadian bacon, jalape?os, onion), it was delicious.

Decor inside was nice but cramped towards the section leading to the bathroom. The food took an exceptional amount of time to arrive (more than 30 minutes). To make matters worse, the server, while not rude, was extremely slow. Lastly, the temperature inside made it feel as if I was a pizza cooking in the oven.

Despite the lack of cool air and tardy service I would still recommend the pizza...if you have an abundance of time.

just an fyi: restaurant does not serve ranch or ketchup

• Pros: the food
• Cons: kind but SLOW service, temperature inside

01/07/08

Worst service ever the manager is rude and unaccommodating.

by amfoote at Citysearch

We have gone to eat here on several occasions and the service has always been terrible. The service is slow the orders are messed up. I am not one complain too much but when management is rude and unhelpful it is hard not to. Please save yourself and DO NOT EAT here ever. There are much better options in the area

• Pros: well um, nothing
• Cons: EVERYTHING

08/21/06

Excellent Deep Dish Pizza

by jclay1018 at Citysearch

When I moved to LA from Chicago I went through pizza withdrawals. I tried soooo many places, but everything was average, at best. I really don't understand why everyone likes Abbott's. It tastes like mall pizza to me. Anyway...

My favorite pizza in the world is Giordano's thin crust with pepperoni and sausage. I ate the deep dish occasionally, but I preferred the thin crust. With that said, The Kitchen has amazing deep dish pizza. I couldn't get enough once I tried it. The pepperoni has a lot of flavor and the sausage is amazing. Of course, the cheese is piled high too. Not only is the pizza good, but the restaurant itself has great atmosphere and it's good for people watching. It's one of my favorites in the LA area, along with Paoli's (deep dish) in Woodland Hills and D'Amores (thin crust) in Canoga Park.

• Pros: Ambience, Good pizza
• Cons: Parking