by admin on July 23, 2010
I’m in Northern California pretty often to visit the mother ship for my day job and finding Kosher food near San Jose can be a bit of a challenge. That is why I was so happy when The Kitchen Table Restaurant opened its doors last year and I have to say that it’s one of my favorite places to eat anywhere that I travel. The wait staff is friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu and the specials that they are having. For this review I ordered the Minestrone Soup, Chicken Pot Pie and for dessert I had the Crème brûlée.
I’m a big fan of Minestrone soup and this one didn’t disappoint. It was full of vegetables and tasted wonderful. The only thing that I can say is that it seemed like it had a little more pepper than it should have.
Then came the chicken pot pie. I am usually not a chicken pot pie kind of guy but this was really good. The one thing that I learned is that once you open up the pie there is a lot of heat trapped in there so be careful.
Then it was on to dessert and the Crème brûlée. To be honest, I never had Crème brûlée before so I didn’t know what to expect. The top was nice and hard but the custard underneath seemed to be a little underdone. Maybe that it the way that its supposed to be, I’m not sure.
Over all eating at The Kitchen Table Restaurant is a wonderful experience.
by admin on February 10, 2010
Let’s be honest, most falafel places are dives. Although the food may be good, they aren’t the kind of places that you would usually take a business associate for lunch. That is where Amba located in Oakland, CA is different. Although it’s not a Michelin Star place, it is the antithesis of most falafel places. It is clean, well lit and the food is out of this world. Let’s start with the hummus, it was wonderful and even had some techina in the center of the hummus. The pita bread while not made there was put on to a grill to warm up and it made the bread warm and crispy and perfect to dip into the hummus. Let me also point out that once you order your food at the front you don’t have to wait around and then take your food to a table, they will bring the food to you. I found that to be a very nice touch.
The next course was the falafel and it was falafel. I like mine a little extra spicy and they didn’t disappoint. They even put some hot peppers (along with some pickles) on the side for me. As a side dish I had some french fries and they seemed to be of the home made variety. They were a good thickness and fried to just a perfect consistency.
For dessert I had a cookie that was home made and so soft that it just melted in your mouth.
The prices were very good and in range for a place like this. Overall it was a great place to have some good falafel.
