Kitchen + Kocktails By Kevin Kelley - Chicago
Kitchen + Kocktails By Kevin Kelley - Chicago — high-caliber food in River North. Loud in the best way, with real pulse to the room. Solid drinks, with the bar pulling its weight. Jerel Garner: "The overall experience was very good and that Margarita flight was the best that I’ve had" [$$]
What 18,004 diners keep saying
What 18,004 diners keep saying
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“There aren't many experiences that nail everything and exceeds expectations. This, however, raised the bar. Danny was very attentive and took great care of the table. The food was exceptional. Cant wait to try the other locations but I will DEFINITELY revisit the next time I'm in town.”

“Marshawn was awesome. Kitchen and Kocktail is one of my favorite restaurants. The food is really good and they are consistent. Beautiful restaurants..”

“This place was incredible! The atmosphere, the food (had a crab cake, surf n turf and waffles) the waffles melted in your mouth the lamb chops were savory and had a good kick to it and the drinks were so good. Our waitress Kayleen made this place even more fabulous!”

“Very pleasant dining. Taste buds already don't want to leave! We enjoyed ourselves. Lanae was very professional and consistent.”

“I had a great time at brunch for my daughter’s birthday! Our waiter Marlin was very knowledgeable and courteous!”

“The food was amazing! The environment was very friendly & welcoming. Great customer service, our waiter Danny was an amazing help! He was very guiding and even had us exploring new things on the menu, he also made sure everything was ok with us. The manager, her name was Jayda I believe, she was great!! She was very social with everybody dining making sure everybody was having a good time & we sure did!!”

“Excellent service from the managers Jayda & Candice. Excellent service by Tee & Allen at the bar food was like no other fast fresh and delicious highly recommend this place!!”

“Chicago location was amazing, everything was extremely delicious. Allen was a great server and very personable. Thank you!”

“Jayda was a wonderful hostess! She looks absolutely beautiful and classy which is EXACTLY the time of vibe you’ll get from here! Marlin was our Server and he was absolutely amazing! I had an issue with my drink and he fixed it immediately without any hesitation and then came back and checked to make sure everything was up to standard throughout the entire meal while serving plenty of other tables. Tee is the bartender that made our lemon drop and the presentation was absolutely out of this world 😍 please order the Berry Lemon drop!! Finally the FOOD!!! Lord !!!! Bless this place and this establishment! Absolutely phenomenal! We came for Saturday Brunch and they left no stone unturned! We even got our pictures taken and bought them bc they were so good! I can’t say enough amazing things!! WAYYYY BETTER THAN THE DALLAS LOCATION & I live in Dallas! Just want to take the whole shop and replace it! So good!!”
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