The Kitchen Restaurant - Sacramento (CA)

5 /5 June Wong: Be prepared for an event as this isn’t just an ordinary restaurant. It’s more like a house party. The chefs invite you to walk around the entire kitchen and watch what they’re doing, ask questions and even take a taste. One thing to know is that it’s pretty loud in there, so if you have hearing issues like I do, you might be less comfortable. The bar type tables are pretty tall for short people. But the food was stupendous. There are a lot of creative combinations of foods and the presentation is stunning. There is a lot of staff at the restaurant, and they’re always cleaning your place setting. The atmosphere is wonderful, like being in someone’s fancy house. We had so much to try, and it was pretty much all good.

5 /5 Anna: 10/10 would recommend going here at least once in your life, its well worth the experience (though a VERY hefty price tag, especially if you add any drinks during dinner). The vibe is like no other, very jovial, interactive, staff are so friendly and accommodating to make it the best dinner experience of your life. No shortage of food, you wont leave hungry. Every seat in the house is a good seat.

5 /5 Quinn Walsh: Such an amazing dinner. The service is fantastic, they will take care of you and bring you anything you like. The food is insanely delicious, and the fact that you can have more of whatever you like is crazy for such a nice restaurant. Before the first course, they encourage you to walk around the kitchen and talk to the chefs, and there are little appetizers placed around. During service, you can walk around, talk to the chefs, watch them prepare the food, and even help out. The mocktail pairing was also great, especially the bees knees. I wish I could go back again tonight!

5 /5 Kris Backus: Dinner at The Kitchen was more than dinner out - it was an experience. As soon as you arrive and are seated, they encourage you to get up and move around, talk to the staff, ask questions, go back in the back kitchen, and sample various nibbles they had scattered all around. The first nibbles we found were the oysters - freshly shucked and no limit to how many you can have! Heaven for us! But we knew we had a lot of food coming so we didnt take too much, as we wanted to also try the other nibbles. That lasted a good half hour. The executive chef then greeted us and got us all jazzed up about the evening, and again encouraged us to come back (while they were prepping/cooking!) anytime we wanted. We never did, as our seats at the counter (the best seats!) afforded us a great view of the goings-on, and we didnt want to miss anything. The food really was excellent - I think we had something like 6 courses, along with an "intermission" of more oysters, and multiple desserts at the end. Whew! I loved the ambiance - the staff wasnt stressed at all - everyone seemed like they were really enjoying themselves and were a team. Very impressive and pleasant to watch and experience.

5 /5 Stephen Harris: That Michelin star is entirely justified! And my God, you leave absolutely stuffed. Staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and attentive. Food and drink was phenomenal. You WILL feel in the way walking through the kitchen but they invite you in! Take advantage of the rare opportunity behind the curtain. With cocktail pairings and automatic gratuity to ensure fair staff pay it comes to about $400 per person. For a rare dinner or special event, very worth the experience. As an aside, if youre someone who gets a bit overstimulated by long stretches of loud noise, dont expect a quiet experience. Its a fun time absolutely and its not obscenely loud but if youre misophonic or have sound sensitivities, maybe consider earplugs.