Citizen Kitchen

Citizen Kitchen reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. G

   Gourmet

   Los Angeles109 reviews

   3.0

   Reviewed on April 30, 2019

   1. Overall 3

   overpriced for what you get, small portions Service was o.k.
   

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   MiaL VIP

   Los Angeles4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 20, 2017

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was quite good and the servers friendly, but the food took forever to come out. The kitchen is obviously not managed properly.
   

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3. AD

   AnniversayDinner

   Orange County4 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on May 20, 2017

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The Bad: I got the Porchetta Pizza. It had good flavor, but it was under cooked and and the bottom of the crust was doughy. When I sent it back, word came back from the chef that "it was cooked right". There was no offer to cook it more, just kind of a take it or leave it attitude. So I ordered the Mediterranean Spice Fried Calamari. It was bland, lacking flavor, and... under cooked. I gave up at this point, and picked up a Jimmy John's sandwich on our way home from date night. The Good: My wife had The Best Boring Burger, and it was really good. The fries were... under cooked. The burger was under cooked as well (Medium Rare), but that's the was we like em ;-) We had the Watermelon Poke as an appetizer. It was an interesting vegetarian take on Poke and was decent, with Wasabi, Cilantro, Green Onions. The place is ultra contemporary, with changing light and wallpaper design. Small hotel restaurant. Staff was pleasant, but a little slow on service in the beginning. There is no compelling reason to go back. I'm very put off by being told that my, very valid, issues were not valid by the chef. Seemed very arrogant to me. But you have to try new places to find the good ones, and weed out the not-so-good ones.
   

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   BobS VIP

   New Orleans10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 18, 2017

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Business lunch. Food and service were outstanding.
   

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   JIMs

   Orange County51 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 23, 2017

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   Food was good no ambiance
   

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   DexterC

   New York City5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 13, 2017

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   The seating is weird- we were sat in a booth facing the server station and a door to an electrical closet with a giant "Danger High Voltage" sign on it. The tables and seats were comfy and nice just an odd way to position the tables. It's inside a hotel so it doesn't look like a restaurant really. Visually, it wasn't what I expected from looking at the menu at all. The music was some kind of 80s/90s classic rock playlist. It didn't seem to fit, really, but it was fun to guess whether more Bon Jovi or Van Halen was gonna play next. Food was overall super yummy- the Brussels sprout Caesar was a large portion and I didn't realize fil I got home that the waitress forgot to give me the portion I had asked to be boxed up. :( The service in general was odd- we told the waitress in the very beginning that we wanted dessert, but after our meals she just gave us the check and didn't even ask if we wanted dessert. My date had to remind her he still wanted dessert. They refilled my dates soda a few times because the soda glasses were quite small but never asked me if I wanted a second glass of wine. Kinda dropping the ball on upselling! The curry mussels were delicious but the grilled bread served with it was way too buttered so It messed with the flavor of the sauce. I didn't end up eating more than a piece, sadly. I liked the calamari dipping options a lot and it was cooked really well, but overall sorta underwhelming and wouldn't order it again next time. My date got the ham and cheese pizza and absolutely loved it- he said it wasn't what he was expecting but it was even better for it. He got the short ribs as well and said they were "ok". The dessert he got was the sweet corn bread and it was amazing! The best part of the meal, probably. The place seems to have its quirks, but overall it's pretty good and I'm glad we tried it. I do wish our server had given me my leftovers though! Grr.
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Los Angeles3 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 19, 2017

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Service was slow including getting our drinks and first round of food. The food was mediocre. We ordered five dishes to share and nothing really stood out.
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 18, 2017

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was great having 2 infants. Staff were accommodating, in addition, food service was quick and food was good. Good tapas.
   

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9. F

   Ferracioli

   Los Angeles6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 18, 2017

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The chef is so creative. Everything looks beautiful and tastes amazing.
   

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    SidW

    Los Angeles16 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 26, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    My lady and I came in for dinner last night 2/25/17 and had a very pleasant meal and evening! First off this place offers hand down the best happy hour I've ever experienced! All beers are $3 and fancy cocktails are $5. I had a beer which was normally $9 and paid only $3! Not to mention the food items available on their everyday happy hour are very good and quite the deal! We had several beers and few cocktails and order the happy hour cheeses plate which was one of the biggest and nicest cheese plates I've had in some time! Loved the blue cheese and the humboldt fog goat cheese the most! The wait staff was very friendly and the manager Natalia came by and had a very pleasant conversation with us and was very friendly and helpful with all of our questions and concerns! We also got the cauliflower bruschetta which was killer very tasty and the sauce was my favorite part! I had the orchard pizza as my main which was also very good but wish it came with more of that wonderful blue cheese!! My fiancé had the beet salad as her main and seemed very happy with it and enjoyed it a lot! Natalia swung by again and offered us dessert but at this point we were much to full so had to pass on it but she hooked us up with a free dessert coupon on our next visit! Overall very happy with the entire evening! At the end after all the food and drinks the bill was only $50 and I'm sure anywhere else it would have been more like $100 so WELL worth the price!! We will be back!!
    

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