Kitchenette is one of the best restaurants in the city. Although it is a Columbia student hangout in between 122nd and 123rd Street on Amsterdam, there are plenty of business people and everyone in between to make it a diverse crowd on many levels.
The food is great! The savory and the sweet are worth the trip. I love two things the best: The hamburgers and the strawberry shortcake. I get the hamburger with sharp white cheddar cheese and the sun-dried tomato pesto. You must have it with the pesto and if you're feeling even more decadent, order the bacon buttermilk dressing, which is sort of a ranch dressing. The beefy, cheesified goop fest pairs well with the sweet and a little bit tart sun-dried tomato sauce. Every friend that I have brought there to eat it has raved at robust deliciousness. They go back on their own because the experience stays with them.
I also love the strawberry shortcake. This is not the light, small and hollow shortcake cup that you find in the stores. I was told that it is the real deal: shortcake. Then it is filled and topped with a very vanilla whipped cream substance and topped with strawberries. The cake is dense and hearty. This is not a little nibble, it's a stomach full. Sometimes I just come for that dessert and nothing else because it's a lot to eat. I think the only thing they should add is an allover drizzle of hot fudge. (P.S. - I was told by Doug, one of the managers, that they do have a decadent chocolate sauce that's made from chocolate chips. He told me this after I finished the cake. Next time!)
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