Chelsea’s Kitchen — Restaurant in Phoenix

What a cute hidden gem this place is! It's tucked away overlooking the canal and it's outdoor patio is both sunny and shady with cute little birds, greenery and flowers everywhere. String lights crisscross the patio (which I'm sure looks great at night!) and attached to a nice big wood-burning fireplace that is sure to warm everyone up in the evenings. The parking lot is small, so they have complimentary valet and even with three guys working, it was still a short wait. They are friendly and the weather is nice, so who cares about waiting a bit?

We were immediately greeted by our server and her trainee with water and straws. To start, we ordered the chips and guac which also comes with a tangy salsa. There are two types of chips included: a thinner less salty chip that it perfect for the salsa and a heartier, saltier chip that meshes perfectly with the quac. Both are great with either the guac or salsa or on their own.

Next, we ordered lunch. My wife got their soup of the day, which was a vegetable soup and paired it with their Brussels Sprout Salad (if you've read my other reviews, then you know perfectly well where I think Brussel sprouts should go - yep, the trash!). Anyhoo, she said both were good and my son tried both and liked them both. That's 2-to-1 in their favor, so I'll give it to them. So any of you reading this, the Brussels Sprout Salad was good and so was their vegetable soup.

My son and I both ordered their Prime Rib French Dip with green chilies. horseradish cream aioli and he got his loaded with other fixings. I was fine with the prime rib, horseradish cream aioli, cheese and bread. There was a nice dipping tureen of au jus and was complimented with some reach good fries.

As a sidebar, everywhere you go in Arizona, the waitstaff ask if you want ketchup OR ranch. That's awesome. The waitstaff has been clearly trained correctly in this state as not everybody (see: ME) likes ketchup. I'm a ranch fan all the way. Ketchup just robs the flavor from everything it touches and replaces it with its own sugary sweet tomato crap.

Okay, I'm off my soapbox. Anyway, the sandwich was fantastic! The bread was toasted nicely, the horseradish cream aioli was thickish, but not oily, provolone cheese melted nicely and the prime rib was a nice medium-rare. The au jus soaked into the bread nicely but didn't saturate it, letting us pick up our sandwiches without them falling apart in soggy messes. The green chili peppers were a nice addition giving the sandwich a nice little kick - unless you inadvertently bit down on some of the seeds - and then that little kick was a much larger kick. Regardless of the size of the kick, the sandwich was pretty damn good and well worth checking out when visiting.

There were several items on the menu that sounded great and I wished I lived there as Chelsea's Kitchen would be a frequent visit for us.

Since I live in Chicago, I'll have to wait to go when I return, or implore them to open a...

Last night, myself, fiancée and her coworkers attended dinner at this establishment(for context my fiancée is an executive chef within the industry who’s is town assisting with opening a series of restaurants and cafes. Her coworkers are from within the company's HR department. The collective group travels and eats at various restaurants of different calibers seeing service of all kind). I will also preface this by saying we were late for our reservations. The seating was for two booths side by side. We were told the party couldn’t be seated until everyone arrived. We sat the bar. The bar staff (with the exception of one male server at the bar) was standoffish and rude. There was a glaring difference between the service my fiancée and I received from the young lady who served us versus the service she gave a couple that sat next to us. And the service our friends received from the guy bar staff member. We were seated while we waited for the other three in our party and they arrived roughly five minutes later. We were crammed in a booth while two gentleman were seated in the booth next to us when ample seating at tables for them were available. The food was okay.(the cornbread was okay. I can understand why others like it but in general it wasn't an overall hit at the table.) We had the salmon with vegetables and Mac & cheese. Very small portion. The veggies were cooked well. One of our party’s chicken was served chicken with sauce that had a foul after taste. Instead of having old appetizer dishes removed, we had to maneuver the dishes ourselves. We watched either the manager or general walk past us not stopping to check on us as they had done with a few tables around us. Typically at another restaurant I’ve ever been in a table of 7 people who have barely touched their food, with a pile of plates, generally gets someone to stop by. The waitress is good. I will say she did a great job of inquiring about allergies and restrictions. Didn’t get her name(she didn’t introduce herself). All in all it was not a great experience. If you have a party larger than five be prepared to sit at separate tables or outside.

(Photographed) our crowded table in the same booth(I’m actually leaning on it) with...

We came across this place last week while walking by and we decided to give it a try as the parking lot was full at that time , as well as their backyard patio...plus it smelled so good. So here we are! We arrived around 3 o'clock and although there were many people inside, getting a table was not an issue. We were asked if we wanted to stay inside or outside and we opted for outside. They do have some misters ( fan style ones) and there are many trees which helps with keeping the heat more bearable. They have a big bar area and many patrons were sitting there. Their kitchen is right by the entrance that you can see everything inside. We were greeted but after some time , at first we were not sure if we should sit ourselves. In the end we got someone who took us to the table. We ordered the drinks and the food and waited about 10 minutes to get the drinks. They bring you water at the beginning, you have to ask for a straw if you need it, as they don't just bring them together. The food came after 15-20 minutes...not bad. We got the Hawaiian Swordfish Taco and The Organic Chicken. Both were good, however, the chicken was not cooked properly as we could see the pink in the meat . I'll attach a picture. It was a little spicy and you could taste the smoke ... good taste though. I was pretty disappointed as I was expecting a better service for the price we paid. The server was just simply serving, nothing special like you'd expect from a place who serves food on the expensive side. It was just average...took the order, came to check if all was good and then brought the check. We should have said something about the poorly cooked chicken but we didn't , we did not know till we got to cut it. In conclusion, it's a nice place for the atmosphere and less for the food or service. You also don't have many choices on the menu. Since I don't have the option , my rate would...