Rochelle C.
Yelp
This is a long overdue review of Local Kitchens, one of our favorite takeout places in our zip code! We've been coming here ever since they opened several years ago, and their quality is fairly consistent.
What is Local Kitchens? The best way to describe them is a food court that brings many restaurants under one roof! At the time of this writing, they feature offerings from: Flavor Trippin (sandwiches and burgers), Proposition Chicken (fried and roasted chicken), Nopalito Taqueria (Mexican), Sajj (Mediterranean), Square Pie Guys (pizza), Sushirrito (sushi burritos), and drink/dessert offerings including Boba Guys (boba tea drinks), Milk Bar (sweet treats) and Humphry Slocombe (ice cream). It's the perfect solution if you have diners with varied tastes, or picky kids! All of their offerings are made fresh to order. Most of their business is takeout/delivery, although they do have some tables inside if you prefer to eat in. They have a varied menu that changes often, so the menu items stay freshly updated - but I've also learned not to get too attached to an offering because it could go away! (RIP Nash & Proper and Asian Box - two of our favorites!)
Ordering is easy. You can order from their website, or on their app, or on one of their handy kiosks in the store. They have a rewards program for frequent customers, and also have email offers fairly often, so pay attention to those! Once you order, you get a text to check the status of your order, and when you arrive in store, there's a display screen that shows where your order is in process (i.e. order received, order cooking, order ready for pickup).
Service is mostly good. They're usually friendly, but are also busy and hopping in the open kitchen. I appreciate that if there's ever an issue, they are receptive to feedback and do what they can to make it right.
Tonight we ordered: Herby Goddess Fried Chicken Salad from Proposition Chicken ($13.95), two Classic Smash Burgers from Flavor Trippin ($10.95 each), and Woozy Fries ($9.95, but free tonight with a National FRY-DAY promotion for spending over $25!). The salad was yummy and one of my usuals, and the burgers that my husband and kid ordered were freshly prepared and satisfying. The loaded fries were tasty!
We were happy with our orders tonight. Small points taken off for not packing utensils or napkins which I requested on the app. Also the order took a little longer than I expected but was still within the estimated order-ready timeframe. It did seem odd that even though I appeared to be next on the screen to get my order, other orders popped up as Ready before mine. But it could be they had smaller or easier-to-prepare orders.
My husband and I regularly order from here (usually takeout). I've also ordered catering for my workplace from here, and eaten in with friends. It does not disappoint! Note that this concept seems successful as they now have locations in many cities in the bay area.
Give Local Kitchens a try, you won't be sorry!