Outlaw Kitchens

When people recommend Outlaw Kitchen, one of the first things they mention is the limited menu, usually two entrees per night (including one plant-based option). Almost in the same breath, they extol the quality of the food and the warmth of the ambiance. The best way to go is the prix fixe menu -- check the chalkboard -- of appetizer, entree, and dessert. The server will explain the dishes and offer a plant-based alternative for the entree, which can be just as delicious as the meat entree.

By limiting the variety of dishes, the kitchen produces high quality food with fresh ingredients and attention to detail. You can enjoy plenty of flavors by coming back on different nights and experiencing different menus. There is indoor seating, but the patio is the way to go to experience the quaint neighborhood of Alta Vista.

I have been wanting to eat here for awhile and it came up on Culinaria week and the menu was what I had been wanting, the schnitzel and spaetzle. Now, it was good, it wasn't stellar, it was OK. The presentation was less than I expected.

The staff were amazing; the building is lovely. The dessert. Oh my goodness. That chocolate torte with sour cream ice cream. Divine. Velvety. Sour cream tang to the ice cream perfectly matched very sweet torte.

I wanted to take my wife out on a romantic date night. When I want to impress, I peruse the Yelp app. Today, I found Outlaw Kitchens. The photos were attractive. The outside dining looked beautiful.
To get to the restaurant, we had to travel through a very seedy neighborhood. Outlaw Kitchens seems to be on the outskirts of an area that some are attempting gentrification but needs a few years to make it.
They only do a prexfixe (no menu, just one appetizer, two mains, and two deserts). The app was shrimp and crab ravioli. There were four (not so big) ravioli on each plate. My wife liked them, but I thought they were too fishy.
My wife and I both decided on the quail. Two quail were nestled on a bed of risotto. The quail was outstanding! The texture, the flavor.. yes. The risotto had good flavor, but it was CRUNCHY!
For desert, my wife decided on the apple walnut cobbler. I ordered the chocolate almond torte. We shared these. I preferred the torte. My wife liked both equally.
We also had cocktails. My wife had the lillet blanc rose, and I had the contratto. My wife didn't care much for hers. My drink tasted like flavored mineral water until I got about halfway down. After that, it tasted much better.
In the end, we got the check. Had the bill been around sixty dollars, we would have been ok with that. The bill ended up being almost 200.00! My favorite restaurant warrants that caliber of bill, not this one.

Wow!!! It's rare that I'm blown away by a restaurant, but this was superb. I think this meal was my favorite dining experience of the year so far.

I've been meaning to try Outlaw Kitchens for a while but never got around to it. I decided to check the menu for today online and it sounded right up my alley, so we made a reservation and showed up for dinner. From the moment we walked in, the service was outstanding. We were seated right away and the menu was immediately explained to us.

We wanted to try everything on the menu, so we ordered two 3-course prix fixe meals and tried each entree and dessert. The crab cake appetizer was delicious, deep fried and generously stuffed with crab meat. The two entrees were beautifully done as well. My husband ordered the cacio e pepe and I ordered the steak chimichurri. The steak was cooked perfectly and accompanied by broccoli and twice baked potato-- both great. The cacio e pepe surprised us both, though. It was bursting with flavor thanks to the tomato "meatball" and basil purée. I could eat three plates of that pasta alone. The dessert of course was amazing as well. Perfect crème brûlée and a sinfully rich chocolate torte.

All in all, a wonderful and unique experience. The restaurant is owned and operated by a couple that actively work in the restaurant, and you can tell that love is put into the food and service. We can't wait to return.

Great service and food...would visit again especially since its menu is created weekly m!

A great place in my neighborhood ! Service is superb and food and menus are outstanding!
Fanz says "Two thumbs up ! "

This place has been on my list for a while now, so when our friend chose to have her birthday dinner here, we were excited. Then, when we saw what was on the menu for the evening - cream of mushroom soup and lamb - we were ecstatic.

Since we arrived a bit early, we were seated at the outside bar, which was nicely lit and inviting. Unfortunately, they do not serve liquor, but my friends enjoyed their wine cocktails. I had their IPA, which was good.

We did not wait long before being seated at our table in the very back of the restaurant, next to the bar and kitchen. This inside is quaint and charming with a family feel, which was nice. Everyone was friendly, and service was good, but standard, not next level.

Onto the food...complimentary bread is not offered. The soup was good with 3 different types of mushrooms, but the criminis were my partner's and my favorite. Finally, onto the main course, the rack of lamb, which sadly, did not impress. We love lamb and have had it at several top-tier restaurants, but this was not it. It was luke warm at best and had a sauce on top, no mint jelly. The carrots and spinach were good, and the potatoes were delicious. Our friends had the pasta, which they all equally enjoyed. We chose the coconut cream pie, which my friend and son raved about. I wish I had tried it.

Overall, the place and ambiance were a 4, the service 3.5, and the food a 3, so I rounded up to 4 versus down to 3 because I root for places like this and would try them again.

The staff at Outlaw Kitchen is truly awesome! The food they serve is absolutely amazing, and the ambiance is great too!

Making reservations online was a breeze. When I arrived, I was promptly seated inside. I couldn't help but notice that even at 7:30pm, the outside area was packed with a lively crowd of happy people.

What stood out to me was that instead of having one specific server, the staff worked together as a team. Whoever happened to pass by would clear plates, bring drinks, and check in on me to see how I was doing.

I decided to try the carnivorous menu selection (although there is a vegetarian option available).

For starters, I had the crispy lump crab cake with a delicious caper-dill mayo. It was served with a sweet Lillet sparkler, which complemented the flavors perfectly.

As my main course, I had the charcoal grilled lamb sirloin. It was cooked to perfection and incredibly tender. The lamb was marinated with garlic and rosemary, giving it a mouthwatering taste. The dish was accompanied by gratin dauphinoise potatoes, sautéed spinach, and a red wine jus. The basil crusted tomato was also expertly prepared, neither mushy nor burnt.

To pair with my meal, I was served Ascheri barbera, an Italian red wine with hints of blackberry, plum, jam, and spices. Although personally, im a dry Cabernet kinda gal, the wine went well with the lamb.

For dessert, I indulged in the peach blueberry cobbler with bourbon crème sauce. It was so good that I almost called my grandma to let her know she had met her match in the dessert department! Alongside the cobbler, I was served an in-house made egg cream liqueur. It had a similar taste to eggnog but was not as thick or overly sweet. It was absolutely delicious!

I would definitely go back to OK without hesitation.

https://www.outlawkitchens.com

The menu changes weekly but the food is always good. Especially enjoy their various pasta dishes, in which the pasta itself is always home made at the restaurant. Can also recommend the chocolate torte with ice cream which is both delicious and gluten free.

Service is always fast.

Everything was great here! From ambience to food and service! I ordered lillet blanc for drinks and eggplant ravioli for supper. The entrees came out very soon. The drink was refreshing and the eggplant stuffed with goat cheese was divine! It came with a side of salad. We finished it off with strawberry shortcake, which was pretty good. Overall, highly recommend this place. Do check it out!