After seeing the highly entertaining, one-woman show “Application Pending” at the Westside Theatre, we headed to the sleek, modern Ktchn nearby that serves simple modern American cuisine. We were lucky enough to get a booth by the floor-to-ceiling windows to do some people-watching.

Getting ready for an upcoming trip to Spain, I opted for a glass of the zesty, refreshing Albariño (2012, Bodegas Castro $13), to enjoy with the crunchy salty tempura green beans served with a mild ($8) serrano guacamole for dipping. We found the service incredibly friendly and fairly efficient, other than forgetting that we had asked for some grilled chicken on the pasta.  That tagliatelle ($18) came with grape tomatoes, fresh basil and pine nuts all showered in parmesan. It needed more of everything including salt and pepper. I might have been better with the forgotten chicken.

Since the pasta was so light without the chicken, we opted for the warm chocolate caramel brownie topped with vanilla ice cream ($10) and a fresh strawberry.  Would have been tastier if the cook hadn’t overcooked it a tad,  making the brownie quite dry.

Because of the friendly service I’d say that If you’re in that part of the city looking for an after theatre nibble, Ktchn works.

 

– bonnie

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Ktchn
Hells Kitchen
508 W 42nd St,
New York, NY 10036
(212) 868-2999
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