We were searching for a caterer for our special event and
I came across Adrii's Kitchen. What really piqued my interest was Chef Adrii's background, she's Guyanese and Puerto Rican. My partner's family is Guyanese as well. I was so thrilled to try her food that I reached out to see if she could do a sample tasting for us.
I was ecstatic when she obliged. I wanted the tasting to be enough for two people. We decided to try the Chopped Cheese Empanada, Spinach & Cheese Empanada, Baked Chicken, Mild Shrimp Rasta Pasta, and Fried Whiting. We were charged $40 + tax + delivery fee. We ended up spending $49.52 which could be considered the price you pay for takeout.
Nonetheless we were counting down the days until the food was delivered. Chef Adrii called to let me know that the store ran out of whiting so she suggested flounder because it had a similar texture. The packaging of our order was nice and it was adorned with flowers. I couldn't wait to try the food because everything looked and smelled good.
We started off with the chopped cheese empanada which we couldn't taste the filling just the Turkey bacon. Maybe if the Turkey bacon was chopped smaller and there was more of a Bbq flavor incorporated into the ground Turkey we would've been able to taste the filling. The upside was that the empanada was crunchy which we liked.
The spinach empanada was pretty tasty. The spinach was sautéed perfectly, but the empanada itself was on the oily side. We tried the baked chicken which was lackluster in taste. It was on the drier side and could've used more seasoning.
We asked for mild Shrimp Rasta pasta, but it was extremely spicy. We both enjoy spicy food, but my hunny definitely has a better tolerance than I do. He even commented on how spicy it was. The shrimp was overcooked. We weren't thrilled with the fried founder. It was flaky and didn't have the same texture as fried whiting. Also I'm not a fan of citrusy flavors. The fish was too lemony for my liking. If I would've known she used lemon in her recipe I wouldn't have agreed to the fried flounder.
Overall, I would have given this place a second chance under different circumstances. It's unfortunately we won't be able to. read more