City Kitchen is the BEST! The food is always fresh, delicious and plentiful. I'm not typically a 'reviewer' but this has to be shared. I've used their services to feed 180 people, two consecutive days, twice yearly since 2011, yes, 2011, and they are just the best. Spc requests have never been an issue (which is unheard of). With 180 people, you get lots of high-maintenance people who I'm proud to say don't complain. Shocking! LOL The service is fantastic as well. They have spun on a dime for me when I've messed up and saved the day. Sal makes ordering a breeze and he is always a pleasure. Oh and to ensure due diligence, I do check around each time but the food is sub-par & sparce and the cost is high so I head back to City Kitchen and Sal and his amazing shop. Cheers City Kitchen! Thanks for making my (volunteer) job so easy.... That's why I'm still willing to do it after all these years! read more

City Kitchen! Where do I begin? The staff was so super professional and nice. The food was superb! I couldn't have asked for anything better, honestly. They really handled our party well and nobody was left hungry or ever seeking out food because they did an incredible job of passing appetizers the entire evening and really paid attention to requests and details. I recommend them 1,000%! THANK YOU, City Kitchen!!! read more

Score!! 1st time trying - I'm a fan! Bread was super fresh with really fresh ingredients

Marie and the entire City Kitchen staff are an absolute dream to work with. I work at a music venue, and they are able to accommodate almost any requests we have, even under short notice. The boxed meals always arrive organized, fresh and on time. The buffet style set up is beautiful and their servers are polite and helpful. Their services are VERY reasonably priced, especially in comparison to other companies. I highly, highly recommend if you work in the entertainment business and have catering needs. I will be a repeat customer! read more

Ordered lunch delivery from this location. Salad was good, lots of fresh ingredients, needed more dressing but over all really good. Chicken was cooked good, salad had lots of fresh stuff in it. I woukd get this again for sure. read more

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If you need catering that you can count on, reasonable price, and great customer service, you need to contact City Kitchen. I have been counting on City kitchen for over 3 years and they never disappoint read more

Great food and service! They catered a lovely event with tasty menu selections and buffet!

We had a fantastic experience with City Kitchen LA. Great communication, great menu options, and easy to work with. On the shoot day they were on time, nice set up, and plenty of food. Everyone enjoyed it from meat eaters to vegans. Would definitely use them again. read more

I highly recommend City Kitchen for your catering needs. They have great customer service from putting in your order, the delivery and any follow up that you may need. Sal is the person I spoke to when I needed to order food for a large group. He was very courteous and professional. My customers enjoyed the catered lunch because of the fresh and delicious sandwiches, salads and desserts. The bread and deli meats in every sandwich was absolutely scrumptious and I recommend the papaya salad, it was a crowd pleaser. The cookie and dessert tray was wonderful as well. I will order from City Kitchen again! read more

I highly recommend running your catering through City Kitchen!  The food has great presentation, its delicious,  and the menu has lot's of variety.  Given COVID they also have options for having their meals individually boxed / packaged.  Sal is great and very helpful!  Our clients, film crews, and everyone has really enjoyed all meals so far, but our favorite so far is the Mediterranean themed boxed lunch!   Followed by the sandwich wraps. :)   I always recommend them when someone asks me for a caterer for their shoots. read more

I highly recommend ordering catering from them. I ordered my first catering lunch for our office from them and it was the best decision ever. They have a variety of different types of food to choose from and each package comes with a variety of options as well, such as sides, etc. I ordered the pancake breakfast package for 15 people. The cost is $9.95 per person with a minimum of 10 people. This option was great because it came with a huge tray of eggs, bacon, potatoes, fruit, and pancakes. I chose half plain and half blueberry. This was definitely more food than what we could finish. The eggs and bacon were great. The bacon was still nice and crisp.. didn't even become soggy at all. The pancakes were so nice and fluffy. They are mini pancakes so one person can get more than one. The potatoes were average.. I'm also not a huge potato fan either anyway. The fruit was plentiful also. Utensils/plates are 50 cents extra per person if you need it and our delivery fee was $20. Definitely looking forward to trying the other breakfast options as well as their lunch combinations for catering next time! read more

As far as catered lunches for the office is concerned, City Kitchen provides a very balanced and tasty combination of salad, pasta, hummus and grilled chicken breast. We had many catered lunches from them and they were consistently good. The dessert tray was also excellent. read more

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Based on the reviews and the delightful telephone conversation I had with Nora Abbott in sales, I was immediately intrigued by this place. While I admit to not having used them for catering, rest assured I will and soon! Nora gave me the most generous tasting menu to sample a great variety of food and it was all absolutely delicious! Everything was prepared the morning of. It was incredibly fresh, excellent quality ingredients and a perfect balance of flavors. It was also very healthy conscience and I love having that option available. Sandwiches - awesome! Their bread is delicious, fresh, soft and flavorful, but doesn't take away from the rest of the sandwich. The City Hero - a killer Italian meat sandwich on a soft baguette-totally full of flavor and will just make you sigh, smile and rub your tummy happily. Roast beef & turkey were also yummy Grilled veggie with goat cheese & basil aioli on foccacia - OH YES!! Side salad/dishes Mojito Marinated Chicken Salad - fresh and clean Quinoa & Mango Salad - mangos in quinoa - OMG it seriously works! Mediterranean Chopped Veggie Salad - light and healthy - YUM! Soba Noodle Salad - perfect Asian ginger dressing Hot dishes Roasted chicken breast with Asian glaze Braised brisket in red wine sauce Orzo tossed with asparagus, wild mushrooms in a saffron sauce - this was a favorite. I could eat a lot of this! Cookies and bars for a little something sweet - their carrot cake made me get up and do the happy food dance. I still can't believe I cut it in half and offered it to someone else! What the hell was I thinking? ;) It's the best I've ever had and my mom makes a phenomenal carrot cake. Just sayin' I cannot wait to have a lunch meeting so I can call City Kitchen and schedule them to come back. This was a delightful culinary experience! read more

We have been catering from City Kitchen for 10-100 ppl meals for past 7 years. Not once have we been disappointed by the quality or the food portions. Sal and Marie are great about providing serving guidance and make everything easy for us. City Kitchen delivers and is also able to provide service staff. We have tried almost every theme meals and many appetizers on their menu and always receive positive feedback from our staff, guests, and Board of Directors. Even their homemade focaccia rolls are such a hit. For our new site opening, we had appetizer stations and the guests loved the taste, presentation and the concept. We were also able to save a lot of money and have no wasted food. I can't say enough about what an incredible partner Sal has been for us. Cater your next office lunch from them. You won't regret it! PS. Holiday meals are absolute best. I usually buy a pan of pot roast for my family. read more

It's the dreaded announcement on the call sheets, "City Kitchen" catering week's worth of food services. The feeling is immediate queasy protests from the gut. Memories of weird soggy fruit players, kale salad still wet from the rinse, turkey sausages with crispy brown goo, and famous surprise coffee; never know how full, once burned my hand from unit over filled. How does it taste? Like leftovers from a Shriner's convention that hired City Kitchen to cater. read more

When you first get there, you order from the host, pay and sit down. It's a bit weird but since I was waiting for Derek Z, I ended up getting my drink first before ordering my meal. The host said I could pay for it when I ordered my meal. When Derek got there, we ordered and the host said my drink was on him. Awww! I tipped his basket (I noticed no one tipping on the tables). You don't really have servers as an assortment of people brought our food. For piggery sake's, I ordered the City Hero sandwich because of the mortadella. Mmm, I love mortadella! It had two other deli meats, provolone and really nice slices of tomato and crisp lettuce. However, I didn't really like the meat. It's no Bay City's Godmother, that's for sure. And the bread was so-so. And I should have asked for no mayo or with mustard instead. Ah well, the 15 minute walk back I did back to the office burned off those mayo calories, right?? Oh, and the homemade chips it came with needed some salt. They were very potato-y and though crisp, lacked flavor. I'm glad I didn't get the fries as my side since it already came with chips. But damnit, I forgot to get my cookie before I left. I got the lunch box deal which comes with a side and a cookie for an extra $2 more on any sandwich. Oh well, I'll probably go back to try this place again since I really enjoyed my sauteed spinach which came with diced tomatoes and shallots. Their salads looked very interesting and I had a conversation with the host about their mojito chicken salad which he didn't care for because it's very minty. Well...I like mint and probably should have gotten it. He was very enthusiastic however about the sesame ginger chicken salad. Another salad I'll have to try. I thought both were fairly reasonably priced at $9. It looks like they give you a decent amount of salad when you order there (from the take-out container, it looked a bit smaller). No dish is over $15 so I might actually have to go back to try their baby back ribs too. I did notice some people ordered in advance and then either took their food to go or ate there. If you ordered prior to arriving, your food comes in boxes and plastic bowls (for the salads). I preferred being able to eat off real plates and having real silverware. All for about $10 plus tip. Oh, the cafe is located around the corner from Flower on Olympic. You get the great view of construction and despite a bus stop being right out front, you don't breathe in too many fumes. And I liked all the greenery around. There were pretty orange ranunculus flowers in their kitchy milk bottle vases today. Nice touch! read more

The address to City Kitchen shows up as on Flower St, but in fact the entrance is around the corner on Olympic. I had the pleasure of having lunch with Ms. Minty on a nice sunny day. It was a bit awkward not to be able to sit down and browse the menu before ordering since all orders are taken at the entrance before you sit down. The chairs can be a bit uncomfortable and some of the tables are squeezed back to back on the small patio. I ordered the cobb salad with the original brown derby dressing and iced tea. I know presentation is cool, but its a freaking salad. I don't need it to be served as a deconstructed salad, just toss it in a bowl and serve it to me on a plate. The salad was ok, but the grilled chicken was bland and it didn't really taste like it was grilled or had those grilled marks. The dressing was decent, but the company and sunny day was spectacular. read more

We use City Kitchen quite often. Sometimes once a month usually for lunch for around 40 people. They are always on time and the staff that I speak to on the phone is always professional and nice. They also know their menu which is nice when I ask for suggestions. Even though they are in DTLA and I am in Torrance they are always on time with the delivery time. The sandwiches are good and quite tasty. I haven't had any of their hot foods. The desserts are good and fruits pretty fresh. You just need to place an order at least a day ahead before 4pm. read more

Aw..I really like this place. I ordered a tuna sandwich to-go and asked if I could sub something for the chips..he said sure, what would I like? I asked for a salad, and to my surprise when I got my food, it was a HUGE salad! Pretty tasty food, although it's nothing extraordinary. The nice guy who took my order offered me cookies while I waited (and it was quite a wait!)...so the service will probably have me coming back, the food is okay. I also ordered catering from them for the office...I didn't try any of the food, but heard it was all right. It was your standard chicken/pasta meal for about 10 people. Pretty mid-priced for downtown LA, I think. Hence, 3 stars for being A-OK! read more

City Kitchen is amazing! My job requires me to place a great deal of catering orders on a weekly basis, and the mass majority of them are from City Kitchen. My boss is always encouraging me to branch out and try new places, but I know I can rely on City Kitchen to be continually prompt, presentable, and delicious, so I order from them more than 80% of the time. The staff is courteous and helpful (particularly Jemma and Sal, who are AWESOME), volunteering suggestions when I am overwhelmed and responding quickly to my emails. Everything from their sandwiches to their speciality dishes are crazy yummy and they are always down to mix it up with creative and mindful meals. On one occasion, they came to my rescue after another caterer fell through less than two hours before a luncheon and it ended up being better (and more affordable) than the food that never showed up! Overall, City Kitchen has the consistency, integrity, and nom factor that makes them my go-to cater. My coworkers and I literally eat their food every week, and we love it! read more

One small bias about this place is that it's right next door to work for me. Overall, their entire menu is actually quite decent and there's rarely any type of "restaurant" that can offer a delicious meal no matter what you order. They also do local delivery if you're somewhat nearby the area. I typically order the Oven Roasted Turkey on Pretzel Roll with Fries rather than their chips because I LOVE fries. The turkey is moist and flavorful (must be a good supplier) and the pretzel roll is extremely soft and tasty. It's slightly chewy as you would expect from a pretzel and this makes the sandwich much more appealing. This sandwich never disappoints and since I've been cutting back on portion size, I say half of this "lunch" is really sufficient enough for me. The other half I save for the traffic going home (LA can be very brutal). One other Recommendation I would make is try their Garlic Shrimp Salad...ugh.. the buttery and garlic goodness on those shrimps on a bed of greens, house salad dressing and avocado... Salads don't taste like this normally. So much flavor and definitely more worth it than this other salad place near the vicinity. This is not your typical restaurant; their main business is catering, however does open during lunch time for walk-ins or to-go orders. There are some shaded seating out in front which you can see a part of Figueroa towards the Staples Center. Honestly this place is good enough to recommend if you're in that area. Much cheaper than most restaurants in that area. Bottom line: highly recommended if you have the patience to wait around 15 minutes for them to make your food. read more

The salads are really good and they are huge. I took away 2 stars because whenever I try to call for delivery or pick they never answer their phone or the line is always busy esp during lunch. A good place for lunch if you work in the downtown area read more

City Kitchen is a catering establishment that also has a cafe open weekdays. Located in the "south park" area of downtown Los Angeles, we've eaten here a couple times. The salads are huge, the sandwiches (especially the City Hero) are pretty good. The homemade chips weren't the best, but you don't come here for the chips. =) We ordered for pick up on Friday, and it was ready in about 20min for pick-up. Husband was telecommuting that day, so he ordered the City Hero with the "city kitchen box lunch" as it's a couple bucks extra, his sandwich came in a takeout box with his choice of side (potato salad) and a jumbo cookie (chocolate chip). I ordered the 1/3 lb Angus beef burger. The hamburger came on a plastic take out plate with the toppings piled on the side.. lettuce, tomato, pickles.. It was also served with the 'seasoned' French fries (not sure if they were seasoned but they were French fries, which tasted better than the homemade potato chips I had tried earlier this year). You really can't mess up French fries honestly. The bun was pretty big (I guess it has to be to carry that 1/3lb of meat patty!) so after putting a little bit of mayo and whatnot that came with the hamburger (I actually used bbq sauce we had from another place), ripped off the extra bun that was left, it was a very tasty (slightly dry) and filling hamburger* just the same. Not everyone has bbq sauce at home though. =) *note my husband ordered it medium well, which usually comes out cooked and slightly juicy.. this one might have been better if I'd asked it to be medium.. depending on who's working the grill, I suppose it could go either way.. If I were at the cafe I probably would have said "juicy but dead!" (cause I really don't like pink or bloody meat in the middle). I liked ordering it in, and we'll more than likely order again as it's more comfortable than eating outside on a windy day. It is in easy walking distance from FIDM and other South Park businesses. You may have to call twice to place your order as the cafe seems to pick up around 1pm. read more

I've never had lunch at the restaurant, but have had their food delivered to my work on numerous occasions... so this is a box-lunch review only. The bread they use is amazing - really fresh, thick cut, and dense. I've tried a number of different sandwiches, but am a big fan of the turkey on the pretzel roll. The chips, however, are a pretty big dissapointment. Half crispy, half soggy, and random. They are apparently fresh, but it's just not my cup of tea. As for the box lunch dessert - a type of cookie - it was just so-so. I'd recommend this place for an occasional lunch or catering event, but would avoid the chips at all cost. read more

City Kitchen catered my birthday dinner party for 10 and veganized the menu, it was amazing and our guests love it! I can't say enough about the great experience wall to wall, Sal and his gracious customer service, menu suggestions from the chef, prompt delivery and the food was beautiful, delicious and hot! Please don't think twice about trusting Sal and the team...they are now our go to caterer! read more

I've had City Kitchen several times over the years as an on location caterer and they've always come through with consistency and reliability. They offer a nice variety of international styles. Delivery folks are always polite and efficient - there's a guy named Jeff that is hilarious! I love when he delivers. Good at accommodating last minute orders too! Overall, City Kitchen has a good thing going and they are very familiar with the routine of delivering food around town. A+ read more

I've never eaten at the cafe, but my company gets catering from City Kitchen at least 3 times a month. I am genuinely excited when I know there will be some leftover goodness from this place. The sandwiches are super yummy and I always enjoy the signature salads. I just had the ham and cheddar on a poppy seed kaiser roll and I have to say, I'm seriously thinking about going back for seconds - diet be damned! To be fair, I would actually give this place a 4.5 rating, only because I haven't had a Meg Ryan moment (and I nearly have at some places) but decided to go with the 5 as I don't think this place is getting the love it deserves on Yelp. read more

This is an update to my previous review from last year. My company had ordered from City Kitchen for the second year in a row and we were all so impressed-AGAIN! The food is excellent and the people have always been so kind. Marie is always so helpful setting up our menu. I really appreciate all of the work that they put into our lunch and my entire office hasnt been able to stop talking about how good the food is. Thank you again City Kitchen!! read more

This place deserves NEGATIVE 50 stars. We were caterred Beef and chicken kebob today, they came as they were BOILED instead of grilled. They had no flavor what so ever, and they chicken wasn't even cooked. STAY AWAY!!! read more

This place is definitely not known for it's plethora of seats but rather for their fresh and fairly healthy food. The sauteed spinach is orgasmic!! I always end up getting the box lunch. You get a sandwich, a side, and 2 cookies. I LOVE their snickerdoodles.... once again... ORGASM IN MY MOUTH!!! All you do is add $2 to any of their sandwiches and you get all of that plus homemade potato chips (unless you order french fries as your side). I always get the oven roasted turkey breast served on a sweet french pretzel roll. If you order the box lunch don't forget to order a drink though... unfortunately it doesn't come with it so you just have to remember to order one. I've never had anything here that I didn't like.... the mojito chopped salad is good, the trip tip steak sandwich.... ugh... I'm hungry for this place now!! I'm going tomorrow!! LOL read more

City Kitchen has catered several events for us at Staples Center. We always go back and would recommend them to anyone. The hot and cold food selection is plentiful and the taste is amazing. They are easy to work with and the staff and presentation is 1st class There chicken salad sandwich is my go to selection. read more

I've used City Kitchen for two events, and they are top notch. Their prices are competitive and they'll work within your budget. The food is really quality and their servers are professional and on the ball. I will absolutely use them again in the future. And if your event calls for a smashed potato bar, then you've found the right place... it's what dreams are made of. read more

City Kitchen is the best! I use them often for meetings and partys. They always come through for me when I am in a crunch! The food is great and their hors d'oeuvres are soo good! They do a good job with the presentation of the food too. So, not only does it look good.. it taste great! BTW, Sal Montante is honest and very helpful! read more

Apparently, City Kitchen is a catering company. I know it as a cafe, since I would grab lunch here when I lived at the Met. The hours it operates were always unclear to me? Closes at 3? Not open weekends? I don't know. It's not really a cafe either. It's basically a few tables outside on a patio and a hostess who takes your order back to the kitchen. The service was always quick and they have a cute box lunch that comes with a cookie. I enjoyed the Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella sandwich. Mostly, I have ordered food here to-go. I would say this is a good place to grab a quick lunch or get a nice meal to take back to the office if you happen to work in the area! read more

chicken tacos... pretty much the only thing that makes this place worth coming to for me...the rice is spot on with the tacos the cookies are delicous as well... the bad u order at the entrance...not great when its ur first time read more

I tried their food at the FIDM LA campus and I am forever in love with their food! If they weren't so far away from Anaheim, I love definitely ask them to cater for me! Their grilled chicken sandwich had so much flavor. I almost couldn't eat it all. Their chips were nice and crispy but a little on the bland side. You could just add some salt to add the flavor though, so it's no big deal. I totally recommend this place to cater for you. read more

I used City Kitchen today for an office lunch meeting. I spoke with Jody who handled all the arrangements and was very pleasant. The service was great, very efficient and the food was excellent. I reccommend if you have an office party to use City Kitchen make sure you give them 24hr notice. They get busy and its hard to call them on the same day for an order. read more

Great fresh food! The Ahi salad is my favorite lunch in downtown. A perfect place for a nice outdoor lunch.

Been a longtime client and fan of City Kitchen going back to when they used to have an outdoor café. I've hosted numerous events over the years with them and not only have I always received excellent and professional service, but the quality of what's delivered has always been a hit! And the events hosted include 100+ party goers for regular social functions. I figured there was no better way to say thank you than to leave a yelp review! read more

I've booked their catering services for multiple work events as well as personal parties. Food and service is always great. Delicious and fresh food always!!! Staff is professional and friendly. Thank you! read more