Kitchen Laundry is a cafe on the basement level of an office building. By definition, it's the sort of place frequented almost exclusively by the tenants of the building at lunch. I got addicted to Deb's hot pressed sandwiches when I used to work at an office where she and her husband Wes operated another location. I work a couple miles away now, but I still go out of my way to frequent this Kitchen Laundry for lunch at least once or twice a week.
What brings me back week after week is the Ciabatta - a fresh Italian bread that's crispy on the outside, and soft and porous on the inside. Believe me - it's delivered fresh daily and they frequently run out of it around 2:45-3:00PM, pretty close to closing time. I'm generally there near closing, so sometimes I'll have to pick a more traditional hero or roll, and have a good laugh when they remind me that I should call ahead and they'll hold a ciabatta roll aside for me. Now that's kind service.
Cold cuts seem to be exclusively Boars Head and are always fresh. Cooked items like chicken cutlets are moist and tender, clearly cooked fresh daily. Soups and salads are not generally my thing, but coworkers I've gone with are always pleased with these selections.
My favorites:
The Mesa - Sliced chicken with roasted peppers and a chipotle southwest sauce.
The RBM - A classic Roast Beef Melt with sliced roast beef, provalone and garlic butter.
The Jennwich - A chicken/bacon/ranch sandwich that must be Jenn's usual- it's pretty great. read more