Kitchen Cravings

[joelut]

I rarely write reviews or critiques but when I do it is because it is deserving. I preface this with that I have no affiliation with Kitchen Cravings and to be honest was skeptical about going there because it truly is in an odd spot that is very easy to overlook since it is at the entrance of Laconia airport in Gilford off Lakeshore Rd. I have yet to have breakfast but I was very impressed with their lunch. I had the reuben, my kids had burgers and my wife had the chopped salad. I was taken with the superb quality and freshness of all the ingredients which translated into exceptional execution in our orders. The owner explained to me they buy their ingredients fresh every day and have their meat ground fresh in the morning. I find that most places of the same ilk in the region have no idea how to differentiate between medium and medium rare but they did so with perfect handmade juicy burger execution. The burgers were 1/3 lb to a obscene 1 lb burger on the special board. These guys put Fuddruckers to shame. Home made potato chips were incrediblly flavorful, and the chocloate fudge brownie with vanilla ice cream was good as well as gigantic. The four of us could not finish 1 order split between us. The chopped salad with chicken was tasty, crisp and well presented, and the reuben was good but not great. I thought they were a little sparse with the corned beef, but to be fair, I'm used to NY Deli style reubens which are 3 inches tall with almost a pound of meat. Lastly, the service was excellent. Our waitress was very attentive and did not make us rush even though we came in at 1:45 which is 15 minutes before closing. We finished our lunch and desert by 2:45 and their was still people in the dining area. Unfortunately they are open only for breakfast and lunch and they close at 2 pm. I welcome whole heartedly Kitchen Cravings and will be going back many times this summer for what affectionely I call "tasty delights" .