Like Max SoHa, Kitchenette is the uptown branch of a downtown restaurant. With chicken wire tables and pastel-colored walls, Kitchenette’s cute country décor gives this place a quaint atmosphere.

There’s a bakery counter in front that sells fresh pies, cakes, coffee, and my favorites, homemade granola and iced sugar cookies! The counter service is slow, as the server must divide her time between the customers eating meals at the counter and the customers looking to buy something to take home. The space by the door is cramped though, and I've spent many a frustrating minute waiting for the server. It's worth every minute of the wait though, trust me. The bakery goods are to die for.

Sit-down meals are served in the back of the restaurant, where there are about 15 small tables huddled together. Kitchenette serves breakfast (brunch on the weekends, lunch, and dinner. The menu is full of yummy concoctions like French toast, eggs and toast, hot turkey sandwich with gravy, meatloaf and mashed potatoes, and vegetarian chili. Although the prices aren’t the cheapest in the area, the food is certainly worth what they charge. Sure, it's not for dieters, but oh so good.

The service is attentive, but your waiter might forget about you if the place is packed for weekend brunch or something, so be prepared to be a little more vocal at busy times.

For hearty country meals in the city, Kitchenette is the place to go.