Our Kitchen

I’m obsessed with Al’s breakfast in dinkytown for the retro vibes and tiny local place, so I’ve been really excited to try Our kitchen for the similarity. It lived up to the hype and is a great brunch option in the Uptown area! We waited around 20 minutes at 10:30 on a Sunday. With the limited seating and singular grill to prepare food, it was a longer brunch experience but definitely worth it. The staff were friendly and efficient at bringing people in and out. I tried the pancakes with blueberries and chocolate chips and would definitely recommend them. Very buttery and on the denser side, which I prefer. Be prepared for a wait on the weekends but the food and vibes will be worth it!

Ohhhh what an incredible breakfast!! Pancakes were among the best I have had!!! Blueberry and cooked to perfection not doughy or over cooked just the perfect texture! Ham had just the perfect char to give it that deep pork taste yet moist and tender!! Everything cooked to order! Not a sham bam here is your food spot Quality takes time so relax and wait for an incredible meal!!! Cook and staff were friendly and efficient!!! Hard pressed to find a better spot anywhere anytime anyplace !!!

My favorite breakfast spot! The sausage and pancakes are the stars of the show imo. When it’s nice out, they have more seating outside. Today was my first time doing pickup and it was fast and easy. Their estimated pickup time was exactly right! Thank you, Our Kitchen!

First time here, and everything was amazing! Service was fast and friendly, the food was fresh, hot and delicious. The hash browns are hands down the best I've had.

BACKSTORY: Years ago as a small child (2nd Grade) - went to school with a young lad named "Danny". It was a very short lived friendship. At the end of that school year his family moved away. The following year my family moved and a whole new life began for me as well. I would reminisce from time to time and one in a great while Danny popped up in my mind. I always wondered whatever happened to him. Fast forward 40+ years later (and the internet) and Danny popped into my head again. I thought "I wonder if the internet had anything to share. One internet search later and I was reading articles & reviews about Danny and Our Kitchen. I vowed one day I was going visit Our Kitchen. DISCLAIMER - Not knowing if Danny would remember me or not (not likely) - I had no intentions of making my visit a "thing". I did not introduce myself. For full transparency - I have no bias for the review of the restaurant or food. Not having any contact with the owner in in 47 years I have nothing to gain or to loose by my honesty in this review. REVIEW - After we dropped our car off for service, my wife and I decided to make it a "breakfast date morning" - and I thought this was the PERFECT opportunity to visit Our Kitchen! We arrived around 8:30am. Originally I wanted a patio seat outside - but since they were full, we ended up being seated inside in a little corner facing the grill. That was really a blessing in disguise! After ordering, we were fortunate to have a front row seat watching Danny do his thing. As many reviews before me have said - watching Danny prepare the orders was a site to behold. It was like watching a orchestra - grab some bread, into the toaster the bread went, flip some hash browns, pour some new pancakes on the griddle, cheese up that omelet in the pan, grab some eggs out of the fridge, butter that toast, prepare a plate, new eggs on the griddle, throw some new hash browns down on the griddle - and so it went throughout our time there. But, that did not stop Danny and his staff from some friendly banter! I am almost certain he did not recognize me during my visit. Here is where I briefly contemplated saying a long overdue hello to an old (and brief) friendship - but, I decided against it. I'm a little oddly anti-social, and Danny was a VERY busy fella - I allowed our interactions to remain friendly, casual, and brief. Soon we were watching Danny prepare our order. One of the things I have heard numerous times - is the size of the portions... So, my wife and I decided to split the Our Kitchen "Kitchen Special", and we added another couple of eggs on the side. Everything you have read about the portions is true. AMAZING!! Easily enough for two - or for one with some great leftovers later! The hash browns were as amazing as the articles you read about. My wife said that they appeared to be freshly shredded! The pancake was equally enjoyable! My wife went on and on with her praise about the pancake - and I was in complete agreement! In the end, we "tapped out" with a tiny bit of hash browns left over (just not enough to take home) and were both comfortably satisfied (if not even a bit "full"). The stop at Our Kitchen was an amazing kick-of to our morning date day! (We followed up with a walk around Lake Harriet to "work off" some of our big (and very tasty) breakfast! If you are on the fence about stopping at Our Kitchen, stop! Get off the fence and go visit this amazing little gem!! And for those of you who made it all the way through the story, and are still wondering - I did leave a small note in with the check saying hello from a old friend from long ago - and thanking Danny for a WONDERFUL breakfast!! Danny, if you are reading this review - You have an amazing little place, and it's clear you and your food are appreciated by many! I'm glad to see how well things have worked out for you! Keep it up!! Thanks for a wonderful experience! (David, from St. Kevin's - remembering drawing cemeteries and ghosts fondly!)