The Best Kept Secret In Bay Ridge, Darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                      Well, girls, after I put this one to bed, it won't be, because by then everyone will be flocking to the Little Kitchen Cafe, located, depending on where you live, in Bay Ridge, or Fort Hamilton, at 9300 Fifth Avenue, which is on Fifth and 94th, in Brooklyn.  Since Monsieur and I live in the Ridge, we claim this place for our own, in Bay Ridge!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                         But, if you are going to flock there, get there early, because this is one of the smallest dining spots I have eaten in.  The menu is varied, but not like a diner, while the food is reasonably priced, and several notches above the diner experience.  A lot of home cooking, I am sure, is done on the premises.

                                          Monsieur and  I, plus his glamorous friend, Ellen, first visited this spot prior to the Holidays, and were so enchanted we determined to come back.  Last night, when contemplating a spot to dine, it did not take us long to make a bee line to this place.

                                             I guess people were staying in from the cold, because we had the space pretty much to ourselves.  I should have bought my guitar, and done a few Joan Baez tunes.

                                              Anyway, the soups were fabulous, and I am sure home made.  Ellen had the shrimp bisque, I opted for traditional chicken noodle (with REAL chicken, darlings!!!!!!!!), while Monsieur had the cream of mushroom.

                                                Speaking of mushrooms, there were plenty atop my loin of pork slices, which were delectable, with gravy , mashed potatoes, and flavorsome string beans, the kind that are not cooked to mushiness.   Monsieur had those same string beans, with meat loaf and mashed potatoes, while Ellen opted for the lamb short ribs, with the string beans, and spinach, which was crisp, not mushy.

                                                  While the portions are not overwhelming, they are ample, and that is a good thing, so when we were asked if we wanted desert, tempting as it might have been,  we just could not handle it.  But, girls, on this cold winter night, I just HAD to have my coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                     The Little Kitchen Cafe is just so charming, and the food so good, it demands a visit.  If you live in the area, it's a must; if you are one of those venturesome New Yorkers who travel to other neighborhoods to sample the cuisine, it is worth putting on your itinerary.

                                                        Enchantee to you, too, loves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!