Ken’s Kitchen

49521 Van Dyke Ave, Shelby
(586) 254-5460

Recent Reviews

CAADV

Customers for over 20 years. For 14 years, we lived one and a half miles away. For the last six years, we have lived over 30 miles away. We still come back here. Period. Enough said!

NicoleG

We were seated 40 minutes after our reservation, so that was already frustrating. The service was mediocre and the food left a lot to be desired. Tastes like Olive Garden with a more expensive price tag and a much longer wait.

Jim O.

Wow haven't been here in a long time ! Very busy on early Sunday afternoon. Didn't wait long. Shared a Mexican and Greek omelette. Both were quite good. Loaded with all the ingredients. Hub of activity, with waitresses, bus people, etc flying by. Per getting more normal, when you go to pay bill - the smallest sign tells you 4 percent extra for a credit card payment.

JamieF

The food was amazing. Your busboy Irwin was outstanding. He was a very friendly and thoughtful person. I was really impressed by how outgoing he was. He made up for the lack of attention and friendliness for your waitress.

Always a fantastic authentic Italian experience here at Da's - server was Nadia P. and she was incredible and never missed a beat!!! Apps. drinks and dinner were all spot on and generously portioned ✔️ Great music coming from the bar area too ?

GregG

We had a reservation and when we arrived we were told it would be a while before we could be seated. We accepted enclosed outdoor seating to avoid the wait. The space was cold in spite of the heaters. Our server managed to get our water and appetizers reasonably quick. Then things slowed down. After finishing the appetizer we waited to order our entrees, which took a long time to come. After finishing our entrees we waited a long time for our server to return for a desert order. After finishing our desert we waited even longer for our server to bring a check. She apologized for all the waiting, explaining that she also had a table of twenty guests. We drove a long distance for that experience. Can't do it again.

This place never disappoints. My girlfriend and I went for a mom's night out and had an amazing meal. Our server was phenomenal and very attentive. I'm looking forward to going back soon with my husband and children because Da'Francesco's is their favorite place too.

WilliamI

They have plenty of staff working, so service is top-notch. It basically feels like a '70s Italian place...solid food, lots of wine selections, they run specials on Tue, Wed, and TH to draw in folks during the week. Make a reservation unless it's an off time.

By far our favorite restaurant always..have been eating here for 15 years... food is amazing..service is top notch and atmosphere perfect.. shout out to our waiter Steve..you made our dinner so nice... thank you for that!!

AprilW

I was seated immediately. The server was outstanding. However, my steak was a bit tough even though I ordered it prepared medium. My server asked if I wanted another one, but I declined as I was tired from a long day and wanted to go home. The other food was delicious. I should have stuck to my eggplant parmigiana, which is what I usually order. Will order that next time.

JoanR

Our server, Daniel, was not very welcoming. I have found a good server can make or break a meal and he did nothing to make our experience at your restaurant memorable. We were celebrating my friends 82 birthday. We had celebrated her 80th birthday there and had been very impressed. First, there wasn't enough silverware on our table, we had asked for more water when the bread came and asked for butter. We did not get the water or the butter until much later. My friends up charge for a Caesar salad was delivered wilted which she sent back, her sautéed perch with lemon sauce as ordered from the menu, came deep fried with no sauce so she sent that back. Daniel said that she should have requested it sautéed when she ordered and he seemed miffed about the whole mix up. My pickerel was good, but was not that hot and the vegetables were so hard and undercooked I could not eat them. During our meal, which took a long time to come, we had to ask another server to get Daniel for another issue the ladies had.

Burnie

I know, I know, I shouldn't order steak at an Italian restaurant but I did. In full disclosure I alway get a tenderloin/filet when I'm out. That is not an option at Da's so I got the strip and it was cooked to perfection but just a little to tough for me. Best minestrone soup I've ever had!!

EmmalynT

The food was great! The only minor annoyance was that even though we had a reservation, we weren't seated until 30 minutes after our reservation time, which was quite late anyway.

CindyC

The only drawback was that we were seated by a covered heated patio door that they started seating people at about a 1/2 hour after we were seated and it got very cold there by the opening of the door by staff going in and out. Unfortunately it was a very cold weekend and it was just very cold at the table. The service and food was outstanding.

Came here for an anniversary dinner. I've been here before a couple years ago but my experience was not as I remembered. Last time I came here it was fairly quiet and the lights were dimmed, it felt intimate but my trip yesterday was entirely different, they were playing live music and we got seating front and center, I couldn't even talk to my partner it was that loud. It was a cool experience but I will not be going on Fridays if that's when they play live music

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