O.....KAY! Phew! We just got back from Mo's Rhythm Kitchen. Here's the skinny (or, at least, our skinny)...
Right on Gay Street, there is of course, absolutely NO parking. We had to park a block or two away and around the corner...and felt lucky that we got that parking spot!
We walked in with some trepidation. You have bigger closets in your house. There were two high stools against the wall with a counter that (I kid you not) was three inches deep. Seriously, three inches deep. What? There was also a small table with two chairs. That was it for seating. Later, we overheard that they have seating outside in the nicer weather on the sidewalk.
The walls are painted a nice shade of cheerful yellow and there is a smattering of African art pieces hanging on the walls. Cheerful and a lot of character.
Anyway, there's a girl behind the counter and a guy that couldn't be anyone other than Mo himself. They greeted us right away and were very mellow. We looked at the menu and were a bit overwhelmed with choices. Mo tried to help us, but we figured out what we wanted by ourselves (he suggested the ribs, but we don't eat ribs). NK ordered the 4 piece fried chicken with a side of mac and cheese and a bottle of water. I got the 4 piece jerked chicken platter with collard greens and mac and cheese, a side salad and a Snapple.
Mo got busy right away and everything was made from scratch. The mac and cheese, which was baked, was probably prepared earlier but it sure didn't taste like it. It tasted like it was right out of the oven. The place filled with smoke and delicious smells.
A few people dribbled in and out, buying different things. Finally, our food arrived. This is not a speedy service to say the least. But, it was MASSIVELY worth the wait! Just fantastic. NK didn't get 4 pieces, she got 5 HUGE pieces. Our mac and cheese was soooo good. Like I said, it was a homemade style that was just marvelous. My collard greens were perfect, cooked just right. Not too crunchy, but not overcooked either. That's tough to do!
My jerk chicken was so good and I was so obviously enjoying it that folks walking in kept asking me about it and then ordering it.
Mo asked us several times if we were enjoying it, which we thoroughly were!
The entire meal cost about $25 and we both left with half our chicken! Enough for a nice sized lunch the next day, that's for sure.
This place is great! Now, maybe we just went on an "on" night, but it's definitely worth risking again. You might want to consider ordering takeout. Or try in the spring. I, for one, will not be waiting that long!
Four thumbs way up!
Right on Gay Street, there is of course, absolutely NO parking. We had to park a block or two away and around the corner...and felt lucky that we got that parking spot!
The walls are painted a nice shade of cheerful yellow and there is a smattering of African art pieces hanging on the walls. Cheerful and a lot of character.
Anyway, there's a girl behind the counter and a guy that couldn't be anyone other than Mo himself. They greeted us right away and were very mellow. We looked at the menu and were a bit overwhelmed with choices. Mo tried to help us, but we figured out what we wanted by ourselves (he suggested the ribs, but we don't eat ribs). NK ordered the 4 piece fried chicken with a side of mac and cheese and a bottle of water. I got the 4 piece jerked chicken platter with collard greens and mac and cheese, a side salad and a Snapple.
Mo got busy right away and everything was made from scratch. The mac and cheese, which was baked, was probably prepared earlier but it sure didn't taste like it. It tasted like it was right out of the oven. The place filled with smoke and delicious smells.
A few people dribbled in and out, buying different things. Finally, our food arrived. This is not a speedy service to say the least. But, it was MASSIVELY worth the wait! Just fantastic. NK didn't get 4 pieces, she got 5 HUGE pieces. Our mac and cheese was soooo good. Like I said, it was a homemade style that was just marvelous. My collard greens were perfect, cooked just right. Not too crunchy, but not overcooked either. That's tough to do!
My jerk chicken was so good and I was so obviously enjoying it that folks walking in kept asking me about it and then ordering it.
Mo asked us several times if we were enjoying it, which we thoroughly were!
The entire meal cost about $25 and we both left with half our chicken! Enough for a nice sized lunch the next day, that's for sure.
This place is great! Now, maybe we just went on an "on" night, but it's definitely worth risking again. You might want to consider ordering takeout. Or try in the spring. I, for one, will not be waiting that long!
Four thumbs way up!
Mo's Rhythm Kitchen
156 W Gay St
West Chester PA 19380
West Chester PA 19380
(610) 429-1700
don't forget to get the mac and cheese side dish- and you might need extra to go with the left over chicken for the next day!
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