Rhythm Kitchen

This place is great! The atmosphere was so calm and quiet. The food was outstanding! I enjoyed every bite! I highly recommend this place. It would be a great date night spot. It’s a little expensive, but it’s worth it. I will definitely go there again.

From the Bayou to Las Vegas. Alligator is an appetizer on the menu at the Rhythm Kitchen that you won’t find on any other menu in town. Service was great, the food was good, and the atmosphere was elegant.
Although I was anxious to try the alligator, I wasn’t overly impressed with the flavor that seasoned the alligator bites. It was good, just nothing amazing. With your meal, the restaurant serves hush puppies and soft butter. I haven’t had hush puppies in years, and I don’t recall them ever being anything special. At Rhythm Kitchen, the hush puppies were really good.
It was all you can eat baby back rib night, which was the reason for our visit. I loved the tender ribs, but should caution that the chef packs on the rib sauce. I had to ask for my next round to come «lightly sauced,» and even lightly sauced was too much to handle. Getting more ribs upon request though was absolutely no issue. The turnaround was within 4 minutes. This is great! The ribs were meaty and tender.
The entrée came with a loaded potato with green beans. The loaded potato has butter, sour cream, chives, and cheddar cheese. No complaints there. The green beans were good, but they are not made al dente, which is how I like my vegetables. The garnish for the entire plate is chives.
From the bar, I ordered the Hurricane. It was very good with my meal. For dessert, I was anxious to try the bread pudding topped with vanilla sauce. I have had great bread pudding experiences; at Rhythm Kitchen the bread pudding is missing something. It was not as moist as it looked, and therefore required an extra helping of vanilla sauce to get it down. The vanilla sauce was very good.
I enjoyed the experience. I loved the atmosphere and the company. The restaurant was clean and comfortable.

Don’t come here for one of their specialty dinners in the banquet room upstairs. We have been here twice for New Year’s Eve and experienced the exact same thing… it took forever. We had reservations for 8:30 pm, we arrived on time and sat down. Our entrees came out at 11:10 pm. We could barely eat them and get dessert before the fireworks started. Crazy. I also left my scarf and gloves in the booth and called and they didn’t have them. Since we were the last ones in the booth, someone on staff obviously took them.

Way overpriced, KC steak special was not worth $ 36. Lobster was horrible, had to send it back. Waitress was awesome! Won’t be going back, though.

We had a Groupon and some errands, so dinner at Rhythm Kitchen was our play. Afterward, I will say that the Groupon lessened the blow this place had on us. We arrived relatively early in their flow — there were 3 other tables when we arrived and 3 more were seated while we dined. The place looks well appointed and the servers are attentive. It is not overly decorated and nothing about it says southern, Cajun, creole, bayou or Louisiana. It could pass for a steak house, Italian place, upscale American or even Greek. There is no atmosphere to it. Our server took great care of us, flowing by every once in a while to check on us and asking how things were.
I wish I could have really told him, but since words like bland, plain and pedestrian would be used, there’s not much he could have done. After reading other reviews, I am convinced the chef/​owner is not there on Wednesday nights. It is sad that caliber of food comes out of the kitchen. We had such high hopes.
We first received the bread basket. While the yeast bread was good, we weren’t much on the hush puppies. They were a bit heavy and not much punch to them. That said, we know hush puppies are an individual thing. Not everyone likes all of them. They just weren’t for us. The weird thing was the butter served with it. I am not certain what the tang is. It almost seemed like it had been mixed with something like sour cream, but the second pat didn’t taste like the first and it was then that it seemed like they use unsalted butter… maybe that was it. We started our meal with the crawfish tail appetizer. This was quite tasty. The tails are small, but you just eat three or four at a time. They are lightly dusted and fried.
Since we wanted to try a selection of what they offered, I ordered the Seafest Platter and the wife ordered the Big Easy Sampler. Overall, both of these were very disappointing. The catfish fillets were good, but did taste like small pond fish. They had a nice crust and were only slightly greasy. The breading on the oysters were lacking in flavor. The oysters themselves were good, but the little wads of crust took away from them. There was nothing special about the fried shrimp. As a matter of fact they were no better than any other fired shrimp anywhere else. Same with the cold boiled shrimp — I would also make the observation that placing cold shrimp among just fried items is not the best idea (one piece was actually still a bit frozen in the middle). The alligator bits were very tasty. They were the stars of both our dishes. The frog legs did not rise to the same level. While they were good, they were only passible. The demons of the dinner were the crab cakes. I have never had anything so distasteful ever. I am not sure what they were going for with those, but the sour, bitter and basically foul taste ruined me on these dishes. I actually had to spit out the piece I had cut off and absolutely could not eat any of it. I cannot think of any word to describe the horrid taste of these crab cakes. The icing on the cake was the beans and rice. Plain white rice and bitter beans — they almost tasted burned. I couldn’t even finish those.
Let me state, I grew up in the south, both along the coast and inland. I have fished, gigged, plucked, trapped, netted and caught most of these (except for the alligator) as well as cooked them. That said, the items we had for dinner were nowhere near what one would expect from such a restaurant. Plain, bland and just not good. We’ve had better flavor from a bag of Zatarain’s. Then I check reviews and see that our meal items look nothing like any pictures posted by other reviewers. *this must be how they get back at folks who use Groupons. This is why we feel the chef is off on Wednesdays. We can’t believe he would let this stuff be served.

Never again. Overpriced. Food was not very good. Even the water tasted awful. And almost instantly we became sick.

Me and my wife went back and really enjoyed the food the wait staff and the managers are very friendly and know their dishes the décor and jazz playing just perfect we love this place and we will keep coming back more and more never a disappointment!

I’ve been a loyal patron for about 6 months now. I first walked in here to try their cocktails for their all day happy hour on Mondays. Most of their recipes are only 5 bucks and are generous pours. Will is their bartender and an awesome one at that. Very attentive, knows his craft and always with a smile. The food here is also great, I’ve had everything on the happy hour menu and my fave’s are the firecracker ahi, baby back ribs, rhythm kitchen oysters and calamari. From their main menu the crab and also the étouffée. Superb! One warning though, if you order the Zombie, I suggest a designated driver… Enjoy!

First off, the service was great! Geoff made our time there so pleasant and we felt taken care of. He was very attentive and offered great recommendations. This is a great spot to meet friends and catchup. The ambiance is great. I loved the seafood gumbo. The roux was decent for a restaurant since I like home made gumbo. I would definitely return for the alligator and frog legs next. Gotta save my appetite. Plus the Moscow mule was on point. Thanks for a great experience! I’ll be back.

Service was ok. My oysters came out half way through my pasta entrée.
I had the oysters on the half shell, which were awesome. Fresh and firm
Also had the shrimp scampi with linguini and spinach. Great garlic sauce, shrimp were big and seemed fresh. I will definitely be coming back to try the crab here!

I absolutely LOVE this place. Every time we come here the service is excellent and the food is the best. I the gumbo in a bread bowl — and tonight the manager brought over a plate of fresh crab and asparagus. A very welcome treat!
It’s the place my dad asks to go when he comes to town to visit!
PS — don’t pass up the blackened alligator. It’s amazeballs.

We’ve been here several times, including once for Mother’s Day and once for Thanksgiving and LOVE it!
Our most recent visit was this past Saturday. We arrived at 5:00, and we’re pleased at how quickly our meal came. We ordered two emtrees and shared everything. We ordered the Crab Cakes Elaine and the Shrimp Brochette and gave both dishes 5 stars!
The Shrimp Brochette featured skewers of bacon wrapped shrimp, peppers and onions. It was perfectly seasoned and cooked… the shrimp were plump and tender and the creamy rice that accompanied it was amazing (it was a creamy beurre blanc!)
We really enjoyed the flavor of the Crab cakes! They were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside and smothered in a delicious shrimp etouffe! The etouffe sauce was very rich and flavorful, with a hint of spice, but not too much, and also came with rice.
Both dishes came with sautéed squash and zucchini, which was perfectly cooked al dente and had a hint of garlic taste.
The service was quick and personable… Eric was our server and was very attentive.
In the past we have also enjoyed the Jambalaya and the Catfish with Shrimp Creole, and agreed that Rhythm Kitchen served us one of the top 3 filet mignon we have had at a restaurant!
We came here for Thanksgiving dinner a couple of years ago and it was delicious! We did not have the buffet. We ordered the dinner and we loved the fried turkey! All of the sides were flavorful and the pies were scrumptious!
We love to keep our eyes out for the $ 50 Groupon deals (for $ 25) that are offered from time to time. A good discount always makes the experience more enjoyable!

From the ponds, marshes, wetlands, slow-​moving rivers, lakes, bayous and swamps to Sin City… the alligator has arrived! Not too many places I know around here offer reptiles on their menu. Well, they do here at Rhythm Kitchen!
Yesterday, I met a friend here for Happy Hour and it was a fantastic and unique culinary experience. The Louisiana ambience, impeccable service, delicious foods, intoxicating drinks, and great conversation was an evening I will treasure until I get Alzheimer’s.
The elegant dining room is beautifully decorated and has an upscale feel. The bar/​lounge has it’s own private entrance, or you can do like I did, and use the main entrance and have the hostess lead you through the restaurant to the lounge.
The bartenders were very friendly and personable, offering the stereotypical friendly southern hospitality. I enjoyed the Hurricane, which was strong tasting and intoxicating, fruity and delicious; all adjectives combined in one very large glass! (see photo below)
We shared a dinner menu entrée of catfish filets w/​red beans and rice. Also catfish bites, and blackened alligator. I’ve never had a catfish, except when I was about 10 years old pulling one off a fishing hook and its spine sliced my hand open. Well, time to move on from being 10 and give the ugly bottom feeder another try… surprisingly, it had a wonderful fishy taste!
The alligator tasted kinda like chicken. Doesn’t everything that is ‘not the norm’ taste like chicken? The red sauce added a nice enhancing kick to dip the alligator and savor the chew.
I look forward to coming here again and trying their AYCE Specials of crab legs, ribs, more! Call and inquire what night is what special, as several nights per week they offer All-​You-​Can-​Eat Specials!
Also, I’m eager to try their steaks, French creole seafood, gumbo, jambalaya, and more of the catfish and alligator, washed down with a Hurricane.
To Try: Go North on Decatur from the 215 South, look for the pretty 2 story New Orleans style architecture on your left/​west side of the street, just past Sunset Rd. Plenty of convenient parking!
«Yay! I’m a fan.»
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I love this place! I usually come on Tuesdays for all you can eat crab legs! Lately I’ve been in for hungry hour at the bar!!!
On Mondays there is a happy hour from 4 – pm till close! Half off wine!!! And a good selection of apps!
Alligator– can be fried or blackened. Haven’t had the blackened yet… That’s next on my list.
Rhythm kitchen oysters– Rockefeller style! You get 6 of these
Charbroiled oysters– first time trying these, not bad. But I prefer the rhythm kitchen ones better.
Beignets-​good dessert!
This place is a definite must try.

Gotta come bring ur hunny and relax the music the service Alls good here bud u can believe that our servers were on the spot at a moments notice all the way great can’t say enough they need a raise dudes i. e
Wow just returned what a disappointment service sucked bread and appetizers stale! Only 1 — 1 tomahawk stake in the whole restaurant wtf!!! Probably won’t be back this place will be closing soon I’ll put money on it!

Happy hour at this place is LEGIT. Huge discounts on drinks and the food menu offers a good amount of items. I’d easily come back again when in town.
Bonus: it’s strictly a restaurant; no annoying slot machines or smokers to deal with. Only one side of the dining room is open during HH, the rest opens at a more appropriate dinner time.
It’s nice to see something other than Applebee’s or BWW as a standalone place… Vegas needs something for the people who actually live there (speaking from experience).

I visited Rhythm Kitchen last month. I LOVED this place so much that I went to Happy Hour twice here while I was in Vegas. The ambiance is really cool… It’s what you would imagine at a spot in N’awlins. White table cloths, up stairs downstairs and southern hospitality included. The prices are reasonable and they had a great menu selection. I had bbq chicken pizza the first night I was there with a lapu lapu cocktail. Both were delicious, but be warned… they don’t pour light on the drinks! The drink was fantastic and I left with a wonderful buzz from one drink! That’s rare for me. LOL! My husband had all you can eat shrimp for $ 25. There are 4 different varieties and he had 3 of the four. He had the fried, lemon pepper and I believe bbq… he said that they were all very good, the fried was his favorite. These were good sized shrimps too! He really enjoyed his food.
The second time we went, I had a drink… can’t remember the name of it though, but it was berry flavored and delicious… my husband and I shared buffalo wings… Omg. they were sooooo good! They had lots of flavor, but not overpowered by the taste of vinegar like most wings I’ve had… they had a bit of crispiness to them too… Best wings I’ve had to date! I totally look forward to going back for the wings…
The service was fast and friendly both times… we felt totally welcomed… loved the R&B selection of music that they play in the lounge. There is also outdoor patio seating for Happy Hour. I’ll likely come here every time I am in town.
Ps: Free Well drink when you check in on your Unilocal app.

First, I have to say that I’m confused by the number of negative reviews. Maybe we just happened to choose all of the best dishes, but we loved the food. I’m glad that we went a little out of our way to try this place. The restaurant was much nicer than I had expected since I thought it would be very casual, but none of the other diners was dressed overly formal.
To start, I was impressed by the bread basket. The hushpuppies in the bread basket were a nice touch and very good. We had the cajun grilled scallop appetizer and I couldn’t believe that an appetizer had such a generous portion. The scallops were perfectly prepared and the other flavors on the skewer and in the rice made for a great tasting dish overall. The appetizer was almost generous enough to be a light meal.
For my entrée I had the shrimp creole which was very flavorful and had plenty of large shrimp. The spice was just the right amount that didn’t overwhelm the flavor. My husband had the catfish with red beans and rice. The red beans and rice were quite yummy. The catfish was good, but it is definitely lighter than the heavily fried catfish most people are probably familiar with.
To finish the meal we had the key lime pie and fried ice cream. The key lime pie had a nice tangy lime taste with a buttery graham crust. It was almost as good as the key lime pie I make. The fried ice cream was good and chocolatey.

Rhythm kitchen was such a phenomenal experience. The food has me at loss for words. We ordered the clam chowder which was good, but probably won’t get again, a dozen oysters which were a 3/​5, the steak which is like top 3 best steaks ever, lobster tail (I cried literally as I was eating it, it was like sex in my mouth), and lastly the ribs which I was sad because I don’t eat pork… When I took a bite I felt guilty but it was really good even though I don’t support pork.
Our waiter was awesome and very friendly and attentive. He honored my free glass of house wine with a Unilocal check in and made sure me and hubby were good to go.
The setting is very odd kind of like fine dining which is weird for a southern food place. It is very upscale and glamorous. I absolutely loved it! I will be back :)

If you ever drive around 215 and Decatur and you’re wondering about that two story house that looks like it should belong in New Orleans, well this is the place! There really is two floors. I only stayed on the first floor. Not sure what’s on the second floor.
I tried my first alligator here. They come out both grilled and fried. Tasted like chicken. It was good. I would have it again. Alligator is a must if you’re going to go to a cajun/​creole restaurant.
The shrimp gumbo was a little too salty. I like salty, but this was really salty.
The lights are really dim in this place. Still a good place to take a first date. I would just tell them to add less salt if you decide to order the gumbo.