The Collins Small Batch Kitchen is an American/New American and Research and Development Playground Restaurant by Chef Christopher Collins located in the Biltmore Section of Phoenix. The website states that this restaurant was created to reflect the people that live in this neighborhood. TCSBK offers a daily menu, a weekly rotating menu, a weekend brunch menu and more.

The restaurant atmosphere is for the most part Traditional American with some modern accents and Arizonian motifs. They offer various seating options that include a large bar area, traditional tables, booths and a small high top table patio. The dining areas are bright from natural light that comes in during the day.

Depending on where you are seated you might have a view of the kitchen action. The kitchen is really open…….If you happen to go in to wash your hands you will be walking into the end of the open kitchen.

We decided to start with an appetizer and tried the Pecan Wood Fired Artichokes with Parmigiano Reggiano Citrus Aioli.

Gosh they are a lot of work but the flavors are perfect and delicious. I like that this dish isn’t heavy at all. Really scrumptious dressing.

For my main I tried the Twisted Noodle Salad. It comes in choices of shrimp or steak.

It’s piled high you need to see it this way.

OMG it’s a BIG Pile of FORKING DELICIOUSNESS! It’s bright, a bit sour, sweet, spicy, flavorful, crunchy, chewy, delicious…….It’s very unique!

The salad is made of buckwheat soba noodles, kale, avocado, really nicely gently pickled cucumber, arugula, scallions, herbs, toasted coconut, roasted peanuts, carrots, chili-lime vinaigrette, steak and other secret ingredients that make this UNBELIEVABLY FORKING SCRUMPTIOUS!!!!!! I can taste some Asian Flavors with some heat. This salad has a kick that doesn’t hurt. I’m not much of a beef person but even this beef is really delicious and tender in this salad. All the flavors are magic together.

My husband went with the King’s Burger.

We need to see this again.

The King’s Burger is fit for a king.

It’s a house ground blend of beef with Abby Farms Danish Bleu, applewood bacon, Collins Slaw, red onion, pommery mustard on a local Noble Brioche Bun and Mac ‘N’ Cheese as his side.

WOW! impressed with the burger! My husband said it was among the best he has tried in Metro Phoenix. It was prepared a perfect Medium Rare that he requested too! He also liked that the bacon didn’t have all the juice cooked out of it and was still moist the way he likes it. He usually doesn’t enjoy Blue Cheese on a burger but it becomes magically delicious when its paired with the pommery mustard. Even the slaw is delicious and the soft rich roll goes perfect with this burger.

I love the desserts I’ve tried from the other Collin Restaurants but my salad was very delicious and also substantial so unfortunately I ate too much of it so I didn’t have room for dessert today…. 🙁 ……but if I had more room I would have went for the blackberry cobbler a la mode today.

The food wasn’t just well executed and delicious it exceeded my expectations!

Yes! The Collins Small Batch Kitchen was Worth a Fork!

www.TheCollinsAZ.com

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