I live in Phoenix and have never been to either location of Chelsea's Kitchen before, but since I live so close to the airport, I thought I would give this place a try since I love Ingo's and this restaurant is part of the LGO Hospitality group. Upon arrival and requesting to be seated in the back so that I wasn't in the front under the florescents and throngs of travelers walking by, the reaction from the hostess was one of bewilderment and unhappiness, as she didn't want to seat us in what was supposed to be closed section, even though there were already people there. The excuse was that they were understaffed too. Not a very good impression to give to a new customer, but we ended up there anyway, go figure. SERVICE: our server, while she seemed a little frazzled, tried her best to be very attentive. Maybe it was the holidays or the short staffed situation or that she was possibly employed by the airport rather than directly by the restaurant that made her unhappy, who knows. Another server, maybe from the bar, poured my wine and spills a little in the process on the table, but had no desire to wipe it up. Really? You want me to clean up after your mess? FOOD: I was hoping that they would have the same menu as their other restaurant and was looking forward to ordering the Dixie pan-fried chicken, but it wasn't on the menu. So I opted for the meatloaf instead. Unfortunately, both the meatloaf and mashed potatoes were barely lukewarm and the broccoli was literally COLD and very under cooked (and I like crunchy veg); there was no way this dish came out of a hot pan or pot recently. And the meatloaf was dry and overcooked, lacking any kind of juiciness or color, just a block of brown meat in very little sauce. My dining companion's burger was hot, so I'm assuming my dish died in the window waiting for his dish. I wanted to send it back, but since our server didn't check on us for quite a while later and my companion was almost done with his burger, I didn't bother. Besides, the clock was ticking on my parking. We dine out a lot and we have our local favorites so it's been a long time since I've tried a new restaurant and was very disappointed. It's not a great experience when you feel like you are being punished when you have done nothing wrong. read more

During my layover, I enjoyed a delicious seared tuna salad.The staff was extremely accommodating to my dining needs, and without asking provided water for my darling Ella. The bar tender made me an incredibly refreshing Hendricks gin cocktail, with muddled cucumber. Overall this restaurant makes travel, dare I say, enjoyable. read more

Chelsea's Kitchen - American Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Great meal as usual, certainly the best restaurant in Sky Harbor. The menu is great and the service is always good. I love the salmon and the white wine. The prime rib is also magnificent. read more

This is my go-to place at Phoenix airport. The ambiance is great, you can plug-in and work, the wait staff is very nice. Recommended: *Brussel Sprout Salad - add salmon *Prickly pear margarita *Smoked Idaho Trout Dio Ok: *Kale and Quinoa Salad *Shrimp Ceviche read more

Since I know this airport location comes with the reputation of the mothership, I had high expectations when I found myself with an hour to kill at the Airport. It's a very nice place with great atmosphere and a great place to get out of the rush and have a nice meal. The food is good and very good, the service is efficient with touches of friendliness. When a restaurant has chicken tortilla soup on the menu I usually order it. For some reason that's a trigger for me on how well the rest of the meal will turn out. The version was good and i might order again. Chicken in dark meat and shredded with fresh chunks of avocado My all time favorites if you care come from Wolfgang Puck and Max & Erma's. To me it's as much about the garnish as it is about the soup and when you don't give me a lime I am disappointed Our Cheviche was very fresh and the prime rib taco where excellent. Overall a good meal and I will have to try the original next time I fly through read more

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Best spot at sky harbor for sure. You have to leave the secured part of the terminal to check it out but it is very good. If you have some time to kill on a layover I highly recommend. read more

Tomato basil soup and the short rib tacos were all absolutely delicious. Definite place to come if you have time. Little pricey.

So it was my second time eating here, but lunch instead of breakfast. The place itself is comfortable to sit in, but the music can get loud, and this is annoying when your flying out earlier. The food in general is good. Nothing special, but will do the trick if you're hungry. My only beef with this place is the service. Servers are great, but the orders are s...l...oo..www. More than what I expect to be honest. read more

A great restaurant. Best airport restaurant I've enjoyed and I travel a lot. In fact, it is one of the best restaurants I've visited in Phoenix. Try anything with Tuna. They do it well. Thanks guys. read more

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Still GREAT food! Service , yet again is solid. I'd almost come here without a reason to travel! read more

Chelsea's Kitchen - Good beers and GREAT food! - American Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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I don't know what Brian is talking about...I came here today on my way home. Service was outstanding; Brittany was vivacious and efficient. The food was delicious (I recommend the green chile burger). When I come back through Sky Harbor i will be sure to stop here again. read more

Amazing food! I can't believe it's at the airport The Swordfish is the best ever!!! Awesome menu. Rachel Mulligan & Kevin are amazing servers Great environment Delicious food!!!! read more

First time to eat here. Greeted and seated quickly After 18 hours of airport hell I was hungry. Great server. I ordered the French dip with fries. The fries were perfect! Hot and crispy and nicely seasoned. The sandwich was huge and had a great sized portion of meat. I wanted horseradish and came to find out on my bill I was charged $1.50 extra for it. That was somewhat disappointing considering the price of the sandwich $ 19. The Au jus was too greasy for my taste and rather bland and under seasoned For a change of pace at PHX it is worth eating here before you go through security or if you have time to spare leave the gate area Pricy but I had meal vouchers (thanks AA) Sandwich and ice tea $24 I fly through PHX regularly and get tired of the same limited choices in the gate areas. read more

Revised from Original Review below: Manager called back the next day and addressed the issues at hand. We will return for our weekly dine in at PHX next week. Original Review: (Check your take out order!) We frequent the establishment in Phoenix and come to the Sky Harbor location after our weekly travels. This week my wife flew in earlier, and I went to pick up dinner for us both. The issue is, I paid for two meals and only came home with one. The Manager has not seen fit to call me back. We will no longer be paying for this poor service in regard to your take home menu. I ordered from the bar and my wife has had issues with the bartenders not serving her as a woman but serving the males who come after her first. An establishment that doesn't serve equally and takes money for two meals and provides only one meal is not a place I prefer to frequent. read more

Everything we had was excellent! Bacon deviled eggs, French dip, short rib tacos, and great kale salad with a sprinkling of Parmesan Manchego grapes sunflower seeds, yum! Perfect portions of salt, sweet, juice, and crisp - very well prepared! And the chocolate chip salted cookies as we walked out topped it off! Must try. read more

Great food but delivery system needs to improve. Long wait at pick up and then a number of components of meal were missing when we got home. Called and received a partial refund but did not alter automatic tip $30 on $80 meal is not reasonable. read more

I was traveling through PHX and stoped to get breakfast. I had the breakfast burito which was quite good until I came to the last quarter and encountered a 2" sharp bone in my food. I addressed the wiat staff and the manager who really didn't do anything..... Be careful what you eat!!! read more

Looks can be deceiving. Nice decor and a fancy menu don't help this low quality food taste good. Two stars for great service but food is not what you would expect from the menu. Definitely won't eat here again, at least you know what to expect when you grab fast food. read more

Chelsea's Kitchen is, hands down, the best sit-down restaurant at T4. I love them for brunch or dinner. Service tends to be 4/5* but food is always good. Drinks are good too. My favorite is Dr Losen Riesling and they always have it. Have I had sub-par experience? Yes? Have I had great experience? Yes and yes. All in all they deserve a five-star rating for their salads alone. read more

They definitely have the best steak tacos. The ambience is fire! Overall, it's just a bomb place to vibe and eat good.

If you are looking to get your money's worth skip this place. For example, they have a policy of "one ladle" per $9.00 bowl of soup!

Having a long wait at the airport and having luggage in tow, we were told by the hostess at Chelsea's Kitchen that we were welcome to bring them in, plenty of space to get them out of the way. The restaurant is well located, pre-security which was perfect for us as we were headed in all different directions. There were 6 of us with a 4 hour wait, our server came and offered help and we ordered and she came back regularly to see if we needed anything else. My husband and I travel a fair bit and we've spent several hour in airport restaurants and our "typical" experience for service is mostly "probably won't see these people ever again, so what" but not yesterday. Our server, Brittany was amazing! She was fun, always smiling, had great energy... Single handedly she concluded our weekend in Phoenix with laughter and fun, having us all smiling as we took different direction heading home. Thank you Brittany for being You! We really appreciated your service! Hope to catch you again on our next travels through Phoenix!! PS: Butternut Squash Soup was amazing! :) read more

Unusually non-airporty. Great atmosphere. Attentive and time-conscious staff. Just say yes.

I just loved the ambience specially the outside one after the bar. Food was great though we had burgers and egg something as appetizer. I loved the potato dish on the side, I forgot the name but it is on the menu and the server can tell you. Drinks I would say wine would be a better option, although we had bourbon based cocktails which I think could have been better. But overall place is great. read more

Chelsea's Kitchen - American Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

YUM!!! My friend and I stopped in for lunch because this looked like a comfortable place, and each of us was leaving from separate terminals, so it was convenient being right in the middle. Delicious food at reasonable prices, whether or not it's an airport restaurant. My friend had an onion soup, which surprised her with a kick from red pepper flakes. I enjoyed a delicious bowl of chicken tortilla soup and although it needed a pinch of salt, it was a great consistency and very good with fresh avocado chunks on top. We shared an appetizer of some mouth-watering deviled eggs with bacon sprinkled on top... comfort food to the max! The restaurant is lovely and very cozy; the service is very good; and the prices are a good value for airport dining. If this restaurant had a location in Sacramento, I'd be a regular! NOTE: If you don't want to sit down and dine, the restaurant has a take-away counter located to the right of their restaurant entrance. Not sure whether they sell a limited or full menu, but I'd bet it's a great option if you're short on time and want something to munch on that's satisfying to the palate. read more

To whom it may concern: I recently had the most pleasurable lunch at your Sky Harbor Chelsea's Kitchen, thanks to Rachel C. She had great recommendation for the menu as well as a GREAT place to take friends and family for dinner (Chelsea's Kitchen at 40th and Camelback). What a beautiful location and setting for dinner. Her recommendation to dine on the patio was perfect. Family and friends loved it, some had heard of it, some had been wanting to try Chelsea's Kitchen and some had never heard of it, but the all LOVED it! My hats of to such a knowledgeable and efficient waitress. We don't have Chelsea's Kitchen in CO but next winter it will be one of our new FAVORITES! ThankYou Rachel! Sincerely, BuddyG buddyg@aol.com read more

Not your typical airport food. They. Get. It. We had the Deviled eggs and ahi tuna tacos. Delish! Our server Kristopher Strachann is the man. He worked the whole room with his great personality. Took care of our table and never seemed too busy (even though they were). Request him as your server next time around. You will not be disappointed with his customer service. Can't wait to come back!!! read more

Chelsea's Kitchen - Deviled eggs and Ahi Tuna Tacoa - American Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Well the device was good. The cups of water we ordered were so nasty I can t believe they served it! My brothers Diet Coke was syrupy. We ordered Chelsea's burgers. I liked mine and the fries had a nice seasoning. My brother barely touched his and didn't like the seasoning on the fries. We should've went to smash burger across the way We could've made everyone happy. read more

Great spot to have dinner at a full-service restaurant in the Phoenix Airport! We had great service, yummy food (southwestern crab and shrimp Louie salad, short rib tacos, and French dip sammies) and good beer. Free chocolate chip cookies on the way out too. read more

Usually like this place and went out of my way to arrive at the airport early to have dinner here. Strangest experience when I ordered my usual Del Mar salad. It was a giant bowl of ceviche. I mentioned this to the waiter and he said yes that doesn't quite look right I will take it off the bill. I assumed he was getting me a new one or something but no. Never asked if I want Ed something else, never came back with a remade salad simply grabbed it off the table read more

By far the worst managed location ever. Does not come close to the outside the airport location . Came for a snack nothing told us breakfast over at 10:30am. Basic very poor management. Was provided a breakfast menu and then not allowed to order from it. Then the lack of professional attitude. read more

Horrible experience!!! My food took 38 minutes to arrive . It arrived cold and soggy. I didn't get to eat , my wine was too late to the table to drink so for 70.00 for one meal And few drinks I had miserable experience. I frequent the Phoenix location many, many times. This makes the second bad experience i have had at the airport location. Don't waste your money. It is NOT worth it read more

We stopped here awaiting our flight, mostly due to the good looking bar area, but we were amazed at the quality of the dining area, the food, and the service. My Del Mar salad was full of crab and shrimp with avocado. My wife's chicken soup and brussel sprout salad were equally tasty! Add the great service and we had one of our best meals in Phoenix in the airport!! And reasonably priced!! Crazy!! read more

Despite positive reviews, I had a lackluster first experience at Chelsea's Kitchen. The host was very nice and accommodated our request to sit at a different table from what she initially offered. Our waitress, while pleasant, seemed eager to get us served and out. We were rushed to order and not really allowed to enjoy our appetizer before our dinner arrived. She never came to ask us how everything was and never asked if we wanted to order another drink. What was meant to be a quiet and relaxing evening out turned into an unanticipated and unfortunate dine and dash experience. read more

Excellent restaurant outside of security at PHX! Service was good, food was awesome! I am usually only passing through but this week I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days in the area. I would highly recommend Chelsea's Kitchen to all who venture this way. read more

Delicious ! Great service!! Had the rotisserie chicken and it was amazing. The white sangria is refreshing and yumm! And the best part free chocolate chip cookies at the end! read more

Chelsea's Kitchen - American Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Great spot with great food! Lovely spot to sit down and wait for my departure! :) Enjoyed their tuna tartare, green chile burger, and (on a splurge) prime rib. All delicious! Try the prickly pear margarita too! read more

Just a bad experience; maybe it is different other times. Based on the reviews I expected more. I sat at the bar and asked the bartender if the prickly pear margarita was very sugary and sweet. She said no, it was more tart than anything. For $12.50, I was hoping for a margarita that was not full of sugary syrup. The drink came and unfortunately that was exactly what I got. It was basically full of sugar, not much ice and not much tequila. I took a couple sips and then set it aside, hoping they'd notice and check in to see if I wanted something else or just inquire to learn what the problem was. This never happened. I ordered the chicken sandwich. It was dry and did not have much taste. All in all though, it was not that bad because you can't expect too much at the airport. The main issue I had was that they didn't check back with me about my meal or the drink. I got one quick pass by and was asked how I liked the sandwich. I replied "it's ok" and the bartender just kept walking. Also the drink I mentioned was still at the end of the bar. By the way, the bar was almost empty as it was Saturday night at the airport. I didn't finish my sandwich and they could tell I was annoyed. They brought the check and took the food away. Just a bad experience. Not coming back read more

Very friendly staff we came across this place because we had a 5 hour layover so we decided to go here for brunch, the food was just basic I had a French omelet and my bf had the burrito both was decent but 4 stars because of the great service and the pitcher of white sangria we had was amazing!!!!! read more

I agree with Lindsey on her review. It is hard to remember that you are in the Airport at this place. I have been to the Chelsea's on 40th street in Phoenx. So I was hoping the food would be good. Yes, it was~! I had flown in the other morning. There was no food served on the flight. So since I was through flying I thought I would come here for a relaxing meal. I was seated right away. Rachel was my server. She was a really nice young lady, that kept calling me Sir. She was so fast, I watched her zip all around the restaurant. All of the servers were quick on their feet here. It is decorated in a relaxing way, even a fire place going, which I liked. I was not sure what to get. Rachel (the server) had a few suggustions, that she thought I might like. So I went with the Breakfast. It was really good. I had never had Cottage Cheese with pepper and Olive Oil. I have to tell you that it is well worth the try. Great service, Great Food. Well worth a visit here. The coffee was also really good , nice and rich with cream. You can even have a free cookie on your way out. Those were pretty good as well. read more