Kitchen Couture

Whoever was working today ruined our experience. So incredibly rude. Guy with long dark hair in two braids. We arrived before 6, the hours said they closed at 7. My boyfriend just moved in to a new apartment and has no kitchen supplies. His apt is out in Ridgewood but we schlepped all the way to Clinton hill to come here. I even asked him why we went all the way just for this store and he said he wanted to support a small local business instead of IKEA or Amazon. Our experience is why people continue to buy from big box businesses, I think. The guy at the counter must hate his job cuz he didn’t do it well at all. We walked in and he didn’t even acknowledge us, fine, whatever, we just start shopping. My boyfriend needs to supply his whole kitchen, so he was prepared to drop a pretty penny doing so. We only got through like a third of the store before the guy told us he was closing in 10 min. The store hours say they’re open til 7, over an hour later. We immediately felt the pressure to hurry up. As were skimming over the shelves and my boyfriend is now having to decide what to prioritize and what to come back for, I said to the guy “I thought this place was open til 7?” He said “not today.” I almost pressed and explained we came all the way out here just for this store but refrained and just locked back in to helping my man figure out what to get. As we’re checking out, another customer comes in and the guy behind the counter immediately stops him and says that he’s closing. The other customer said “can I just grab a sheet pan?” Guy Behind the counter Very clearly annoyed says “ugh, you better make it quick.” HOW RUDE??? Like do you not want money?? A third customer comes in, he also immediately get stopped And told that the store was closing. He wanted to drop off some knives to get sharpened and luckily The guy said ok. It was all just so rushed and frustrating. My boyfriend still has so much to buy because we weren’t granted the time to shop. I think we were in and out in 10 min. My man still ended up spending $200, but would’ve spent double that and been able to get everything in one go if this guy didn’t essentially kick us out. Hours on the door and online says they’re open til 7. Don’t know why this guy closed an hour early but the business lost money and he was so incredibly rude about it. Didn’t greet us, never offered any assistance, disrespected customers, like??? So odd and upsetting. Went out of the way to support local and thats What we got.

I stopped by after hearing great things about the knife sharpening services. I came in around 4:30 with 2 Japanese knives and was expecting a few days turnaround. Luis was so patient and kind and said he could do it same day! They were done by 5:15! While I browsed I was so blown away by the range of kitchen supplies they had and how knowledgeable the owners are. The sharpening was $2 per inch! My knives are like new! Go support this small family business!

How did I miss this opening? Recommended by Green in Brooklyn across the street. Small store but it had everything we needed (my son has been watching a lot of Nick Digiovanni, lol). Owner did not try to upsell us, answered all our questions patiently, and we walked out of there with three beautiful knives that have held up really well, and a cool cutting board. Highly recommend for good value items that won’t break the bank but are good quality. If you do want to break the bank, check out the full knife collection. Photo has the new knife in the corner but sharing so you can see the how easily my 12yo cut the steak he made.

Do NOT get your knife sharpened here. I brought a Japanese knife here about few months ago and it’s now dull, can’t even cut a tomato. The owner also insisted I buy a metal rod to sharpen it which is not hard enough for Japanese knives I found out. Brought it to a professional here who said it was sharpened improperly. The owner there is nice but doesn’t know what he’s doing. So incredibly disappointed that he’s sharpening people’s knives when he clearly has had no training. All those positive reviews you see are from people who just got their knife sharpened, but here’s an update a few months down the line.

I've always heard that between cheap, fast, and good you have to pick two of the three. Turns out, you could just go here and not have to choose. I dropped off 4 dull knives and within an hour they were razor sharp, for a very reasonable price. The store is great too! Well organized, with anything you could need at a great price.