The Jazz Kitchen

Visited the Jazz Kitchen during a weekend visit to indianapolis from chicago.  We saw Marlin McKay do a tribute to Donald Byrd and he (along the rest of the band) were fantastic.  Paid $12 cover per person, then there is a $15 minimum for food/drink per person and this was on a saturday for the 730PM showing so thats not too bad, given the quality of the show and the excellent service.

We were running late so they kindly accommodated our reservation despite being 20 minutes late.  The servers were very friendly and prompt.  We had the Chicken and Andouille Sausage Etouffee as well as the Strawberry Spinach Salad.  The etoufee was a LOT of food, but a bit too salty for our liking, but it did go well with the salad to balance things out.  For being a Music first place, the food was still pretty good.  

As for the band, they were great and we had a wonderful time.  Definitely worth a trip if you are a fan of jazz in a bit of a more upscale setting than some of the other dive bars.

Had a great night! It was a blast. Food was great, drinks were stiff!! Worth the money. I would caution the owner that the bread pudding comes out so hot that it burned off some of my tastebuds!! Ouch!

JK can't seem to get it right. I thought their genre was jazz. Every time I come I get a mix of everything else. What's wrong there's not enough jazz musicians in the midwest?