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Valley Kitchen: Shrimp, grits, or lemon ricotta blueberry pancakes
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – A local restaurant's second location, open just a few months, has exploded in Boardman.
Valley Kitchen on Route 224 has a massive menu with a full bar and incredible breakfast and lunch entrees, whether you want sweet or savory.
'On the sweeter side, we have the lemon ricotta blueberry pancakes. We start fresh every day with our lemon ricotta pancake mix. We have a fresh lemon curd, fresh blueberries, and we top it all with whipped cream. This is a very big seller here at Valley Kitchen at both Boardman and Hermitage,' said Valley Kitchen General Manager Rachel Gassner. 'A little more on the savory side, we have our shrimp and grits. Shrimp freshly cooked along with bacon, peppers, onions, and we serve a side of Thai sauce with grits made in-house every day.'
The Roasted Beet salad and variety of skillets are also big draws at Valley Kitchen.
'Fresh spring mix, pistachios, beets, feta cheese, Granny Smith apples, onions, and dried cranberries served with your dressing of choice, but most people like our white balsamic on that. You can add grilled chicken, blackened chicken, fresh shrimp,' said Gassner. 'We offer a wide variety of skillets. Our Chorizo Lime skillet. It has Chorizo sausage in there. There's corn, there's peppers, eggs of your choice, and it comes with our fresh bread, either multigrain, white rye, or a biscuit and a lime on the side.'
If you've never tried Valley Kitchen's stuffed French toast, you're truly missing out.
'Our Strawberry Nutella stuffed French toast is three pieces of French toast with Nutella in the middle,' said Gassner. 'Our in-house housemade strawberry glaze, whipped cream, and topped with fresh strawberries.'
Valley Kitchen also offers healthier dishes like the 'Locks and Loaded.'
'The Locks and Loaded starts with an everything bagel. Then we add dill seasoning, cream cheese, smoked salmon, onions, cucumbers, and capers,' said Gassner. 'It does come with a side of your choice being either grits, potatoes, or fresh fruit, which includes bananas, strawberries, and blueberries.'
Not only is the menu at Valley Kitchen packed with variety and fresh choices, but so is the full bar.
'We can do coffee drinks, and we also serve alcohol. A Cinnamon Roll latte–you could do this. Hot or iced, and then toppings of choice. We can mix flavors together. Whatever you're interested in, we probably have it here,' said Gassner. 'Next, we will go to our Espresso martini. Then we have our in-house Margarita, and then here we have a Lavender lemonade martini.'
No matter what day you head to Valley Kitchen, expect it to be buzzing with lots of customers and a great open atmosphere with a patio.
Valley Kitchen also offers catering and has another location at 3640 State Street in Hermitage.
Valley Kitchen is located at 1393 Boardman Canfield Road in Boardman, across from Meijer's. Visit them Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 234-338-9191, visit them online on Facebook.
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