Katie’s Kitchen

Great spot to stop and grab something to eat. Yes, there are a TON of places to eat here however, if you want to be budget and it decent this is a great place. I believe it is a family run business. They have a variety of food

Compared to all the other restaurants on the island, this place is one of the cheaper ones. But hey, cheap doesn’t always mean bad food. This place had good quality of food for a decent price!
My boyfriend and I came across this place while we were exploring the city. Katie’s Kitchen is kind of hidden, because it’s not on the of Main Street of Avalon. It’s behind all the big businesses and hotels. It’s a little small restaurant with no seating inside, but outside there is a little nice patio with tons of tables and shade. The surroundings had a calmer feeling than the main street.
Katie’s Kitchen had a fusion of Mexican and Korean/​Japanese food. I ordered the taco combo (3 carne asada tacos with rice and beans), which came out soo delicious! My boyfriend got chicken teriyaki with rice. When we ordered, my boyfriend asked if they had brown rice, they answered yes. But then when we received the food, their «brown» rice was regular steamed rice with soy sauce/​teriyaki sauce. The funny thing this that… They charged us extra too. We decided to give them the benefit of the doubt, and assumed maybe they just messed up.
Overall, this place has great food and it’s a good place to eat because it’s not expensive compared to many restaurants on the island.

I just read the write up on their site expressing that their teriyaki chicken is probably some of the best on the island. I believe I’d absolutely have to concur!
I had the pleasure of staying at the beach house at Hotel Metropole, and this restaurant is downstairs in the courtyard of the hotel which is just super cute in itself. I was soo hungry and everyone in my group was wandering, undecided about what to eat. We were all hungry and wanted something easy and quick. My cousin and I could’t take the choices made with the arcade food menu of chicken fingers and pizza. I still wanted to be able to enjoy my food, and it didn’t look like this place was going to cut it.
So I figured I just order a darn taco from the spot around the tiny corner until everyone could be on board to find a restaurant we all would enjoy. I decided to order the chicken teriyaki instead. It seemed I would get more for my money, and it was most likely more healthy than the burrito or taco. I was very unassuming of the food partly because its a little hole in the wall and partly because it served mexican food with asian food with american deli. But as my sugar was dropping by the mili second I just wanted some nourishment. My cousin reluctantly copied my order of chicken teriyaki being a bit more skeptical than me.

«AHww Ummm» was the sound we made of pure satisfaction while chomping on our super yummy chicken.
Upon seeing our happy faces with our greedy checks stuffed with meat, rice and vegetables and while sitting quietly under a tree in the courtyard, the entire group decided this was the place to eat. Everyone meandered over to Katie’s coming back with smiles and silently eating with happiness and content emanating.
Suggestion: Ask for teriyaki sauce on the side.

May 10, 2010 — I love this little eatery where you can order and eat right outside. A bit on the expensive side but cheaper by Avalon standards. I came back to Avalon (from the PNW) just to have the sauce that is in a small container however a few things have changed a year after: the sauce is spicier and the servings are smaller.
August 01, 2011– I have come back here after a year and the servings are better. Prices haven’t changed. Still my favorite eatery at Avalon. Do not miss this place as it Is easy to miss.

Came to Catalina looking for some good food since the island itself is pretty boring when the weather is crappy. My BF and I drank some margaritas then came upon this place tucked in a quaint little side street near a hotel I believe. I wanted Mexican food and he wanted Korean so this place was perfect for us. We pulled up the Unilocal review below and figured, «Eh, someone who is probably partial to another restaurant on the island wrote that.» Should have listened.
The torta was a huge slab of meat between bread with soggy lettuce and tiny slices of avocado. Not very good. The spicy beef was that same beef used in the Mexican torta with some sriracha and soy sauce maybe mixed with it. Tough meat to chew, and not very flavorful. Don’t get tricked by this place! Find better food anywhere on the island!

If there was a way to give zero stars, I would. This place is awful. Over priced, all the food is salty as hell, and when I asked for brown rice, they gave me white rice with soy sauce on it. SERIOUSLY?!
DO NOT EAT HERE, even is the terrible cab drivers (there are only 4) tell you the food is good.