R+D Kitchen

R+D Kitchen is a neighborhood restaurant on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica that serves American food and drinks. Its signature items are a crispy chicken sandwich, a cheeseburger, and an Asian chicken noodle salad, with salmon and ribs also on the menu. On a Saturday evening, a table took 30 minutes of waiting before entry was sent by text message, while at 5 p.m. on a Monday, seating took 20 minutes. Long waits on some days are the drawback.