Case study · Restaurants & cafés
Korean Cowgirl, Camden
Specifically, Restaurant kitchen design Camden — Restaurant kitchen design and build for Korean Cowgirl Smokehouse in Camden — open theatre kitchen refurbishment, Rational iCombi Pro, Blue Seal fryers, True refrigeration and prep counters, Maidaid pass-through dishwasher and full bar fit-out. Delivered in 4 weeks.
Client
Korean Cowgirl
Location
Camden, London
Project value
£100k+
Build time
4 weeks
The brief
Restaurant kitchen design Camden: long-term client, a new London site
Korean Cowgirl Smokehouse is a restaurant concept built around slow-smoked Texas BBQ and Korean street food — double-fried wings, boneless bites and meat smoked low and slow over real wood. KCK had been supporting the brand's two Kent locations for years with equipment supply and maintenance. When Korean Cowgirl opened their Camden site, we were appointed to deliver the full kitchen design and build.
The venue had previously operated as a restaurant but the main theatre kitchen and two back-of-house prep and dishwash areas had been neglected. The brief was a full strip-out and refit — surfaces, equipment, warewashing and bar — all specified around a high-volume smokehouse menu in an open-plan kitchen visible to diners. Four weeks, on time and within budget.
What we did
Strip-out to handover in 4 weeks
Strip-out, surfaces and flooring
Full strip-out of existing wall coverings, flooring and obsolete equipment across the theatre kitchen and both back-of-house areas. UPVC hygienic wall cladding installed throughout — compliant, wipe-clean and appropriate for an EHO-inspected food preparation environment. Slip-resistant safety flooring laid across the kitchen and prep areas.
Cooking suite
Rational iCombi Pro combi oven installed as the primary cooking unit. Blue Seal fryers specified and installed for the double-fried wing and boneless bite menu — high-volume fryer capacity positioned within the open theatre kitchen. Hatco hot holding units at the pass. Bespoke stainless steel benches and sinks throughout the kitchen and prep areas.
Refrigeration
True refrigerated preparation counters installed on the cooking line — under-counter cold storage directly at point of use. True cabinet refrigeration and Foster refrigeration for broader cold storage. Late in the project the existing cold room condensing unit was found to have failed beyond economic repair — a replacement unit was sourced and installed at short notice by our refrigeration engineers without disrupting the programme.
Warewashing and bar
Maidaid pass-through dishwasher installed in the rear dishwash area. Ice-o-matic glasswasher for bar warewashing. Full bar refrigeration and beverage equipment supplied and installed. All warewashing and bar equipment positioned and plumbed to support a high-cover evening service.
Equipment specified
Specified for a high-volume smokehouse operation
- Rational iCombi Pro combi oven — primary cooking unit
- Blue Seal fryers — double-fried wing production
- Hatco hot holding — pass temperature maintenance
- True refrigerated prep counters — under-counter cold storage at the line
- True cabinet refrigeration — cold storage
- Foster refrigeration — additional cold storage
- Maidaid pass-through dishwasher — rear warewashing
- Ice-o-matic glasswasher — bar warewashing
- Bar refrigeration and beverage equipment
- Bespoke stainless steel benches and sinks — kitchen and prep
- UPVC hygienic wall cladding — full kitchen coverage
- Slip-resistant safety flooring — throughout
The installation
Inside the refurbished kitchen
The outcome
On time, within budget, ready for launch
Korean Cowgirl Camden opened with a fully refurbished theatre kitchen, rear prep and dishwash areas — all delivered in 4 weeks including an unplanned cold room replacement mid-project. A long-term client relationship that moved from Kent equipment supply into a full London kitchen design and build. Delivered in-house, direct appointment, no subcontractors.
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- ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 Certified The only Kent commercial kitchen design-and-install firm certified to all three.
- F-Gas Certified Certified to handle and install refrigerants in commercial refrigeration and cooling equipment.
- Gas Safe Registered All commercial gas installations carried out by Gas Safe registered engineers.
- Part of Advantage Catering Equipment Kent's design, supply and service specialists since 2003.
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