I've been a cabinet and custom furniture maker for about 12 years. When it came time to renovate our kitchen, my wife and I were perusing over finishes and different styles and came across Kitchen Cabinet Kings. As you would expect, I planned to build my own because of the cost savings. However, I saw all of the great reviews and had to check them out. When I priced everything I was surprised. I could not touch their prices when you figure in my material cost and time. They had all of the features I would want, such as, solid ply carcass construction, maple drawers with half-blind dovetail joints, maple face frame and doors (stain grade), soft close doors and drawers. In short, I decided to gamble and go for it. I was very surprised at the quality of this cabinetry.
The only hiccups I had in the process was one part was missing, one part was wrong and I had some damage on one of the panels from shipment. KCK made it right, right away. Also, to me this is reasonable that a kitchen with this many parts and a 3rd party shipping company would have something go awry.
Where KCK makes their money is on their mouldings. $100 for a 8' piece of paint grade crown is absurd. Their filler pieces and panels are priced similar. If you have the experience, go buy your own mouldings out of finger-joint poplar an finish them yourself. They use Sherwin Williams, so it's very easy to match. If your product is stain grade, I suggest you eat the cost as matching stain may be more challenging for some and also harder to locate a solid maple or other hardwood moulding.
The only thing I did not like is that their paint grade doors are mdf. Their selling point is that "mdf is more stable than wood." This is true, it moves less with humidity and season change, however, we've all been purchasing solid wood doors forever and have worked out just fine. KCK is using mdf because it's inexpensive and increases their margin, period. A word of caution- if you do buy paint grade that is mdf and you get a ding and it opens up the finish, repair it right away. If it gets wet, it can swell beyond repair. We only did our uppers in paint grade, so not as concerned about damage. However, if you have small children or dogs it's something to think about. I will say that they are not wrapped in foil or vinyl, but they are indeed finished and look outstanding. The finish on paint and stain is superb.
In summary, these cabinets equal VALUE and look and feel like custom shop. You will not be disappointed as long as you assemble and install correctly. Might be worth it to have a pro install. Getting your lowers correct is crucial for your countertops. You can put these together pretty easily, but you'll need one or two days to do it. Turn on some tunes, pop a coldie and Take Your Time. I wouldn't worry about gluing any joints except for the dove tails on the drawers.
I hope you have a great experience. I would do this all over again and will use them again in the future. Five Stars!