KEEN Utility Men's PTC Slip-On 2 Kitchen Food Service Chef Shoe

Very comfortable and very durable,I recommend them 100%

I'm a registered nurse, on my feet for huge swathes of time during the day. Good footwear is a key to having a good day. I'd always liked the idea of clogs but had a disastrous trial with a pair of Crocs (not enough arch support lead to horrendous foot pain) and I couldn't quite bring myself to test-driving Danskos (expensive!). I'd had great success with a pair of Keen hiking shoes, so I decided to take advantage of Amazon's "Try Before You Buy" program. Needless to say, I kept them and am so happy. The first few try-ons will feel very tight just getting into the shoe (but not over-tight when on). Don't worry -- a few days of wear will help them break in to your foot. Since then, slipping in and out of these puppies is a snap, but I've never had any concerns about security when wearing them. They comfortably hug my feet while providing hiking-shoe quality support -- a total win in my line of work. The soles are supposedly designed as "no-slip", and while I haven't actually slipped, I wouldn't say they're off-the-charts grippy, either. The grip is on par (possibly slightly better) with the court shoes I've been using for years. Overall, the comfort and support these shoes provide is what sets them apart. I'm very pleased to have such a great shoe at a good price.

This is my sixth pair of Keen slip on PTC's that I have purchased from Zappos and Amazon. I was the chef of a catering company and spent up to 14 hours on my feet. Sometimes a 7 day stretch. My feet never hurt in these shoes. The best kitchen shoe I have ever worn. Other brands of shoes would last me 6 months tops, these last me a year or more. I love these shoes. Also have a wide foot and the true to size fit is comfortable.

I used these shoes 60 hours a week for 5 months and they are still extremely comfortable. I didn't experience a breaking-in period other than the leather stretching. My only real complaint is the "slipiness" of the sole. Other colleagues agree on the Keen sole; they get a C- in slip resistance. The shoes have really stretched out and the front still looks good after this much use, but the back looks like I walk on them like they're clogs and now take a bit of work to get on because the back falls down under my heel when I try and put them on, I need a shoe horn! They're just bent and softened from putting them on so much. I feel like I bought the right size because they were snug the first couple of weeks, fit excellent for that middle couple of months, but now are loose around my foot because they continue to stretch. They are a medium weight, definitely heavier than crocs but not nearly so heavy and clunky as most of the clogs from other well-known restaurant and nursing brands. I just left my position in the restaurant but if I buy non-slips again I will return to the Birkenstock clogs that lasted me 5 years! I can deal with genuine leather stretching so improving the slip resistant sole would definitely get this a 5-star rating.

As a professional chef, I’m always on the lookout for a comfortable, durable shoe for those long hours spent on my feet in the kitchen, navigating wet greasy floors. These shoes are super comfortable so far (second full day in). They appear to be well made, but I am a little concerned about the hard shell heel piece getting crushed because you really have to push hard to get your foot into these. Size wise, next time I will go a half size bigger than I normally would Where they fall way short is in what should be the easiest part of the shoe to get right: the non skid sole. Even the cheapo work shoes from the big box stores have good non slip soles. With these, I feel like I’m on skates every time I walk into the dish pit. If the soles were nice and non slip, I’d rate these 5 stars. Do better, Keen. EDIT 9/7/2022: credit where credit is due. 2 weeks in, the soles have broken in and hit their stride. They are super grippy. Best chef shoe I’ve had in my 30+ year culinary career. Buy these.

In the summer of 2011, I bought my first pair of Keens. I was a new nurse. I was young and had heard from Chris (the Mountain Man) that Keens would be my feet's best friend. Bought 'em at an outdoor supply/farm and fleet store and fell in love with them immediately. My 12- to 17-hour shifts on my feet haven't felt like 12 or 17 hours (well, maybe emotionally). Here we are well into 2015, and my first pair of Keens are still great. But maybe I better get another pair (just in case, right?). Jumped online and snagged these slip-ons because, as a nurse, I really don't like the idea of getting C. diff by the mere action of untying or tying shoes. Imagine my excitement (think: little boy on Christmas morning), when the delivery truck arrived. Happy feet! Well, this little boy's Christmas morning excitement quickly turned to disappointment. Sure, they're comfortable, and the slip-on quality is nice. But those are givens for this brand. They are a bit wide. Maybe they need to be to slip them on easily, but my feet definitely move more than in the tie-up kind. The biggest concern, though? Sometime between 2011 and 2015 Keen has changed their material to a much lower quality. They arrived with a crease in the top that's not supposed to be there. And I can just "feel" the difference. And they squeak when I walk. These may still help my feet, and I'll still wear them to work (my patients don't care about a crease in the top as long as I'm helping them feel better), but I have this gut feeling I won't be able to wait 4 1/2 years to get my next pair...maybe that's what Keen's going for. I dunno. UPDATE TO ABOVE REVIEW: After about a month of casual wear, the insoles fell apart. Of course, I've passed the deadline for a refund...gotta go through the warranty claim process with Keen. Very poor quality. Previously a huge Keen fan...now very disappointed. Looking at other brands now.

2APR18 Update - I've been wearing these shoes with the replacement insoles provided by Keen for about a month. The replacements are their K20 insoles. I find they have very different feel from the originals that came with the shoes. Two things happen with these new insoles: First, I immediately noticed the fit was not as smooth. That is to say I could feel the undulations of the support structure. This is somewhat less comfortable than the originals, but tolerable. Second, the K20's are a bit thicker and made the shoe a little more snug; another slight annoyance. I think, but I'm not sure, that Keen's K10 insole would be a better fit. If I purchase the K10's I'll post an update. 4MAR18 - The shoes are great, but the insoles started to come apart in less than 3 months! The people at Keen informed me that the INSOLES ARE NOT WARRANTED, as is the shoe, for the 1 year warranty period. However, Keen graciously made a one time exception and gave me a replacement. That's great, but these insoles should have lasted much longer. I have 2 pairs of similar Keen Howser style shoes that have their original insoles. These took about 2 years each to wear out. And they did wear out (along with the entire shoe), not come apart like the insole in my most recent pair of Keens. It seems that these latest insoles are less robust, however, they look identical to the long lasting ones I had. I still love the shoes. They just have higher maintenance costs now. :(

This is my husband’s 6 pair as a chef. He LOVES these clogs. He can get about a full year out of them and then another summer as yard shoes. Great tread. Great support. Great quality.