Kayndaves

We have 3 neighborhood mexican restaurants in West Los Angeles. We started in 1991 when Dave gave up law and bought a run down cantina on PCH in Malibu. Knowing nothing about the restaurant business, nor having much talent for managing staff, he tried to simply create a friendly neighborhood spot with nice staff, quality ingredients, and reasonable prices. Our menu in large part is the creation of our head chef, Alejo Grijalva, and the dishes he grew up on in rural Oaxaca. All of our sauces, salsas, and soups are made from scratch with fresh, quality ingredients. Our tamales and corn tortillas are made by hand. We don’t use any lard. And all our sauces, rice and beans are made without any animal products. Beyond serving food, kayndaves is doing the little it can to give charitable support to its neighborhood schools and organizations, and has also started a non-profit that helps promising kids pay for schooling in northeastern Thailand.