The Mendo Blog
Attn: Thrill Seekers! Meet our New Menu
A letter from our chef: It's a new year and we have some tasty new menu items we can't wait to share with you! In these cooler months, we all tend to crave foods more on the comforting side of the spectrum. Yet every year, once we get past the holidays, with New...
Eat Happy & Give Back with No Kid Hungry®
At Mendo, we exist to make hearts and stomachs happy. We believe that everyone, especially children, should get the food they need to learn, grow and thrive every day — food that makes them feel good. We are honored to come together with our guests to fight the...
Making Moo-ves Forward: Our Path to Eating Happy in Seattle
A letter from our CEO, Kevin Miles: Mendo has seen many exciting firsts in our day. Each marks a delicious moment in time that's helped us connect with more people over a shared love of great food. There was the very first - what started out as a little corner store...
Say Hello to New Fun & Flavorful Menu Items – May 2022
A letter from our chef: Summer is almost here, so let’s prepare to bask in the glory of juicy watermelon and grilled corn. Tons and tons of sweet summer corn 😉 Yup, get ready for those taste buds to smile. We’re bringing back the all-time season favorite…Summer...
Meet the New Mendo
Embarking On A New Era of Culinary Adventure With You Over the past year we've been busy creating beyond our kitchens, and today we're excited to reveal our refreshed brand identity to you. Since we first opened our doors in 2005, we have grown from a corner sandwich...
New Year, New Menu
The new year is here, and I'd like to help you ring it in with our adventurous new menu items! So pack your bags because we're off to my favorite flavor destination in the world...Southeast Asia! We're not going fully traditional, but rather borrowing inspiration from...
The Sophisticated Chicken & Prosciutto Salad Recipe
It's always sad when a Fan Favorite of 10 years leaves the menu, but now you can recreate it at home! 1 serving | 45 min total time INGREDIENTS ◊ 2 cups romaine lettuce hearts ◊ 2 cups mixed greens ◊ 1/4 each red onion ◊ 2 oz fresh mozzarella ◊ 1 oz...
A Letter from our Chef: Introducing Bowls
Well, we did it! We had an amazing and delicious summer! Now, as we ease our way into the fall & winter months, it's the shorter days and cooler evenings that trigger the shift in what we crave. We instinctively seek out warmer, heartier, more comforting...
Introducing our New Seasonal Menu – Spring & Summer 2021
A letter from our chef: Aaaaahhhh yesss! I’m utterly thrilled to have survived yet another winter. Not that the weather ever gets too harsh here in Southern California, but it’s the change in available produce that gets me excited. The vibrant and delicious bounty...
Standing in Solidarity with the AAPI Community
To our Mendo Family, As a company co-founded by an Asian American, serving and employing many individuals of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent, and drawing endless inspiration from the cuisine of Asian cultures, we must speak out against the recent hate...