The Mendo Blog
UPDATE: Mendo x Cassia Charity Collaboration Results!
YOU DID IT! That's right, we said YOU. YOU raised $10,000 for people in need, and you did it by ordering Cassia's Lemongrass Chicken Sandwich with Chickpea Curry Sauce! We were absolutely blown away by the response to our sandwich collaboration with Chef Bryant...
Mendo and Cassia Collaborate for Charity
Our new Chef's Pick is something really special, and we're excited to share it with you starting on Monday! We have collaborated with Chef Bryant Ng of Cassia in Santa Monica to create a sandwich inspired by his legendary Chickpea Coconut Curry. The sandwich combines...
Campbell: Paint the Cow
At Mendocino Farms, we see ourselves as more than a restaurant; our mission is to be a neighborhood gathering place that helps build community. That’s why we’re especially thrilled to be partnering with five local elementary schools in our new neighborhood of...
Our Pastrami Passion
Our Pastrami Passion It started five years ago when we were on a food tour of NY. We got a tip from one of the founders of Chop’t Salads, Tony Shure that there was a “hole in the wall” modern Jewish deli in Brooklyn serving the best pastrami he had ever tasted!...
Impossible Taco Salad
How did Mendo’s Impossible Taco Salad come about? A couple of months ago, we ate the best Taco Salad we had ever had on a food tour in Houston. None of us had eaten a Taco Salad from a restaurant in a long time…but, it made us ask ourselves…what is the modern,...
Tofu Done Differently
We have an unlikely new hero on our menu, one that doesn't usually get a lot of glory. We've partnered with Tofu Master Minh Tsai at Hodo in Oakland to bring his carefully handcrafted organic and GMO-free tofu to our fans, and we think it's pretty special. ...
Flat Top Brisket
Two years ago, the culinary team was on a Food Tour of Dallas. We hit some of the famous barbecue joints like Pecan Lodge, The Slow Bone, and Bone Daddy’s. The trip also included some of the great Tex-Mex places like Gabriela’s and Tacolicious. But, if you know Mendo,...
Rescued Vegetable Burger
You really can judge yourself by the company you keep…why do they say that…because good friends inspire you to do great things, bad friends do the opposite! At Mendo, we are honored to have some great friends like Kim and Tyler Malek from Salt & Straw. Earlier in...
We’re Hiring for Del Mar!
We are so excited to open our new Del Mar location in August, and we are looking for friendly and outgoing team members to be ambassadors of the Mendo brand. Join us and help us become our guests' favorite restaurant in Del Mar! Do you have a passion for food, and...
Sweet Rose Pop-Up at Mendo La Jolla!
The Los Angeles-based ice cream artisans behind Sweet Rose Creamery are road tripping to San Diego from Santa Monica and popping up exclusively at Mendocino Farms La Jolla for one night only! Swing by for dinner and stay to try some of their farm-to-table scoops and...