The oldest restaurants in LA: Longtime SRC customer El Cholo is #13

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LA Beat blog recently compiled a list of the city's oldest and most historic surviving restaurants, and longtime SRC customer El Cholo makes the list at number 13 (lucky 13, to us!). 

Shambra Restaurant Consulting has provided design, purchasing and installation services to all of El Cholo's current locations including their newest spot in Corona del Mar. Originally starting with Sonora Cafe in 1923, Sonora was renamed "El Cholo" in 1925 and the downtown Western location soon followed in 1927. The El Cholo family of restaurants now comprises six namesake restaurants across Los Angeles and Orange County, as well as The Cannery Newport Beach and The Cat and the Custard Cup in La Habra.

Congrats to El Cholo and their longstanding history of authentic Mexican fare in Los Angeles! Salud!

For the entire list, click here.

El Cholo: www.elcholo.com 1121 Western Ave Los Angeles, CA 90006

For a little burrito history, check out the Wikipedia page that includes a nod to El Cholo's history.

James Beard Foundation 2015 Awards - Tonight!

The 25th annual James Beard Foundation awards will be presented tonight in Chicago. Several Los Angeles chefs, bars, and restaurants have been nominated, and we'd like to say congratulations to all the nominees.

Best New Restaurant:
Petit Trois (Starring SRC clients Vinny Dotolo, Jon Shook, and Ludo Lefevbre!)
Maude, Beverly Hills, CA

Best Chef: West:
Ludo Lefebvre, Trois Mec, Los Angeles (an SRC client!)
Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, Animal, Los Angeles (another SRC client!)
Josef Centeno, Orsa & Winston, Los Angeles
Michael Cimarusti, Providence, Los Angeles
Chad Colby, Chi Spacca, Los Angeles
Jeremy Fox, Rustic Canyon, Santa Monica, CA

Outstanding Bar Program: The Varnish

Outstanding Chef: Suzanne Goin, Lucques

Outstanding Pasty Chef: Margarita Manzke, Republique; Dahlia Narvaez, Osteria Mozza

Outstanding Service: Lucques; Providence

Outstanding Wine Program: A.O.C.; Spago

Rising Star Chef of the Year: Zack Pollack, Alimento; Ari Taymor, Alma

Get more information about nominees and on tonight's broadcast at the James Beard Foundation website.

Innovative Dining Group brings Sushi Roku to the OC - with help from SRC

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Orange County will soon be dining on sushi when Innovative Dining Group opens its first Sushi Roku there this summer.  Shambra Restaurant Consulting was pleased to help IDG transform the former French restaurant into the OC's newest and tastiest sushi spot. 

Working within the existing footprint, SRC transformed the existing kitchen to better serve the Sushi Roku concept.  The kitchen cook line was reconfigured, as was the existing full-service bar.  SRC also added a new sushi bar which features 30 feet of sushi display.

Read the full article about the upcoming opening on the Irvine Company website here.

We'd like to thanks IDG once again for selecting Shambra Restaurant Consulting as their food service consultant. Best of luck!

 

Two SRC clients make LA Mag's "Where to eat now" list

We're proud to announce that two restaurants on LA Magazine's "Where to Eat Now" list selected Shambra Restaurant Consulting to provide kitchen design and equipment purchasing services. Making the top ten list is Sweetfin Poké of Santa Monica, and Jon & Vinny's in West Hollywood.

Congratulations to both restaurants!

Jon & Vinny's:  www.jonandvinnys.com
Sweetfin Poké: www.sweetfinpoke.com