“Latina flavors with a contemporary twist” will tempt your palates.

Parking:  available in the Homeboy parking lot immediately behind the Cafe

Cafe Open:  January 2, 2010
Cafe Hours:  7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday - Wednesday
                       7:00 a.m. - 3:00 P.M. and 5:30 - 9:00 p.m., Thursday - Saturday
Breakfast:  7:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Lunch:  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Cafe closes at 2:00 p.m. on some Mondays for special training classes.
Dinner:  5:30 - 9:00 p.m., Thursday - Saturday

We are closed on these dates:
Training Mondays, closed at 2:00 p.m.: November 23 and December 7 and 21
Thursday, November 26, 2009 (Thanksgiving Day)
Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve), Friday, December 25,
(Christmas) and Saturday, December 26, 2009
Thursday, December 31, (New Year's Eve) 2009 and Friday, January 1, (New Year's Day), and Saturday, January 2, 2010

Reservations
Homegirl Cafe accepts reservations for large parties only

Homegirl Monday Classes
In addition to the services and classes provided to the Homegirls by Homeboy Industries, Homegirl Café offers classes, discussions, training and twice a month designed specifically to meet the needs of the women in the café. For example, we hold specialized restaurant training, meditations, field trips, nutrition, yoga, and much more. (Our class dates are listed above under Training Mondays.)


Homegirl Garden
We have an organic garden to supply fresh vegetables and herbs for our café! After a visit from Chef Alice Waters, we are inspired to eventually become fully organic, focusing on locally grown produce. In collaboration with Dolores Mission Parish and Farmlab, we have planted the seeds of an organic garden, including cilantro, mint, a variety of lettuces, chile peppers, radishes and many other fruits, vegetables and herbs. Additionally, one of our Homegirls, Ana Espinoza completed her certificate from the UC Master Gardener Program and has been selected as a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Chapter of Slow Food.

Cooking Classes
Our monthly cooking classes are on hold while we establish our dinner service. Check back for updates about when we will schedule classes beginning in 2010.

Homegirl Cafe Art Gallery
The artwork of Omar G. Ramirez “Styles of Beyond” is featured August 4 -November. You are welcome to join us for the Opening Night Reception on August 27, 6:00 pm. For more information visit
www.omartista.com

Homegirl Café began in 2004 in a 26-seat restaurant and with a kitchen about the size of a postage stamp on First Street in Boyle Heights, one block east of the former Homeboy office. There Chef Patty Zarate trained cooks and wait staff.

Today, in the new facility, Homegirl Café is staffed by 25 young women who are in training to learn the various aspects of restaurant and catering work. Ciudad and Border Grill restaurants have “adopted” Homegirl Café. Ciudad and Border Grill management and staff are working with Café staff to help develop systems and train staff.