Hecho a mano
Tamales steamed before dawn, salsas ground in the molcajete, mole stirred until the kitchen smells like Sunday.
Nuestra Historia
A family kitchen in Altadena
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El Caporal started the way most family restaurants do: one recipe worth sharing and not much else. A pot of menudo on the weekend, a griddle that never cooled, and a handful of neighbors who kept coming back and bringing someone new.
Today you will still find dad in the kitchen before sunrise, making the tamales and keeping the tradition moving. He was inspired by both our mom and dad, and that love is what you taste in every plate.
La mesa larga
We push tables together without being asked. Kids, tíos, coworkers — everyone fits.
Nuestro barrio
We feed the same families we see at the market, the school, and the trailhead up on Lake Ave.
2100 N Fair Oaks Ave, Altadena, CA 91001 · (626) 345-0802