Following the closing of Indignant Egret Dinette on the finish of 2023, chef Wes Avila is opening his subsequent challenge in West Hollywood alongside restaurateur Giancarlo Pagani and the SBE hospitality group. Referred to as MXO, which suggests Mexican origins, the restaurant is predicted to open on La Cienega Boulevard within the spring of 2024 and can concentrate on wood-fired cooking.
Anticipate shiny flavors and large-format meats on the menu that pulls on Avila's time in Monterrey, together with a beer-style shank reduce to share. “You don't see Monterrey represented an excessive amount of as a result of it's not likely a vacationer city,” says Avila. “It's the enterprise business right here, however the meals is so distinctive and I wished to point out one thing of that.” Along with the meals, the wines of Mexico may even be offered within the menu.
Raised in Pico Rivera, Avila has been a mainstay within the Los Angeles restaurant scene since earlier than he opened Guerrilla Tacos in 2012. Along with MXO, he’s additionally behind Kyoto's Piopiko and Ka'teen in Hollywood, serving dishes from the Yucatan.
For Avila, this challenge is the end result of the teachings he's realized over the past decade of cooking in Los Angeles and represents what's subsequent for him. “With among the different tasks I've had previously, I've needed to sort of modify to it,” he says. “From the cart to Egret to Ka'teen, a few of these tasks got here when the development was already carried out. And with this one, I received there early and I'm actually excited that we're going to get all of the toys to have the ability to play.
MXO opened within the spring of 2024 at 826 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90069.
