Welcome to the Hidden Kitchen
Thank you so much for being here and for waiting in liNE (we know it gets long sometimes!)
here's a fun little "what to expect info guide while you wait!"
*feel free to skip this info and head straight for the menu ( found on the second page!)*
If this is your first time, you're doing great! Please order at the window on the front side of the building (you'll see the register!)
All tickets are made in the order that they are received!
We like to think of this as you visiting our home - and I come from a latin family where mi casa es su casa. We want you to feel comfortable grabbing what you need but are here to assist you with all of it!
We will bring silverware, syrups, and sauces out to your table along with your smoothies + food!
You will grab your water and coffee (found at the back of the restaurant) and to go boxes!
As far as wait times go, we do our very best to keep them as manageable as possible Once you've ordered your food, our average wait time (it's taken time to get these down but we have been training hard!) range between 10-35 minutes. We know this is a long range, but that's because we're really busy on the weekends, and less busy during the week! When the line looks long, I would anticipate the wait time for food being around 15-25 minutes. On our busiest days wait times can get up to 45 minutes from start to finish. If the line is short, you can expect a shorter wait time! Feel free to ask for accurate/ updated wait times at the register, or call us if you want to plan your visit - we have a specific way to calculate this based on the tickets we have in the cooktop area!
We feel very proud of our slow food commitment. Slow food doesn't necessarily mean that it's going to take lots of time to make your food, but what it does mean is that we make every single ingredient from scratch, from start to finish. We have three people who spend almost the entire day (every day) in Cayucos preparing all of the delicious ingredients prepared for service for both our Hidden Kitchen locations. Everything we offer is made to order - we assure you that we are moving as quickly as humanly possible, and using a ton of energy and love to make sure that your food comes out in a timely manner while upholding our value of quality and care we hold, AND taking care that our staff is remaining healthy and hydrated!
Some fun things to note while you wait:
1. We hand press all of our blue corn tortillas - this is a critical part of what makes our tortillas so dang delicious!
2. It takes around 7 minutes to cook our waffles to perfection in our irons: we have 5 waffle irons (double sided) so we can make 10 waffles every 7ish minutes. We wish we could have more irons, but our building is very old and we've pulled all available electricity to the waffle irons we currently have! Plus, we only have so much room on the cooktop for the toppings that go on top of the waffles! And don't forget room on the cooktop for tortillas and taco fixings!
3. We are simultaneously receiving phone orders in addition to orders coming in from the register! This can contribute to wait times on really busy days! Thank you for understanding <3
4. On our busiest days (Saturday and Sunday) we sometimes make upwards of 300 tacos, 150 smoothies, and 350 waffles. THATS A TON OF FOOD for 6 hours of service! We do sincerely thank you for the endless support and understanding of the nature of our busy days!
5. ***Everything on the food menu is celiac friendly/ gluten free*** yes, we did say that. Our beer and Micheladas are the only non GF items we offer!
6. Our HK sauce is dairy free but not vegan (it contains eggs)! HK sauce is a very clean chipotle aioli we make in house. We use avocado oil instead of rancid seed or veggie oils to help everyone's stomachs feel great after eating! We do not use any seed or vegetable oils in the kitchen because we think having happy bellies is way better.
If you have an allergy please let us know! Our menu can accommodate most allergies but because we are a gluten free restaurant, we use alternative flours and other ingredients. *Our food may contain, tree nuts, peanuts, dairy and other ingredients. Please alert us if you have an allergy!*
Feel free to check out our website at www.hiddenkitchencalifornia.com for more about our vision, mission, and values!
With love and immense gratitude,
HK Crew!
Organic Drip Coffee / $4
hot or iced (free refills)
Upgraded Coffee / $8
coffee, grass-fed butter, cinnamon, hemp seeds, dates, MCT oil
Art of Tea Organic Teas / $4
hot: variety / iced: summer peach
Chai Tea (iced) / $6
home brewed chai herbs with organic sugar
Whalebird Kombucha Can / $8
- Dry Hopped Pamplemousse (grapefruit)
- Manguava (mango/guava)
- Purple Rain (floral/citrus)
San pellegrino 12 Liter / $5
Glass Bottle Cokes / $4
Olipop Sparkling Tonics / $4
-Vintage Cola
-Cherry Vanilla
-Root Beer
-Ginger Lemon
-Strawberry Vanilla
De la Calle Tepache / $4
ask for flavors!
Aura Bora Sparkling Water / $3.50
-Cactus Rose
-Lavender Cucumber
-Lemongrass Coconut
Lunch tacos
1/$7 - 2/$14 - 3/$21
Canyon Carnitas
crispy carnitas, cabbage slaw, avocado, hk sauce, hk green salsa
Valencia Veggie
sautéed bell pepper, onion & mushroom, melted havarti cheese, cabbage slaw, avocado, hk sauce, hk green salsa - *can be made vegan!*
Elote Taco
elote mix (bell pepper, anaheim pepper, garlic, onion, corn) melted havarti cheese, cabbage slaw, avocado, hk sauce, hk green salsa, cotija cheese, tajin, cilantro - *can be made vegan!*
Hand Pressed- Highly Delicious
BREAKKY TACOS
1/$7 - 2/$14 - 3/$21
Plaskett Pork Taco
scrambled eggs, Niman Ranch bacon ends, avocado, hk sauce, hk green salsa
Santa lucia Scramble Taco
scrambled eggs, sautéed bell pepper, onion, & mushroom, melted havarti cheese, avocado, hk sauce, hk green salsa
Reef Rancheros Taco
fried eggs, smokey black beans, hk green salsa, avocado, hk sauce, cilantro
Mannix Machaca Taco
scrambled eggs, slow cooked carnitas, hk green salsa, avocado, hk sauce
THE OTHER THING
Veggie Big Falls Bowl / $16
smokey black beans, sautéed bell pepper, onion & mushroom, cabbage slaw, hk sauce, avocado, green salsa, cilantro, hk seasoning *can be made vegan!*
- add carnitas, bacon, or turkey $4
Elote Big Falls Bowl / $16
smokey black beans, elote mix (bell pepper, anaheim pepper, garlic, onion, corn) cabbage slaw, hk sauce, avocado, green salsa, cilantro, hk seasoning *can be made vegan!*
- add carnitas, bacon, turkey, or ham $5
Please alert us if you have any allergies. Our food may contain peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, avocado, and dairy.
Drinks
Blue Corn Tacos
Savory Waffles
Avila Avo / $17
avocado, fried egg, hk sauce, "everything bagel" seasoning, tajin chili salt
Cayucos Cowboy / $17
free range fried eggs, smokey black beans, hk green salsa, avocado, hk sauce, cilantro
San Luis Sunrise / $18
free range fried eggs, Niman Ranch bacon ends, avocado, hk sauce
Morro Melt / $21
organic turkey, melted havarti cheese, caramelized onion, avocado, hk sauce, arugula
Monterey Mushroom / $17
sautéed mushroom, bell pepper, and onion, melted havarti cheese, avocado, hk sauce, arugula
Elote Waffle / $19
elote mix (bell pepper, anaheim pepper, garlic, onion, corn) melted havarti cheese, avocado, hk sauce, hk salsa, cotija, cilantro *add an egg $2*
Sweet Waffles
Cambria Classic / $12
grass-fed butter, maple syrup, powdered sugar
Rancho el Churro / $16
cinnamon sugar, butter, HK whipped cream, dulce de leche, and more cinnamon sugar!
Weirdos Waffle / $18
fried banana, peanut butter, Niman Ranch bacon ends, maple syrup, grass-fed butter
Monte Cristo / $18
grilled ham, melted havarti, fruit jam, maple syrup, grass-fed butter, powdered sugar
Fiscalini Fruit / $18
strawberries, banana, maple syrup, whipped cream, cacao powder, grass-fed butter
Check out with our register person!
We might have hidden drinks!
Mimosa / $8 GLS / $30 BTL
choice of mango, guava, or orange juice
HK Michelada / $8
housemade michelada mix *contains shellfish* - Modello Especial, lime
White Sangria / $12 gls / $42 pitcher
sparkling or still white wine mixed with fresh local fruit and citrus
Champagne / $7 gls / $26 btl
San Antonio Extra Dry
Sauv blanc / $10 gls / $36 btl
The Champion - New Zealand - 2019
Rosé / $10 gls / $36 btl
Fossil Point - SLO County - 2018
Draft Beer/Other
rotating!
Bottles & cans
- IPA - Barrelhouse / $7
- Big Sur Double IPA - Barrelhouse / $7
- Modelo / $6
- Shindig Cider / $7
ASK ABOUT OUR NATURAL WINE SELECTION!
**our beer drinks are not Gluten free **
Check with one of us if you have concerns about gluten and we can help you!
16 oz of love - $11
Prefumo Protein
banana, almond butter, vanilla protein powder, cacao nibs, almond milk, cinnamon
Baywood Berry
strawberry, banana, peanut butter, beet powder, almond milk, maple syrup, chia seeds
Gorda Greens
spinach, kale, chard, banana, ginger, spirulina, apple, coconut water, coconut shreds
Bishops Buzz
iced coffee, almond butter, banana, cinnamon, dates, coffee grounds
Big Sur Blue
blueberry, banana, ginger, almond butter, dates, almond milk, chia seeds
Oceano Orange
strawberry, pineapple, banana, protein powder, orange juice, bee pollen
Islay Immunity
pineapple, turmeric, ginger, banana, orange juice, bee pollen
Boozy Drinks
Gluten free - organic- Made with love
Our business hours for Cayucos are:
Thurs-Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tues 9am-3pm
Hidden Kitchen Menu
SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIES
Blue corn waffles