After the Eaton Hearth, Pasadena’s Hummus Labs offers again to the neighborhood

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) — It has been one month for the reason that begin of the Palisades Hearth and Eaton Hearth, and companies close to the burn scars are nonetheless working to get well.

Hummus Labs, situated in Pasadena’s enterprise district at 950 E. Colorado Blvd., is among the many eating places that has seen a pointy decline in enterprise for the reason that Eaton Hearth devastated neighboring Altadena.

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, proprietor and chef Joseph Badaro and his spouse opened Hummus Labs in April of 2020 – the primary full month of lockdowns throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They attribute their success to help from the neighborhood.

“[We received] help from throughout San Gabriel Valley. With out them, I do not assume this restaurant would have made it,” Badaro mentioned.

Within the wake of the Eaton Hearth, Badaro felt they’d a chance to present again to the neighborhood that had supported their enterprise since 2020. For weeks, Hummus Labs fed first responders and people displaced by the fires.

“I do know meals brings pleasure to rather a lot, so if I can simply a minimum of carry some pleasure, regardless that it’s totally marginal in comparison with what they’ve misplaced, that is the last word purpose,” Badaro mentioned.

Hummus Labs brings a mix of recent Mediterranean and Lebanese delicacies to Pasadena. On the menu, you may discover scrumptious platters of rooster and steak kabobs, falafels, rice, recent salads, pita bread and — in fact, hummus.

The restaurant presents basic hummus together with different artistic flavors like cilantro jalapeño hummus and roasted tomato habanero hummus.

What put Hummus Labs on the map, although, are their shawarma nachos. The dish has a base of home made pita chips that is topped with marinated rooster, tomato, tahini, tzatziki and hummus.

Hummus Labs presents a every day lunch particular for $11.95 and is open day by day of the week besides Sunday.

“We have seen catastrophe after catastrophe since we have opened, so to have folks suggest us and look after us and do this, it is actually nice, I am actually grateful,” Badaro mentioned.

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