![]() ![]() Eventually, after speaking to their late mother 12 years ago, the duo decided to take a chance. The sisters were initially concerned that adding Ethiopian dishes to the menu might be time-consuming they also thought it could be difficult to fold another cuisine into an already-wide menu. But over the years, more customers who had tried the cuisine before asked why the sisters didn’t serve Ethiopian food, and those who had never tasted it expressed interest in trying its staples. ![]() The Bayou sisters didn’t think Ethiopian food would be popular in the area, especially since they didn’t have Ethiopian clientele, so for the first 16 years they stuck only to their American and Mexican American menu. Then, the menu expanded to include burgers, salads, and sandwiches for lunch, plus a large chile relleno burrito topped with sour cream, guacamole, and ranchero sauce. They started serving omelets, pancakes, eggs Benedict, breakfast burritos, and biscuits and gravy all day. In these early days, they surveyed the local community and found a demand for breakfast joints - there weren’t many morning options in the area. The Bayou sisters revamped the restaurant and decided to name it Ranch Side Cafe. “He realized he wasn’t doing well so he sold it to us,” Zenashe says, “exactly 28 years ago.” Ethiopian American sisters Zenashe and Weynitu Bayou initially ran a dry cleaning business in the area for five years before the owner of a restaurant nearby called Toby’s Bullseye asked them to help him manage it. ![]() The area around Sylmar is one of the last remaining horse communities in California, with ranches, boarding stables, and equestrian parks just 30 miles from the lights of Hollywood. ![]()
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