Pachamama Brings South American Cuisine To Venice Beach Boardwalk

VENICE, CA — Pachamama, a new Venice Beach boardwalk eatery with South American-influenced dishes and an organic, vegan leaning, will mark its grand opening Friday, Aug. 12.

On the agenda from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: free food; live music; a ribbon cutting with the Venice Beach Chamber of Commerce; a honeybee rescue and samples— with a portion of proceeds going to Kiss the Ground, a local non-profit.

Plus, the first 50 patrons receive complimentary vegan tacos, plus sample bites of anticuchos — Peruvian street-food-inspired plates.

The restaurant, featuring a takeout counter and outdoor seating, is across from the Venice Beach skatepark on Ocean Front Walk, at the former site of Big Daddy's Pizza.

With a name symbolic of goddess "Mother Earth," Pachamama melds cuisine inspiration from Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba and Mexico, plus the flavorful Peruvian-Japanese fusion, according to founder Maria Victoria "Vick" Vannucci, a former tennis star and private chef from Argentina.

Her restaurant's mission is "earth-to-table," with healthy, organic, environmentally sustainable food.

Among menu options: empanadas; beef and vegan tacos; ahi ceviche; chorizo and vegan chorizo sandwiches; yams; plus an array of juices, coffees and teas.

In 2021, Vanucci shuttered her previous Pachamama restaurant in the Normal Heights neighborhood of San Diego.

"Miss us yet? Pachamama is returning . . ." the eatery teased on Facebook this spring before announcing the Venice site.

Planned for the Pachamama Venice Beach Aug. 12 grand-opening fest is the ribbon cutting at 11 a.m., followed by Travis Wolf of Bee Leaf USA, a honeybee rescue, who will be bringing a live hive, complimentary honey lollipops and honey samples.

A portion of proceeds from the day will go to Venice-founded Kiss the Ground, an organization devoted to regenerative agriculture, the company said.

The first 50 guests can score the eatery's vegan tacos served in a crispy, green corn tortilla with organic greens, cherry tomatoes, Peruvian salsa criolla, aguacate, Amarillo sauce and black beans. Small bites of anticuchos will be passed for menu-sampling.

Pachamama, at 1425 Ocean Front Walk, is open Mondays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Follow the eatery here on Facebook or here on Instagram.

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