Kay n’ Daves

K and Dave’s is one of the best restaurants I’ve been to in Culver City people are very friendly and attentive and they don’t resort to partisan politics the drinks are well priced and people are very Merry all I can say is this is a good value for where it is and the service is great.

Watermelon shots it’s a must when u come here. They have a lot of variety on drinks. Oh and the good is also good but u must try the watermelon shots. Not too sure if they say have margarita Monday’s but that’s a plus if they still have it. I forgot to ask

I had to force myself to choke the burger down
Maybe you shouldn’t order burgers at Mexican/​MexAmerican restaurants, IDK
But it was not gud
Liked the margaritas

Decent happy hour in theory (4pm til close) but they’ve changed the rules lately and if you want to order from the Happy Hour menu you are relegated to a roughly 100sq foot area with maybe 20 or 30 communal seats. This is of course in addition to the bar but all areas fill up fast. This makes it abysmal for groups. Staff alternates between inattentive and downright rude.
Avoid at all costs.

Where do I start? From the drinks to the food, this place is the real deal, a hidden gem in Culver City. It may have a gringo name but the food is as authentic as it gets with Mexican brothers leading with Oaxaca style culinary magic! The staff is great too and prices are good, but for an even greater time, try happy hour or a Sunday brunch. Coming back here with my family for brunch!

Atmosphere, staff is very friendly. Reasonable prices on food and drinks. The fried coconut ice cream was delicious.

Barbacoa tostada was very good meat was tasty and the portion was huge. Took half home. My dad had the lamb birria and I’m not a lamb person but I tried it and would have never have know it was lamb it was delicious. The first thing I tried here when I sat down was the salsa and I’m sorry to say it was tomatoe sauce with spices and a little onion pretty bad. I’m thankful the entrée surpassed my 1^st impression. I would come back and give it another go round. Loud atmosphere nice bar.

Not everybody loves this corn mold delicacy famous in New Mexico. This restaurant in LA had it! I ordered the chilaquiles verde and loved it! The servers were great and more so considering all the kids they were dealing with. We had a big group. Top notch in all ways.

Food good, patio cute, need to train servers more before putting them on lunch shifts. Waited over ten minutes for tortillas with meal, had to get manager for that and then again for a coffee refill. Server was nervous and very new and inexperienced, should not have been on the floor yet.
Don’t eat anything green here. Seriously, for some reason, all the green food here is funky.
Happy hour is a pretty good deal, but service takes FOREVER… they just want to get you buzzed enough that you stay until meals are full priced. It’s near impossible to get enough to eat during happy hour at happy hour prices… however if you order «normal» things, they mystically show up super fast! Imagine that!

I would have given it 3 stars, boyfriend said two. With the caveat we should have given ourselves two stars for coming here for decent Mexican food. We live close and come here once every couple of years. We were wandering the street and decided to give it another try after our last mediocre visit.
I had the house margarita made «grande» for an extra dollar. The worst margarita ever. Order top shelf is you want flavor. I forgot the beans don’t have lard… Nothing more to say. We ordered two two item combos. Food was acceptable, we were hungry.
We told each other as we were leaving «remember this experience so we don’t come back here». I hope one of us remembers. *** The service was fine and there were no complaints about that.
Know this is not the best Mexican restaurant you will ever eat at but it probably isn’t the worst.

Overall, I was pretty disappointed.
Came in before a movie on a whim & definitely regretted it.
Enchiladas were bland and had way too much onion. Girlfriend had a salad that was drenched in dressing.
The only thing that I had a positive experience with was the waiters. They were polite and attentive.
I only tried one thing, but honestly wouldn’t return. Really expensive for what you get. Chipotle would’ve been better.

I was eating a meal from Kayndaves that can best be described as food, when I noticed that one of the beans on my fork had wings — which is odd because beans typically don’t have wings or eyes for that matter. So, I decided to take a closer look and upon inspection I discovered that the bean in question was not actually a bean but bean-​sized fly.
I know what you’re thinking: Did the fly always identify as a bean? Did the other beans accept the fly as a bean or did they treat the fly differently because he wasn’t born a bean? And exactly how many flies did I eat without looking?
We may never know the answers to these questions, but there is one thing I know for sure: I will never eat anything from Kayndaves ever again.

I love the Happy Hour here! 7 days a week cheap drinks and cheap yummy food! My favorites are the house Margaritas and the $ 1 taco and $ 3 mini chimichanga! However the service is pretty laughable. You cant be shy and have literally have to wave the servers over or physically walk up to the hostess to get anything. I have had dinner here before and wasn’t really worth it for a regular meal, over priced and same service. Overall, Happy Hour, YES! But eat dinner elsewhere.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
Great Mexican food & service in my opinion. Fun ambiance. I came with my family of 10 people and since we came at an awkward time around 430 pm on Sunday, we were seating promptly. The hostess and server was very friendly and efficient. Great location in the downtown Culver area. I have passed by this place many times before but since they don’t take reservations when I called fri/​say night, I hadn’t eaten here yet.
AMBIANCE: patio is huge with lots of different sized tables. It was chilly on Sunday so we opted to eat inside.
FOOD: The specials posted on the wall above the bar immediately caught my eye and I snapped a photo. They have a nice option on the menu to do combos so you can choose an entrée an sides for $ 10 (I entrée item), $ 13 (2 items) and $ 16 (3 items). Large menu with lots of vegetarian/​kosher friendly items. I had the mole enchilada with zucchini and rice — great mole in my opinion! Not TOO heavy/​saucy, it was just right. The food runner didn’t have great knowledge of who ordered what meal and what each meal even was, so this was a bit confusing.

One of those always-​packed restaurants in Culver City. Right on a street corner, the outdoor seating is usually full of people and the line for indoor seating frequently flows out the door.
The tortillas here are delicious, though the portion sometimes seems small. The Grilled Steak is always nicely seasoned with just the right amount of char, too. One of these days I’ll make it to dessert.

Arroz Con Pollo… Oh how I love you! «Arroz» is Mexican Paella with just chicken OR «Arroz» is the Mexican version of Chicken and Rice, but with much more flavor, substance, and overall greatness.
A heaping portion of Spanish rice, chunks of chicken, bell peppers, onions, cheese, avocado, and sour cream, mixed in a spicy-​ish tomato sauce. The sour cream dulls the spice.
Kay n’ Daves has inspired me to order «Arroz» at other Mexican restaurants, but none have come close at all. I used to order «Arroz» at the old Kay n’ Daves in West LA, but now I get this awesome combo of ingredients at the restaurant in Culver City. Also, great house Margarita’s.
The location in downtown Culver City can’t be beat. Parking behind, ample street parking options (if you can find a spot), and pretty close to two different lots. It’s a block or so away from the movie theater, drinks at the Culver Hotel afterwards, or dessert. Tons of space inside and good seating outside. I’ve never waited very long for a table, even during peak hours.

May have discovered one of the best happy hours in the Westside! Could hardly believe the mezcal margarita for only $ 3! The Tamarindo Mezcaltini was a bit pricier, but very much worth it.
The food was pretty good and authentic, as Kay n Dave’s usually is. My favorite were the Cantina Nachos with chipotle sauce. My least favorite were the Mole Burritos, which I found a little dry and lacking flavor. But they weren’t bad at all.
The bar area gets pretty crowded, so I’d recommend trying to get there on the earlier side. But don’t worry if can’t make it, because «late night» happy hour starts at 7 and doesn’t end until the restaurant closes! Prices are a little higher, but still very affordable!

Food was OK, service was pretty terrible. That about sums up our experience here for lunch on a Friday afternoon. We came in, waited about awhile till someone came to take our drink orders, 30 minutes later they came to take our food order. We did not have a single waiter, but rather a mix of them which didn’t help with people knowing which foods we had ordered, in fact we were brought the wrong food and had to point it out. The service was extremely slow and somewhat indifferent to our needs.
The food is pretty much what you would expect out of mexican food in Culver City — white washed and overpriced. If you want authentic Mexican food i’d suggest going elsewhere.

Haven’t been in years. Came for happy hour at bar.
My first impression was it was smelly… old beer smell. Back mirror filthy. Same with wall, computer, etc. Definitely in need of deep cleaning here.
Bar stools– comfy with backs!
Bartenders– aloof and just not good all the way around… Talking to the girls, ignoring customers.
Food– Not bad!
Drinks– great!
Happy Hour– Awesome! …Which will make me come back. I’ll probably order from the regular menu as well, as I did the other day. Got a fish burrito that I don’t see on the online menu now… wasn’t salmon. I don’t know but it was $ 9 bucks and fantastic.
Outside patio is nice.
This isn’t to the level of Dia de Campo or Padilla’s. But the price reflects that. So it’s fair, it’s in my hood, and I’ll be back. Especially because I like their happy hour, margaritas, and the food was better than expected. When I crave Mexican again, and don’t want to go far, I’ll belly-​up to the bar here right round happy hour. 4 – 7 daily. Glad to have Kay n’ Daves as an option in DTCC.

I came here for brunch with a friend and I went nuts. this place is amazing! It was my first time. :)
We sat outside on a really beautiful day, perfect weather. Sitting outside is highly recommended on all beautiful and perfect days. Once we sat down, the server asked what we wanted to drink and came back with our water and a basket of baby muffins and jam. Seriously. who does this?! And why are these things SO GOOD?! I was supposed to be off carbs and sugar and had been doing really well for the past week until these beautiful things came into my life and you know what. WORTH IT! Yeah! No regrets! (I heard these muffins are only available at brunch so if you want to try it, you know when to come). After the muffins came the chips and salsa. Since I already ate the muffins, heck. why not? Even the chips and salsa were really good! At this point, I was convinced this place does not know how to make bad food.
The menu. So. MANY. DELICIOUS. CHOICES! We decided to go with the brunch menu since it’s brunch. My friend ordered Omlet con Flores de Calabaza and I ordered something else that I can’t find the name of anymore… sorry! It was similar to a Benedict. Instead of an English muffin, it was a potato pancake that was topped with portobello mushrooms, cabbage, black beans, avocado slices, and a poached egg. We also ordered the cucumber mint skinny margarita and the white sangria. Everything was very very good!
So. don’t come here when you’re on a diet and have no self control and cannot stick to their vegetarian menu. Just kidding, you better get your butt here!
Parking: Park in the structure across the street by Trader Joe’s. It’s free for the first 2 hours. From the time I entered the parking structure to the time I left the restaurant, it was exactly one hour. I like when a restaurant is quick and doesn’t take forever with the food and service. Service was great too. everyone is friendly and attentive.