Restaurant Affiliates


The El Cajon Project

Every year we have the pleasure of working with some of the most talented chefs in some of the finest restaurants in the Bay Area. This year, the El Cajon Project has the following restaurants participating in the program. We continually add restaurants to our team, based on the needs of our student population and location. Many restaurants have worked with us for over ten years. We look forward to adding many more restaurants to our team!


Participating Restaurants


Jeff Stout
Jeff Stout
Alexander's Steakhouse along with executive chef extraordinaire Jeff Stout offer fine dining interpretation of the classic American steakhouse with hints of Japanese influence located in Cupertino, CA.

Chez TJ
Chez TJ
Chez TJ, a 2 star Michelin restaurant, along with executive chef Joey Elenterio offer contemporary French cuisine located near downtown Mountain View, CA.

Mario Ortega
Mario Ortega
Evvia along with executive chef Mario Ortega brings the warmth and charm of Greece to the Silicon Valley located in Palo Alto, CA.

Fleur de Lys
Fleur de Lys
Fleur de Lys along with executive chef/owner Hubert Keller offer contemporary French cooking with a Mediterranean accent with locations in San Francisco, CA and Las Vegas, NV.

Los Altos Golf & Country Club
Los Altos
Golf & Country Club
Los Altos Golf & Country Club along with world famous executive chef Gary Roth offer creative menus that reflect the best of each season, using the freshest of local produce located in Los Altos, CA.

Mama Mia’s Ristorante Italiano
Mama Mia’s
Ristorante Italiano
Mama Mia’s Ristorante Italiano, where great friends and great food meet, with locations in Felton, Campbell, Gilroy & Morgan Hill, CA.

Chandon Clenard
Chandon Clenard
Pacific Catch along with executive chef Chandon Clenard offer the bold sauces, spices and innovative cooking preparations of Asia, Latin America and Hawaii with local California ingredients to create a new kind of fish house located on 9th Street in San Francisco, CA with other locations on the Marina in San Francisco & in Corte Madera, CA along with their soon-to-open location at the Pruneyard in Campbell, CA.

Brad Kraten
Brad Kraten
Park Place along with head chef and Board Member of El Cajon Project Brad Kraten offer uncomplicated, fresh American food and social but casual setting. Park Place is the perfect neighborhood gathering spot located in Cupertino, CA.

1833
Restaurant 1833
Restaurant 1833 along with Executive Chef Levi Mezick, the Coastal Luxury Mangament duo of Rob Weakley and David Bernahl, and General Manager and Board Member of El Cajon Project Tobias Peach offer you a restaurant experience yet to be had in the Monterey Area. The restaurant is housed in one of the towns historic adobe buildings filled with charm and character. The menu offers a taste of casual elegance bound to leave you wanting more.

James Randall
Restaurant James Randall
Restaurant James Randall along with executive chef Ross contemporary cuisine set in the charm of a 100 year old house with interesting quirks... some of which you can't actually see, and it's not the wiring inside the walls, located in Los Gatos, CA.