Kyles Kitchen - Where Giving Back is a Main Ingredient
With three locations throughout Santa Barbara County, Kyle’s Kitchen is serving up delicious fan-favorite foods along with a generous helping of social good. The restaurant and catering company’s namesake and inspiration is a young boy named Kyle with special needs who loves meeting new faces just as much as he loves eating great food. So, his family set out to create a business that seamlessly combines both of these passions while also helping other people with special needs to reach their own potential.
On the menu at Kyle’s, you’ll find mouthwatering burgers and sandwiches, creative and colorful salads, all-natural french fries, and even crave-able ice cream cones and milkshakes. Some delectable offerings have even won awards, such as the Krispy Chicken Sandwich which was recently named the 2022 Best Chicken Sandwich by The Santa Barbara Independent’s yearly poll. And, if you’re wanting to share all the goodness of Kyle’s Kitchen with a crowd, the restaurant also makes that possible and easy through its top-notch catering services.
Cuisine for a Cause
With philanthropy baked right into its business model, Kyle’s Kitchen has been able to donate over $250,000 since its inception in 2015 to support special needs organizations and families throughout the Santa Barbara area. The company has done work such as donating over 10,000 meals to special needs families during the pandemic and partnering with various organizations each quarter to make a positive impact within the community.
Thus far, Kyle’s Kitchen has worked with over 30 local special needs organizations, including:
Boys and Girls Club of America
Rettsyndrome.org
Santa Barbara Zoo
Special Olympics Southern California
LGS Foundation
SlingShot Alpha Art Studio and Gallery
Moxi The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation
Grace Fisher Foundation
Santa Barbara Dance Arts
Best Day Foundation
The Family Hope Center
The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation
Guide Dogs of America
Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center
Katie’s Fund
Peer Buddies
Hearts Therapeutic
Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital
Kiwanis Aktion Club
The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential
New Directions
Down Syndrome Association of Santa Barbara County
Maria Vasquez Memorial Fundraiser
Devereux
Autism Society Santa Barbara
Alpha Resource Center of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Special Needs Adaptive Programs (SB Snap)
Young Life Capernaum
Most Recent Philanthropic Projects
Alpha
During the 2022 holidays, Kyle’s Kitchen teamed up with Alpha—a well-known and beloved thrift shop located in the Santa Barbara area. But, along with being a great local thrift store, through the Alpha Resource Center the organization also works to empower and support individuals with intellectual and similar developmental disabilities. The center offers programs including Lifespan Support Services for children and their parents, Adult Day Services which include a broad spectrum of social and community activities, and Social-Rec Services for teens and young adults.
Grace Fisher Foundation
The Grace Fisher Foundation is dedicated to connecting children living with disabilities to music, art, dance, and other artistic forms to provide an accessible space for community inclusion, education, creation, and self-discovery. Throughout the process of overcoming her own disability, Grace became the mastermind behind the organization and now inspires so many others throughout the Santa Barbara area. Kyle’s Kitchen partnered with Grace and the foundation starting in the summer of 2022.
PathPoint
In winter of 2022, Kyle’s Kitchen partnered with PathPoint, an organization which helps people with disabilities to explore their passions and pursue their dreams by strengthening their life skills and workplace abilities. With help from the PathPoint organization, other disabled adults have recently been welcomed to the Kyle’s Kitchen team as they continue to create a more inclusive workplace and atmosphere for all.
