Komal
mexican
Tied with 1 other venue on equal evidence.
We hold 301 venues in Los Angeles, CA and could score 189 of them. Positions are counted against those 189.
v1.7.4 11.6/100 = sourcing 2.0/50 (named-farm 1 distinct [tamoa (distributor/None) x0.15], named-region 0 distinct, attribute 1 distinct [class=provenance-adjective x0.50], buzzword 0 distinct; +15% corroboration lift from sourcing press) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 9.6/18 (capped at 35% of the 2.0-point evidence base).
1 signal is withheld while we re-check the source. It cites a menu capture that failed our plausibility review — a page that didn’t look like a real menu when we re-read it. The claims may well be accurate; we don’t publish evidence we can’t stand behind, and the ranking above was scored before this check, so it still counts them.
named-producer
sourcing
HEIRLOOM
Attribute“TACO SONIA HEIRLOOM CORN TORTILLA, PORK CHORIZO, SEARED BEEF, POTATOES OR CACTUS, MOLCAJETE SAUCE.”
their website · source ↗
Authority & awards
- 'Mexican culture is corn.' Masa and tortilla maker Komal opens in L.A. ↗
Los Angeles Times
National authoritySep 27, 2024
“Feature on chef Fatima Juarez and Conrado Rivera's Mercado La Paloma molino/restaurant; names Tamoa, an import company Komal sources its heritage/heirloom corn through, which works directly with small farms in Mexico and provides ethical compensation.”
mentions sourcing - MICHELIN Guide 2026: Bib Gourmand ↗
MICHELIN Guide
Award - Restaurant Review: Komal in Los Angeles ↗
New York Times
National authority“Tavily raw_content returned only a ~129-char meta snippet for this piece; a direct Tavily /extract retry also failed ('Failed to fetch url', likely NYT anti-bot/paywall) -- see gotcha-tavily-thin-extract. Recorded to preserve the citation; not analyzed for sourcing content.”
Local authority
- Komal Brings Mexico City-Style Street Food and Pre-Hispanic Cooking to LA ↗
Eater LA
Local authoritySep 25, 2024
“Opening feature; states corn is 'sourced directly from farmers in Mexico' -- general claim, no specific producer named in this particular piece (see LA Times for the named Tamoa relationship).”
mentions sourcing - Komal Molino Review: Corn Is Infused With Memory at the Mexico City-Inspired Mercado La Paloma Stand ↗
Eater LA
Local authoritySep 24, 2024
“Dining-report review; corn nixtamalized on-site, no additional producer named beyond what LA Times covers.”