Casa Gabriela To Replace BO-Beau Kitchen + Garden In San Diego’s La Mesa Community

The founding chef behind La Doña restaurant in Ocean Beach has partnered with San Diego’s Cohn Restaurant Group to rebrand Bo-beau Kitchen + Garden in La Mesa to become Casa Gabriela, an authentic Mexican eatery and cocktail bar coming in early 2023. 
Chef Gabriela Lopez was born and raised in Tijuana and is from a family hailing from Mexico’s Guadalajara and Nayarit regions. In late 2020, Chef Gaby fulfilled a dream decades in the making when she partnered with San Diego’s Social Syndicate hospitality group to open La Doña Mexican restaurant in the space that long housed Nati’s in Ocean Beach. Prior to joining the restaurant collective, Gaby operated her own catering company and was a private chef for Mexican celebrities, including boxer Canelo Alvarez. Before La Doña, she consulted on menu development for restaurants in the Social Syndicate group, including Wonderland, The Local and OB Surf Lodge. 

In late December, Cohn Restaurant Group will close the company’s 9-year-old BO-beau kitchen + garden in downtown La Mesa and begin a modest interior renovation to transform the space to become Casa Gabriela. Set to open the first week of January 2023, Casa Gabriela will offer a menu of authentic Mexican dishes elevated, made using passed-down recipes from Chef Gaby’s family. The birria recipe is from her great grand mother who was raised in Guadalajara. The Molcajete la Reina is inspired by childhood trips to San Felipe and the seafood stews made after a day of fishing. The restaurant will also offer a full bar with cocktails, margaritas, beer and wine.

BO-beau kitchen + garden’s last day of business will be December 24, 2022. Casa Gabriela will then open in early January 2023 at 8384 La Mesa Boulevard in La Mesa Village. For more information, visit cohnrestaurants.com.