Wantz & Kneads
15136 Stagg St #21, Van Nuys
(818) 634-3086
SALADS
Asian noodle salad Full
Rice noodles, cabbage, snap peas, carrots, green onions, bell peppers, crushed peanuts and crispy wontons tossed in a hoisin sesame ginger dressing
Chopped salad Half size
Let's face it, there is nothing better than a chopped salad - fresh smoked chicken, salami, gouda and parmesan cheeses, garbanzo beans, basil, red onions and tomatoes in a red wine vinaigrette.
Chopped salad Full size
Let's face it, there is nothing better than a chopped salad - fresh smoked chicken, salami, gouda and parmesan cheeses, garbanzo beans, basil, red onions and tomatoes in a red wine vinaigrette.
Tomato basil pasta salad (SIDE)
Seriously, who doesn't love a good pasta salad? Nothing says, "I'm not frigging cooking, the kitchen's closed" like a good pasta salad in the fridge. Made with chilled pasta, baby tomatoes, parmesan, sweet basil, and garlic tossed in a red wine vinaigrette.
Asian chopped salad Half size
Just in time for our new summer menu, we have upped our game to include one of our fave comfort foods! Bell peppers, romaine, carrots, snap peas, cabbage, and green onions lightly tossed in a sesame ginger dressing make this salad too good to be missed!!
Asian chopped salad Half size with chicken
Just in time for our new summer menu, we have upped our game to include one of our fave comfort foods! Bell peppers, romaine, carrots, snap peas, cabbage, and green onions lightly tossed in a sesame ginger dressing make this salad too good to be missed!!
Asian chopped salad Full size
Just in time for our new summer menu, we have upped our game to include one of our fave comfort foods! Bell peppers, romaine, carrots, snap peas, cabbage, and green onions lightly tossed in a sesame ginger dressing make this salad too good to be missed!!
Asian chopped salad Full size with chicken
Just in time for our new summer menu, we have upped our game to include one of our fave comfort foods! Bell peppers, romaine, carrots, snap peas, cabbage, and green onions lightly tossed in a sesame ginger dressing make this salad too good to be missed!!
Asian noodle salad Half
Rice noodles, cabbage, snap peas, carrots, green onions, bell peppers, crushed peanuts and crispy wontons tossed in a hoisin sesame ginger dressing
Baja chipotle salad Half (with chicken)
One of newest additions -- Smoked chicken, romaine and iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, red onions, pepper jack cheese, bell peppers and cucumbers tossed in a creamy lime cilantro dressing. Surf's up, dude!
Baja chipotle salad Half size
One of newest additions -- Smoked chicken, romaine and iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, red onions, pepper jack cheese, bell peppers and cucumbers tossed in a creamy lime cilantro dressing. Surf's up, dude!
Baja chipotle salad Full (with chicken)
One of newest additions -- Smoked chicken, romaine and iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, red onions, pepper jack cheese, bell peppers and cucumbers tossed in a creamy lime cilantro dressing. Surf's up, dude!
Baja chipotle salad Full size
One of newest additions -- Smoked chicken, romaine and iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, red onions, pepper jack cheese, bell peppers and cucumbers tossed in a creamy lime cilantro dressing. Surf's up, dude!
Chimichurri steak salad Half size
Chimichurri steak salad Full size
Asian Vegetable Brown Rice Bowl
Brown rice, carrots, green onions, cabbage, peppers crushed peanuts, Chinese pea pods and fried wonton noodles in a hoisin ginger dressing
Chicken Quinoa Power Bowl
Quinoa, roasted chicken, carrots, onions, peppers, chinese pea pods in a red wine vinaigrette
Caesar Salad
Ole' Augustus wished he had it this good. Crisp romaine lettuce, shaved Parmesan, homemade croutons and Chef Toro's signature dressing make this salad not to be missed!
Caesar salad Half (regular)
Ole' Augustus wished he had it this good. Crisp romaine lettuce, shaved Parmesan, homemade croutons and Chef Toro's signature dressing make this salad not to be missed!
Caesar Salad with Chicken Half
Ole' Augustus wished he had it this good. Crisp romaine lettuce, shaved Parmesan, homemade croutons and Chef Toro's signature dressing make this salad not to be missed!
Caesar salad Full size (with chicken)
Ole' Augustus wished he had it this good. Crisp romaine lettuce, shaved Parmesan, homemade croutons and Chef Toro's signature dressing make this salad not to be missed!
SOUPS, STEWS AND CHILI
Turkey Chili Pint
This stuff is beyond epic! Chef Toro's award winning turkey chili is BIG, BOLD and BEAUTIFUL! Ground chicken, black beans, onions, garlic, bell pepper and spices make this chili a smoky masterpiece!
Turkey Chili Quart
This stuff is beyond epic! Chef Toro's award winning turkey chili is BIG, BOLD and BEAUTIFUL! Ground chicken, black beans, onions, garlic, bell pepper and spices make this chili a smoky masterpiece!
Creamy Tomato Basil Bisque Pint
Our best seller!! This is the true close up shop must have! Roma Tomatoes, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, cream, white rice and chicken stock blended to silky perfection!
Creamy Tomato Basil Bisque Quart
Our best seller!! This is the true close up shop must have! Roma Tomatoes, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, cream, white rice and chicken stock blended to silky perfection!
Italian Wedding Soup Pint
This is a Mama 49 and fan favorite! Tiny chicken sausage meatballs, cavatappi pasta, carrots, celery, onions and garlic. It is too good to miss!
Italian Wedding Soup Quart
This is a Mama 49 and fan favorite! Tiny chicken sausage meatballs, cavatappi pasta, carrots, celery, onions and garlic. It is too good to miss!
Chicken & rice soup pint
If chicken noodle soup is Jewish penicillin, then this is an IV infusion! Chicken broth, oven roasted chicken with vegetables and white rice, A West Valley favorite!
Chicken & rice soup quart
If chicken noodle soup is Jewish penicillin, then this is an IV infusion! Chicken broth, oven roasted chicken with vegetables and white rice, A West Valley favorite!
Beef & barley stew quart
This beefy stew is a Mama 49 all time favorite and includes beef top round, onions, celery, carrots and garlic, barley, beef stock, tomatoes, herbs and spices. Just like mom used to make, or did she?
Beef & barley stew pint
This beefy stew is a Mama 49 all time favorite and includes beef top round, onions, celery, carrots and garlic, barley, beef stock, tomatoes, herbs and spices. Just like mom used to make, or did she?
PANINIS
Caprese Panini
Caprisi, caprese, let's call the whole thing off... not today, because then you would miss out one of our delicious caprese paninis (you can pronounce it however you want to, we don't care).
Smoked Chicken Gouda Panini
One of our newest additions, this panini touts lightly smoked chicken and melted gouda cheese on our homemade sourdough and topped with a garlic aioli. Oh say, can you panini?
Meatball Marinara Panini
Yes it IS as good as it looks. Italian chicken sausage meatballs slathered in mozzarella and gouda cheese, marinara sauce and our Wantz and Kneads own sourdough - nom nom nom!
Grilled Cheese
You don't have to be a kid to love a grilled cheese! Made with three kinds of cheeses and our infamous sourdough bread, you can pair it with the tomato basil soup or by itself - while you are hiding in your closet from your kids.
Spicy chipotle smoked tri-tip panini
Applewood smoked chipotle tri-tip with lime aioli, pepper jack cheese, crispy jalapeños and onions served on our house baked sourdough.
Chicken caesar panini
Tender pieces of oven roasted chicken, parmesan, garlic aioli, our homemade Caesar Dressing and of course, our homemade Sourdough!!
WRAPS
Chicken Caesar Wrap
For all those times when Caesar wanted to watch his figure. A healthier take on our Chicken caesar panini -- Tender pieces of chicken, romaine, parmesan cheese, topped with a garlic aioli and our Caesar dressing, wrapped in a flour tortilla
Chimichurri Steak Wrap
Tender pieces of tri-tip, lettuce, tomato and red onions, wrapped in a flour tortilla and topped with our infamous chimichurri sauce
Smoked Chicken wrap
Tender pieces of smoked chicken, gouda and parmesan, romaine, tomatoes, onions and garlic aioli wrapped in a flour tortilla
Veggie Wrap
Shredded carrots, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers, topped with a garlic aioli and wrapped in a flour tortilla
EAST MEETS WEST FRIED CHICKEN
Traditional chicken tenders
ON THE SIDE
Mixed green salad (SIDE)
Tomato basil soup (SIDE)
Tomato basil pasta salad (SIDE)
Seriously, who doesn't love a good pasta salad? Nothing says, "I'm not frigging cooking, the kitchen's closed" like a good pasta salad in the fridge. Made with chilled pasta, baby tomatoes, parmesan, sweet basil, and garlic tossed in a red wine vinaigrette.
Two slices roasted garlic parmesan sourdough (SIDE)
Turkey chili (SIDE)
Two slices traditional sourdough (SIDE)
FOR THE WEE ONES
Grilled Cheese
You don't have to be a kid to love a grilled cheese! Made with three kinds of cheeses and our infamous sourdough bread, you can pair it with the tomato basil soup or by itself - while you are hiding in your closet from your kids.
Pasta with Marinara or Plain with Butter and Parmesan
Chicken Tenders
Cheese quesadilla
What kid doesn't love a quesadilla?? Your choice of plain or with chicken
Cheese quesadilla With chicken
What kid doesn't love a quesadilla?? Your choice of plain or with chicken
Grilled Cheese
Noodles & butter
CARBS
Traditional Sourdough 1 for 10
What can we say? It's the best sourdough we have ever had. We are a tad biased, we made it! But even if we hadn't, we could still say it is the best! Try it with one of our dipping sauces, our infused oils or by itself. You'll be begging for more!
Traditional Sourdough 2 for 18
What can we say? It's the best sourdough we have ever had. We are a tad biased, we made it! <br /> But even if we hadn't, we could still say it is the best! Try it with one of our dipping sauces, our infused oils or by itself. You'll be begging for more!
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Sourdough 1 for 12
A classic twist on our traditional sourdough - tiny ribbons of garlic make this sourdough out of this world!
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Sourdough 2 for 20
A classic twist on our traditional sourdough - tiny ribbons of garlic make this sourdough out of this world!
FAMILY STYLE
Two Quarts Turkey Chili and One Traditional Sourdough Boule
Two Quarts Tomato Basil Bisque & 1 Roasted Garlic Parmesan Boule
Serves four
One quart pasta pomodoro and one quart chicken meatballs with pasta
Two quarts roasted chicken and rice soup with one traditional boule
Feeds a family of four
DRINKS
Bottled Water
Coke
Diet Coke
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Recent Reviews
Your sourdough bread is the BEST bread I have ever had. We finished off a whole round loaf in 2 days. I’m now in a mission to track them down when they are in the area so I can buy them out!!!
January 2023
This is a \\\"ghost kitchen\\\", which i didnt know existed, but came into popularity during the pandemic, combined with meal delivery services like Grub Hub. The chef, Lance Toro, is so friendly, and has a real passion for providing a superior culinary meal. He makes fresh sourdough bread daily, which he uses for his sandwich prep and croutons. He smokes Chicken daily, as well as other meats as needed, also for meal prep. I ordered chicken with smoked Gouda panini......
September 2022
I picked up a few loaves of the Sourdough bread at the market today - - when I got home I couldn’t hold myself back from eating a few slices. OMGosh! SO GOOD!! I’m excited to visit your location in Van Nuys to try all your products. Yum ?
August 2022
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