Quiadaiyn

Almuerzo has beef tasajo, rice, beans, cactus, grilled onion and chili aqua.

Barbacoa de chivo (goat stew, right) is served with salsa verde, bottom left, and onions, cilantro and cabbage, top left.

Co-owner Melissa Martinez, left, and her parents Carmen and Hector recently opened Quiadaiyn on Venice Boulevard in Mar Vista.

Melissa Martinez, co-owner of the Oaxacan-style restaurant on Venice Boulevard in Mar Vista, displays tlayuda mixta, a Oaxacan pizza consisting of a large corn tortilla with toppings of black bean sauce, cabbage, tomato, avocado, salsa and three meats -- tasajo, cecina, and chorizo.

Hector Martinez works the grill.

Melissa Martinez is running her first bricks-and-mortar full restaurant after years of operating Melissa’s Catering and a small takeaway-only taqueria.

Barbacoa de chivo is a goat stew.

Mole Colorado with chicken and rice.

Melissa Martinez, left, serves customers at her family’s restaurant.