A pairing made in culinary heaven, Dolores Canning Co., home of the award-winning all beef Chili Brick, has partnered with Fonda Don Chon Restaurant, 618 Shoppers Lane, to distribute the latter’s tasty garlic butter spread. 
Dolores Chili will distribute Fonda Don Chon’s garlic butter, called “Mojo” to grocery stores near you.
Popular amongst patrons who visit the Covina, California restaurant, consumers will be able to take home a 14-oz. container to use in pasta, bread, shrimp and other seafood, chicken and steak.
The new partnership merges Dolores’ knowledge of the grocery retail industry and the distribution process and Fonda Don Chon’s commitment to its diverse product, which was developed at the Covina restaurant.
Co-owners Jimmy Roman and Asuncion Hernandez developed the “Mojo” in the kitchen at Fonda Don Chon and quickly discovered how diverse it was not only for the food on Fonda Don Chon’s menu, but for items such as bread, pasta and other seafood.
The growth and widespread distribution of the all beef and chicken Chili Brick over the last decades to major grocery outlets, smaller grocery chains and foodservice distributors demonstrates Dolores’ ability to help Fonda Don Chon’s “Mojo” expand beyond the San Gabriel Valley.
Besides bringing tasty products to discerning foodies, both businesses are family-owned.
Founded in 2009, Fonda Don Chon Restaurant focuses on a new Estilo Jalisco (Jalisco Mexican style) menu, and features a cozy dining room and an elegant buffet line with a view of the kitchen.
Popular menu items such as Pechuga en Mole—a dish which combines over 20 different items including roasted chilies and chocolate poured over chicken breast served with rice, beans and pico de gallo and Arrachera—a 9 oz. tender marinated steak flame broiled and served with nopal salad—are what keep patrons coming back.
Hernandez said he learned everything he knows today from his grandmother in Jalisco, Mexico.
Arriving in the United States in the 70s, he came with no money but had a lot of dreams.
Hernandez’s hard- work ethic was bolstered in 2007 when he partnered with his son-in-law, Jimmy, and together they formed a powerful 1-2 punch.
A Los Angeles company, Dolores Canning Co.’s processing and packaging facility where it ships both beef and chicken chili to retailers throughout the region and nation from, is just outside downtown.
Patriarch Basilio Muñoz started its processing plant in the 1950’s with matriarch, Dolores, as the face of the company.
Dolores Chili Brick is sold frozen in the meat case or behind freezer doors at major grocery chains such as Kroger, Albertsons and Safeway. Countless independents across the western United States carry both beef and chicken. Chili lovers can also enjoy Dolores Chili by the cup or bowl at Philippe the Original in Downtown L.A.
For information on Fonda Don Chon Restaurant, log onto www.fondadonchon.com.