The Coffee Company

What The Coffee Company does

The Coffee Company is a family-owned, single-location neighborhood breakfast and lunch restaurant operating at 8751 La Tijera Blvd in Westchester, Los Angeles, adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Firmographic records indicate a founding year of 1978, while the company website carries a 2018 copyright and does not state an explicit founding date. The restaurant serves local Westchester residents and travelers passing through LAX, with the primary customer need being quick, friendly breakfast and lunch service in a welcoming environment. The menu portfolio consists of a weekday breakfast and lunch menu (Monday-Friday), a weekend menu (Saturday-Sunday), and a dedicated kids menu; daily service runs 7:00am to 3:00pm, and the restaurant operates 363 days per year, closing only on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The business operates three service modes: dine-in (with outdoor patio seating and a dog-friendly patio), takeout, and delivery through a third-party partnership with ChowNow. Table management is supported via Yelp Waitlist, and the restaurant maintains an active Instagram presence (@LAXCOFFEECO) for organic top-of-funnel marketing. Underlying technology is minimal — the website is built on Squarespace, with no proprietary platform, integrations, API, mobile app, or disclosed AI/ML capability. Distribution is purely physical plus SaaS-enabled ordering: there is no franchise system, no multi-unit footprint, and no e-commerce beyond ChowNow delivery.

The revenue model is traditional restaurant: per-cover food sales across dine-in, takeout, and delivery, supplemented by no disclosed catering or B2B contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and menu prices are available only in-restaurant. Ownership is private and family-held, with no venture capital, private equity, parent company, or subsidiary structure disclosed, and no management team, headcount, revenue, or funding information is publicly available. Competitive positioning is built on family atmosphere, LAX proximity, free parking, outdoor seating, and seven-day operating hours rather than technology differentiation.

Name

The Coffee Company

Legal name

The Coffee Company

Website

https://thecoffeecompanyla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Coffee Company is a family-owned single-location breakfast and lunch restaurant in Westchester, Los Angeles near LAX, serving local residents and travelers via dine-in (with outdoor patio), takeout, and ChowNow-powered delivery, open daily 7am-3pm.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Neighborhood Cafes (THAFADAC)

Keywords

• Breakfast restaurant
• Lunch restaurant
• Casual dining
• Neighborhood restaurant
• Family-owned dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Coffee Company is a family-owned neighborhood restaurant serving breakfast and lunch daily from 7:00am to 3:00pm at its single Westchester, CA location near LAX. Its fundamental service is sit-down dine-in with outdoor patio seating, complemented by takeout and delivery (via ChowNow), offering weekday, weekend, and kids menus.

Product overview

The Coffee Company is a family-owned neighborhood breakfast and lunch restaurant serving the Westchester community near LAX. The company operates as a single unified restaurant concept with three core service offerings: dine-in (with outdoor patio seating available), takeout, and delivery. Their menu portfolio consists of weekday and weekend breakfast/lunch menus, plus a dedicated kids menu. All food service is available daily from 7:00am to 3:00pm. The restaurant is closed only on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, operating 363 days per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Denny's: National diner chain specializing in breakfast and lunch. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving similar breakfast/lunch fare, though at much greater scale and as a franchise system.
• IHOP: National breakfast-focused casual dining chain. Comparable broad incumbent serving overlapping breakfast/lunch menu with dine-in and takeout.
• Black Bear Diner: Growing casual dining chain with strong breakfast/lunch focus and family-friendly positioning. Comparable as a broader breakfast/lunch incumbent emphasizing neighborhood, family-style atmosphere.
• Waffle House: Iconic 24-hour breakfast-focused chain concentrated in the Southeast US. Comparable broad incumbent in the breakfast QSR space, though primarily operating in a different geography.

Direct peers

• The Original Pantry Cafe: Iconic LA diner open nearly 24 hours with breakfast and lunch focus. Comparable as a legacy independent Los Angeles casual breakfast/lunch restaurant with dine-in and counter service.
• John O'Groats: Beloved independent LA breakfast/lunch restaurant. Comparable as a longstanding, independent neighborhood breakfast spot in the Los Angeles area.
• Republique: LA modern brunch/breakfast and lunch destination. Comparable as a higher-end independent LA breakfast and lunch restaurant serving dine-in patrons.
• Dinah's Family Restaurant: Long-running family-owned LA breakfast/lunch restaurant. Directly comparable as an independent, multi-decade neighborhood breakfast institution in the Los Angeles market.

Others

• Yelp Waitlist: Third-party table management and discovery platform. Included as an ecosystem enabler rather than a competitor; The Coffee Company uses Yelp Waitlist, making it a relevant channel/technology peer.

Emerging players

• Sqirl: Trendy LA breakfast/brunch concept. Comparable emerging LA player in the breakfast/lunch space with strong brand and dine-in focus.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/laxcoffeeco

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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