With the goal of not just serving drinks and their signature toasts, but also providing a bit of kindness too, La La Land Kind Cafe opens a new location in Brentwood.

“First and foremost we believe in normalizing kindness and we do that through generally complimenting people”, said Francois Reihani, CEO of the growing Dallas Texas-born chain.

“For us as people are leaving the store we say ‘love you.’ We believe those words should be normalized and human beings should be a lot closer than they are,” he said.

The new 1,500-square-foot cafe opened Nov. 22 at 11698 San Vicente Blvd. It marks the eighth Los Angeles area location for the chain. The eatery is known for programs that offer training and paid internships to help transition youth from foster care into adulthood.

“When we talk about giving back we want to be hands on and do it ourselves,” Reihani said. “The company was founded on that. Since our first store opened we run our own programs that hire and mentor kids aging out of foster care and our youth director also helps them with their personal life including help with housing, schooling, therapy and that whole side of life.”

Besides offering jobs to youth in need, the cafe serves iced drinks like the Lavender Bloom, French Toast Latte, and the Strawberry Fields.

The food menu includes elevated versions of toasts such as the La La Classic Avocado Toast, the Truffle Burrata Toast and “The Queen” Avocado Toast, which mashes cream cheese with avocado and other seasoning.

With the focus on spreading a good vibes, Reihani dedicated the latest cafe to his 5-year-old niece who inspired the cafe’s angel logo and helped design the coffee sleeves on the cups.

La La Land Kind Cafe is at 11698 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood, lalalandkindcafe.com.