By Kristi Myllenbeck, Correspondnet

The owners of OG Sliders restaurant in Cupertino may not be "original gangsters," but they are doing something that, to them, is all their own.

"The OG stands for organic gourmet," said chef Mike Jenkins, the culinary mastermind and co-owner of the restaurant. "We enjoy good, healthy organic food."

Jenkins had the idea for the restaurant when was tasked with a project while pursuing his bachelor's degree in culinary management.

"It was something that needed to be trendy, for a food truck. I thought, 'What about doing sliders?'--something quick, something organic but really giving the sliders a different twist," he said.

On that basis, Jenkins, his wife Danni and co-owner John Chan formed the idea for OG Sliders, which opened in August at the Oaks Shopping Center near Bluelight Cinema.

In addition to using organic ingredients, OG Sliders makes a point to use locally sourced vegetables, meat and spirits. Even the decor comes from surrounding areas. The restaurant is a rustic blend of stained glass, doodled-on chalkboard paint, handcrafted tables and the aroma of wood-grilled meat. Some of the tables were salvaged from wood used in the old UC-Berkeley football stadium. Sharp-eyed patrons can still see the numbers used on the bleacher seats.

Whereas Mike had culinary ideas, Danni had a vision and made most of the decorating decisions. As a team, they decided to stay true to their roots and decorate with locally sourced products.

"I thought that was the natural thing to do," Danni said. "If everything in the food is centered around local, it only made sense to decorate accordingly. It goes hand in hand."

Though the interior looks polished and high-end, Mike is adamant that they welcome anyone and everyone to a location that was once used as a banquet room.

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