"was looking for a lunch spot after descending deer creek but wasn't familiar with pch west of pepperdine area"

If you're on PCH again and feeling hunger pangs, there's the following:
"At the intersection of PCH & Mulholland Hwy, there's Leo Carillo State Beach. The campground across the highway has bathrooms, water and a campground store. Turn left off PCH into the parking lot, and take the road back into the campground and nestled somewhere back there is the store."