Tucked away in what used to be a thriving food court is a nice surprise that is Downtown Kabob. I have been coming here since the 80's and it is still here serving fast good Persian food. Service is always great and friendly. You pay and wait for your order and they have people to take your tray and clean after you. They do have falafel for us that don't eat meat and all the specialty rices are delicious too. read more

Downtown Kabob - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

When I called, I specifically ordered the mini salmon salad, and I asked the guy how much would it be if instead of the cucumbers and just tomatoes he could replace it with the Persian salad he said yes we could do that once everything happened on the phone and then I went to go pick up my phone. It turns out that they sent my order out for delivery so not only did I have to waste my time during break. I paid and I told them that I wanted the food still delivered to me and then when I finally get back to my shop, I'm waiting and I realize that they have the wrong address on there when I call and I asked the delivery guy says if I could go pick it up to the store to which I said no I already went during my break. I can no longer leave once I finally get the food. The juice was already spilled all over the bag, and when I opened the context, I expected for there to at least be iceberg lettuce on the bottom and then the Persian salad on top instead, what I receive was a side of the Persian salad and just a salmon by itself I ordered the pita bread separately, which is crazy to get this little for almost $20. I understand they are super busy, but I work in the alleys as well and this is not OK. for $20 I could've just ordered from California chicken kebab. read more

Downtown Kabob - Mini salmon salad - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Flavor was alright but it was $40 for 2 pita sandwiches and the pita bread was stale and fell apart and there was hardly ANY meat or sauce inside. I won't eat here again. read more

Downtown Kabob - The "pita sandwich" that fell completely apart because the bread was stale and almost no meat ALL LETTUCE - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Worst experience at Downtown Kabob 934 S Los Angeles St #6, Los Angeles, CA 90015 This was by far the worst Persian food experience I've ever had. We visited Downtown Kabob on Monday, December 22, for lunch and ordered the Shish Soltani, which includes ground beef, filet mignon, and salmon kabob with rice. Unfortunately, the experience was extremely disappointing. The ground beef had a bad smell, and the filet mignon was excessively salty. Do to my wife's health issues when I brought this to the employee's attention, his response was simply that they've been serving it this way for 36 years, with no concern or effort to address the issue. The rice was cold, and despite mentioning it to the staff, there was no reaction or apology. The salmon was heavily seasoned with curry, which felt completely out of place for a Persian dish--it honestly felt like I was eating at an Indian restaurant. Given the poor quality of the food, the prices were very high and absolutely not worth it. This was my first and last visit. I do not recommend this place--don't waste your time or money. We ended up throwing all the food away because of the smell and but taste. read more

Downtown Kabob deserves a much higher rating! I ordered lunch here for 14 people, and we all loved the food. Very fresh and flavorful. Reasonable prices and generous portion sizes too. Highly recommend if you are in the mood for some authentic and delicious Persian food! read more

Downtown Kabob - 21. Mini Ground Beef Lunch Special - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food here is good but delivery usually takes about an hour so order accordingly. They do seem pretty busy over the phone. The prices have also gone up quite a bit read more

I placed an order with Uber Eats to be delivered to my DTLA office bc the reviews looked pretty good and I had forgotten my lunch. The food arrived in timely manner but it was a huge disappointment. The chicken was not white meat as it appeared in pictures but no big deal, right? It was dark meat way overcooked, the rice was bland, pita and hummus were ok. The beef was inedible. Thirty bucks and I only ate maybe a quarter of it, oh well better luck next time.... read more

Great food and portions are good. I enjoy the ground beef and the chicken the most here. We get it to go every week and although it is a bit pricey, it is worth it for the most part. read more

Super bomb and long overdue review! This place has been in the international food court for 30 years -- so they're clearly doing something right! My go-to is the "ground beef kabob" wrap (koobideh) mini lunch meal with homemade french fries. It takes about 10 minutes to make if ordering directly, but it's worth the wait. Fries are not even greasy!!!! So filling and $12 with tax. Food court is clean if you want to enjoy your meal there! Pics next time lol I ate my meal too quick hehehe read more

The absolute worst service and takes forever. Literally standing waiting over 20 min for a kabob plate.

I have been coming here for over 20 years! The flavor is delicious, the price is right and they always have great service.

Order food for pick up. The food is terrible quality. The Shirazi salad has pickles in it- this is not authentic or ever been a part of the recipe. Horrible taste. The Sabzi is ALL meat no stew. Unfortunately I just wasted $45 on lunch that I am throwing away. The taste is beyond bad. read more

We ordered two plates and a side of wings. For each plate we received HALF a pita and a one ounce container of garlic sauce. When I asked for more garlic sauce I was told we had to pay .50 extra for it. I then asked for more pita bread and was told it was $1.00 per pita. When I received the pita it turned out to be half a pita since they cut them in half. Essentially you're paying $1.00 for HALF a pita. The prices are already high and for them to charge you extra for items they should have already been given doesn't sit right with me. Do yourself a favor and go to Cilantro Lime instead their food is delicious! read more

Solid food! Came here for lunch after a morning shopping in Los Angeles and was satisfied with my meal. I ordered a Ground Beef Kabob with yellow rice and a side of fries. The people I was with ordered the Salmon Kabob and Chicken Cornish with bread with yellow rice. I tried everything and most of the food tasted fine. I did really enjoy the Ground Beef Kabob. The salmon and chicken tasted just okay to me, nothing too special. I actually really enjoyed the fries as they were seasoned well and crunchy on the outside, fluffy on the inside. The yellow rice was also tasty. Overall, okay food! It did take a little while for our plates to come out and not all of our orders were correct (some of the rice was wrong), but not bad! read more

Located inside the international food court and was empty around closing time 4pm. Prices are pretty value because of the huge portions!! Got the Fillet Shish Kabob Plate for $15 and generous amount of food! They got my order wrong tho so that's why 4 stars. I had ordered fries instead of rice but didn't check until I got home. Still tasted great 8/10. read more

Downtown Kabob - Fillet shish kabob $15 - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Disappointed that time and food quality are unexpected. Forget about your order number at the end French fries are the excuse to extend your wait time. The manager Adrian told me takes time because the fries are fresh made. Totally are not. Cannot recommend this restaurant. read more

Downtown Kabob - Fries are overcooked - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Terrible food. The chicken smelled real bad and the rice was burnt. I had to leave most of the food since too horrible to swallow. Their service was bad and not helpful and when I asked for a sauce to try cover the taste of the foul chicken, they wanted to charge me for extra sauce. Would never come back and strongly recommend never to go there. read more

Downtown Kabob - Left food since cannot eat. Terrible - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I already ate some of it but I've ordered twice and for the price and quantity they give it's amazing. The chicken is huuuge and DELICIOUS. Idk why it has such bad reviews but this is my favorite hang over food, it's enough to put away and finish later. Definitely worth it for me. read more

Downtown Kabob - a close up of a tray of food - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Very bad service. They refuse to give spoons with the purchase of their meals. They will only give a fork. I understand you're trying to save the company money by not giving spoons anymore but you've already raised your prices on all your meals, so why not give a spoon to your clients that purchase a meal which involves rice? Bad management, bad service read more

This place was so disgusting! The food was horrible. So horrible that I couldn't eat it. And it is very pricey for where it is located and for the horrible food. Also waited a very long time for our food. Would never go back! read more

Delicious food. Service is a always great. One of my favorite places , I tried similar places and I always come back to this place.

I have been eating here for the past 20+ years but will never go back. First of all they not only raised their prices, but they even overcharge you when you pay with no explanation as to why. Not only that, but the meal used to come with a drink, butter for your bread, a fire roasted jalapeño and onion, a lime, and a delicious tomato and cucumber salad. Now instead of all that they just give you a teaspoon of hummus and some lettuce on the side. On top of all of this, the owner and employee both gave me attitude when I just asked for butter and a jalapeño. This used to be my favorite thing to eat in downtown. Sadly I'll never order again. read more

Honestly it was the worst food I had . Everything tasted like food coloring and it tasted like it been 3/4 days old . Honestly don't eat there specially if you're middle eastern you gonna get offended by the way the food tastes read more

Food it great! Trying to leave a review since this place deserves it. Chicken is good read more

I was excited to try the City Center International Food Court in the Fashion District of Downtown LA. My coworker and I recently picked up lunch here and decided on Downtown Kabob which had Persian fast food. Downtown Kabob, a kiosk front within the food court, has a huge menu with probably over 50 items. I liked that they had mini versions and regular versions of items. I ordered the mini version of the fish kebab (grilled fish) which was actually a hefty portion for being a "mini" and for only $6.50. It came with a nice sized bone-in fish, basmati rice, a cucumber salad, a small fountain beverage, and a (somewhat stale) piece of pita bread. Great value for the price and real unprocessed food that tasted authentic. The regular version of these combos is around $10. They also have $5.99 wraps which look pretty appetizing. Where this place loses a star is for its very slow service. Although there wasn't a line, we waited over 15 minutes for our food after placing our orders. TIP: The international food court has outdated signage outside so it can be very confusing. Don't get excited about the sign advertising Hawaiian food inside because that place isn't there anymore! read more

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I got the Cornish hen plate with yellow rice and it was really delicious. The hen had flavor especially if you can taste it on the white meat the rice and side salad was good as well like any other rice and salad. The charred jalapeños were really spicy that I didn't think they were going to be because it sometimes isn't but it sure did the trick. Just wish the hen had a little more juices flowing but other than that it did the job. read more

Downtown Kabob - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Hands down my favorite and the best kebab of all time. Tender meat, so yummy and juicy, fluffy rice esp the cherry rice my fave. Our traditional Christmas food thank you for keeping your quality always high. read more

A bit pricey but definitely good and delicious Too many online orders will have you waiting for a bit read more

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Since I started working over here and stumbled onto this place, I absolutely, unequivocally love all of the fantastic food that they offer here and as I am writing this review, I am sitting here eating a delicious chicken kabob sandwich that they have, but aside from that I pretty much tried everything on the menu. They really have some great many lunch specials that will fill you up for the rest of the day for under $10 with a drink to! No complaints here, they can do no wrong in my eyes! Their meat is fresh halal meat with no hormones, and no antibiotics. When you do order something from here keep in mind that they do not serve fast food, they serve good food as fast as they can and you'll see that sign listed on the restaurant as well. With that said, hands down five stars! A hidden gym in a little strip mall in the Fashion District. You must try Downtown Kabob. He's absolutely amazing his recipes! read more

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Terrible place, low quality tasting food and service and the employees and Shahram the owner is extremely rude....

Best kabobs in Los Angeles, I have been a client for over 25 years. Love it! The green rice and the one with cherries is the bomb! read more

Food arrived after 1 hour which is normal for them. We order from this place a lot, food is good. We ordered an extra side of hummus which they did not send. So I call them thinking they can give me credit or something for next time we order but no the guy started fighting with me that they don't make enough money. I never complained about his prices if they need to raise them then you do that I still would have bought food from them. But not anymore. read more

My coworker and me ordered two plates of chicken kabob and the order got to me in 1 hour half by the time the delivery guy came to dip of the food he was on his phone and then noticed me that my order was given to someone else when I call the restaurant again the person who picked up was giving me attitude when it was there fault. read more

This is located inside the International Food Court in the garment district. It has a sign that it has halal: no antibiotics; no hormones in its meat. I had the fish kabob, which was close to $10. It comes with rice, but I had the salad, which was delicious. The fish had a lot of bones, but the flavor was on point and it was tender. read more

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Looking at their menu, you would initially think their food is cheap. But what you don't see is they charge for their dips, the bread they serve with your meal is just half. Most middle eastern places provide the dip atleast 1 per order and serve atleast 1 whole bread too costing more or less the same! I ordered the shish kabob with an extra half of a bread for 30cents each. The meat was as dry as the desert! Of course it made me look for some kind of dip or sauce to make my meal better. I walked up to the counter and asked for a dip and they said it would cost $4.49. Only one size 8oz. I felt like I didn't have a choice but to get it instead of suffering through the dryness. read more

Downtown Kabob - Shish kabob - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I been to this place OMG double divorce experience I have I order two different item item number 13 and item number nine corniche bird and chicken kebab he doesn't even look 50% of the picture and taste nasty they burn my Cornish chicken and a kebab taste like nothing but flour and spice no chicken super dry I asked the guy I said this doesn't look like a picture at all plus your chicken is so Dry the guy answer oh that's all we serve I will never recommended to people to go there the owner should check my check number 6994 that's what the receipt number dry chicken doesn't even look like a chicken totally burned kebab chicken super dry it doesn't even taste chicken taste like a flower stay away from this place the picture is attempting but the food is a nasty I always eat a kebab other places but never like this read more

The WORRST service!!! The MEN who work there are rude and nasty. Treat me so poorly every time I go. I honestly have never been treated so poorly and I'm not at all rude. It's really unfortunate because there food is delicious and a great price. I have continued to order despite the poor service I received because it's good food. I have decided that I'm no longer going to continue to support this business when so many other restaurants who give exceptional service are in desperate need of support. read more

My Persian Go-To spot when I'm in Downtown LA Fashion District! Chicken Kabob so scrumptious that you'll think "Did they just milked the cow?" Or is it just me??? But really, the Mini Special with Drink is a value buy. For $5.49 (price as of 10/10/13) I am sold!!! It comes with some roasted white onion and jalapeño pepper, pita bread with Darigold individual sized unsalted butter and lemon zested cucumber tomato salad. They also give u a slice of lime which I highly recommend for u to squeeze on your chicken! The $5.49 comes with white basmati rice but you can be adventurous and choose any of the following kinds of rice for a little extra $0.80. -Lima bean rice -Barberry rice -Green bean rice -Sweet cherry rice (my personal favorite, $1.50 more) Tip! You can do half and half! They also have other types of meat like lamb shank, barg kabob (filet mignon), white fish kabob, ground beef, salmon to name a few. This place also has vegetarian options (Ghormeh Sabzi). They use fresh Halal meat. No hormones. No antibiotics. But their trademark really is this, "We do not serve fast food. We serve good food as fast as we can". I am really a fan! read more

Downtown Kabob - Mini Chicken Kabob Meal with Drink for only $5.49. Yelp review already posted! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Good food in Downtown LA shish kabob and mi salmon with green salan and hummos love read more

Service took a while, considering the person I was with got their food about 10 minutes before mine, and I ordered before them. That's the reason for the 4. But once the food came out it was amazing! I highly recommend the Kabob sandwich! read more

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