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    Hamlet's Kitchen

    4.5 (147 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Cindy S.

    According to my Yelp buddies, this is one of Celebrity Chef David Chang's favorite spot to eat in Los Angeles? Let's go! This CASH ONLY hole-in-the-wall serves real deal Armenian BBQ that uses charcoal to grill their meats and where food is made to order by the pit master owner. He is very nice and so are the staff. Expect a small wait time for delicious food. We walked up to the outdoor setup, and after ordering we waited maybe 25 to 30 minutes. The PRO local tip is to call in your order ahead of time. Their menu is very simple. BBQ meats (pork, beef, lamb, chicken), freshly made sides, can drinks. The menu has Armenian-Russian influence: (pelmeni, blinchik, Georgian dumplings, olivier potato and beet salad, Russian carrot salad, etc); with some middle-eastern flare (hummus, mutabal, lebni). Everything we ordered was so tasty and delicious! The meats are very flavorful and no sauces are needed; but the BBQ it's grilled WELL-DONE, so order it accordingly if you like your meat on the "medium-rare to medium" side. My favorite place in Glendale for Armenian BBQ are : Mini Kabob, Raffi's, Elena's. Hamlet's is pretty stellar too, except they their BBQ well -done.

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    Isabella S.

    This spot is the real deal. Bring cash. The lamb chops are incredible, and portions are generous. Note that while they have a couple tables out front, it is primarily a takeout spot.

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    Ji O.

    Hidden gem tucked away inside a strip mall. Had a hard time finding the place since GPS said we had arrived but we did not see the restaurant and later found out its tucked away behind the right side of the mall. Not sure if it was becuase we got there closer to closing time but there was no space to eat inside. We ordered pork ribs and combination lula kabob. FYI this place is CASH only! I heard that they make their onw charcoal there. We were in Glendale to pick up my phone from Samsung and friend of us suggested to try this spot and I am glad we did. Its a must eat spot if you are in the area. Full of flavor and surprisingly lot of food comes in your order. At first I thought it was slighly overpriced but we had leftovers afterwards. Just wish they were closer to where I am but this would be my spot to go to whenever I am near Glendale.

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    Stevo O.

    I saw David Chang of Momofuku and the local Majordomo restaurant on Instagram, and noted his thoughts of the three best restautants in Los Angeles. The first one he mentioned was Hamlet's Kitchen, located in a culturally enriched strip mall of Armenian and Russian citizens which is a cultural expeience in itself. Located at the southeast corner of the strip mall is this very small restaurant with relatively long lines of patrons at around three o'clock. The BBQ style cooking can be observed from a small window in the kitchen and was smok'in hot on a spit over the coals. It took about 15 minutes to cook up the shish kabobs, which had a nice medium brown meat and juices flowing onto the rice and toppings, which can be used to fill a huge thin tortilla or Naan-like flour crepe to fill with the goodness. I can see why Chef Chang is charmed with the tasty and culturally enriching kitchen!

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    Great kabob wraps quick and easy service call 15 min ahead and your food is hot ready to go once you're there

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    Best Armenian barbecue you can find amazing meat quality and the potatoes wow oh man wow

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    The chicken and beef kabobs were very flavorful. I recommend coming here. Service was friendly and the wait was reasonable!

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    Food is good. Service is good and fast. My order was promised and delivered right on time. A bit on the expensive side though.

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    Hamlets kitchen is truly an authentic Armenian cuisine! i have ate here numerous times and have enjoy each and every single visit!

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    Horrible services with very average but overpriced food. Not recommended and will not be back for sure.

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    One of the best pork sandwiches I've ever had. Cooked perfectly with great portions as well. Will be stopping here every time I'm in LA

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    6 years ago

    Hands down best Armenian BBQ sandwich placw in LA. Have been eating here for over 12 years, same quality food wvery time.

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    4 years ago

    This place is the absolute best for authentic Armenian bbq. I've been coming here for years and the quality continues to remain phenomenal.

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    This is by far the best Armenian BBQ in Los Angeles. I always get their pork plate with grilled jalepeno.

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