Today: Ara's Shawarma‼ My fave Mediterranean spot…read moreThey have 3 locations: north Hollywood/ Hollywood/ Encino I use the North Hollywood one I truly love their food and their service! Tigran is the manager and he is efficient and conscious Today I had the lamb chops for the first: they were super tasty and the meat super tender I highly recommend you go there!

A huge fan of Ara's Shawarma, having visited over a dozen times. The food is consistently…read moreincredible, and my wife, who has lived in the Middle East, swears this is the best shawarma around. Every meal is absolutely delicious and leaves me completely satisfied. Highly recommended for anyone in the Valley or the surrounding area--you have to try it at least once, and you'll probably get addicted to the delectable flavors.

Absolutely a fan of my local Bacari…read more This super cool and inviting eatery is located on Ventura Blvd and Hazeltine across from Ralph's and a beat away from the central Whole Foods in Sherman Oaks. Extensive menu with so much variety including lots of delicious finds for all. Team green falafel all the way!! Their vegan pizza pie with caramelized onion, mixed green, roasted garlic and so many yummy flavors is a win as well! The tofu scramble and salatim make brunch the best. And let's not forget about that vegan double chocolate cake :) Enjoy the full dine in experience as well as delivery or pickup - Bacari does it all yall. Incredible cocktails as well as mocktails, inclusive wine, beer and non-alcohol beverages which include classic like juice, cold brew, other coffee like favs and teas. Super gluten free friendly, vegetarian friendly and vegan friendly across the board. Indoor cozy seating as well as intimate stylish patio seating that's beyond dreamy when the weather is nice. It's casual, trendy, and enchanting all at once. Service is typically pretty great. ADA entrance, restrooms and paths. Parking is valet or local street and lot, typically meter or flat rate. During the week they're only open for dinner at 4:30PM until 10:30 PM which makes a weekday lunch craving unfortunate. Friday through Sunday is a different story as the AM to PM is abundant, with a small gap between 230PM til 4PM where they close on Saturday and Sunday only for the change over. Large parties should absolutely make reservation in advanced as this is a very popular and frequently busy location. Bottomless mimosas are available (for a 90 minute time window during you meal)!!

We had such a wonderful experience here! The food was delicious, and everything we ordered was…read morereally well prepared and flavorful. The coffee was also excellent and definitely worth mentioning. The atmosphere was beautiful, cozy, and welcoming, and the servers were absolutely wonderful--friendly, attentive, and very professional. We really enjoyed the overall experience. We sat outside, and the only small downside was that it was a little warm, but that's obviously not really the restaurant's fault. Other than that, everything was great! Overall, a lovely place with delicious food, great coffee, a beautiful atmosphere, and excellent service. We really enjoyed our time here and would happily come back again!

Greek Souvlaki Kitchen is located within the 'LA CHEF'S KITCHENS' amalgamation of restaurants in…read morePanorama City. Souvlaki delivers on all cylinders with great customer service from Mr. Tony, who mentioned it was him and his mom working the kitchen that night (we came in around 9:10pm). Tony was very friendly and helpful to us in making a decision by describing the menu with detail which made it easy to decide what to order. Tony explained that they want to be a healthy late night option for patrons as they close at 11pm, also, the featured meats are halal. We ordered the lamb and beef shawarma wrap which come with fries. Canned and bottled drinks are availible to order as well. I really enjoyed the freshness of the Ingredients in the wrap, which was a pretty good size. Crunchy veggies, savory meat and sauce wrapped in what I believe is lavash thin flatbread. A classic wrap which did fill me up in a good way, it did feel like a healthy and nutritious type of full. It is complemented by salty fries which were cooked to perfection, we dipped our wraps and fries in some Tzatziki to top it off. The ambiance is chill, since it was late, we were able to get the bar style table availible at the window to dine in. Since it is located in the LA collection of chefs kitchens, they have a very small lobby/limited dining space so plan to enjoy 'to go', I'm not sure if the collection has a cafeteria style dining room somewhere. Parking is limited, sidewalk spaces. Give them a try if youre in the mood for some good late night Greek food!

Greek Souvlaki Kitchen has always been good to me. Food has been consistently fresh and hot and…read moreowner loves to provide as much side condiments as possible (how can one say no to extra tzatziki and their house made spicy ketchup???). While their lamb shawarma has been my go-to, I've tried a more affordable option that's new on the menu: beef lule shawarma. The lule is sized over average in comparison to other Mediterranean shops, I would say 1/3rd pound uncooked. Very juicy and savory. Pairs well with the sumac onion salad and the aforementioned condiments. No fries with this, but at less than $11 out the door, this high protein shawarma was a no brainer. Will make a lot of nearby burrito shops a run for their money. I will definitely come back for more! Thank you!

Delicious! Delicious meats , incredible hummus, pita and baba ganush…read more Easy parking in the shopping strip. Friendly service. We got the big feast which was enough for 4 people. All the meats, rice, salad. The chicken was so tender, not dry at all. Really good food and will definitely be back.

Gorgeous place! Phenomenal food and fair prices,…read more Great staff! One of the best Mediterranean restaurants in the Valley!

The food is absolutely delicious. Well seasoned & very large portions…read more The service is hit & miss. Some of the staff is friendly but most act like you're bothering them. The restaurant can get very loud, especially on weekends. Free, large parking lot located below the structure.

I'm giving the two stars (instead of one) because we went here 8 months ago and it was average…read more Not sure if we needed to come back but we were hungry and it was open so we went in today. Today confirmed we don't need to come back. Maybe the trick is that if you are going to a "hummus bar" order the hummus... we didn't... we ordered two things. The first item was a beet salad... the lettuce was sad, the beets were sad, the sugary nuts were sad. It wasn't a Beet Salad it was a Beet S'ad (The slices of green apple rocked!) (But, really, pieces of greens and beets that should never have gone on a plate.) The second thing we ordered was the Grilled Salmon... I mean there it was at the top of their digital menu (disliked the digital menu just on general principal) and it said "Best Seller-Grilled Salmon." Cool let's try the grilled salmon. (See pictures). I mean, even if they thought I said "We will take the Beet Salad with Some Grilled Salmon on it" (I didn't), take the time to clarify. Regardless, the over-cooked fingers of salmon that came over on a plate were pretty pathetic. (I also could have said something at the time but you know how it it... now you have one person eating a wilted salad while the other person is waiting for their food to get redone and it amounts to two people eating sad food at different times.) The clincher was when the lady seated next to us came back from the women's room and mentioned that there was a cockroach lying on it's back unsure whether to die or not. She said, "But on a positive note, I think that means they are at least spraying for cockroaches." Gotta say, they still have a proper amount of people employed but not of them exactly energetic. I suppose another good thing was that my wife went to use the rest room a few minutes later and said the cockroach was gone so they either threw it out or placed it back in the kitchen where it belonged.

Saw an Instagram food influencer post about how good the crispy shawarma wrap was and it did not…read moredisappoint. Juicy, flavorful, delicious and the meal comes with a giant box of fries. Friendly staff, super clean, and easy parking lot parking too (free on the weekends). Definitely recommend.

The shawarma was a bit dry but decent overall. The place was clean…read more Our rating: 3 out of 5 stars.

My friend and I were looking for a good place to grab lunch, and we noticed this was the #1 spot on…read moreYelp, so we decided to give it a try. We're definitely glad we did! The restaurant itself is cozy and small, which gives it a really nice, welcoming atmosphere. We ordered the beef shawarma with their own-style French fries, and everything was absolutely delicious. The shawarma was flavorful, the fries were great, and the portions were satisfying. Really glad we found this place. Definitely worth checking out if you're in San Fernando!

Nice little restaurant located in the heart of San Fernando where they are serving delicious…read moreMediterranean dishes. Parking lot in the back or street parking as well. It was busy during lunch time but worth the wait. I walked in through the back entrance (which faces the street) And then I proceeded to place my order via their kiosk machine. Staff is very kind and attentive. I ordered the chicken shish plate and a Coke. "Juicy, chunks of marinated chicken breast, skewered and grilled to perfection with bold spices" My plate had a beautiful presentation: served with rice, hummus, a grilled tomato, Tzaziki sauce, chunks of marinated chicken , Mediterranean salad, warm pita bread! Easily a 5/5 for me! Generous portions served overall. I sat outside the patio and it was a nice ambiance. They offer "to-go" trays so you can take your left overs home. I also enjoyed their water station; the water was infused with mint, so refreshing! Overall, I had a pleasant experience and look forward to coming back soon.

Food is so good and fresh u have to try it !!…read more My new Mediterranean spot definitely coming back !

If you have not been here, go now, you are missing out!!!…read more The best of the best of its kind. The service is good, the food is the best, and the inside is nice and cool and spacious, a nice getaway from the heat of the valley. Highly recommended. Love the hummus, the flavors of the meats, perfectly grilled, everything super fresh! Spicy chicken or regular, very hard choice. Breast or leg meat, hard choice too! Ribeye pieces or flank steak(barg), all good! Everything good! Trust me, come!!!

As a Middle Eastern man, I approve of this place…read more Probably the best Knafeh I ever ate. And I'm a knafeh enthusiast.

I tried Korner Knafeh during Suhoor Fest in Santa Ana and WOW... I was completely blown away. I…read morethought I knew what good knafeh tasted like before coming here, but I was very wrong. This is easily my favorite knafeh I've ever had. Watching them cook it live over the flames and burners made the whole experience even better. You can taste the freshness and flavor in every bite. I just wish they were closer to me because I still haven't had the pleasure of trying their specialty knafehs!

So last week I ordered and requested a delivery via DoorDash for GG's food house, and…read moresimultaneously my order got canceled about an hour later! So I called the owner and he told me he doesn't take orders in advance, Which personally I always do that forecast my orders a week in advance, so I don't have to worry about it and get it delivered at work Well, I guess I'll never order from him again I didn't even taste his food and just got canceled on the spot

You had best eat here soon, before the critics and the masses find this place, and turn it into a…read moremad house. GG will call you sir or ma'am when you come in the door, and if you ask him very nicely he will tell you that he is Armenian, and that he started this place after being unable to control the quality of the result at a pizza chain. If you pay further attention to him, and read the menu carefully, and you scan past all the American style pizza, you will see that there are a few Armenian dishes down at the bottom of the menu. Now here's where you do yourself a solid. You order yourself the traditional Armenian mkhlu, and a Georgian temouri. Yes I know you can't pronounce these, but GG is polite and will not correct you. The mkhlu is a delicately spiced tomato omelet from his homeland, with lots of cilantro and paprika and delicate spices; and the tamouri is a very thin pizza with meat and cheese, again with incredible delicate spicing. There are certainly more expensive restaurants in LA, but I'm telling you from the bottom of my Yelp Elite status, that GG's tiny, clean little hole in the wall, is the best restaurant in Los Angeles right now.