If you're into bold, meat-heavy bites with serious flavor, Arais Machane Yehuda absolutely…read moredelivers. The ribeye arais was the standout--crispy, toasted pita on the outside with insanely juicy, well-seasoned ribeye packed inside. Every bite had that perfect balance of crunch and richness, and it didn't need much sauce, but the dips on the side took it up another level. The lamb arais was just as impressive--slightly more gamey (in a good way), super tender, and loaded with spices that gave it a deep, savory kick. You can tell they're not holding back on quality or flavor here. The sides tied everything together--the fresh tomato salad cut through the richness, and the pickles and sauces added that extra punch to keep every bite interesting. Overall, this spot is all about simple food done really right--crispy, juicy, flavorful, and satisfying. Definitely a must if you're craving something hearty and different.

Arais Machane Yehuda LA, is a unique, one of a kind, Israeli Restaurant, serving food that is not…read morefound anywhere, in the SFV or even in LA. It gets its name and style of cooking simple Israeli food, from the famous market, of the same name, in Jerusalem. Important to note that Arais (Arayes), is actually a street food. Essentially, a homemade small triangular pita, stuffed with succulent meat, then freshly baked on a continuous rotating large plate, at the center of a gas fire clay oven called the "taboon". The menu here is very basic, but high in quality, ingredients and freshness. There are also other offerings. The owner is charming and most welcoming to all the patrons. Yes, there is love and affection. He has personality, that you hardly ever see in any restaurant. Providing complimentary tastings of his items, while you wait for their preparation and production, to go. In my case, small portions of the warm garbanzo beans with freshly made (silky and smooth) hummus, then pickles and onions, also with dipping. Both fantastic. If you do not get Arias when you are here, you are missing the point, or maybe in the wrong place. My choice was Lamb Arias, to go. 4 crisp and charred triangular pieces fresh off the taboon, accompanied with regular and green tahini sauces, and a small, unimpressive tomato onion salad ($26). The lamb meat was juicy, well seasoned and cooked perfect. Also, as a side, I added the Potatoes "Medura" ($7). This was truly amazing. Thick longitudinal wedges, well browned on the outside and soft on the inside. Overall, an unforgettable experience. Excellent service, fantastic food, and an unforgettable warm and comfortable experience.

Danielle catered a dinner party for my husband's birthday. He had been CRAVING ribs and barbecue,…read morebut since we keep kosher, it had been years. Danielle worked with me to plan a menu and truly went out of her way to make it easy. Her team delivered the food to our venue ahead of time and gave us easy to follow heating instructions. Our friends and family were blown away by the quantity and quality of the food - short ribs, birria, bbq chicken, green beans, and cornbread - and Danielle threw in pickles and other fixings. She advised me to get chips and rolls and WOW, our guests were so happy. Cannot recommend enough. Not only is Danielle an amazing chef, she's a mensch too. Absolutely worth the price, every penny.

This is the BEST BBQ out there! No one compares to Holy Smokes!! Even my kids love it!read more

How have I never reviewed this place? This spot is my GO TO Mediterranean restaurant in LA. This is…read morecoming from someone who has an Israeli boyfriend, someone that keeps hummus as a staple in her home, and someone who could probably never get sick of Mediterranean food. My boyfriend introduced me to this place, he and his family love it, and now I do too. He and I used to be long distance for three years and every time he would visit in LA, we would go to Tel Aviv Grill. There are lots of things to get here... pita, laffa, baguette, but I've pretty much always ordered the plate. You choose a meat and you get a wholeeee bunch of sides. You order and pay, and take your receipt to the counter and they prepare the meat and your order for you. I usually order the chicken thigh plate and I split that with my boyfriend. The plate is honestly enough for two people but it's not quite enough protein. So we also order a side of rib eye or chicken shawarma. I get everything with the plate, so that looks like: purple cabbage, green cabbage, cucumber tomato salad, pickles, peppers, roasted eggplant, fries, and one pita. Hummus and tahini too. They have other sauces too but you have to specifically ask for those if you want them, like zchug and amba. Some workers are nicer than others and if you ask for a little extra, they give it to you. We always appreciate when that happens :) Everything here is good, you won't be disappointed and you definitely won't leave hungry!

We've been to this place a few times. every time we went, we were served cold food. The last time…read morewe went, we were party of 6 we specifically asked the cashier that we want our kabobs to be well done and we want the food to be hot. Not only my wife's chicken kabob was not cooked well, it was cold too!! Her meal was not the only meal on the table that was cold. The next morning, we both had severe stomachaches which we could not possibly believe. Please do not be fooled by the portions that they give you, they fill up your plates with lots of salads, to cover up the stingy portion of one skewer chicken or beef kabob which they serve you on their plates!! They claim to be glatt kosher but their food, meat & chickens are not healthy at all. We will never step foot in there again. After a while, there was a response from the owner: " I am sorry to hear about your experience with us. This is not something that we take lightly. I would like to offer my apologies. Please give our main office a call and ask for my secretary. She will be happy to hear from you and will do her best to rectify the situation." I did call and talked to her. She said that she is going to talk to the owner and will get back to me. She texted me the following: I appreciate the time you spent talking to me regarding your experience at Tel Aviv Grill. I spoke to the owner and he agreed to send you a gift card in the amount of $150 which you can use at any of our locations including "Popular" our newest store and Tel Aviv Tapas. Although I understand that your review was based on a true experience, considering the fact we are rectifying the situation, will you please either remove the negative review or rewrite it with a better light? I called her & told her that if the owner wants me to rewrite my review with a better light, please ask him to make the gift card $200 since I have been to his Tel Aviv Tapas restaurant a few times & have spent a lot of money there, the main courses are over $90 a dish, salads are over $26 & alcoholic beverages are over $28 each. She said let me talk to him & I will let you know. She got back to me, saying that after speaking with the owner about our conversation, he is taking the deal off the table now. She added that, I am busy with other things & do not have time to negotiate endlessly about this. This is not the right way and the right attitude to rectify situations & make clients satisfied!!

DoDo the owner is a hard-working wonderful individual that always make sure he has fresh tasty food…read morefor everyone. He's in charge of feeding a lot of different establishments has great food for Shabat. And everything is good fresh stylish, and delicious.

Hatikva offers locals an important service, home cooked style food they can take home for the…read moreSabbath and claim as their own. The cooking is very typically "Israeli cooking". Consisting mostly of homemade dishes, ready to put in the oven this place offers a variety of cook dishes to go. There is no seating inside, however, you have you are welcome to sit at one of the outdoor tables. The Cholent was mediocre. It was missing many of the ingredients typically found in Cholent. On top of that it was both very heavy on the turmeric, but lacking basics such as salt. This may be explained way by the fact that this Cholent appeals to the Ashkenazi crowd who prefer things to be relatively on the bland side. The vegetables were tasty, but what seemed to be warmed vegetables, turned out to be cold vegetables with one exception; the warm okra was mixed in with the cold vegetables. A mistake that can cause problems down the line. The Israeli pitas that were bought to take home and freeze were perfectly good. Of note was the staffs, great attitude, big smiles, and willingness to help and guide. This reviewer however, gets the feeling that if you are not Israeli (that is to say, Hebrew speaker) or Jewish, you'd be lost at the menu and offerings. So some homework and preparation are essential.

I came here because it was close to where I was already at. This is kosher * ada friendly. With a…read morewashing station pre meal. It's a little loud because it was a popular meal time. I got the kosher bread thing and the person I was with got the smash cheeseburger the double cheeseburger didn't have cheese. They make kosher nut cheeses. Was told because it's kosher there was none. also got yam fries. The food was soooo good. The short ribs basically melt in your mouth ( it's shredded) the price was okay for what we got because the food was soooo good.

READ REVIEWS BEFORE PLACING AN ORDER!!!…read more Over a year since my last review and they STILL haven't updated their online menu prices. This is by DESIGN! The owner wants to scam people into believing they are cheaper than what they actually are. Absolutely disgusting and unethical establishment and owners.

Al-Ha-Esh is an Israeli eatery in West Hills, that only recently popped up on my culinary radar. I…read morehad to go. The place is small but vibrant with orange color everywhere, including the seats. The background Israeli music is soft and the vocals are brilliant. You feel lke dancing. The aroma is that of Kababs, falafel and more. Yes, if you closed your eyes, forgot that you are in the valley, you may actually be in a small cafe, in Jerusalem. I came here for a carry out lunch (like I always). What attracted me about the menu was that it was small. Ne way to look at it is, that they have mastered all those items on the menu. My interest though lay mainly on one item, the Pargiot skewer. Essentially, an Israeli baby chicken, where the boneless skinless chicken thighs are marinated in herbs and grilled for succulence and taste. A first for me. I ordered one skewer a la carte ($11). It lived up to its reputation. Not only flavorful, but with a different satisfying chicken bite and texture. If anything, it was slightly over cooked. You have to get falafel when you are at an Israeli place. Here each costs $0.75 and I added six of them to the order and requested extra tahini. While you can get falafel in most middle eastern restaurants, they are never the same. This one seems to have hit the mark in a unique way. The stuffing had more greenery, hence accentuating the fragrance, mouthfeel and taste. One of the best, if not the best. Tahini was also superb, with the right amount of viscosity and flow. Service was exceptional.

This place is SO GOOD. I feel like way more people should know about this restaurant but for now…read moreit's our little secret. The family that own this place are super nice and treat you like you're coming into their home to eat. They pack on so much food in your order that it's just awesome. My favorite things to order are the beef kebab patties, fries, falafel, fried cauliflower, hummus and ALL of their veggies sides. Their pita is so puffy and delicious too. My husband enjoys coming in on Tuesdays and Thursdays when they have beef shawarma. It's not to be missed. Also, their prices are actually a tad bit lower than the other Israeli places in town for the amount of food they give you which is great. There is ample seating inside and i feel like if you eat there they offer even more food. Our family always walks out with leftovers and happy, full tummies. Thank you for coming into the neighborhood, Al-Ha-Esh! We *heart* you.

New management is great, and the food is even better! We…read morehad shawarma and fries with drinks.

Not bad. The schnitzel sandwich was tasty and the staff was nice. I had a hard time hearing them…read moreand the price is on the higher side. They were generous with the portion though.

I chose this place to meet my niece, boyfriend, and service dog for a late breakfast. I knew the…read moremenu would appeal to all and there was plenty of outdoor seating. What a great experience! Really great food, great service and really nice people. I absolutely recommend Toast Cafe!!

We wanted to try somewhere new for breakfast so we decided to give Toast Cafe a try. From the…read moreoutside it looks a little run down but when you step inside it has a cool little vibe to it. The host and waitress were extremely nice and we decided to sit outside. Both inside and outside the restaurant were very clean probably because they had just opened up. We arrived around 8am and there was only one person inside. The waitress took our order and explained everything in detail letting me know it was a dairy kosher restaurant so there wasn't really any meat, only fish selections. So, my son went with eggs, has browns and rye toast. He also ordered an orange and pineapple smoothie which was very good. I went with the salmon tacos and a passion fruit and tea mix which was amazing. Overall, it was a nice little restaurant that could use a makeover. The Toast sign outside is faded and worn out. With a little more love, this could be a nice little local breakfast shop. We may stop by again but I feel like there are better options for breakfast within the area. OOOO 4 out of 5 Afros

Talk about a burger…read more Melrose Burgers 'n Fries delivers amazingly juicy, well-crafted burgers that clearly aren't rushed or thrown together. Every bite is stacked right and cooked with intention.. and it shows. The ambience is dope. The interior is bright with orange and yellow tones, featuring murals of Los Angeles legends that give the space real character. Located on Ventura Blvd, it can get busy, but that actually makes for great outdoor seating if you're hanging with friends. The staff was friendly and super helpful, especially when walking through the menu. And the burger? So good I came back the very next day. Yes, it's a bit on the pricier side - but you can taste the quality. No shortcuts here. Highlights: * 100% Kosher * Juicy, high-quality burgers * Fries on point * Chill neighborhood spot with big flavor Definitely worth checking out.

We ordered burgers for delivery for me my husband and our three kids…read moreEverything arrived hot and fresh The burgers were really tasty The meat felt high quality and fresh Even the kids loved it which is not a given Overall a very good experience We would definitely order again

Delicious food. Great service and verity options to choose…read morefrom. Gluten free pizza is great for those who can't have the regular

I've eaten at this place a few times, and I do enjoy coming back. The food is tasty, and you can…read moretell it's made with good-quality ingredients. It's not anything special or out of the ordinary, but it definitely does the job. The place itself is small, simple, and nice--clean and well organized. The atmosphere is calm and pleasant, and it's a good spot if you're looking for something casual and not too fancy. The service was good, and the woman working there was kind and patient, which added to the overall experience. The only reason I didn't give five stars is the wait time, which was a bit longer than expected. Other than that, it's a nice, solid place, and I would come back again