4.8
Superb
17 Reviews
19527 Ventura Boulevard, Tarzana · 2.35 miles
Customers’ favorites
- Chunky Potato Fries
- Ribeye Arais
- Lamb Arais
“This…THIS exceeded all expectations! I thought I was going to your typical middle eastern kabob place…but NO! The first thing that stood out was how Isaac (the owner) and his staff (I fear to call them that given, they felt like family) greeted us when we walked in (wow, wow, wow…as they say)! The trust was instantaneously established, so I thought we’ll let this guy order our food (I mean since he is there day-in-day-out and knows the menu better than we do). Whenever I go to a new place and the “trust” is there, I put my fate in the hands of the the staff and I always over-order so I can sample a wide portion of the menu: Belgian beer (very good), Lamb Arais (ridiculously good; so reminds me of mother’s bilishi [a Russian version of an Arais]), Lachma Jun (open pita bread, ground beef, tomatoes, onions, parsley), chunky patato fries, cauliflower “taboon”, perfect eggplant “taboon” and for dessert (dubai chocolates). The Arais was my favorite, closely followed by the eggplant. Everything else was also great… Just to retain some semblance of objectivity, I thought that the eggplant could’ve had bit more salt, but my wife disagreed with me. Either way, we loved it…to the point that we ate everything, except a little pice of cauliflower that we saved for my vegetarian sister-in-law. Can’t wait to go back (and we will), but unfortunately we live in San Francisco! We will definitely be telling all of our LA friends and family about this place. LFG or as they say Yala…GO because you won’t regret this experience!”