I’ve been to the restaurant Gjelina a few years ago and enjoyed my experience. This place is also pretty awesome with essentially the same menu as the sit down restaurant plus some baked goods. I got a latte (mediocre), green juice (standard), saffron pasta (really delicious), and miso date cookie (another highlight)! Service was friendly and efficient but there isn’t too much seating space.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
markoD1622EO
Excellent location & atmosphere. We shared numerous appetizers, all excellent. The pizzas were the best, with amazing flavors. The salads were large, and we shared. The main courses were also delicious.
Chayma F.
I went there for breakfast last week , they have these delicious toast with labne and jam, I highly recommend trying!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taryn Chahal
Amazing pizza! A bit overpriced but I’d still buy it again. Roasted cauliflower was also well cooked and full of flavor. Approved by a toddler as well!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maryam
Gjelina Take Away is such a win. The squash blossom pizza and the Margherita both hit that perfect balance of light crust, gentle char, and bright flavor. The Caesar is crisp and fresh with a punchy dressing, the turkey sandwich is exactly what you want for an everyday bite, and we ended with the date cake, which was a happy wow.
Huge thank you to Xio for the thoughtful recommendations and for being so kind even though we arrived right before closing. From the street it looks like there is no seating, but there is actually a good amount tucked inside, so it works for a quick bite. The whole experience feels effortless and a little European. Honest take, I prefer the pizza here to Gjelina itself.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
h fitz
LA has many great places to order a tuna melt. Unfortunately, gjelina is not one of them. the tuna was lackluster and the only flavor came from the butter on the bread. I’d stick to ordering pizzas here (the squash blossom is delicious).
Anthony V
The pizza you can find in LA, so good. Also nice spot, recommend to book in advance as it is busy everyday! I got lucky enough to get a table walking in
Rikki O
We came to Gjelina with high hopes and four hungry kids — and left completely stunned by the arrogance and inflexibility of the staff. All we asked for was one simple dish: plain pasta for one of our kids. No sauces, no sides, no special ingredients — just plain pasta. And you would think we asked for something outrageous. The response? A firm no, followed by an attitude that made it crystal clear: this place doesn’t care about accommodating families, let alone children. The staff was rude, dismissive, and completely unwilling to help. No compromise, no basic human decency — and the manager? Somehow worse than the staff. Condescending, cold, and uninterested in solving anything. We weren’t asking for a five-course meal for picky adults — we were trying to feed a child. The fact that Gjelina couldn’t (or wouldn’t) make a basic adjustment says everything about their attitude. This restaurant may have hype, but beneath the trendy exterior is a place with zero heart, no hospitality, and a shocking lack of customer service. Avoid if you value kindness, flexibility, or just treating people like humans. Especially if you have kids — Gjelina clearly doesn’t want you there.
Lewis Herrin Jr
Amazing sidewalk and small indoor cafe. Salads, pizza, cake , and wines for the win! My favorite place on Abbot Kinney!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Noah Dubin
It is hard for me to overstate how horribly cooked and bad the meat was for their “wagyu” brisket banh mi. It was 30% gristle and what was meat had been cooked to a wonderful rubber / rock like texture. Comically bad for a $25 sandwich. This place should be embarrassed to charge so much for food and serve such low quality slop.
Horrific experience. The staff are part of a scheme with John. He knows the owner and invites people to this restaurant, be super careful.
James-filip Nyström
Ordered 3 Pizzas and they where all good, like 8/10 but not amazing and they have to be amazing to warrent the insane price of 96 f-in dollars.
Matmax1976
Just flight...Restaurant we were recommended yet. In the dark, need a headlamp to read the menu in the middle of the hubbub. Nice and smiling staff though. The glasses of wine are coming, 18 dollars each for a glass background not very good and acidic. Meals are coming, 28 bucks a simple pizza to eat but nothing crazy. 28 dollars for a lamb merguez, very good but spiraled on 3 salad leaves without any accompaniment. The image of a dog poop placed on a plate. Total $114 for pizza, sausage and two glasses of wine. TO FLEE,!!! SIMPLY FLIGHT!!! Very, very disappointed.
david z
excellent bread. just ok food. ridiculous prices. took waaaaaay too long
I’ve been to the restaurant Gjelina a few years ago and enjoyed my experience. This place is also pretty awesome with essentially the same menu as the sit down restaurant plus some baked goods. I got a latte (mediocre), green juice (standard), saffron pasta (really delicious), and miso date cookie (another highlight)! Service was friendly and efficient but there isn’t too much seating space.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent location & atmosphere. We shared numerous appetizers, all excellent. The pizzas were the best, with amazing flavors. The salads were large, and we shared. The main courses were also delicious.
I went there for breakfast last week , they have these delicious toast with labne and jam, I highly recommend trying!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing pizza! A bit overpriced but I’d still buy it again. Roasted cauliflower was also well cooked and full of flavor. Approved by a toddler as well!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gjelina Take Away is such a win. The squash blossom pizza and the Margherita both hit that perfect balance of light crust, gentle char, and bright flavor. The Caesar is crisp and fresh with a punchy dressing, the turkey sandwich is exactly what you want for an everyday bite, and we ended with the date cake, which was a happy wow.
Huge thank you to Xio for the thoughtful recommendations and for being so kind even though we arrived right before closing. From the street it looks like there is no seating, but there is actually a good amount tucked inside, so it works for a quick bite. The whole experience feels effortless and a little European. Honest take, I prefer the pizza here to Gjelina itself.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
LA has many great places to order a tuna melt. Unfortunately, gjelina is not one of them. the tuna was lackluster and the only flavor came from the butter on the bread. I’d stick to ordering pizzas here (the squash blossom is delicious).
The pizza you can find in LA, so good. Also nice spot, recommend to book in advance as it is busy everyday! I got lucky enough to get a table walking in
We came to Gjelina with high hopes and four hungry kids — and left completely stunned by the arrogance and inflexibility of the staff. All we asked for was one simple dish: plain pasta for one of our kids. No sauces, no sides, no special ingredients — just plain pasta. And you would think we asked for something outrageous. The response? A firm no, followed by an attitude that made it crystal clear: this place doesn’t care about accommodating families, let alone children. The staff was rude, dismissive, and completely unwilling to help. No compromise, no basic human decency — and the manager? Somehow worse than the staff. Condescending, cold, and uninterested in solving anything. We weren’t asking for a five-course meal for picky adults — we were trying to feed a child. The fact that Gjelina couldn’t (or wouldn’t) make a basic adjustment says everything about their attitude. This restaurant may have hype, but beneath the trendy exterior is a place with zero heart, no hospitality, and a shocking lack of customer service. Avoid if you value kindness, flexibility, or just treating people like humans. Especially if you have kids — Gjelina clearly doesn’t want you there.
Amazing sidewalk and small indoor cafe. Salads, pizza, cake , and wines for the win! My favorite place on Abbot Kinney!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It is hard for me to overstate how horribly cooked and bad the meat was for their “wagyu” brisket banh mi. It was 30% gristle and what was meat had been cooked to a wonderful rubber / rock like texture. Comically bad for a $25 sandwich. This place should be embarrassed to charge so much for food and serve such low quality slop.
Restaurantji Recommends
Horrific experience. The staff are part of a scheme with John. He knows the owner and invites people to this restaurant, be super careful.
Ordered 3 Pizzas and they where all good, like 8/10 but not amazing and they have to be amazing to warrent the insane price of 96 f-in dollars.
Just flight...Restaurant we were recommended yet. In the dark, need a headlamp to read the menu in the middle of the hubbub. Nice and smiling staff though. The glasses of wine are coming, 18 dollars each for a glass background not very good and acidic. Meals are coming, 28 bucks a simple pizza to eat but nothing crazy. 28 dollars for a lamb merguez, very good but spiraled on 3 salad leaves without any accompaniment. The image of a dog poop placed on a plate. Total $114 for pizza, sausage and two glasses of wine. TO FLEE,!!! SIMPLY FLIGHT!!! Very, very disappointed.
excellent bread. just ok food. ridiculous prices. took waaaaaay too long
Best pizza slice in Venice
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