WHY For a stomach-stuffing, tasty and affordable Mediterranean plate, prepared at mach speed. WHAT Their pita wraps are a nice and compact treat, but its the massive plates loaded with heaps of chicken scharwma, or gloriously grilled lamb, beef, kefta, and chicken kebabs (lamb pictured above) that are tremendous value for less than $9. Each is served [...]
February 8, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY Any herb, green or fruit you could ever imagine wanting, at great prices. WHAT With a focus on Persian, Middle Eastern and Indian foods, this produce and grocery market has bargain prices on avocados, stone fruits and lettuces, along with a vast selection of Mediterranean spices, Indian teas, Middle Eastern breads and discounted olive [...]
February 4, 2013 | Posted in
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WHY Vividly colorful modern Mediterranean dishes made from organic, often local ingredients, served on a sunny Beverly Hills sidewalk patio. WHAT South Beverly is full of good places to eat, but few give the value that this order-at-the-counter café does. We dream of the rich duck confit schwarma wrapped in a warm pita with oven-dried [...]
Type: Breakfast + Lunch
Region: Westside: Central
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills
Features: Breakfast, Delivery, Dinner, Essentially L.A., Kid Friendly, Lunch, Patio Dining, Value, Vegetarian
Price Range: $10-$16, $10-under
Cuisine Type: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
July 23, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY The velvety hummus, of course, as well as a toothsome array of all-you-can-eat housemade salads and side dishes for just $6 per person with a main-course order. WHAT Conversations, many in Hebrew, fill the air in this popular casual-dining restaurant, along with a near-constant slapping sound of fresh dough being formed intolaffa, a puffed [...]
June 5, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Creamy hummus, fattouch salad with crispy pita chips, kebabs and grilled quail are all well prepared. Nightly specials run to such things as an unusual okra stew with lamb. WHAT With a huge menu of Lebanese specialties as well as takeout and catering, this comfy restaurant serving the San Fernando Valley’s large Middle Eastern [...]
June 1, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY To break the hummus-and-kebab stalemate of most L.A. Middle Eastern places, in a handsome, hardwood-floor bistro setting. Also for the late-night menu, which includes half-price wines. WHAT A farmers’-market sensibility permeates the small and large plates made by Craft alum Micah Wexler: pizza-like flatbreads topped with trendy produce, veal mantee (baby tortellini), quail in [...]
January 24, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Laffa wraps heaped with lemony hummus and any number of savory, delicious fillings. One of the best sandwiches in the West Valley. WHAT The heart of this strip-mall spot is the round oven for baking laffa, the bubbly, doughy, completely addictive naan-like bread that is made fresh for each order. A cook spreads the [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY Hard-to-find Persian and Middle Eastern ingredients at bargain prices. WHAT A great feta selection, unusual breads and baked goods, good spices and low prices on olives, fresh herbs and basmati rice draw cooks to this mid-size Middle Eastern market. Check out the Al Wadi hummus—it tastes like homemade. 1417 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, 310.393.6719 [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY For the dazzlingly colorful appetizer of 20 Israeli salads, the homemade flatbread and the array of grilled things on skewers. WHAT Come hungry to this upscale shipudia (Israeli skewer house), because regardless of your intentions, you’ll eat too much. Pretty much every table orders the signature appetizer of 20 salads (carrots, eggplant, tabbouleh, mushrooms, [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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WHY For kosher, Israeli-style Middle Eastern cooking that’s fresher, lighter and more flavorful than most. WHAT This storefront looks cheesy from the outside, but inside is a cheerful café with yellow walls, vintage French posters and granite café tables. Its Middle Eastern cooking is a bit different from the Lebanese norm: easier on the oil [...]
October 28, 2011 | Posted in
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