Baklava Factory
At Baklava Factory, you want to go BIG. Don’t even think about order just one or two bites, go for the whole platter. Bring it to a friend’s birthday, to an endless Superbowl game, or keep it all for yourself....
Glendale
Marugame Udon
Marugame Udon feels like taking a trip to Japan for less than ten dollars. The cooks salute you in Japanese when you enter the door, the decoration is minimalistic, and so is the cafeteria-style service. Don’t be put off by...
Raffi’s Place
Raffi’s Place is an Persian-Armenian institution in Glendale, as Rafik Bakijanian (65), his wife Gohar (69) and their son Armond (39) are about to celebrate the restaurant’s 25th anniversary. For a quarter of a century, Raffi’s Place has been serving...
Carousel
Carousel is not necessarily the best Middle-Eastern food in town, but the warm atmosphere certainly makes up for it. Their mezza platter could be enough on its own, with cheese borek, muhammara and hummus sojouk, while their yogurt lula kebab...
Eggslut
Welcome to the temple of food porn. The place where you get your fingers dirty, and you enjoy it, especially when it is captured on camera. At Eggslut, sandwiches are prepared with a soft brioche bun which makes love with all...
Mini Kabob
There’s nothing Mini about the flavorful kabobs at Mini Kabob. The place is tiny indeed (3 tables with mismatched chairs and a take-out counter), but you’ll eat like a king and be treated like one by the lovely elderly couple...
Falafel Arax
The name is misleading: at Falafel Arax, treat yourself to the kebab rather than the falafels. Don’t get us wrong, they’re the best in the neighborhood, but if you want falafel wraps, you’d rather go to Dune or Madcapra. But...
Din Tai Fung
In the same way that a tourist can not spend a week in Los Angeles without trying In-N-Out, no self-respecting Angeleno should ignore Din Tai Fung. Honored with a Michelin star in Hong Kong, this Taiwanese restaurant chain specializes in...