A woman doing something in a dark kitchen behind a curtain when you walk in. Then you sit down and 5 minutes later still nobody is paying attention, and when you ask if someone's gonna help you, she says oh you have to come to the register with an attitude. She could've at least handed the menu or communicate that information somehow. read more

This place is awesome. Everything I've had here has been great. My favorite is the lamb chops. Highly recommend. read more

Kobee Factory - Lamb chops, one of my favorite bites in LA. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

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I really don't know what happened to my review for this restaurant as well as many other reviews just disappeared. But here again I will give an honest review from the prospect of a middle eastern who knows a good tasting food. I have been to this restaurant so many times from the early days when they opened up. The food here is just amazing, home cooked by Chef wafa and her lovely staff. We tried many items on the menu as well as their daily specials and everything we ordered was just delicious. Prices are very reasonable and portions are enough to fill you up. We tried: Fried kobee with stuffed with meat.***** Lamb shank with rice.***** Chicken and beef kufta. Hummos.**** Stuffed grape leaves with rice and meat.***** Mansaf: made with yogurt mixture boiled for hours with lamb meat served on rice. ***** Lentil soup.***** Chicken Shawerma wrap.***** They have many items and specials. They do catering as well. Give them a try and meet Chefthe humble chef Wafa. This is definitely home made cooking that is mouth watering delicious and it's worth the 5 ***** read more

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Everyone I've taken here can't stop talking about it. Food is beyond delicious, and you can taste it's made with love, just like at grandma's house. read more

I've been meaning to come back because this food is AMAZING! If you want authentic Syrian food, flavor rich and made with love -- come here ASAP! read more

Kobee Factory - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

Love this local neighborhood Kobee Factory! The food is delicious and comes out fast! I absolutely loved their fillet here. So much flavor and tenderness. Also love all the vegetables and hummus it comes with. This place is a clear winner. Freshness and full of value! read more

Kobee Factory - Fillet with chicKen or beef kabob @hybrideater - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

Good place to try out some Syrian food :) Like their hummus the most! Seems to be run by three ladies. Really nice atmosphere. They are super friendly :) Will come back when I crave for hummus :) read more

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Great taster middle eastern food. I missed the great rich flavor. Pricing is set well. read more

Kobee Factory - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

If you're in search of Kibe or kibbeh, here it is. Called Kobee fried, delicious not dried out and very very tasty. I lived in Brazil and missed this. All ME restaurants normally don't include this because it's complicated to make. Most offer your standard kabob, schwarma falafel faire. I also love this stuff but Kobee fried is exceptional. Must try in addition to the other offerings. read more

Kobee Factory - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

This place has delicious meals and incredibly great deals. The amount of food you get for the price is extremely generous. The service is also super cool and friendly, especially when you consider how busy they get. Their meat is of high quality and their sauces are very tasty. I cannot recommend this place enough if you're hungry and need large amounts of food for a group of people, or if you wanna live of leftovers for a few days. My personal tip : Call ahead and order in advance instead of walking in to order. They get very busy and you might end up waiting a bit for your food, so it's better to plan your order ahead of time. But it is WELL WORTH IT. read more

This restaurant has the best food! The chicken shwarma wra with hummus and salad is delicious. There is such a homey feeling and the women who work here are so nice. The baklava here is also amazing with a creamy filling. would definitely recommend it. read more

When I saw the aunties were making Kobee in the dining area, I knew this is the place to eat delicious food. They were warm and welcoming from the moment I walked in. I ordered their beef shawarma with hummus and fries. Once we sat down, they brought warm, soft pita and turnip and pickles. The shawarma wrap came very fast! Literally the best, juiciest shawarma wrap I've ever had. The pita was nice and thin and soft. The pickles and turnips are inside which gives it the perfect crunch and the meat was divinely seasoned and soft and the ratio of meat to veggie to sauce was the definition of fulfilling. Even the fries were crisped to perfection. The hummus was very smooth and simple, which is how I love it. And the kobee fried plate was soooo yummy. The kobee was HOT when it came out and the meat inside was so juicy and seasoned to perfection. The pine nuts gave it a good soft crunch and the breading was soo crispy on the outside and soft on the inside--just as it should be. It's a small dining area, but the aunties give it a wonderful ambience with their warmth and it makes you feel like you're eating at home with your mom having cooked for you in the kitchen. Love this place. Fully recommend and I hardly write reviews. read more

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The food was uncooked the service was ok but I will not gonna come back .got the food after 45 minutes.

I ordered catering for 50 people. Shopped around for the best price and quality, they had both. There was lots of quality food, great pice, and excellent service. Highly recommend. read more

This place is honestly really, really good quality stuff. What they charge is worth the price which is always a big factor for me when I pick my stars. I don't ever mind paying for good quality. The hummus here is so smooth and creamy. I always add in some of my favorite olive oil after I bring it home and the hummus does a great job of bringing out the olive flavor. The Mjadara was the best! I love the lentils and the grilled onions on top sealed the deal! It was honestly my favorite dish and my bf and I are big meat eaters! The Beef Kebob is super flavorful. They may not be as big as the ones you get from other places but the big flavor makes up for it. Also on the plus side. They give you a grilled jalapeño which no one ever does. Anyway, they were always really nice when we pick up food. You always gotta appreciate people who have good spirits knowing how the restaurant business can be, having to deal with difficult guests on a daily basis. I will always come back here because of how much this place made me feel home, both food and hospitality. read more

Kobee Factory - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

I moved to this Area about 2 years ago and have never been here. Yesterday I decided to order and I am so glad I did ... the food is delicious! My mom and I shared a plate plus some falafel on the side and it was more than enough for the both of us ... the falafel was our #1 can't wait to go back for more. Employees are extremely nice. My new favorite walk to spot!! read more

Someone brought me some of Kobee Factory's hummus and I was in love! This Syrian restaurant's hummus seems to be more tahini based and it is to die for! The staff are super nice and always accommodating. My fave meal is the BBQ Beef Kabob plate and then take home a large order of hummus. Always good to order in advance if you're there during busy times as parking and seating are very limited! No matter what, don't miss this place, it's a real gem! read more

It was so delicious. Ordered take out. Chicken and beef combo and baba ganoush, Met and went beyond my expectations. I can't believe I waited so long to try it. I will have to go back and get everything else on the menu. A plus is that it is relatively affordable by LA standards. read more

amazing food my go to spot for lunch been going here for a while now everything is good read more

Kobee Factory - Ummmm so good Garlic chicken sandwich - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

Great service, food and friendly staffs. I ordered few times food for my parties and I was happy with service they provide to me and family. Highly recommend it.. Thank u kobee factory read more

Believe the hype! I was just looking at a couple of reviews before I wrote mine and saw that people kept referring to it as Lebanese food which I found confusing since the store sign says "Syrian" kitchen. Syria and Lebanon border each other and they are two different countries. I'm sure the food is very similar given their regional location but if the sign says "Syrian" why would you still call it Lebanese? Maybe it's not that important, but I wouldn't say I was eating Salvadorean food if I was eating Mexican food. Ya feel me? Anyhoo, disclaimer aside, I bookmarked this place originally since it was a Jonathan Gold recommendation. I finally had the opportunity to try it myself because I fortunately had a work meeting to attend that was nearby. I ordered the mujadara even though I'm not a vegetarian but my body was craving vegetables from having so much eat lately. The verdict: It was SO good and flavorful! Their hummus was amazing but the mujadara took me by surprise. I've never had mujadara before but I am definitely having it again. The onions gave it an added bonus and it wasn't overpowering either. They were friendly, their bathrooms were clean, and their service was fast. My order was ready within 5 minutes and I was impressed considering that I went there for lunch. The have a small parking lot where I was able to park which made it also convenient. I will have to recommend this place to my other friends in the valley and will definitely have to come here again to try the other items on their menu the next time I'm in Van Nuys. Try it for yourself! read more

Kobee Factory - Excited! - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

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Top notch food. The Kobee fried is not fair. The Mjadarais delicate and flavorful. It's in a grimy little strip mall. It was on Jonathan Gold's top 100 in LA before he passed. It's a treasure this spot. read more

I had been looking forward to checking out Syrian food, and I FINALLY got to try it. This spot is amazing! The food is so flavorful, from salad to rice to baklava! All were delicious. Kobee: meat and veggies: 5 stars! Fried perfection. The seasoning of the meat and also the veggie Kobee were amazing. There was also a good crunch of the batter. Loved it! Madjadara: 5 stars. I'm a HUGE fan of lentils, onions and bulgur, so this was the perfect dish. Filet kabob: 5 stars. The kabob was grilled well done, but it was delicious. Rice was great and the salad and hummus were also exceptional. Baklava: 5 stars Date pastry: 5 stars Can't wait to go back and try the kanafeh!!! read more

Kobee Factory - Filet kabob, Kobee Fried and Mjadara - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

I wish I could pluck this tiny place (with the even tinier parking lot) lost in the strip of auto repair shops and set in a place where it would get the attention it deserves. The food is delicious. I have never had kibbeh until visiting here and I'll be back because of that and because they know how to make great salads and, my weakness, smokey baba ghanoush. Most baba ganoush in supposed middle eastern restaurants is flavorless spackle compound but here, oh, yes, I'll have more, please. read more

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We love all your food! Especially the fried kobee! It's the best! Love the lamb with rice too! Great customer service! I took my sister there the last time we went. She loved it! Unfortunately, she is no longer with us, she passed away on December 31, 2021. This was her favorite food! Just looking at the pictures of this place brings me back those memories when she was with us. read more

That shawarma sandwich turned my whole day around. Not inquiring into how much oil they used to grill it, that's between them and God.

Superb food and fantastic service! They've accommodated a large group of us on short notice and didn't disappoint on traditional appetizers and Kobee. read more

A Jonathan Gold spot for kobee which combines ground beef wrapped in either bulgur or cracked wheat. The fried ones are football shaped and good but not sure if they're great. The menu has quite the assortment and we'd love to try the some other dishes. Musadeen which seems to be an off-menu special involving lamb intestines stuffed with rice, ground beef, and spices in a beef broth. Magloba, which may need to be preordered, a mountain of rice folded with fried eggplant, chicken and almonds that's layered and baked into a dome read more

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This place has the perfect middle eastern meals if you're looking for something that tastes just like the food a middle eastern grandma or mom would make. Nothing fake or fusion about it. Authentic as it gets. Everything I've had has been great! read more

I ordered a meal from DoorDash and so happy I did! I've been looking for healthier options for dinner and this was perfect. The meat was cooked perfectly and the rice was so tasty. Leaving fast food behind and adopting a healthier life with meals like these. Definitely recommend this spot. read more

Excellent food and good service!! Reasonable prices . Definitely worth trying. There Kobe is very tasty! read more

I've seen Kobee Factory on so many must-try places, luckily I had the chance to try it recently. I past by this place all the time so I was pretty excited to try it. The venue isn't large but it wasn't busy when we came on a Saturday afternoon. It took my partner and I awhile to figure out to order but we decided to get the Beef kabob, the Mjadara, and the yogurt drink. The food portion was pretty generous, one order would be enough to feed two people. The food was really delicious and didn't disappoint, I was a huge fan of the Mjadara, I didn't realize that lentils can be that delicious. I definitely recommend ordering the Mjadara. The beef kabob was well made and I enjoyed it as well. We didn't realize the yogurt drink would be on the saltier side, so lesson learned- always ask if you're unsure. I would recommend this place to friends and I definitely plan on coming back! read more

Kobee Factory - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

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Amazing homestyle restaurant with a friendly staff and "home" feeling. I would say their chicken shawarma wrap is completely underrated esp paired with their pickled beets and pickles! Their falafel is also amazing and can't wait to try their other items! Thank you again for your amazing customer service and making us feel special! Reasonably priced and clean interior also. Tips: Chicken Shawarma Wrap + Complementary Pickled Beets + Pickles read more

Great food and reasonable prices. Plenty of food either every meal. Everyone is always pleasant

We live around the corner from this hole in the wall, but worth traveling to if you don't live close by cause the food is scrumptious. Best kept secret for Kebob. Your taste buds will thank you. read more

I'm going to start by saying that I come here often and I always order the same thing... the chicken shish plate ($13) sometimes I even buy 2 or 3 of these combos to eat later in the day or to take to work..normally I take them to go but this time I decided to sit down and enjoy my meal. Upon opening the plate I was satisfied as always and ready to dig in, thankfully my daughter pays attention to detail and spotted the hair..immediately I felt disappointed since this has been the second time this happens..I then started to look at the rest of the plate and then noticed the bug in my hummus...I don't even know what else to say other than I'm highly disappointed. Please inspect your food before taking it home. read more

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I came for the first time and I took a kobee bbq and kobee fried.. it was super fresh and delicious I liked their Hummus The ladies really nice ,friendly and generous.. it is the good place to try some Syrian food Will definitely be back read more

Kobee Factory - Kobee Fried - Middle Eastern Near Me - Van Nuys, California

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Excellent taste and service, I order for home and adjust by phone, very helpful staff

The best food ! Everything is delicious! You will never be disappointed! If I could add another star i would!

in a city filled with trash shawarma and cava style quick casual robot bowls. this place is a place of worship. the pita is as it should be, crispy outside with a sort of pressed feel wrapped in foil. the inside has what it should, pickles and meat with sauce. the hummus has body and depth, smoother than a jazz player in black and white film. decor is inconsequential. the people running it are exactly who you want to be running it. theres 30 capri cigs smoked sitting in an ashtray outside , the fuel required for making something this good. with all the concrete grit hummus out there (you know who you are) it was really nice to have something made the way its supposed too. I had chicken shawarma, is that the best thing? I dont know. Should I have tried more stuff? probably. Will i ? yes. this is an old jgold type spot that he used to discover. read more