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    Original Kabob Factory

    4.2 (1.4k reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Laurent L.

    We came here on a whim to feed our hungry girls before the LA Zoo. We ordered a chicken thigh plate and beef luleh. The beef was seasoned well and very easy to eat. The chicken thigh was very tender and juicy. The dishes were served with rice, grilled tomato, and onion with sumac as well as a thin lavash. I enjoyed the food very much. But I have to admit I've had better Persian food many times before. Not bad though.

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    Terry P.

    Cannot recommend.. This did not meet any of my expectations. I usually order a little bit from a restaurant I've never been to, damn me for not doing so here! I ordered too much!!! Too much unworthy food! Pictures and reviews from others suggested it would be good, but nope! I've ate at lots of other restaurants of similar, and nothing is like this, rather bland and uneventful. The chicken shish kebab was dry, and not much flavor. The pork ribs were decent. The ribeye steak was not the best. Considering that they state they use Harris Ranch, man I expected a great steak! Uneven cook on it too. I ordered a side onion, wth did they give me, a burnt onion?! Their sumac onions were not made right! Throwing some seasoning on some onions does not make it sumac onions! Things that were right? The roasted tomato, the roasted jalapeño. Possibly the hummus, as I quite liked the consistency and flavor. Wished the food was better. I don't understand their rating. Located right next to the popular and famous Paradise Bakery too.

    Christian K.

    Found this place off of Facebook and heard many great things about it, really wanted to try it out. We didn't sit down inside the restaurant, but we got our foods to go. My expectations were quite high, especially how many good reviews this place had. Honestly overall, the food was okay and didn't truly blow my mind. The food was very fair priced, maybe that's what truly attracts people.

    Megan A.

    100% recommendations! Fresh food , only 6$ for salads and definitely amazing customer service!! Very good place check it out

    Chicken Shish Kabob Combo
    Manny G.

    Was just here and the food was great. Chicken came out hot and fresh. And service was good too. Cashier was nice and man who brought food to my table came and check on me and asked how everything was. Definitely recommend

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    Amazing experience! I had one wrap and then went back for another! Even was give complimentary baklava! Will be back!

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    The food was good. I ordered take away and enjoyed the food. It was prepared well and very authentic.

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    So delicious! Service impeccable! Thank you sooooo much! Drove here from OC to try it and did not disappoint.

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    Amazing spot! High quality meats, great staff highly recommended the Beef louleh and Magic plate is my favorite

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    Outstanding customer service and food was amazing! Definitely coming back and would recommend 100%.

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    Great food been coming here for years and it's always amazing shout out !!! Awesome place and great service a must

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    Is the chicken kabob made with chicken breast or chicken thigh?

    It's chicken breast

    You guys opened tomorrow? Easter Sunday?

    Hello Edgar, Thank you for reaching out. Yes, we are open on Easter Sunday! Looking forward to… Read more

    Are you open on Christmas Day? Thanks

    I don't think they are

    HI! What are the quantities of each item included in your Feed Your Entourage Catering Package (Serves 15 Adults)?

    Original kabob factory is very generous with their portion.

    Is there still a happy hour?

    Hello Miguel, This is Nick with The Original Kabob Factory, Inc. Thank you for requesting OKF's… Read more

    How far in advance do we need to place an order for catering?

    Usually can do it the day of. But would advise you to pick up earlier than later as they can run out of some of the sides depending on how busy they are.

    Why is this business listed as Black owned?

    I had the same question, and even though I'm not the owner or someone who works there, it seems like *all* the options are checked off. (It's marked as Latinx and women owned as well, when the bio of the owner says Nick M. (not to assume the gender… Read more

    How's the curbside pickup works for this place?

    Did you guys bring back sweetbread as an option? The last time I went it was no longer available.

    Hello William, Thank you for reaching out to us. Unfortunately we no longer serve up the sweetbreads… Read more

    Do you cook on site at a home? If not how far do you deliver?…

    Hello AA, This is Nick from The Original Kabob Factory, Inc. Thank you for requesting OKF's catering… Read more

    How is their catering?

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    Is there parking for limos and limo bus if I am in the area I would like to try it?

    Yes, enough space in the front. I park my helicopter there all the time

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    Is the meat halal? Like beef, chicken and lamb?

    Hello Soma, Thank you for your inquiry, we do offer halal lamb at all times, but if you need a… Read more

    Do they have falafel for vegetarians?

    Falafel has no meat by definition. You cannot get any more vegetarian.

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    Max City BBQ

    4.1(1.3k reviews)
    5.2 miEagle Rock
    $$
    Family-owned & operated
    Free parking

    Ok, so my mom saw this place featured on a TV show, so we figured we'd check out what all the hype…read morewas about. Honestly, it just goes to show you can't believe everything you see on TV. They were out of the brisket -- the one thing they're known for -- and said more wouldn't be ready for a couple of hours. Not a great start. The ribs were overcooked and burnt, the chicken was just ok, and while the mac and cheese and baked beans were pretty forgettable, the potato salad was actually the star of the show. Needless to say, we won't be back... but you be the judge.

    Was really excited to try this resturant as some of the the review spoke of how delicious the food…read morewas. Other reviewers, mentioned how dry the bbq is but I came in with an open mind. Sadly, I concur with the fellow yelpers in regards to the dryness to the bbq. I ordered a combination platter and all proteins were dry, chewy and required more effort than expected to cut into them. The highlight of the meal was the sides however nothing extraordinary or special. The service was below average. Yes, orders were taken, food was served but no sense of friendliness or kindness was felt. If I may be so bold to say that I noticed that service was not commensurate amongst all patrons and deviations were observed.

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    Gus's Barbecue

    Gus's Barbecue

    4.1(3.1k reviews)
    9.0 mi
    $$

    My husband has been wanting to try Gus's Barbecue and, when finally presented with the opportunity,…read morewe only had one regret after our meal; not visiting sooner. We placed a large takeout order and everything from the service to all of our food was amazing. Some of my favorite items we ordered included the - Cast Iron Cornbread - Ribs and Two Meat Combo - Gus's Famous Burger The cornbread was divine, especially with that honey butter . Definitely a solid appetizer, but complemented the main dishes perfectly. The meats were prepared well; tender and flavorful. The bbq sauces paired well and merely elevated each of the meats. Gus's Famous Burger was one of my favorite burgers I've had recently. Ordered the potato salad as my side and couldn't have been more satisfied. I'd recommend any of these items if you're on the fence. I think it's important to review that we had all of this as a takeout order, so I can only imagine how much more delicious this would be if we dined in and ate everything right away. Gus's Barbecue is definitely going to be a repeat visit for us. There's so much more we want to try off of their menu. Can't wait to come back soon and dine in!

    COLDEST BBQ I've ever experienced. Onion strings and loaded Mac n cheese came out warm at most. Let…read moreit slide,, but when the MEAT came out cold we sent it back to kitchen for a remake. Received St. Louise ribs instead of Baby back ribs like we originally ordered. Slightly warmer. Manager came out to apologize and offered free dessert. Blueberry cobbler came out piping hot. Wish the meal had too. Save this place as a last resort!

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    Fire House BBQ - Fire house chicken plate $22.99

    Fire House BBQ

    4.9(84 reviews)
    3.7 mi
    $$

    I am always served delicious fresh food and is it always served with a smile! The service is…read morealways warm and welcoming! I'm so sad that's it's closing!

    We were so impressed! We were feeling apathetic about where to eat and decided to just jump in the…read morecar and drive down verdugo looking for places we hadn't tried or hadn't been in a while. We are so glad we did! The casual atmosphere out front and the lunch special banner lead us to believe we'd be having a cheaper dinner. We were ushered into a beautiful outdoor patio dining area, greeted by very friendly staff and supplied with carefully selected table settings. The environment was charming and relaxing. The menu was large and varied. We settled on a few things to try and wished we could have ordered more. The Greek salad was absolutely delicious. Everything was so fresh, the flavors were perfectly balanced. The chicken breast kabob plate was so generous in its portions, the chicken skewers were huge. The rice was wonderful as was everything else. We also got the egg boat to share and the bread was incredible. We definitely want to go back and try other wood fired items there. I'm sure the pizza is wonderful if it uses the same bread. Pricing on everything was very reasonable considering all the factors. I definitely got the impression that this is run with love by a family. They were friendly and kind, and their love of food showed in every bite. Their pride in their endeavor showed in all of the little touches in creating a nice atmosphere. We will be back

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    Fire House BBQ - Armenian salad $13.99

    Armenian salad $13.99

    Fire House BBQ - Branzino plate $17.99

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    The Swingin Door Texas BBQ - Brisket , ribs, sausage, cornbread

    The Swingin Door Texas BBQ

    4.3(1.5k reviews)
    4.7 miNorth Hollywood
    $$

    I've been wanting to try this place for awhile because I have a mild pulled pork sandwich…read moreobsession. I've been hesitant because it is in a trickier area, but I had no issues pulling in or parking! They have a few spots in the front, but otherwise I'm sure there is parking around the neighborhood. You walk inside to order and it is not a fancy looking place, but the people cooking the meat definitely know what they're doing!! It felt like an authentic Texas bbq spot. I didn't want the frills, I just wanted good food and that's what I got. I sat at a little table outside which was perfectly pleasant! The road wasn't too loud or anything. But really, the sandwich was SO good. I doused it in the spicy bbq and added the pickles and coleslaw and I ate the WHOLE thing. I shouldn't have. But it was great!! I want to come back and try their other bbq meats and sides!! I loved the pulled pork sandwich and would recommend sharing it if you do order it. Yum!! The service was great, too!!

    The accurate rain forecast changed our Sunday adventuring plans, but considering the food we were…read moregoing to get into, BBQ felt like a sensible substitute. We hadn't visited since February, 2020. Before the pandemic might as well have been 10 years ago, if the world shut down 6 years ago. We were overdue for a followup visit. Judging by how the food went down, we were sore for it. We ordered the Big Tex: four meats and four sides - tri-tip, brisket, pulled pork and links; kale greens, bbq beans, mac and cheese and fries. We opted for the cornbread in the roll slot. It should be the top meats in your order, by premium scale and availability, but more often than they should be, the brisket/tri-tip selections are, 90%, obligatory orders. I think I have a love/hate relationship with the way LA treats the pepperoni pizza of bbq meats. Swinging Door broke us off proper though. Not too fatty. Great tenderism. And the accompanying sauce complemented the smoked all stars, rather than compensated for lack of flavor. Didn't stop me from loving their Whiskey bbq sauce though. The beans were a true bbq side, swimming in a mild sauce and containing lovely chunks of link. And the kale greens - sheesh - I think they might've switched to kale since our first visit. An effective exercise in alternative ruffage that holds seasoning and jucies for a similar bbq/soulfoud bite. We live further away now. Took the food to go, to prevent the intermittent rain from foiling more of our plans. It traveled well. And since I'm using our leftover bbq sauce on every other meal I cook, I'd say we successfully made do with our lunch substitute.

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    The Swingin Door Texas BBQ - Impressive smoker. Fits a ton of meat.

    Impressive smoker. Fits a ton of meat.

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    Bludso's BBQ

    Bludso's BBQ

    4.1(3.6k reviews)
    7.0 miFairfax
    $$

    This is definitely one of the best BBQ spots in LA. I'm torn between this and Moo's...not sure who…read moregets the crown. Probably 1a and 1b. That aside, onto the review... Bludso's brisket is tender and marinated just right. While some briskets are too salty, Bludso's maintains a light and balanced flavor profile, which lets me enjoy the flavor of the beef. However, be warned that some leaner cuts might be a tad bit dry. The pork ribs were also great. although they weren't "fall off the bone" soft, it's still one of the best ones I've had in LA. The sides were also good. They weren't mind blowing but they were definitely comforting. Overall, Bludso's is a great BBQ spot that I would come to again and again. Definitely one of the best in LA. Note: I do have to say that if you're from Texas, you might not be "wow'd". Franklin BBQ in Austin is leagues above both Bludso's and Moo's (first time in my life having brisket melt in my mouth!!). But if you've never left LA, Bludso's will probably be the some of the best BBQ you've had in your life!

    So sad to say but Bludso's has gone down. This was my favorite spot in all of SoCal for BBQ, the…read moreonly spot for real Texas style bbq. Unfortunately it's not the same anymore. It's too too expensive for what you get and you just can't feel the love in the food anymore. Portions are small and most of the menu is meh. The brisket is still solid but not legendary like it was and for like $6 for one thin slice that's half fat? The ribs are also good and maybe the best thing in the menu now. The sides are now mid, might as well be Sysco Cole slaw and the beans are ok. Eve the corn bread doesn't have that homemade taste. This would be two stars except for the service. The service and wait staff were on point and did offer excellent and friendly service. Kevin where are you? Please come back and then maybe I will.

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    Moo's Craft Barbecue

    Moo's Craft Barbecue

    4.2(1k reviews)
    8.1 miLincoln Heights
    $$
    Family-owned & operated
    Catering service

    Food was great a solid 8.5 out of ten my only complaint would be that we didn't get sausage with…read morethe bbq platter since they were out of it. Over all service was nice friendly workers. The best part was the banana pudding it was tasty and had real bananas.

    Moo's Craft was absolutely delicious. It's been a while since I had good BBQ and I'm glad Moo's was…read morethere to scratch that itch. I'm from NorCal so our BBQ game is lacking. I saw a few YouTubers eating food from moo's Craft so knew I had to have it on my list of places to try when visiting socal. My group and I decided to stop here for our lunch before going to universal studios since it was along the way. Parking is pretty confusing for us. They state there's a lot behind the building to park at, but it looks liked you have to pay and we weren't sure which lot. So we just did street parking. We did go around 1:30 pm on a Thursday, so did not have much of an issue with finding street parking. Inside the restaurant, they have plenty of seating indoors and outdoors. There's no wait staff, so you go to the counter and order and once it's ready, they call your name/number and you pick up your tray of food from the counter. We ordered the El trio platter, which comes with 1 lbs of brisket, 1 lbs of pork ribs, 2 sausages (chili relleno and cheddar jalapeno) and 2 sides (which we chose Mac and cheese and red potato salad). We also saw the burgers from YouTube so got 2 of the Thicc burgers to share among everyone. We got a sides of the Texas chili to try. Everything was great. Our group really enjoyed the food and everyone said the BBQ was some of the best they've had. The brisket was really tender and seasoned well. Everything was seasoned well actually. The burger was great. It was soft, great flavor and was just really solid. One of the best burgers I've had. The ribs were everyone's least favorite, but that just means the other food tasted better. Ribs were still good. All the sides were delicious as well. The Texas chili was great, the Mac and cheese was creamy and the potato salad tasted homemade. We could tell it was made in house. The sweet iced tea was refreshing, not overly sweet b Overall, I'll have to come back here to try their desserts and other items. I'll for sure be getting the burger and brisket again.

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    Moo's Craft Barbecue - Beef brisket, jalapeno cheddar cheese sausage, pulled pork, pork ribs and Texas chilli.

    Beef brisket, jalapeno cheddar cheese sausage, pulled pork, pork ribs and Texas chilli.

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    Moo's Craft Barbecue - Sloppy Moo.. Brisket and sausage with pickles and onions. You need to wear a bib..

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    Paapaiii BBQ - Glendale

    Paapaiii BBQ - Glendale

    3.9(105 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    After a long day at the dentist's office and not being able to eat for a whole hour, I was…read moreliterally starving and wanted to try Paapaiii BBQ. This restaurant is an Armenian/Georgian/Eastern European style eatery. I was there yesterday around 4:15pm. As I was about to walk in, Gayane with a pleasant smile wanted to know if I wanted to eat in or order food to go. I told her I would like to sit on the patio, soak up the sun and the beautiful weather. She brought me a menu and looking at the menu which had a lot of entreés to choose from, I decided to go with their 5x Large Khinkali with ground beef that was topped and garnished with fresh cilantro & pomegranate. I also ordered 1x Large Blinchik (stuffed with Meat) & 1x large Chicken BBQ Wrap that came with a side of tomato sauce. The Chicken Wrap was toasted very well and inside were a lot of healthy vegetables: Mayo, Ketchup, Raw Onions, Pickles, Cilantro, Lettuce & tomato. All the fine dishes tasted divine, flavorful and very fresh!! I also wanted to try couple of their fruit juices and the Mikado dessert, but she told me they were out. It's ok, there will definitely be a next time because I am planning to return back next time I am in Glendale. For one person it was a lot of food. Total came out to be $57.38. Didn't make or break the bank. Was very content & happy with my dining experience!! Comfortable setting and had some left overs too.. Street parking only, bright BIG, clean gender neutral restroom and would like to thank Gayane, Evgenii, and Paapaiii BBQ for an outstanding/fantastic service!!:-))

    We gave this place three chances, and every single time there were serious issues…read more During our first two visits, the meat was spoiled -- the smell was strong even from a distance. It was impossible to ignore. On our third visit, we ordered a specific lemonade, but were given a completely different one, and it was close to its expiration date. This level of quality and service is unacceptable. We are extremely disappointed and will not be coming back.

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