What's up with Armenians and their love for rotisserie chicken and garlic sauce? It's like they live off that stuff...in addition to BMWs, Mercedes-Benzes, drakar, and cell phone shops. "Brow Down" my homies. I remember going to the Sevan Chicken establishment when I was young and never went again for about 15 years. Yes, it's been around for that long. In between those 15 years, I became an avid customer of Zankou Chicken. I recently went on a rotisserie chicken comparison run, so I visited Zankou, Sevan, El Pollo Inka, and several other places to conduct my own taste test. Yes, I am nerdy but I don't believe all you Yelp reviewers since Yelpers either give something 5 stars or 1 star. Anyway, compared to Zankou, Sevan chicken is less salty. The garlic sauce is creamier and less garlicky. Less is actually better b/c during the comparison test it felt like the Zankou garlic sauce was just way overpowering. The pita bread at Sevan is also a little more fluffier and sweeter than that of Zankou. The downside of Sevan is the following: The whole chicken is cut into quarters rather than being provided whole like Zankou. I like my chicken whole when I order it b/c it keeps in the juices. You can't order one large side order of garlic sauce. They only provide little cups so if you have a whole chicken, you have to order a bunch of little cups of garlic sauce. That is annoying. Lastly, none of the Sevan restaurants are places you actually want to eat in. Just order to go. The restaurants feel like they were stuck in the early 80s with bright orange decor or bland gray decor. That's where the new Zankou locations excel. read more

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Get 2 Dinners (2 whole chickens, 3 sides, garlic sauce) for $18.01 and get 1 Dinner FREE!! That's really not the only reason that brings me here. I've been coming to Sevan for years and their rotisserie chicken is why I keep coming back for more...plus the fact that they serve crinkle cut french fries :). I prefer them over Zankou any day for that reason. The chicken is seasoned to perfection and is always fork tender, no knife is needed. The meat just falls off the bone. You can order a combination of 1/4, 1/2, or whole chicken with basmati rice, garden salad, hummus, beans, or french fries and pita bread. One thing that is a must try is the garlic sauce. If you love garlic like I do, you have to try it, I can eat that with rice alone and be happy. It is that good. I dip my fries in it or add it to the pita with chicken and rice. I have noticed that eating a little more than one garlic sauce tends to make me nauseous afterward, though. I guess there really is too much of a good thing :(. Aside from the chicken and sides, I haven't tried anything else, but I'm sure everything is just as delectable. The service here is always fast and friendly. What's nice is that I can call in my order and have it waiting for me in 10 minutes. If you dine in, there is plenty of seating either inside or outside. read more

Look I still love Zankou since its closer to me, but SEVAN CHICKEN ROCKS! The garlic sauce here I think is so much better than Zankou's. The prices here are way less. Just as juicy & flavorful as their chicken too. Honestly I love both places. I'm Armenian but if I had a choice I would definitely pick Sevan. You have more variety at Sevan chicken than Zankou. Sevan has me hooked! read more

Today I brought two Savan newbies to try Sevan's "Buy two get one free" dinner specials. You will see the aftermath in the attached pictures! The dinners were enjoyed by all leaving few scraps for the dogs! The chicken was especially juicy and fresh. read more

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This review is solely based on their chicken. Its located pretty close to my house and we just moved the glendale so we thought we'd check it out. The chicken at this place was so fresh, juicy and hot! It was really great. The rice pilaf was meh and the hummus was very bland. The pita was just ordinary. Again, the 4 stars is just for their chicken. read more

Sevan Chicken Rotisserie - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

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Healthy, savory, generously sized portions. The chicken is of excellent quality. Staff is extremely helpful. Lunch deal is an excellent value! Glad we dropped by recently! read more

Ordered on grubhub because I felt like changing it up from my usual spot. What a mistake. Chicken was so so, all of the salads were way to salty and didn't taste fresh. Somebody really messed up the tabouleh because it was so salty my husband and I both looked at each other when we took our first bite and we both spit it out. We both love salt but this was obviously a recipe error made by whoever prepared it. The pita is not fresh, it's store bought which is really sad because pita isn't even that difficult to make. I won't be ordering here again. read more

A big fan of Armenian rotisserie chicken. I've been to zankou chicken which is known amongst the Armenian community, but sevan is up there with them. A smaller chain and hole in the wall. Not too busy and you can tell its family-owned. I ordered a whole chicken with a side of garlic spread. I added a side of falafel. Everything was great and fast. Chicken tasted exactly like zankou. It must be an Armenian marinade because its identical. Garlic spread is a must! I did give it 4 star instead of 5 because the second time around it seemed like the chicken wasn't fresh, but it was towards the end of the day so I understand. I will still go back. If you're looking for a rotisserie fix , this is it. Give it a try! read more

Food is so dry here tastes like a rock service is ok but they're so stingy over there garlic sauce and there food is unedible with out it garlic sauce and chicken are great!! But the Luke's kabab is no good! read more

Great business! Very friendly! Best neighbors I could ask for. Had their chicken and fries a couple of times which was okay, but their pita bread was great!!! I constantly will purchase soda from them when I am sick or feel under the weather and they are good at recognizing me. A little noisy at nights, but who's neighbor isn't? Absolutely wouldn't ask for any other neighbors!!! They are the best!!! read more

I ordered this off of Postmates and it was so delicious. The rotisserie chicken was flavorful,moist, fall off the bone outstanding. The hummus is a must try as well. The only thing I was not too crazy about was the falafel. Definitely ordering from here again. read more

Haven't been here in a while. It's a bit sleepy and lots of take out orders but they are running a good special right now. 2 dinner specials and get one for free. This equals to 1.5 chickens, 6 sides, pitas. Lunch special is buy one get one free. The decor is kinda barebones and the parking situation is interesting but the taste is still top notch. read more

I used to eat here all the time. Every time I was in the area, I'd always stop by for a plate. For some reason both the hummus and chicken had a sour taste. Not sure if it was spoiled or if it was the seasoning. The chicken had an old, sour taste. My very last time eating here. read more

My friends and I are always looking for new places to eat. We decided on this one from a list of United Mileage Club restaurants in our area. Read a lot of reviews so we went in with high expectations. I must say, they lived up to most of the reviews. As I've never eaten at Zankou's, I cannot compare. But the food was better than good. We had the value meal (whole chicken, 3 medium sides) rice, beans, salad, humous and chicken tacos. So much food for under $25. Great deal. You order at register, pick up your food and sit down or take out. The lady working the cash register was amazing. Very kind and helpful and explained the menu to us. We sat outside and they turned the music on for us while we ate. We went back in several times for refills on our water and at the end, bagging up the leftovers. They were always nice. Rice & beans were basic. Salad was a good side. Chicken tacos were huge. Rotisserie chicken was moist. ( A little chewy, but we came later in the day). My friends loved the garlic sauce. I wasn't that impressed, but it wasn't bad. Overall it's a great place for a good healthy meal. Definitely beats fast food or El Pollo Loco. read more

I went here for the first time last weekend. I drove past it and turned around because I felt like having chicken. I've driven past it many times and always thought about trying it. The decor is very plain. Nothing very special. The food was very good however. I had 1/2 a chicken and the skin was very tasty. The meat was a little soft and soggy, but I didn't mind that much. The garlic butter was delicious. read more

I love this place because everything is always fresh "made to order" and they're pretty quick with their service. Prices are very reasonable and portions are generous. They have the best lunch special deal in town and great family dinner specials. I just live their chicken and highly recommend it! read more

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Great deal...waiting on food, they stay on the phone here...I don't mind, my girlfriend and I like the fact we might as well be invisible after you place your order until your food comes.. *update* food was ok...portion was good, price point rocks. Probably will be back. read more

Sevan Chicken Rotisserie - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

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Always support family owner and operated businesses when you can. Yesterday for lunch we experienced excellent service and food. The young man who manages the front desk was so so so nice and well spoken. I had the falafels and they were the BEST!!!!!!! read more

I guess they have a buy 1 get 1 free special at lunch so I got two plates for less than 9 bucks. One chicken breast with hummus and fries, and another leg/thigh combo with 2 sides and garlic.. yum!!! My go-to for a quick meal. Usually takes 5-10 minutes and I'm out. The cashier there around lunch is a very sweet woman! Thanks Sevan Chicken! read more

How I miss this place! I loved it when I lived in Glendale. After years of seeing their cheesy low-budget commercials on cable, we were over there for an appointment at Kaiser, when we finally decided, we're right there, so why the hell not, and it was delicious! Better than Zankou by a mile. This little mom and poppish place is tiny and nothing to look at, but first impressions melt away as you take that first bite of juicy chicken (dark meat, at least - I don't like white meat). The skin is crispy and juicy too. This is also where the word "broasted" entered my vernacular. It's apparently some kind of frying process, despite the name sounding like a portmanteau of broiling and roasting. I also had the filet mignon kebabs once. They were juicy and flavorful, though I really don't think they were filet mignon. They were chewier than filet mignon, but not bad, and the flavor was pretty good. And the pita that soaks up all the juices gets really tasty (though messy) at the end. Their eggplant hummus is better than the regular hummus. That's all I've ever had there so I can't vouch for anything else. Service is not super chatty but I wouldn't call it rude. Curt, maybe. Could be a language barrier issue or cultural, I'm not too familiar. read more

This is my family's go to chicken spot! Our usual is the buy 2 get 1 free chicken dinner less than $20 & feeds a family of 4! Kids really enjoy their french fries but what I love most is their garlic sauce. I always order the chickens"well done" the skin is crispy & juicy! read more

I ordered four different plates to go. The chicken was burnt and flavorless, the beef shawarma was the tasteless dry beef I have ever had, and the hummus tasted very odd. I regret not checking my order before I left the restaurant. I would not recommend this location. read more

What can I say, extraordinary rotisserie chicken at a great value. Not to mention amazing service. So friendly, kind and accommodating. Such an easy and delicious pickup. Don't miss out on the yummy (non-institutional tasting) fresh garlic sauce. Drool! We love their buy 2 get 1 dinner special, or buy 1 get 1 lunch. Don't change a thing Sevan Chicken, you got it down to an art. We keep wanting to taste other menu options, but cave to their juice delectable chicken every time. May be next time...probably not. Eat more chicken friends. Lol! read more

To focused on telling me what I should order they got my order 1/2 chicken dinner wrong and gave me 1/4 chicken and over charged me.05/10/22

Sevan chicken in Glendale is a must have for me. God gave the Armenian people two talents; the ability to go 80mph in a 35mph zone everyday without getting speeding tickets and the power to cook a mean chicken. My first experience with Sevan was when I wanted a whole chicken and didn't want to cook it myself. I was recently unsatisfied with the KFC and Pollo Loco whole chicken so I went to Sevan because I enjoy large amounts of chicken, cheap. The chicken was nothing short of succulent. Hot, oily, well seasoned and well prepared for $8.95. A bargain that includes a side of pitas and sauce. The guy who cooks the chicken all day looks like "Shrek" and he should be given an award for the most oil ever used to baste chicken. If you like Jim Morrison and lots of chicken, Sevan's the place for your fowl fix. read more

Thank you so much... love this place... I used to do order from here every weekend for my friends and family... specially thanks to Tigran for chicken and Hrach for excellent customer service )))) Thank you guys.. I'll come again)))) read more

What is up with this place? I used to like it ALOT and it was the mom & pop version of the now Zankou franchise. The chicken used to be super moist and succulent but now it's a little dry. I will say they do have much bigger portions ... You do indeed get more bang for your buck, but this place has fallen off in freshness. I do hope they pick up again because it used to be really good. read more

we always only get the chicken, but my mom ordered the filet mignon kabab plate recently. it took a bit longer than usual to get this plate but the meat was super tender and flavorful. the chicken is always always always moist and sooo tasty. but dont forget to get the garlic sauce! if you like zankou, sevan is 10000000x better. ive had zankou a couple of times and its always so dry and tasteless. if you want kabobs... Cafe Bravo is a must! its right down the street :) read more

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Sevan chicken should have more reviews! Honestly..maybe it doesn't taste as good as Zhankou, maybe it is better than Zhankou but one thing is forsure is that the deals are way better at sevan. Go for the BOGI 1/4 chicken lunch special that will feed 2 people for less than $10. And 2 sides each, yessss seasoned fries! And that beautiful garlic spread. Spread that stuff onto every single bite of my pita. read more

YES! YES! YES! Zankou this, Zankou that, please cut the crap ive been living in the area for a while, and this is our chicken, I love the people who work here and the food is incredible, Zankou is not bad but Sevan is better, I just dont understand why they opened one in the Cafe down the block, still I will never go there...I love that Garlic Sauce...Then I kiss my gf. lmfao! TFR read more

so can you imagine a juicier version of zankou... sevan is that... way more flavorful not dried to almost a jerky status lol ....super delicious and annnnnddddddddd they have buy one get one free lunch specials and buy 2 get one free dinner specials all day errr day top that zankou lol update: after trying the rice i hated it but done even care lol i should have gotten salad anyways my jeans are a lil tight these days lol read more

1 reason why I like Armenian people. My brother's friend is from Glendale and once had an encounter with this Armenian guy: Armenian guy ( thick accent): ey! Bra! Are you Armenian? Friend: Naw man. Armenian guy: psh, too bad for you! Hahahah The second reason is because of Sevan chicken!! Zankou aint got sheeeitt on Sevan. Their chicken meal is SO good,and garlic sauce is to die for. You know garlic sauce is good, when you eat it and 5 hours later its still oozing out of your pores. Oh yeah, so hot. Men are allll over me. Okay for reals, don't plan on going anywhere where you will be in close proximity of people if you eat at sevan, or else blame it on the person next to you. Their chicken, rice, tomatoes, hummus, pita, and GARLIC SAUCE is the best Ive had ..at least in Cali. GO there and be merry and delight in their garlic sauce because it is increeeedible, I guarantee you, you WILL be doing a happy dance. read more

My second time trying this place. First time wasnt so great so i thought i should give it a 2nd attempt. Ordered the Chicken Kabob plate + drink = $11. Chicken had zero flavor. From the looks alone, the kabob looked promising but had no taste whatsoever. Plate doesnt come with garlic paste either. The hummus was decent though. Rice was ok. There are too many other good kabob places in the area compared to Sevan. read more

Sevan Chicken Rotisserie - Chicken Kabob plate - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

Yum! I love Sevan's chicken :) You walk in, and it's not much. Just a tiny counter with a register and limited seating. But don't let this shanty place fool you... They have AMAZING lunch/dinner deals. Buy 2 chicken deals, get one free! How awesome! Especially if you're going to buy food for the fam or a group of friends. The chicken plate comes with half a chicken and 2 side. I usually get fries, rice or hummus. So yummy all three! The chicken is PERFECT.. tender & juicy. AND it comes with pita bread and this AMAZING garlic sauce. Omg the garlic sauce IS TO DIE FOR. ASK FOR EXTRA GARLIC SAUCE AND PAY THE EXTRA FEW CENTS. So worth it and you'll def need it. It's heaven. THe only other thing i have tried here was the filet mignon. MUST TRY if you're not in the mood for chicken. It is cooked to perfect medium/ medium rare (whichever you want) and so moist/yummy. read more

First time here I was pleasantly surprised that they have a buy one get one for lunch Chicken was good, rice was flavorful, the humus was meh, garlic sauce could have a bit more garlicky..but a definite go to lunch spot.. Would have given it 5 stars if the humus and garlic sauce was on point... read more

Just had lunch here. The 2 for 1 lunch special cant be beat. The mataboul (eggplant) was sooo good today. Chicken was moist & tasty & service is super quick. I also love the pickled turnips & garlic sauce. I'm not crazy about the hummus here... its kinda ... grainy. The place is clean though Ive not checked out the bathrooms. 4 stars read more

Definitely one of my most favorite spots for rotisserie chicken! The food is always delicious and reasonably priced. My family and I have been coming here for years now and they have never disappointed us. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a juicy roasted chicken dinner. read more

The food& service is excellent here! The cashier lady was so nice even though I came 30mins to their closing time. She took my order very kindly and made me feel at home. I got their filet mignon kabob and it was soooooo sooo delicious! Will definitely come again :) read more

Two combos to get one free? Awesome. But there's only two of us? Whatever, bring it to my dad tomorrow. It's FREE! Garlic sauce is much more 'potent' in garlic-ness than other establishments. Awesome. Rice is not really my thing, but they do give you a lot. And you get to choose your sides, so that's equally awesome. I think I like the skin more here, it's darker and tastier. And I believe it's cheaper. And they have awesome lunch specials, but unfortunately it's only during the week, so unless we're both 'sick' from work, we'll never be able to make avail of it. read more

Lunch menu deal: Buy 1 get 1 free until 4pm?! You get to choose 2 sides and it comes with Pita bread and choice of 1/4 dark or white meat. The dark meat is the best. I love this place. Me and my co worker always split the meal and it comes to less than $4. Great food for the price. read more

Sevan Chicken Rotisserie - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California