The last couple of times the food just wasn't good. I don't know if there are new owners and new food vendors with lower prices (and quality), but the flavors aren't the same and even their famous Chinese chicken salad was mediocre at best. The 1/2 chicken too just lost its deliciousness for me and my husband too. I wish I had something positive to add. Will wait a year (or two) and maybe will try again. read more

What a joke. I ordered pickup, paid for extra bread and butter, and they only gave me three butters. On top of that, when I asked for two tiny dressing containers, the employee refused and acted like it was too much. We even left a tip on a pickup order, and still got rude, petty service. To make it worse, they won't take credit cards over the phone because of "scams," making ordering a headache. This place is cheap, disrespectful, and not worth your money. Never again. read more

I love Stanley's Cobb salad! Unfortunately, I was disappointed that when I asked to pay for an additional half basket of bread I was denied. Prices and carbs are soaring, and if I were to purchase that additional basket of bread I would've felt I had to finish it. The waitress said even if I gave you half a basket I'd have to charge you the full basket. I'm not cheap I can afford the $4 basket, however it's the principle. Why pay for something I don't need. It would've gone a long way if she charged me $2 and given me a half a basket of bread. In this climate when prices are too high and people trying to be healthy, you couldn't have just done a nice thing. read more

Had the salmon salad for lunch today and it was delicious. Waitress was great. We sat outside, and other that the table being wobbly, everything was excellent. I wish the parking situation was better, but there isn't much anyone can do about that. read more

Portions are huge, food is delicious, I know it gets busy, but honestly, it's so worth it. Just make a reservation if you're going on a Friday or Saturday night. read more

Made reservations for Saturday night for a party of 9. We were immediately seated. The entire staff were wonderful including our waitress Sam and Martin, who assisted Sam. We started off with some appetizers- chicken wings and calamari. These items were my favorite. The chicken was flavorful, well seasoned and extremely juicy. The calamari was also delicious. Lightly fried and well seasoned. Unfortunately, the rest of the meal was not too great. I ordered the fried chicken sandwich. It was not only over cooked but actually burned to the point where I could not even break off a piece of chicken with my teeth. Although the staff was nice enough to remake it, by the time I got the replacement chicken, my entire party had finished their dinner. We also ordered a steak with mashed potatoes. We ordered it well done. It arrived to our table rare. When we showed it to our waitress, she immediately apologized and took the steak back to have it recooked. Unbeknownst to us, they took the very steak we had already cut open and simply put it back in the oven or on the stove. When we got it back, it was so dry - practically inedible. They should have refired a new steak. The cheese pizza was quite bland and the ratio of crust to cheese (and sauce if there even was any) was off. The burger was okay. Not bad but not great. I'm not sure what happened on this evening. We started off so well with the appetizers and it just went downhill from there. I really appreciate the wonderful service and staff, but was very disappointed with the food. Maybe it could have been good but seems like the food was made in a haste and without care. read more

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Absolute delight of a dining experience. Adding this to my weekly take out plan fsss ‍ read more

Stanley's Restaurant - American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Alright. Time to adjust my review. Stanley's needs to up their game. We order take out about once a week and dine in about twice a month and while some food items are still good enough like the Chinese chicken salad and burgers, certain staples are declining like the guacamole and chips rancid chips three time in one month. The guacamole not fresh at all like it used to be. Sweet potato fries soggy for take out and dine in. Zucchini noodles, were perfection until recently. Tuna melt!! Soggy. dine in and take out. These are items I have been ordering since the old location. A lot has changed. read more

What a place! Stanley knows how to do it up! Every time we eat here / get a to-go order... this place is on point! This is probably the 5th time having Stanley's and I must say, they are consistent! Consistency is tough when it comes to restaurants... and it's understandable because different chefs, different days... etc but I truly feel like Stanley's is always striving to make the experience even better. We had the roast chicken which is my favorite, the way it's cooked is perfect! The flavor / seasoning is just right! The mashed potatoes have a balanced amount of gravy... not an overflowing volcano situation. My fiancé had the pasta and the grilled artichoke. Great sizes. Affordable pricing. A fabulous experience all around. I would go again and again!!! read more

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Stanley's - on Van Nuys Blvd., Sherman Oaks Amy's grapefruit salad is amazing! - fresh delicious and healthy! Butter lettuce with shredded cooked chicken, fresh ripe grapefruit slices, cashews and avocado with a delicious light citrus sesame dressing. Your mouth will get a workout with all the chewing, but every last bite is so satisfying! The Lentil soup (garnished with parsley)is delicious with vegetables and lentils at a beautiful temperature - nice and hot. The sourdough bread also amazing and goes great with a lentil soup. Nice chew - nice crust! Really good sourdough! So many places have mediocre sourdough. I also had the "Cool as a Cucumber" martini. That was really good and it paired really nicely with Amy's grapefruit salad. I love that the salad didn't come out until I was finished with my soup. Make sure with the salad you give it a good stir with your fork has a lot of the delicious dressing is on the bottom of the bowl. read more

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The food is great however parking is an absolute nightmare. It took me 25 minutes of circling around the block several times until I found a spot because valet parking was full. For this reason alone, I think I will never go again even though the food was excellent. read more

Stanley's is a great place to go if you don't know what you want. They have a little bit of everything; from fantastic salads, burgers and pizza to delicious entrees. I don't think I've ever had anything I didn't like, but Amy's Grapefruit Salad is one of my all time faves. read more

Oh how the mighty have fallen. I remember Stanley's from before they moved. Used to be pretty good. This was definitely NOT that! The ambiance is that of a diner, rather than the kinda upscale Boulevard eatery that it used to be. The food was a on the down side of mediocre. The bread was great! Nice and hot. Stingy on foil packets of butter... not even nice butter lol. But still, it was good! That's where good stopped though. We sent back the back the appetizers as they were TERRIBLE! The mac and cheese was liquidy and flavorless and the calamari was absolutely disgusting! Tasted like old dead fish. I only had a tiny bite after my friend asked me to taste it. She'd had a couple of bites. I spit it out Blech! We both had salads, which we decided we'd try. They weren't awful, but weren't great either. Service wasn't great either... Needless to say, we won't be back! Edit: And we both had stomach issues later that night. So.... yeah... read more

Expensive. I understand the area and that they are south of the boulevard but geez, I stopped goin here just recently because prices are way too high and there are PLENTY of other restaurants in the area with same type of food and even better tasting with better lower prices!!! Their service is lacking as well. Ambiance is clean and decor is normal nothing to talk about. LOWER PRICES!!!!!!!! read more

Used to eat at Stanley's often but moved out of Sherman Oaks and visit less frequently now. Was in the area and returned for a once favorite Amy's Grapefruit Salad. Still like the flavor but the pulled chicken in IMHO is overcooked and dry. The thing that prompted me to write a review though was that I ordered a bottle of sparkling water. The waitress automatically poured it into a glass for me without asking. Whatever cleaner they used affected the taste of the water. I told the waitress, she told the manager and they said they would address it ... and either use less or change it. That's it. They never offered to remove the charge. So in essence I paid $6.50 for a bottle of water that I left half of in the glass that she poured. May seem silly to complain but a good manager would have removed the charge. Food ... ok. Husband's chicken was grilled and much more tender but he said he would not go back again. Ambience ... super weird. Loved the old restaurant before you moved. Never could figure this location's decor out. Service ... not bad, but perhaps in the future, ask the customer if they would like you to pour their drink. And definitely look at what you are using to clean your dishes. My honest two cents. read more

My wife and I are big fans of Stanley's. We live close by, eat there often, enjoy the quality and variety of foods. When my brother and niece visit, they always insist on having dinner at Stanley's. I consider Stanley' be an upscale, moderately priced neighborhood restaurant. It is not a cafe, a diner or a coffee shop. At such places, paper napkins are appropriate. But Stanley's uses paper napkins. Evan a competitive restaurant down the street, The Local Peasant, which is a pub with limited menu focusing on beers, uses cloth. I implore Stanley's to switch to cloth. It is so classy to take a folded cloth napkin and place it on one's lap than to tear open cutlery wrapped in paper. It is my strong feeling that Stanley's use of paper napkins cheapens the facility. I implore them to switch touse cloth! Steve and Ruth Greenbaum, 4242 Stansbury Avenue PH6 read more

Came in with a client of mine and gave name for table. They indicated the table in corner would be available just need to be cleared. Several more people came in after me...the table was cleared and they proceeded to seat 6 other people before me. She then acted like I never gave her my name. Don't bring a client here...save the embarrassment read more

So, I came here today during happy hour. Got the pesto chicken pasta, chips and guacamole, and my friend for the Margherita pizza. The guacamole and salsa had no flavor. My friend and I were confused but she saidbher pizza was great so it wasn't us. My pesto chicken pasta... I was so sad. It had NO flavor and the sauce was so saucy (which I'm usually okay with) but it was literally like water. I was so upset as I was looking forward to a delicious meal. In addition, there was small piece if chicken bone in there that I almost broke my tooth on... I dont know if it's a new or different chef but I was so upset. read more

Stanley's Restaurant - American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Great service. Food is amazingly good. A bar friendly atmosphere. My boyfriend and I eat here once a week!

What a great experience and I would have never come here if a friend of mine didn't have me meet her for the Chinese Chicken Salad! Ironically unbeknownst to both of us we were having a mutual craving for this salad and we were both pleasantly surprised at how fresh the food was, a ton of chicken, with fresh almonds. The salad dressing is everything for the Chinese chicken salad and we ordered extra. There was so much I had to take the rest home. Great decor, it looked like an old diner before now it's a really hip environment with great art work on the walls. We were there for a while waiting for another person to come by and weren't rushed to get out. Very nice vibe. They have valet for $7 but I parked half a block away on residential. read more

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Good food and a good atmosphere. Parking is difficult, but it's a good place. They put sports up on the screens.

Decent food good service casual eating we won their Saturday night for dinner. We enjoyed it.

Excellent service, and fun ambiance. Met up with some friends there for dinner and we enjoyed it. The food was good (I had a seared tuna), as I noticed a lot of people were getting take out from the location as well. Tip: Parking is sort of hard in that area (weekend evening). I had to park a block or so down the road. read more

Love their kale caesar salad and grilled artichokes. Stanley's also has my favorite grilled chicken breast - it's juicy, plump, and flavorful. They've been around forever and still my special treat for myself. Old fashioned quality standards. The best. read more

Good food fine service. The Amy salad is a celebration for the mouth.. steak sandwich is killer.

The food is always good here, but it is so noisy. It took almost an hour to get our food. The food's good but if you want to talk to who you're with, it's too noisy. I've been here many times. This is my last visit here. read more

there is always a long wait....food is OK, definitely not worth the food. I've had some of the salads, which are good. the burger was dry, not flavored. read more

Went there for happy hours with friends and ended up having dinner. Food was good. Service was prompt. Only issue was parking. If you don't want to park in the valet parking you need to find a spot in the street which can be a bit difficult if you are dining on a weekend evening. read more

So we had an interesting experience. Hostess who was nice, sat us outside which was fine. We kind of felt forgotten at times, but it was nice to be on our own. Dinner - food was amazing. Had their grilled chicken pasta. Seriously, it was amazing. I rarely see cashews in pasta so it was a nice change and very delicious. My issue and complaint came with dessert. Their mousse is not really a mousse, it is similar to flourless cake. What was described on the menu was mousse; I wanted something cold, light and airy and what I received was dense and warm. My partner had the chocolate chip cookie pie which on the menu sounded like a pizzokie, but when it came out part of it was warm and cookie like and the other part felt and tasted like undercooked cookie dough. When we spoke to the server who was great throughout most of the meal but it took a turn when discussing the dessert concerns. We spoke to the manager and I even showed him what a mousse looks like which is what I was expecting. We explain the concerns of the cookie pie which he said it's meant to be cookie dough like. Hopefully, they take our concerns seriously and maybe just update the menu to reflect what the desserts actually are at their establishment versus what the rest of the world knows it as or reads it as. I would go back and have lunch or dinner. read more

Food is excellent and our server iriana the best we had a great time highly recommended to try the salmon so delicious read more

Stanley's Restaurant - American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

This is a tough review. I've always enjoyed Stanley's, but it's been problematic the last few times. I ordered the ahi tuna bowl and it first came with the tuna not seared but like fully cooked. When they brought out new tuna, it was icy like it was cooked and put in fridge. Let's just say I haven't been able to eat tuna since. It's just overpriced for what it is. Stick to the soups and salads and it's usually good! read more

Food was amazing only to be out done by the outstanding service by everyone involved. I have been back already. read more

Great place for salads. The salmon was awesome! Perfect for lunch and dinner. Great place to meet friends and enjoy the bar. I've been going to Stanley's for years. They never disappoint. read more

Large portions for the price, quick and friendly service. The food is delicious- try the Brussel sprouts with cashews- it's delicious

Stanleys has great food and great service. Vanessa made great suggestions for my order including the Chinese chicken salad, Steak salad and the variety of tacos. The salmon is outstanding and the bartender Sam was very helpful. Thank you Vanessa and I will definitely be back. Dan H. read more

I have lunch here once a month with a friend of mine. Stanley's is like a little gem of delicious healthy food in a really pretty little setting. The staff is always terrific, and the menu offers a nice selection for every meal. Funny, I found the margarita pizza to be fresh and yummy, which was unexpected and I am a fan of the old favorite... Amy's grapefruit salad! Parking is a little tricky, but I'll tell you what, it's worth it! read more

OMG! I used to go Stanley's in Woodland Hills once a week when I lived in Tarzana/Calabasas! Today I went to the Sherman Oaks location which has been there for approximately 7 years. I never knew this location existed! I ordered my usual from back in the day... the Chinese Chicken salad. We also got an order of fries. The server also brought us warm bread and butter. The salad was good but not as great as I remember. Something was off. Guessing it was the dressing wasn't as flavorful as it once was. The fries were great. The bread yummy but fresh butter would have been better than foil cubes. Service was not great to start. Had to wave down and get a server to our table after 5-10 min. waiting. Parking atrocious! No valet on Sundays??? Food came quickly once we ordered. read more

Stanley's Restaurant - Chinese Chicken Salad - American Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Ohhhhh, you have to try their Crispy Brussel Sprouts! These are really special and delicious! Still love their Amy's Salad and their Grilled Artichokes! Save room for their Blueberry Cobbler! (btw - valet is only for the dinner hours) read more

My friend who recommended the Chinese Chicken Salad to me recently passed away. Not only was he a wonderful friend, he was a wonderful person. I will be visiting periodically just for the memories of the Chinese Chicken Salads read more

Heads up about extra money added to take out bill Start off saying the food is good. Always order Chinese Chicken Salad. But My friend and I ate there the other day. I got a salad and took one home with me. Said was $20.00 but I asked for more on the salad at resturant. I understand the uncharge. For Mandarin Oranges $2.00 Rice noodles $2.00 Another basket of Bread. $4.00 Very good bread. So I fully understand where the extra $8.00 on the bill. Now here is the point I don't get. The Salad to go was also $4.00 More expensive. I questioned the manager who was not very nice about explaining. Like I should have known, and he told me it's the container the salad was in and the little containers that the parts of salad went into since I asked for things on the side. I told him they should have told me about the uncharge so I could have decided. He told me the plastic is expensive and it's in anticipation of the tariff. So if you want food to go know your going to be have to pay more for take out. Not sure they do this but I have been told by others to bring your own containers for take out food. . read more