You can't go wrong with Zankou a chicken. You go for the rotisserie chicken and stay for the shawarma plate. Did I mention the garlic sauce??? No one does garlic sauce better than Zankou... they were famous in Beirut bc if the garlic sauce and the rotisserie chicken, they made a name for them in So Cal read more

The food is delicious. I like the variety of food options, there is a lot of seating, and the customer service. If you are craving middle eastern flavor, this is a must. read more

Zankou Chicken - Half chicken and beef kabobs - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

Food is clean, fresh and delicious! Great for families. forgot to say, it's also healthy. read more

I love Zankou Chicken, I always come here. I ordered a whole chicken asked for it to be very well made and it was. The customer satisfaction is superb here, especially from Eddie & Carlos. They represent Zankou Chicken with amazing customer service. They deserve a raise! read more

Located at a strip mall beside a gas station in Glendale, Zankou was not on my list of must-try places when we went to LA. We were staying in the area and wanted something quick and casual so my MIL suggested Zankou and I was pleasantly surprised. Food was served hot and wait time wasn't too bad. Portions were big too. Thoroughly enjoyed my beef wrap with the side cucumber salad. Their hummus and pita were delicious too. The chicken and beef plate were juicy and seasoned well. I get why this is my MIL's go-to whenever she's in Glendale. Definitely coming back next time we're in town. read more

Zankou Chicken - Chicken Kabob Wrap, Tri-Tip Shawerma Wrap and Cucumber Salad - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

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I came to this location minutes before they were closing and a gentleman by the name of Carlos was very helpful and the staff was very professional and I'm very happy with their service and the food is amazing as always. read more

Excellent chicken tarna bowl and excellent service to help me figure out what I should get bedsides a tarna wrap. Thank you, @Michelle_merchantservic read more

Had a amazing experience at this location Kim was super friendly and recommended me a kebab which was delicious will be back thanks Kim for your service and recommendation;) love this zankou garlic sauce to die for read more

Zankou Chicken - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

Despite living in L.A. my entire life, I have never had Zankou. I've heard their garlic sauce is the best. As an Amazon Prime member, I get free delivery with Grubhub so I decided to finally give the infamous garlic sauce a try. Ok, I didn't just order the garlic sauce. I also got a salad, Harissa hot sauce, hummus, pita bread, pita chips, & baklava for dessert because I've been craving it. My food was delivered on time and securely packaged. The salad contained lettuce, cucumber, kalamata olives, parsley, feta, & lemon tahini dressing. Everything was fresh. The Lemon Tahini dressing was good but since I like spicy, I doused my salad with the Harissa hot sauce. That stuff is bomb! I would buy a whole jar full. The hummus was creamy and had a nice flavor. I mixed in some of the garlic sauce, and it was even yummier. Their pita bread is baked daily, and I could taste the freshness. It was soft & fluffy. The pita chips were also good. I'm guessing they are made from day old pita. The garlic sauce did not disappoint. I love garlic and let me tell you - this sauce could keep a legion of vampires away! The baklava was also tasty. The filo layers were slightly crips & flaky, the ratio of nut filing was perfect, and it wasn't over saturated with honey, so it wasn't overly sweet. My craving was satisfied. I don't eat meat but I'm guessing their chicken is as good as everything else. I will order from here again and try some of the other vegetarian options. read more

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Food always tastes amazing like always but my last visit I noticed nothing but a dirty trashy lobby which is very unacceptable especially in a restaurant where people enjoy a sit down meal... my last visit was today November 15 , grabbed my meal and while I was waiting for it I decided to use the restroom like every normal person and was shocked at how utterly disgusting the restroom was , wet floors , toilet papers on the floor , no toilet paper on the toilet paper holders ??? And overflowing trash.... absolutely unacceptable and nasty. read more

Zankou Chicken - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

This used to be a five-star place to go for delicious chicken, but has declined rapidly in the past few years. I don't know if it's just the Glendale locale or whether the overall brand has gone downhill, but it's a shame and makes me sad. The service is slow and awful. The line to place an order moves at a snail's pace because they're too cheap to hire people who just deal with phone orders and the counter cashiers handle both phone and in-store customers. After then waiting on line for 20 minutes to place an order, it takes an eternity for them to get your order up. because they're too cheap to hire sufficient staff. Over my past few visits, it took more than 30 minutes from walking in the place to receiving my order It shouldn't take more than half this time. Something's wrong and they're too cheap to correct the problem. The chicken used to be juicy and perfectly prepared, but these days it's dry and may or may not be hot by the time they get you your order. Despite bad service and a less- mediocre-product, they have raised their prices. I understand inflation and don't mind paying more if the product remains excellent, but when an unenjoyanle product costs more than it did when it was great, the place loses me as a customer. Don't take my word for it - ask others who frequent this place and I'll bet you'll hear a lot of the same complaints. read more

Very disappointed the portion of chicken i got we uber eats delivery. I would have never excepted this in the restaurant. read more

Zankou Chicken - Not even half of chicken in container - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

The taste was good but the chicken was a little undercooked for my liking. The texture of the chicken skewers was chewy. I had to pan fry my chicken a little longer to fully enjoy it. I'd go back but I'd ask for my chicken well done. The garlic sauce was delicious and the pita was soft & fresh. Service was good. read more

Bad customer service. Didn't understand my concern. I ordered 2 beef luleh kabob plates that comes with 1 skewer. After 2 minutes, I asked them to modify my order and add 1 more skewer to each plate. She said that it would take 15 more minutes for that, which in reality all they had to do was to put 2 more skewers on the grill and the difference of time would be 2 minutes, but she told me it would take 15 minutes, and she would not understand the grilling process and told me repeatedly that it would take another 15 minutes on top of the first initial order. read more

Eddie and Leonella my servers of the food I purchased were amazing I have been going to Zankou chicken for the past 30 years. I swear I have never been treated so good and felt so comfortable in my life. I need a note for Mini Resturant. Eddy is just an In-N-Out phenomenal person and great worker and such a nice guy with the most respect and kindness, such a happy guy. And I want to pick up the food. The lady that helped me her name is Leonella amazing with the biggest smile very attentive. I paid $50 for two meals which the owners shrinked the size of the meals and raised the prices which is garbage and way too much to come back to eat here again, but the only reason why I would also is because of those two workers thank you guys read more

The food is amazing, the service is on point and the ambience is like a 1970's diner without a bar to sit at - nothing fancy and really it's all about the food. The place is always clean and busy. read more

I had not visited zankou for a while, this morning I decided to try the Glandale location - wow the chicken was amazing just on point, My girlfriend ordered a wrap and Jenny recommended make it a combo with a side, that was a great value. The stuff is super friendly and Jose the manager offered us a red sauce which made both of our meals even tastier; he also gave us a catering menu for future family events. we will be back and sure cater from this location soon. Thank you Zankou chicken read more

I've been coming to this location for years. Staff has always been helpful. Today I made a mistake with my take out order and the staff was so nice and accommodating. Food is consistently good. read more

To think that chicken is the reason why people would come here. Well chicken is too dry. Not a lot of flavor. The pita is also super dry. Im upset. Fist of, i was starving when i came here. Ordered white meat chicken plate. My goodness. Big disappointment. I dobt understand how can chicken be that dry its a busy place. read more

Zankou Chicken - Dry chicken and dry pita - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

The cashier Kim was very helpful in helping me decide what to order. Her customer service was excellent. She welcomed me and greeted me with a warm smile. She recommended me the kabob plate so I decided to go with that and it was delicious! read more

Zankou Chicken - Combo Kabob Plate - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

Bar none the best shawarma anywhere. Love the garlic sauce in the chicken wrap and the beef shawarma plate with hamus and tahini sauce. A must try. read more

Zankou Chicken - Need shawarma plate - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

When I think of Mediterranean food, I have always thought "let me get some food from Zankou." Unfortunately my last two experiences are quickly turning that thought upside down. While the customer service and freshness has always been good, most recently I noticed that they are either rushing food out due to number or orders and/or not properly gauging if food is cooked enough. Two orders in a row I have had undercooked chicken. Rice, beef, or almost any other items I wouldn't care as much, but undercooked chicken stands out. Recommendation to the restaurant is to please improve on your quality control to make sure items that need to be cooked properly, like chicken, are safe to distribute to your customers before giving it to them. It's the easiest way to avoid food poisoning. Hope this is addressed asap. Until then, I'm too chicken to eat here again. Yes, the pun was necessary. read more

Zankou Chicken - Undercooked chicken - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

Carlos is very helpful. Thank you. I didn't order correctly online, he corrected my order and made sure everything was delivered . Very nice and positive attitude. Thanks ! read more

We had a really great experience with this Zankou ordering for catering. We were helped by Angel and she was super sweet and helpful. We ordered the Mediterranean feast and BBQ special and everything was ready when we went for pick up. The Shawarma was juicy, the Falafel crispy. The Tzatziki was so good, I can't recall the last time I ordered tzatziki at Zankou but they nailed it. The hummus and mutabbal were delicious, the cucumber salad was fresh. The Chicken kebab was grilled so well and still juicy, but unfortunately the shish was dry, They gave us SO much garlic and bread, it was the perfect amount. read more

Shout to this place. This is going to become my go to place when I need catering! Ordered a 10 person meal that was extremely reasonably priced, delicious and well packed. They give you serving spoons and thongs!! Very happy customer! read more

I am literally obsessed withtheir garlic sauce and I want to put it on everything especially the chicken which is so juicy! The employees are nice and do their job. All the locations are pretty much the same including this one. I highly recommend coming here! It's reasonably priced and delicious. read more

Zankou in Glendale CA has the fastest take out time. Almost only 10 minutes per order. This happened to me this November 27, 2025 ! The personnel were also accomodating and the friendliest ! read more

I love the Food as always, I just wish i was Wealthy enough to almost eat it every day. So i had a good experience with Angelica, i went on Saturday, and she was really friendly and attentive, she also recommended me some of her favorite foods from Zankou Chicken. I love the Falafel Wrap! The Falafels are fried and warm and perfect amount of hummus. I also love their Meat and their sauces. read more

Always a favorite. Called in 3 chicken tarna plates for New Year's Eve gathering. Picked up swiftly at friendly service counter in a busy restaurant with an even busier kitchen. Fresh whipped hummus, pickled veggies, chicken & pita make a nice meal. read more

Food is still delicious, good service but the prices have gone up so much that I actually have to save up for it lol. read more

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Love this Zankou location. They just need to hire better people that would like to work here. Because i wont put up with bad attitudes when it comes to spending my money on something. We come here time to time when in the area, and i like to come to Glendale for good food and all. I got the Shawarma plate this time rather than the chicken. Its ok, but it is still decent. They have new items on the menu which make it even fun to eat here now. I have my favorites i like to eat. Always a pleasure at Zankou. read more

Food was amazing. Restaurant is clean and has a good ambiance. The staff are nice. Service is great. Food came fast. Will definitely come back! read more

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I like the chicken tarna bowl with 1/2 rice and 1/2 salad base. If you're lucky, you can get one of the few parking spots outside of the door. Good value for money. When I first visited LA, my friend took me to Zankou chicken and I always associate Zankou with LA. read more

Got a chicken and rice bowl. Chicken was dry. Maybe 4 pieces of olive on the whole bowl. Cucumber salad was mushy. And worst part was the rice smelled and tasted HEAVILY of chlorine. Coworkers confirmed. Threw it out after 1 bite. I will never be back. read more

I've been ordering from Zankou Chicken for over 20 years, so it's disappointing to have to say that I won't be ordering in the future. Success breaks almost every restaurant, they raise the price, quality suffers, and what was once great becomes mediocre. Last night I received a tarna plate with dry tasteless chicken, that resembled cardboard, in fact cardboard might have been better. I also received falafel that were as hard as baseballs and again flavorless. Of course the price has doubled over the years or close to it, but it's the poor quality, plus the high price, plus the dry tasteless food that adds up to no more until they get back to basics: GOOD FOOD!​ read more

Honestly I wish if we have the owner Melissa as manager and owner in every single restaurant here in LA. She is absolutely phenomenal. She went above and beyond to make things super simple from great communication , kindness, and paying attention to details and what customers needs are. The meal I ordered as I was put on VIP book was absolutely super tasty, fresh , clean and the rice was incredible. There was a gentleman today who took my order over the phone and was very welcoming and friendly Thanks again read more

We love Zankou, but had to leave a review to compliment the service we received tonight. Eddie took our order on the phone and helped us at the register. He is awesome! Asked all the right questions to make sure our meal was perfect. read more

They make the best garlic sauce. This place has very good chicken and their shawarma wrap is very good. The portion size is very good and it's very fast which is great! read more

I ordered a whole chicken to go. I asked the person taking orders if I could have a less well-done chicken. In the past I'd received overcooked chicken, and that request helped to get a properly cooked one. He said that wouldn't be an issue- that I'd only get an overdone chicken if I asked for one. WRONG. You can see from the pictures how dry the breast meat is. It turns to paste in the mouth when chewed. There were a few decent bites on the leg where it lay next to the body but that was it. Very disappointing. This is why I hadn't come here in ages. Garlic paste was great. Skin flavor - delicious. But I can get a bigger, juicy chicken at Costco for a third of the price. read more

Zankou Chicken - chivken breast - Mediterranean Near Me - Glendale, California

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Meh is how I would sum up my experience. I got the half chicken and a skewer of lule kebab. The plate came with hummus, two pitas that looked and tasted like they had been bought from a grocery store, and a small salad of pickled vegetables. The chicken was more on the dry side and didn't have much flavor. The kebab was good. The total came to about $45. Overall, i would probably not order the rotisserie chicken next time. I might try their shawarmas and pita wraps. read more