Ara's Shawarma

12510 Vanowen St, Valley Glen
(818) 452-9355

Recent Reviews

Cavin Marshal

The service was so bad, but i liked the chicken shawerma.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Zaur GT

Best shawarma in the city!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gerome Huerta

First time, really

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kebab

David I.

Service was good but the food was not that great. Fries were soggy and slightly cold. There is room for improvement.

Joe C.

This place was advertised in instagram for best Shawarma? Let me tell you it was worse Shawarma I have tasted in my life, no flavor at all and when did Shawarma got served without Tahini I bought 3 sandwiches I took a bite and I couldn't swallow it and I threw it in trash, chicken shawarma was raw. $50 dollars for gross food. Think before you go to this place because I assure you will get grossed out. Shame on you guys for serving bad food. Please close your doors or hire a real chef because you guys don't deserve any stars

Henrique Costa Biana

Food was well prepared and fresh but the meat was TOO SALTY. I think the cook was having a bad day. Ordered the lamb plate and and lamb chops.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

KOBI00700

Today, Feb 8th I got in at the afternoon and was starving after a long day of work. The guys were super cool, I ordered a chicken shawarma kebabs wrap and asked for extra meat and extra saucy. Sandwich was huge and wrapped tightly halfway in aluminum foil which I like, packed with meat, very saucy fresh and flavorful. Amazing people and vibe, I love shewarma and will come back next time I’m around.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

__Matvey Trukhin__

This was the driest tasteless and weird-looking shawarma ever.

Food: 1

Recommended dishes: Kebab, Beef Shawarma Wrap

Neci Ortega

Just went here and wow amazing flavorful chicken shawarma, fresh and the serice amazing. Thank you for the food and experience:)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kenneth H.

Food was delicious I got a chicken and a pork wrap very good and healthy very delicious.

Rob M.

After giving this place a second chance, I'm disappointed to say that the quality of the food falls short. The first couple times was outstanding, but after the second visit, it's clear that the issues persist. The flavors were bland. It's a shame because I had hoped for improvement, but unfortunately, I won't be returning. Ambiance is great tho you may enjoy indoor dining. Service I really wanted to keep enjoying this place, but after two attempts, I can't say I'm impressed. The food lacks consistency and flavor. Food very spicy now, shawarma was not warm at all upon consuming On both visits, the dishes were underwhelming, and the overall dining experience was disappointing. Unfortunately, I won't be giving it another chance. This falls 2 stars as we speak.

Almas Irgebayev

Very good food, friendly staff, open kitchen, good prices.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Fries, Greek Salad, Kebab, Falafel

Alex K.

This place was alright. Honestly nothing mind blowing, I've had better spots. I got a beef and pork shawarma and honestly both were super dry. The meats were dry, the sauce was basically watery thousand island. Also I don't think the shawarma is in fact a shawarma, the meat isn't shwarama style meat, and they don't put the typical shawarma ingredients like yogurt sauce/white sauce etc. Also good luck trying to find parking.

Jerry L.

Amazing food and friendly staff. Love the shawarma plates. Kudos to all the staff that works here especially Tiko and Arthur for going above filling these delicious plates.

Eric S.

Never been to the physical location and have only ordered from Post mates and NO GOD DAWM is this place straight !!! I tend to eat middle eastern food quite frequently and at Ara's Shawarma I am absolutely in love with there beef and chicken shawarma bowls. Words cannot describe how delicious and nutritious this bowl is . After a couple squeezes of lemon on the bowl I am in absolute heaven !!! They even throw in a couple dinner rolls with my order which happens to pair pretty good with the protein and rice . Kuddos to the chief and entire team. Definitely will be ordering weekly !

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