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- Concept 4 / 10
- Buzz 3 / 10
- Cuisine Middle Eastern
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- City Los Angeles
- Dishes captured 106
Cold Mezze
- 01
Muhammara
Roasted red pepper dip, crushed walnuts, pomegranate.
- crushed-walnut
- pomegranate
- roasted red pepper
- crushed walnuts
- pomegranate
- 02
Hummus
Garbanzo, sesame seed oil, tahini, lemon juice, garlic. Add: Chicken $6 — Shrimp $10 — Filet $8.
- chickpea
- tahini
- garbanzo
- sesame seed oil
- tahini
- lemon juice
- garlic
- 03
Basterma
Thinly sliced Armenian cured beef.
- armenian-cured-beef
- Armenian cured beef
- 04
Jajek
Yogurt, diced cucumbers, mint, garlic.
- lemon
- diced-cucumber
- yogurt
- diced cucumbers
- mint
- garlic
- 05
Labneh Harra
Yogurt cheese, pickled jalapeños, tomatoes, herbs, spices, olive oil.
- tomato
- yogurt cheese
- pickled jalapeños
- tomatoes
- herbs
- spices
- olive oil
- 06
Eggplant Salad
Roasted eggplant, tomato, onion, green pepper, lemon, olive oil.
- roasted-eggplant
- tomato
- roasted eggplant
- tomato
- onion
- green pepper
- lemon
- olive oil
- 07
Hummus Lahmeh
Topped with kawarma ground beef. Filet kawarma +$5 | Soujouk +$4 | Shawerma +$4.
- beef
- kawarma ground beef
- filet kawarma
- soujouk
- shawerma
- 08
Red Tabbuleh (Eech)
Bulgur, sautéed tomatoes, onions, fresh herbs.
- lemon
- bulgur
- sautéed tomatoes
- onions
- fresh herbs
- 09
Tabbuleh
Chopped parsley, bulgur, tomatoes, onions, lemon juice, olive oil.
- tomato
- lemon-juice
- chopped parsley
- bulgur
- tomatoes
- onions
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- 10
Fattoush
Cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, parsley, toasted pita chips, verdolaga (seasonal), sumac-citrus vinaigrette.
- lemon
- cucumber
- cucumbers
- tomatoes
- onions
- bell peppers
- parsley
- pita chips
- verdolaga
- sumac
- citrus vinaigrette
- 11
Mutabbal (Baba Gannuj)
Roasted eggplant, garlic, sesame seed oil, tahini, lemon juice.
- roasted-eggplant
- tahini
- roasted eggplant
- garlic
- sesame seed oil
- tahini
- lemon juice
- 12
Labneh Khaliji
Yogurt cheese, pickled peppers, tomatoes, mint, olive oil.
- tomato
- yogurt cheese
- pickled peppers
- tomatoes
- mint
- olive oil
- 13
Sarma (Warak Enab)
Stuffed Fresno grape leaves, rice, vegetables.
- lemon
- tomato
- Fresno grape leaves
- rice
- vegetables
- 14
Cheese Tray
Feta, California cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, fresh mint.
- cucumber
- tomato
- feta
- California cheese
- cucumbers
- tomatoes
- fresh mint
- 15
Shanklish
Aged, spiced cheese salad, chopped onions, tomatoes, fresh mint.
- tomato
- aged spiced cheese
- onions
- tomatoes
- fresh mint
Family Style
- 01
Feast Mezze
$48 ppFeast package without the entrée course.
- 02
Hafleh signature
$40 ppMezze: Hummus, mutabbal, tabbuleh, muhammara, sarma (warak enab), cheese plate, fire-roasted vegetables, cabbage salad, *chi-kofta (kebbeh nayyeh), kofta (kebbeh), fatayer, soujouk flambé. Entrées (6 oz): Chicken breast kebab, lula (kafta) & filet shish kebab, rice, bulgur pilaf. (Min. party of 2.)
- chicken-breast-kebab
- filet-shish-kebab
- hummus
- mutabbal
- tabbuleh
- muhammara
- sarma
- cheese plate
- fire-roasted vegetables
- cabbage salad
- chi-kofta
- kebbeh
- fatayer
- soujouk flambé
- chicken breast kebab
- lula
- filet shish kebab
- rice
- bulgur pilaf
- 03
Feast signature
$55 ppMezze: Hummus, mutabbal, tabbuleh, muhammara, sarma (warak enab), cheese plate, fattoush, red tabbuleh, *chi-kofta (kebbeh nayyeh), arayes, lessanat, kofta (kebbeh), fatayer, maaneh (Lebanese sausage), soujouk flambé, jhawaneh mishwee & choice of frog legs or frri. Entrées (5 oz): Chicken breast kebab, lula (kafta) & filet shish kebab, rice, bulgur pilaf. (Minimum party of 3.)
- frog-leg
- chicken-breast-kebab
- hummus
- mutabbal
- tabbuleh
- muhammara
- sarma
- cheese plate
- fattoush
- red tabbuleh
- chi-kofta
- arayes
- lessanat
- kebbeh
- fatayer
- maaneh
- soujouk flambé
- jhawaneh mishwee
- frog legs
- frri
- chicken breast kebab
- lula
- filet shish kebab
- rice
- bulgur pilaf
- 04
Vegan Hafleh
$40 ppMezzes: Hummus, tabbuleh, red tabbuleh, sarma, muhammara, pickles, olives, tomatoes. Entrées: Falafel, mousakka, fire-roasted vegetables, potato fries. (Min. party of 2.)
- tomato
- hummus
- tabbuleh
- red tabbuleh
- sarma
- muhammara
- pickles
- olives
- tomatoes
- falafel
- mousakka
- fire-roasted vegetables
- potato fries
- 05
Lunch Party
$38 ppMezze: Hummus, mutabbal, tabbuleh, cheese plate, vegetables, cabbage salad, falafel, fatayer (cheese boreg). Entrées (6 oz): Chicken breast kebab, filet shish kebab, rice, bulgur pilaf. (Min. party of 2.)
- chicken-breast-kebab
- filet-shish-kebab
- hummus
- mutabbal
- tabbuleh
- cheese
- vegetables
- cabbage salad
- falafel
- fatayer
- chicken breast kebab
- filet shish kebab
- rice
- bulgur pilaf
- 06
Hafleh Mezze
$36 ppHafleh package without the entrée course.
Grilled Kebabs
- 01
Lula Kebab
Ground beef mixed with finely chopped onions, parsley & spices.
- ground-beef
- ground beef
- finely chopped onions
- parsley
- spices
- 02
Veal Liver Kebab
Cubed & marinated veal liver, broiled tomatoes, cumin.
- cubed-veal-liver
- cubed veal liver
- broiled tomatoes
- cumin
- 03
Chicken Lula Kebab
Minced ground chicken, mixed with finely chopped onions & spices.
- minced-ground-chicken
- minced ground chicken
- finely chopped onions
- spices
- 04
Carousel Combo signature
Any two authentic kebabs. Filet +$3 | Lamb +$4 | Lamb & Filet +$7.
- beef
- chicken
- kebabs
- 05
Filet Shish Kebab
Charbroiled marinated cubed filet mignon.
- charbroiled-marinated-cubed-filet-mignon
- charbroiled marinated cubed filet mignon
- 06
Chicken Breast Kebab
Charbroiled marinated boneless chicken breast.
- charbroiled-marinated-boneless-chicken-breast
- charbroiled marinated boneless chicken breast
- 07
Lamb Shish Kebab
Tender lamb filet, cubed & marinated.
- tender-lamb-filet
- tender lamb filet
- cubed
Dessert
- 01
Halaweh B'Jheben
Semolina, Lebanese cheese, cream, rosewater, pistachio.
- pistachio
- semolina
- Lebanese cheese
- cream
- rosewater
- pistachio
- 02
Ash El Sarraya
Lebanese bread pudding topped with ashta, pistachio, rosewater.
- egg
- pistachio
- Lebanese bread pudding
- ashta
- pistachio
- rosewater
- 03
Baklava
Traditional baklava with walnuts.
- walnut
- walnuts
- 04
Assorted Fruit
A mix of seasonal fruits.
- seasonal-fruit
- seasonal fruits
- 05
Mafroukeh Bel-Festuk
Pistachio semolina base paired with ashta.
- pistachio
- pistachio semolina base
- ashta
- 06
Floret Glacé
Basma crust, vanilla bean ice cream, almond coffee.
- egg
- coffee
- basma crust
- vanilla bean ice cream
- almond coffee
- 07
Basma
Knefeh layered with pistachio & rosewater.
- pistachio
- knefeh
- pistachio
- rosewater
- 08
Ghazlet el Rose
Rose, pistachio & ashta ice cream, topped with Lebanese cotton candy.
- egg
- rose ice cream
- pistachio ice cream
- ashta ice cream
- Lebanese cotton candy
- 09
Ashta B'Aasal
Ashta, bananas, strawberries, honey, pistachios.
- banana
- strawberry
- ashta
- bananas
- strawberries
- honey
- pistachios
- 10
Ossmalieh (Knefeh B'astha)
Crisp shredded pastry filled with ashta.
- crisp-shredded-pastry
- ashta
- crisp shredded pastry
- ashta
- 11
Ashta B'Teen
Homemade fig jam, sesame seeds, ashta.
- fig
- sesame-seed
- homemade fig jam
- sesame seeds
- ashta
Hot Mezze
- 01
Soujouk Banadoura signature
House-made Armenian beef sausage, broiled tomatoes.
- beef
- House-made Armenian beef sausage
- broiled tomatoes
- 02
Soujouk Flambé signature
Flame-broiled tableside house-made Armenian beef sausage.
- beef
- house-made Armenian beef sausage
- 03
Chicken Shawerma
Marinated chicken breast, lettuce, tomatoes, garlic sauce.
- marinated-chicken-breast
- marinated chicken breast
- lettuce
- tomatoes
- garlic sauce
- 04
Falafel
Greens, tomatoes, parsley, tahini.
- chickpea
- tomato
- greens
- tomatoes
- parsley
- tahini
- 05
Beef Shawerma
Marinated tri-tip, onions, tomatoes, tahini.
- tomato
- tahini
- marinated tri-tip
- onions
- tomatoes
- tahini
- 06
Fool Mudammas
Fava beans, chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil.
- fava-bean
- chickpea
- fava beans
- chickpeas
- garlic
- lemon juice
- tomatoes
- parsley
- olive oil
- 07
Fatayer (Cheese Boreg)
Turnovers, white cheese, parsley.
- white cheese
- parsley
- 08
Turnover Combo
Cheese Fatayer, Beef Sambousek, Spinach Fatayer. (2 pcs of ea.)
- beef
- cheese fatayer
- beef sambousek
- spinach fatayer
- 09
Sambousek
Fried stuffed meat pie, onions, pine nuts.
- ground-beef
- fried-stuffed-meat-pie
- fried stuffed meat pie
- onions
- pine nuts
- 10
Spinach Fatayer Triangles
Fresh baked dough, spinach, onion, pine nuts. (4 pcs)
- spinach
- pine-nut
- fresh baked dough
- spinach
- onion
- pine nuts
- 11
Batata Harra
Crispy spicy potatoes, Aleppo pepper, garlic, cilantro.
- crispy-spicy-potatoe
- crispy spicy potatoes
- Aleppo pepper
- garlic
- cilantro
Seafood & Vegetarian
- 01
Shrimp Kebab (Entree)
Fire-grilled spiced marinated shrimp.
- fire-grilled-spiced-marinated-shrimp
- fire-grilled spiced marinated shrimp
- 02
Salmon Kebab
Marinated charbroiled salmon, fire-roasted vegetables.
- marinated-charbroiled-salmon
- marinated charbroiled salmon
- fire-roasted vegetables
- 03
Mousakka
Baked eggplant, onions, tomatoes, chickpeas, peppers.
- baked-eggplant
- tomato
- baked eggplant
- onions
- tomatoes
- chickpeas
- peppers
- 04
Red Snapper
Marinated grilled, tahini sauce, fried pita.
- red-snapper
- red snapper
- tahini sauce
- fried pita
- 05
Falafel Plate
Greens, tomatoes, parsley, tahini, hummus.
- chickpea
- tomato
- greens
- tomatoes
- parsley
- tahini
- hummus
- 06
Jabel Musa
Falafel, hummus, mousakka, mutabbal.
- chickpea
- eggplant
- falafel
- hummus
- mousakka
- mutabbal
- 07
Branzino
Lebanese classic, tahini sauce, fried pita bread.
- branzino
- branzino
- tahini sauce
- fried pita bread
- 08
Vegetarian's Delight
Hummus, mutabbal, tabbuleh, muhammara, sarma.
- chickpea
- eggplant
- hummus
- mutabbal
- tabbuleh
- muhammara
- sarma
Specialty Mezze
- 01
Frri (Quail)
Pan-fried quail, sumac, pepper, citrus sauce.
- quail
- pan-fried quail
- sumac
- pepper
- citrus sauce
- 02
Arayes
Grilled in a pita, minced beef, tomatoes, parsley, onion, spices.
- minced-beef
- pita
- minced beef
- tomatoes
- parsley
- onion
- spices
- 03
Shrimp Kebab Mezza
Charbroiled shrimp, garlic-pepper sauce.
- shrimp
- charbroiled shrimp
- garlic-pepper sauce
- 04
Veggie Sampler for Two
Hummus, mutabbal, muhammara, tabbouleh, & two falafels.
- chickpea
- tahini
- hummus
- mutabbal
- muhammara
- tabbouleh
- falafels
- 05
Liver Sauté
Sautéed tender veal liver, onions, spices.
- sautéed-tender-veal-liver
- sautéed tender veal liver
- onions
- spices
- 06
Maaneh
Sautéed Lebanese sausage, citrus-pomegranate sauce.
- beef
- lebanese-sausage
- Lebanese sausage
- citrus-pomegranate sauce
- 07
Basterma Rekakat
Rolls of paper-thin dough of Armenian cured beef, four cheeses.
- armenian-cured-beef
- paper-thin dough
- Armenian cured beef
- four cheeses
- 08
Mantee
Baked mini beef open-face dumplings, tomato-yogurt sauce.
- ground-beef
- beef-dumpling
- beef dumplings
- tomato-yogurt sauce
- 09
Filet Sauté
Sautéed diced filet mignon, onions, tomatoes.
- sautéed-diced-filet-mignon
- sautéed diced filet mignon
- onions
- tomatoes
- 10
Jalapeno Salad
Diced jalapeños, tomatoes, spices, lemon juice, olive oil.
- tomato
- lemon-juice
- diced jalapeños
- tomatoes
- spices
- lemon juice
- olive oil
- 11
Vegan Mantee
Baked mini open-face dumplings, mushrooms, spinach, quinoa, vegan tomato sauce, cashew milk yogurt.
- mushroom
- spinach
- dumplings
- mushrooms
- spinach
- quinoa
- vegan tomato sauce
- cashew milk yogurt
- 12
Frog Legs Provençal
Pan-fried, lemon juice, garlic-cilantro sauce.
- frog-leg
- pan-fried frog legs
- lemon juice
- garlic-cilantro sauce
Cocktails
- 01
Seedless
Vodka, fresh watermelon, strawberry.
- lime
- vodka
- fresh watermelon
- strawberry
- 02
Fig U!
Fig infused vodka, lemon, raspberry, ginger beer.
- fig infused vodka
- lemon
- raspberry
- ginger beer
- 03
Mint Condition
Rum, pomegranate, mint.
- lime
- rum
- pomegranate
- mint
- 04
Bourbon Barbie
Elijah Craig bourbon, Tia Maria, St. Germain, lemon.
- Elijah Craig bourbon
- Tia Maria
- St. Germain
- lemon
- 05
Hibiscus Paloma
Tequila Reposado Hibiscus, lime, grapefruit.
- tequila reposado
- hibiscus
- lime
- grapefruit
- 06
Dirty Martini
- 07
Summer in Beirut
Hendricks, elderberry liquor, lime, cucumber, mint.
- Hendricks
- elderberry liquor
- lime
- cucumber
- mint
- 08
Ararat Manhattan
Ararat cognac, dry vermouth, bitters.
- cherry
- Ararat cognac
- dry vermouth
- bitters
Kebbeh
- 01
Kebbeh Batata
Oven-roasted potatoes mixed with bulgur. Served with sautéed onion and peppery sauce.
- oven-roasted-potatoe
- oven-roasted potatoes
- bulgur
- sautéed onion
- peppery sauce
- 02
Kebbeh Nayyeh (Chi-Kofta)
Lebanese steak tartare, finely minced filet mignon, bulgur, served flat, garnished with onions, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil.
- filet-mignon
- filet mignon
- bulgur
- onions
- tomatoes
- parsley
- olive oil
- 03
Garden Kebbeh (Kofta)
Bulgur, onion, pine nuts. (4 pcs)
- pine-nut
- bulgur
- onion
- pine nuts
- 04
Kebbeh (Kofta)
Spiced minced beef, bulgur, onion, pine nuts. (4 pcs)
- spiced-minced-beef
- spiced minced beef
- bulgur
- onion
- pine nuts
- 05
Kebbeh & Fatayer
Cheese Fatayer, Beef Kebbeh. (2 pcs of ea.)
- beef
- cheese fatayer
- beef kebbeh
- 06
Kebbeh Ourfa Style
Lebanese steak tartare, finely minced filet mignon, bulgur, hand-shaped, served flat, garnished with onions, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil.
- filet-mignon
- filet mignon
- bulgur
- onions
- tomatoes
- parsley
- olive oil
- 07
Kebbeh Aadas (Vospov Kofte)
Red lentil, bulgur, sautéed onions, garnished with onions, tomatoes, parsley.
- red-lentil
- tomato
- red lentil
- bulgur
- sautéed onions
- tomatoes
- parsley
- 08
Kebbeh Trio signature
Three of our most popular kebbehs (Kebbeh Orfaliyeh, Kebbeh Batata, Kebbeh Aadas).
- beef
Specialties Entrées
- 01
Khash-Khash Kebab
Lula kebab, bed of lightly spiced tomatoes, garlic.
- ground-beef
- lula kebab
- lightly spiced tomatoes
- garlic
- 02
Chicken Shawerma (Entree)
Chicken breast, lettuce, tomatoes, garlic sauce.
- chicken-breast
- chicken breast
- lettuce
- tomatoes
- garlic sauce
- 03
Mom's Beuftek signature
Butterflied choice filet mignon, pan-fried, sautéed onions, citrus green onion mix, tomatoes, bell peppers.
- butterflied-filet-mignon
- butterflied filet mignon
- onions
- citrus green onion mix
- tomatoes
- bell peppers
- 04
Beef Shawerma (Entree)
Tri-tip, onion mix, tomatoes, tahini, hummus dip.
- chickpea
- tomato
- tri-tip
- onion mix
- tomatoes
- tahini
- hummus dip
- 05
New Zealand Lamb Kastaleta
Grilled prime New Zealand lamb chops.
- new-zealand-lamb-chop
- New Zealand lamb chops
- 06
Liver Sauté (Entree)
Tender veal liver, sautéed, onions, spices.
- tender-veal-liver
- tender veal liver
- onions
- spices
- 07
Filet Sauté (Entree)
Filet mignon sautéed, onions, spices.
- filet-mignon
- filet mignon
- onions
- spices
- 08
Yogurt Kebab
Lula kebab, toasted pita chips, crushed almonds, sizzling garlic-yogurt sauce.
- ground-beef
- lula kebab
- toasted pita chips
- crushed almonds
- garlic-yogurt sauce
- 09
Ourfa Kebab
Spiced minced beef, skewered, Italian eggplants, broiled spiced tomatoes. (Please allow 40 minutes for this dish.)
- spiced-minced-beef
- spiced minced beef
- Italian eggplants
- broiled spiced tomatoes
Hot Beverages
- 01
Café Latte
- espresso
- 02
Caramel Macchiato
- espresso
- caramel
- 03
Café Blanc
Hot water infused orange blossom. Caffeine free.
- hot water
- orange blossom
- 04
Espresso
- coffee
- 05
Cappuccino
- espresso
- 06
Armenian Coffee
- coffee
- 07
Tea Assortment
Soups & Salads
- 01
Armenian Salad
Cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, vinaigrette dressing.
- lemon
- cucumber
- cucumbers
- tomatoes
- onion
- bell peppers
- vinaigrette dressing
- 02
Cabbage
Sliced cabbage, tomatoes, lemon dressing.
- sliced-cabbage
- tomato
- sliced cabbage
- tomatoes
- lemon dressing
- 03
Lentil Soup signature
Carousel specialty since 1984.
- lentil
- lentils
- 04
Greek Salad
Feta cheese, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, bell peppers, parsley, kalamata olives, vinaigrette dressing.
- lemon
- tomato
- feta cheese
- tomatoes
- onions
- lettuce
- bell peppers
- parsley
- kalamata olives
- vinaigrette dressing