Zankou Chicken, Armenian Chicken and Beef, Burbank, CA

jonahlee — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:03:38 +0000

Zankou Chicken

1001 N. San Fernando Blvd. #100

Burbank, CA 91504

(818) 238-0414

In a Shopping Mall in Burbank, North of the Media Center mall, and right next to the Gelato and Ice Cream place Creme De La Creme which I just reviewed. I still don’t know the story of why the one in Los Angeles is not on the web site, but I do know that was the first one, so there must have been a family dispute. Anyway, this one is as delicious as the original, but has a photo menu and 2 cashier’s, one for cash and one for credit. the food is inexpensive and top notch.

Personally I like the Chicken Tarna plate, which comes with 2 pita breads, Chicken, some lettuce, pickled beets (which are amazing), Hommus, cut tomatoes and sesame sauce. All delicious.

Of course today I tried the Tri Tip Shawerma, with Hommus, Tomatoes, Onions and Sesame sauce, which was delicious, but a bit fattier than the chicken, and it doesn’t include the amazing garlic sauce.

I also recommend an extra order of the pickled beets.

I have only had this one, the Pasadena one and the original, but this is the perfect lunch, or dinner if you get the excellent whole chickens, though I must say the normal chicken at the original is better than the Shawerma because it is moister. Yumm!!

Zankou Chicken, Chicken and Armenian Restaurant, Los Angeles, California

jonahlee — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:06:58 +0000

5065 W. Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, C 90027

(323) 665-7842GOOGLE MAP

Strangely the Zankou web site, doesn’t list the original restaurant, which is in a little strip mall at the corner of Normandie and Sunset. If you like roasted chicken, you can’t beat this place. The chicken is so moist, it just comes apart with a touch, and the garlic sauce is to die for. The menu is short and easy, and this one has more items than the rest. You really can’t beat this place for some good chicken.

Zankou Chicken is inexpensive and fast. If it is just me I get a half of a chicken (with a pita and garlic sauce) and a falafel plate and mix the two together and make an awesome pita combination with hummus and pickled vegetables that are just divine. This place is quick and easy, and every time i eat their I wonder why I don’t eat there more!!

They have excellent pickled beets, and sometimes I get a whole extra order of them to go with my meal, as they go wonderfully in a pita with chicken falafel, tahini, humus and some veggies.

And how much fun is it getting a chicken in a bag to go?

THIS IS THE BEST ZANKOU BECAUSE THE CHICKEN IS SO DAMN MOIST. If you make a sandwich with pita bread, fallafel, the garlic sauce, some hummus, that super moist chicken, and the pickled beats, you make damn near the best sandwich you have ever had. Delicious. I can’t belive how good this place is!

Actually I think I was turned on to this place by my former friend Maggie W. Lee.

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Zankou Chicken, Armenian Chicken and Beef, Burbank, CA

Zankou Chicken, Chicken and Armenian Restaurant, Los Angeles, California