Sounds awesome who’s gonna be ftr?
looks good!
That grilled chicken bowl has my name written all over it.
banged here after pujol x damian. everything was delicious, chicken was excellent. packed on a sunday night.
review forthcoming @boourns @SithLord @bluebarb?
japanese eggplant salad - grilled eggplant, gochujang sauce, togarashi
dry tzatziki - creamy homemade labneh, crisp cucumber, fresh herbs, sumac, and dill oil
icli kofte (kitel) - silky bulgur shells filled with spiced meat, Aleppo pepper-infused butter, house-made yogurt, sumac, and herbs oil
pekmez-marinated chicken - grilled chicken marinated with turkish grape molasses, served with tomato & onion salad and pita
garlic-spiced kebab - a richly seasoned kebab made with garlic, served with tomato & onion salad and lavash bread
riz au lait - rice pudding with miso caramel and spiced pecans
I wish I would have been hungrier, but the tiny bit I had was excellent.
Chicken, kofte, rice pudding were my most memorable dishes. Kebab was well cooked and juicy too. Spicing and juiciness of the chicken made it my favorite. Happy to see them busy in that random, kinda sketchy location.
This place is very good. Quality ingredients and cooking. Exciting menu with unique flavors not found elsewhere in LA. I didn’t go earlier because I made the mistake of thinking it was just another kabob place.
More good news is that the menu seems to evolve (which is not too surprising given that there is only one chef).
wish i went here sooner. what a place
Standouts to me were the Garlic Spiced Kebab - which is prepared similar to a Lule but less compact and cooked to medium rare. One of the best (maybe the best?) kebab i’ve had in socal. It’s airy and beefy. My friend who is obsessed with Saffys/Mini Kabob/ Bavel said it beats all of them
The Shrimp with Tarhana butter was rich and savory.
Everything was really good but those two were truly great.
HIGHLY recommend checking it out. We went at 430PM for a pre bang and it was just us and a large party.
a bang bang at sora before kato x sonagi was perfect.
agree with @Clayfu everything was really good but my favorites were the shrimp, beef kebab, and chicken. first time having the shrimp and they were excellent. could have eaten that with a bowl of rice and been happy.
the sirloin was nicely seasoned but a bit too lean for me.
review forthcoming @562, @SithLord, @TryTree?
japanese eggplant salad - grilled eggplant and bell pepper, gochujang sauce, togarashi mayo, pomegranate molasses, herbs and evoo
shrimp in tarhana butter - shrimp with tarhana-infused butter—a traditional fermented dried food—yuzu kosho, and fresh herbs
icli kofte - bulgur shells filled with spiced meat, isot pepper-infused butter, house-made yogurt, garlic, sumac, parsley chimichurri, and herbs oil
garlic-spiced kebab - seasoned beef kebab made with garlic, served with tomato & onion salad and lavash bread
pekmez-marinated chicken - grilled chicken marinated with turkish grape molasses, served with tomato & onion salad and pita
dry-aged tenderloin shish kebab - sumac-cured, served with smoked pepper sauce, house-made yogurt, herb oil, and lavash bread
I need to try that shrimp next time!
Love Sora and what the chef is doing there. Kofte and garlic-spiced beef kebab are my favorite dishes. Don’t skip the chicken! But I can probably eat a whole Kofte and at least two orders of beef kebab by myself and be happy.
Here are some other pics. Try both deserts if you haven’t been.
Falafel
Rice Pudding
Black sesame ice cream and cheese halva
Just had lunch here.
What a place! Owner/chef was lovely and the food was all delicious. All the dips/apps great. The bulgur dumpling was amazing. We went chicken and branzino for my pescatarian mother. The cheese halva was my fav. Like an amazing cross between semolina cake/knafeh/ricotta cheesecake. So tasty.
This place is killer. So crazy that one man show can crank out this food (I think there was someone doing dishes in the back). Either way it’s impressive. Weird neighborhood but I guess that’s how he makes it work.
highlights were the beef kebab, pek mez chicken, kofte (best I’ve ever had) and both desserts but there was not a bad dish in the bunch. Didn’t get a ton of pics friends were too hungry
