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Furnsaj Restaurant & Bakery

Restaurant Bakery Mediterranean restaurant Vegan restaurant Middle eastern restaurant Lebanese restaurant

One of the Top rated Middle eastern restaurants in Los Angeles


Address

11146 Balboa Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 91344

Website

www.furnsaj.com

Contact

(818) 368-4000

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (953 reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: bread (13) good (12) chicken (11) great (11) delicious (9) options (8) portions (8) love (8) favorite (8) cheese (7)
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  • 5/5 Kobe X. 2 years ago on Google
    I’m blown away by the flavor and portion. Happy to make this choice. I’m not a typical person in search of Mediterranean food but again it’s awesome and I’ll come back again.
    6 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jeni P. 1 year ago on Google
    First time here. Staff was super helpful to help me decide what to get. Everyone in my group really enjoyed their meal. Huge menu, tons of options. Many vegan options available. Reasonable prices. Some of the portions are big enough to be shared. Clean place, good for a larger group. Outdoor dining available. Big parking lot.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Luca G. 2 years ago on Google
    Great taste, size, fair prize. Ordered a beef salad and it was fabolous!!!! Two can easily eat that. Truly recomendable.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Dr. W. 2 years ago on Google
    I have ordered cheese pies , kebe and meat pies. The meat pies were not as tasty. I would definitely come back again.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Grace L. 1 year ago on Google
    Out of this world good. We had the chicken shawarma plate - portion was so generous, chicken was insanely delicious. Rice… hummus… tabouleh it was all great.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris Y. 3 years ago on Google
    I absolutely love the selection of food here it is so well prepared and they’re set up to do all sorts of catering another wonderful events but let me focus on the absolute favorite thing I love getting there do you have a flatbread with pepperoni slices it looks a lot like a pizza it’s so delicious in the herbs that you smell so good so they left it in my car for a few minutes just in my car would smell better LOL The store was very clean everybody was incredibly friendly and it has a very nice authentic feel to it I look forward to coming back because there’s so many more items I want to try especially the Shawarma!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ziv G. 1 year ago on Google
    Incredible food and prices. Unreal. New favorite.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Suzanne E. 1 year ago on Google
    Everything was amazing. Get the mini cheese pies and beef kofta wrap. So good.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 ali g. 2 years ago on Google
    Food is awesome but they pick up phone and hang up immediately. I buy pack of bread most of the time. They know my order is small and just hang up immediately. They pick up the phone when I hide my number. This is not acceptable. Anyway I will never come again. I think they are spoiled with the demand. You will not continue with this mentality. I am writing this hopefully management can see this and change their mindset.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tamar B. 2 years ago on Google
    Visited here on our trip out to CA from Michigan. I have to say it was fresh and sooo delicious 😋 Maneesh and cheese/spinach pies baked to perfection. Would visit here every single time and I highly recommend stopping and getting food here if you are ever in this area!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Vasil J. 7 months ago on Google
    The food was good. The restaurant is very hot, almost as if no air conditioning is on, to the level that we couldn't sit inside and everyone including children started sweating. The food is placed in very small plates, making the food to drop from the sides before you even try to dig your forg in it, not to mention the mess after starting to eat. No spoons were provided and the water cups are so small it looks like the one given to patients for swallowing a pill.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Charlie P. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing food! The chicken here has a unique taste, they give large portion plates! I also love the smell of fresh bread always baking. I was reading all the 1 Star reviews, and they all have one thing in common, they only rate to give 1 Star reviews . Can’t take those people series !
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Hiba A. 11 months ago on Google
    I had chicken shawerma and fattoush. Their portions are large, but I couldn't eat a quarter of them. The shawerma was very dry and loaded with chicken skin🤮 Fattoush is not fresh at all. The place is super hot. If you asked to use the restroom, they will tell you to go out and use Trader's Joe's because they don't have one.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kareem E. 1 year ago on Google
    Authentic and Superb! There’s a line inside and traffic in the store because of how great the food is. We drove 15 miles just to grab a bite, it was worth it. The staff is friendly and funny, seems like a family business that’s passionate about what they’re doing because they clearly know how to make great fatayer! Can’t list everything we got considering we were walking out with boxes and bags of their stuff, however, the highlights are the shawermas and the sarookhs! Usually I post more photos in my reviews, but we ate it all before I could take out my camera.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sweet N. 2 years ago on Google
    Wow what can i say but taste amazing…..the hummus on point and everything is so hot and fresh…if i can give it 10 stars i would…….I recommend them if u want to eat fresh bread and cheese ❤️Manaish and falafel taste like back home…
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael A. 2 years ago on Google
    Now that inflation is destroying the dining out experience, I’m going to be visiting Furnsaj more frequently. The Lebanese pizza is the exotic draw (we had half picked spinach with (huge) feta chunks, half chicken) is the exotic draw that you have to try. But really simply enjoyed the lamb gyro most. They don’t scrimp! The chunks of lamb were huge and plentiful. The pizza was smothered in toppings, not artfully or tastefully — or whatever you want to say — decorated with toppings. They set up tables outside so we could enjoy with our dog. Here’s the proof: Lebanese go there like crazy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kym D. 2 years ago on Google
    Tons of flavor and very generous portions. I've always had enough leftovers for a second meal! Indoor and outdoor seating available though I prefer sitting outdoors because the smell of the food inside tends to stick on my clothes. Definitely a must try spot!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jared C. 3 years ago on Google
    LEBANON 🇱🇧 Excerpt from Eat the World Los Angeles: 2020 has many side effects, the least important of which is probably the inability to enjoy a few cups of hot tea after a big meal at Furn Saj, surrounding yourself with the gossip from other tables and sounds from the kitchen. Thankfully this seven year old restaurant and bakery is still churning out the same quality of foods that have made it both a local favorite and something worth coming long distances to enjoy. Some people will say the magic is happening on the multiple shawarma spits, or the incredibly light falafel, and they would not be wrong. But the true marvel of Furn Saj is happening with the bread. In years past as you enjoyed that tea, you were hovered over by a large wall mural that depicted a woman stretching out dough in front of her and a man cooking it next to her. They are both in deep concentration, making sure each piece of saj is perfect. Traditionally the bread is cooked on an inverted (convex) griddle that most people in Los Angeles would call a comal, but in the Levant the instrument is called a saj and where the bread gets its name from.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ramy K. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious food. I ate zaatar with labne and vegetables. Other people seems to be buying everything on the menu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Adam A. 5 months ago on Google
    I stumbled upon this place by accident. Even though I live far from this restaurant I always make sure to take the trip if I’m close by because the food is more than worth the trip. Everything is delicious, and the staff is very nice. If you like Mediterranean/middle eastern food, you have to try this place.

  • 5/5 Bradley T. 2 years ago on Google
    I love this little Lebanese restaurant tucked away in Granada Hills. I first came here a few years back when I was on the hunt for some good falafel and I was not disappointed. The falafel here is superb and the bread they use for the wrap is excellent! The lamb gyro wrap is also a favorite of mine. The staff here is friendly and the service is fast and on point. I often dine in here and find it nice to sit at one of the outside tables. If you're in the mood for some great middle eastern food in the Granada Hills area look no further!

  • 5/5 Christine H. 5 months ago on Google
    Love this place. They have lots of vegan options and the food is delicious. It does take a while for large orders so keep that in mind when you order.

  • 5/5 Shane M. 7 months ago on Google
    This bakery is FANTASTIC. If you love Palestinian, Lebanese, or other flavors of the Middle East then this is a must visit spot. Freshly baked manaish, great portions, and always friendly service. Especially good for ordering large portions for family gatherings or work events, and lots of vegetarian staples.

  • 5/5 REGINA T. 7 months ago on Google
    If you see a lot of people going to a restaurant, it's a sure sign that the food is good. I usually shop at Trader Joe's in the same shopping complex. One day, I decided to follow the bread crumbs and found myself at Furn Saj. I ordered the Shawarma wrap and a side order of the garlic spread and hummus. Let me be honest, the food was so good that after one bite, I couldn't stop eating. By the time I reached the house 🏠, I'd eaten half of the food 😋. To sum it up, the food at Furn Saj is delicious and well seasoned. I'm so glad I followed the bread crumbs. Eat well, Abundant Regina 😊

  • 5/5 Marcus O. 3 years ago on Google
    I watched an Eater LA video about FurnSaj being one of the best Lebanese restaurants in Los Angeles. This is my kind of place! It is a simple counter restaurant in a strip shopping center in Granada Hills with additional locations in Glendora and Calabasas. You have everything from flatbreads and traditional Mediterranean meals to choose from. I went with the cheese boreg mana’ish and the spinach pie. Both were reasonable and delicious! They give a lot of food for the money. They take cash and credit cards as well as Apple Pay and other mobile payment options. Restaurant employees and guests were wearing masks. Based on how great the flatbreads taste, I would definitely go back and try some of the other options on the menu.

  • 2/5 aquilina e. 8 months ago on Google
    This place has very good food, but the cashier is not nice at all, and the place does not have air conditioning,I don't understand how the owners can have their employees working in these conditions, (maybe that's why the cashier isn't nice) today we are at 97 degrees , super hot. Owners fix the air conditioning if you don't do it for your clients do it for your employees.

  • 5/5 Max S. 8 months ago on Google
    This is by far my favorite shwarma spot in the valley! I've been coming here since they opened over 6 years ago and I love the chicken and beef shwarma! Highly recommend the plates here. Always great quality meat, always fast service and very nice people at the counter everytime.

  • 5/5 Daniel M. 10 months ago on Google
    Some of my favorite food in Los Angeles! Huge portions, fresh ingredients, and everything is made right there. They have giant vertical spits constantly roasting delicious meats (chicken, lamb, and beef). And the sides make perfect complements: zippy spices, tart flavors, and creamy textures. I love the lamb gyro plate with hummus and baba ganoush. My kids loved the fresh baked saj bread, the cheese mana’ish, the chicken shawarma, and the flavorful rice that comes underneath the chicken.

  • 1/5 david m. 10 months ago on Google
    The worst food I've ever had from takeout . The cheese on the pizza is not melted , The wrap is as hard as a rock. And when you do, you finally get through the bread. The meat is horrible tasting and so chewy. All the reviews for this place have to be fake . This food is not edible . Im not sure how this place is surviving, but don't waste your money on this place . There are other options go there , not here !! This was horrible

  • 5/5 Smbat M. 10 months ago on Google
    They have very delicious pizza style meals. Really love them.

  • 2/5 Nathan M. 10 months ago on Google
    I really do not like leaving bad reviews, but this was my first time here and the service was great, but the food was very disappointing. The beef and chicken shwarma that we ordered was inedible. I don't know why it was so dry and the beef tasted as if it turned. The hummus and pita bread was really good, but not enough to redeem the meal. Still disappointed as I see all of the great reviews. Just sharing my experience.

  • 5/5 Mina A. 11 months ago on Google
    Generous portions great taste and selection!

  • 5/5 Nico F. 1 year ago on Google
    Anyone who doesn't give this place 5 stars is kidding themselves. The food? Packed with flavor and phenomenal portion sizes. Incredible variety in options that I will be coming back to try all of. Great price for all of it. Super friendly, even on a busy evening. New favorite spot.

  • 5/5 Babs H. 11 months ago on Google
    It's definitely a 5 Star location. Food is amazing, staff is courteous & aimed to please. And their is ample seating if you wanna eat in. And plenty of parking, a definite plus! It's a favorite spot on our list of restaurant gems!

  • 5/5 Johanna Q. 2 years ago on Google
    AMAZING. The cash register at the front was beyond sweet and attentive, she gave us free samples because she knew it was our first time. She was extremely welcoming. Literally everything we tried was amazing both flavor and freshness, the portions were huge and I will definitely be going back and ordering more..there are so many options. Even though I don't know what many of the things were she was nice enough to explain and describe what it tastes like, and gave us some recommendations. I cannot wait to go back soon!!

  • 5/5 Staples for L. 2 years ago on Google
    My husband and I have been coming here for over a year and is a great place for our Keto Diet. Carmen is the best in tailoring out plates but also wanted to mention Lorenzo who has also taken care of us teriffically. These are the Lamb Giro and Beef Shwarma plates without rice or bread. So good!


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as veteran-owned

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