Ah Glenoaks Blvd. I have to say it rivals Brand Blvd. as the Rodeo Dr. of Glendale. Seriously though, at the very least, it is the Rodeo Dr. of fast food restaurants. One could do a gastro (pub) crawl and hit every single fast food restaurant within about 2 miles. (If its fast food...is it still a crawl?) Morgan Spurlock should definitely film Super Size Me II: The Variety Pack along said Blvd. Yet amidst the KFCs, the Carl's Jr's/Green Buritto combos and the Water Stores (aka fronts for Eurasian crime syndicates), you find Cafe Bravo, the jewel of the Jewel City.A chicken salad (chicken kabob on a bed of lettuce,tomatoes, cucumbers), one skewer of beef kabob (mit pita bread), a chicken kabab sandwich and a side of bean & corn salad and tabouleh. Beverages were of the normal canned variety...no glorious Orange Bang today. All this for about $18.
My chicken kabob sandwich ($4.50) was quite delicious. The sub roll it came on was perfect (very important) and it was dressed with salmonella free tomatoes, cilantro(?) and mystery sauce (garlic?). Any of the kabob meats (chicken, steak, lule, etc) can be purchased in sandwich form. The beef kabob ($2.80) was also absolutely delicious...full of flavor and perfectly cooked.
All in all one of my favorite spots in Gdale...mostly because I'm a poorman with a refined palate who likes to be able to eat outdoors sometimes. Also, if you enjoy the inside dining, they usually have soccer running on two TV's that are juxtaposed amongst framed photos of some Armenian Goodfellas.
Here's what Dash thought:
Eric Jan (Jan = Armenian term of endearment and is totally platonic) was spot on with his description of Glenoaks and of said Cafe Bravo. I stumbled upon this locale during on of my mini-quests to find the best kebab sandwich in Los Angeles. Most people don't realize that the Glendale/Burbank/North Hollywood/Little Armenia region is the American capital of the kebabs. Whether you like the standard Persian kind, the quintessential Armenian kind (with pork - most Middle Eastern countries shun this delicious variety because of religious practice) or lamb, or if you like the smaller Greek/Lebanese chunks (like Souvlaki), you are sure to find it in one of the aforementioned areas.
But enough of the Kebab lesson of the day. My salad was above average. The meat was excellent but the lettuce tomato cucumber mix left me wanting something more. Thank goodness for the corn/bean salad because it was just what my belly was craving. I've had the sandwiches here before and they are excellent. I wanted to live on the edge and order the salad. Lesson learned here - next time I'm sticking with the sandwich (with a side of corn-bean salad).
The beef kebab was tender, juicy (not raw) and full of flavor. I would put this cut of meat up against any 20 dollar and up steak dinner out there. If you like beef then you have to try their beef skewers. The key to a great kebab is its stand alone taste. These beef chunks are good enough to eat without the warm soft pita bread they come with. That's saying a lot.
And before you start criticizing and giving your own suggestions for best kebab sandwich in L.A., I just want to tell you that a) our quest for the BEST kebab sandwich continues so email us your suggestions and b) you are an ignorant slut for questioning our knowledge of kebabs! You hear me? Go back to Whore Island!
I'm out.
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Cafe Bravo - bravokabob.com
1135 W. Glenoaks Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91202
(818) 500-4005
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The name seems to fail me at the moment, but I believe that the best kebab in Glendale has got to be on the 400 block of Ross St where Jackson and Mountain intersect. We used to go there all the time in high school, however, I always found their kebabs to be a little too spicy for my sensitive palate.
i like your site but it needs more updates! i check every day but only two posts! just moved from chicago and looking for good grub on the 'Eastside'.
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