KhinkalI was overpriced and not the best one. Fried khinkali was cold, so we just tested and no more. Russian waiters were nice, but very slow. We waited 20 min to get our check. In overall good for one time visit, never again.
Great Georgian, Armenian and eastern European food. They do it right!
Traditional good quality armenian and georgian national cuisine. They also have a patio and some good wines.I went there a few times with friends and family and it seems they are quite ok with kids running around:)
This place never disappooints. Food is excellent so is the service. Lots of different foods to choose from. Not just dumplings. They have really good khachapuri. I am not a big fan of meat in general but their skewers are amazing.
In short, food is very delicious but the service, and staff friendliness is sub par.In a bit more details, we had heard about this place and decided to put it on our list to try and try we did. The Russian Pilmeni and Georgian Khinkali were phenomenal, whether fried or boiled. My fav was the fried cheese one.Prices are pretty reasonable too.The service just seemed out of the ordinary. They weren’t understaffed and the place wasn’t completely full but yet everyone seemed to be running with their hair on fire. It created a tense atmosphere not suitable to an enjoyable experience. When we first got there, a nice waitress came and asked us if we are ready and she seemed to be in a hurry. We did not know some things on the menu and had no chance to ask questions or have the experience explained to us so we just ordered whatever we had heard about before. Service was slow and no one managed expectations or checked on us during the 40 minutes it took the food to come and it all came out at different times.We tried the place but when we left we didn’t feel like we had a fun experience.Anyway I won’t ding them too much on stars bec the food was actually good.
Let's start off by saying the staff (specifically our waitress) was amazing. She was attentive, kind, and very helpful with the menu, of which she was quite knowledgeable of (forgot her name, but she was there Saturday, 03/26 around noon).The food was mixed. Some good, some missed the mark.The khinkali dumplings were okay. The beef ones were pretty bland, they didn't have much flavor on their own. Same with the cheese ones. Kinda wish I tried the mushroom ones.The lamb chops were delicious, albeit a little tiny for the price. It came with 4 small sliced of fried potatoes (so about 1/3 of a potato), onion salad, tomato sauce, and it sat on flatbread.Chicken or beef kabobs only come with a single kabob. Served with the same as the lamb chops.The lentil soup was a let down. No taste of lentils. I couldn't even tell it was lentil soup, as it looked like it was all blended. Not a solid piece of food whatsoever.Overall I'm conflicted. I would like to give it another shot, but it will have to be on the back of the list considering the selection of restaurants in Glendale.
From boiled dumpling, fried dumpling, to skewers of meat, everything at khinkali was delicious. However, the one thing that stands out as a must have is the boiled beef khinkali. We only ordered 3 to gives ourselves a chance to try everything else, but I would totally come back just for the boiled dumplings
Khinkali and salad were really good.Very good place ??
Went to get a dumpling meal at 9:15 PM on a Wednesday- they told me the kitchen was already closed even though the posted sign and google said the restaurant closed at 10:30pm. They wouldn’t seat me for love nor money and turned me away, Hard NO from the hostess. I was out front googling another place to eat and Lo and Behold, 5 minutes after i had been turned away they seated a large group of Armenians who walked up no questions asked. Yep - it is THAT kind of place.
It was great. They served a good khachapuri and khinkhali dumpling with beef and cheese inside. I would go back for more. I highly recommend