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Armenian Restaurant Los Angeles

Jansezian Brothers Launch Cafe Lori in Monrovia [CLOSED]

Garo Jansezian and brother Vrej opened Cafe Lori in Monrovia last week, naming their Armenian restaurant for the province that produced their grandparents. The former home of an Indian restaurant called Ice Spice is...
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Bakery Pasadena

Koko’s Bakery: Head to the Hills for Armenian Flatbreads

It was a sweltering day in the San Gabriel foothills, and the mammoth silver oven at the back of Koko’s Bakery was at full blast, but the Armenian baked goods were so good that...
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Restaurant Los Angeles

Carousel: Taking Lebanese Comfort Food for a Spin in Glendale

Greg and Rose Tcholakian opened their Lebanese kebab house in the back corner of Hollywood’s Hye Plaza in December 1983, deriving the name Carousel from a popular restaurant in Beirut. Their son Mike opened...
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Chicken Los Angeles

Chicken House Debuts in Little Armenia [CLOSED]

  • Food
  • September 9, 2008
Nelly Tatulbekyan and her husband opened Chicken House on Friday, September 5, in a former Little Armenia KFC. She wrote a succinct photo menu featuring four varieties of chicken: grilled, fried, rotisserie and hot...
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Bakery Sign Los Angeles

Sasoun Bakery: Baking Up Savory Armenian Empire

Glendale is a larger and better-known Armenian hub within Los Angeles, but the city’s top Armenian bakeries reside in the East Hollywood enclave known as Little Armenia. Sasoun Bakery and Arax Bakery share supremacy...
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Basturma Sign Los Angeles

Garo’s Basturma: Long Live the King of Armenian Sausages

Despite Garo’s passing nine years ago, this 23-year-old Armenian deli in northeast Pasadena is more successful than ever. Garo’s Basturma produces 2000 pounds of cured, dried and spiced beef every week. Two big reasons...
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