Amir's Falafel

One of our favorite places for lunch is Amir's Falafel, located at 11711 Ventura Boulevard in Studio City. My wife and I have been eating at Amir's since it was a little walk-up stand on Laurel Canyon Place. For a while, he had a second shop in the Glendale Galleria. We had not eaten at Amir's very often for many years, but started going again regularly about a year ago.

Amir offers 2 kinds of schwarma - lamb and turkey, or chicken. The sandwiches are great, if somewhat messy. Plates are huge - altho we may get some extra since we are sort of regular customers. His falafel is great - crunchy and tasty. I love his hummus - which could be because I am used to "healthy" (meaning low-fat) hummus from Trader Joe's and the local farmer's markets. Amir's is rich and creamy - delicious!

I think that just about everything here is home made. You can see them cooking large pots of chick peas almost any time you go, for example. Prices aren't really cheap - but the plates, for example, are big enough for two to share - we add a side order of falafel if we are really hungry. The sandwiches are big enough for two, as well - but have you ever tried to cut an overflowing pita bread sandwich in half? Just go for the whole thing, instead - you won't be able to resist eating it all.