Spit-cooked chicken with famous potent garlic sauce

























1716 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Get directions
$10–20
"Zankou Chicken is a family-owned Lebanese-Armenian fast-food chain located across Southern California. It is famous for its chicken tarna and epic garlic sauce, providing a nostalgic taste of shawarma and other Middle Eastern delicacies."
"He famously guided the Zankou family’s expansion of their restaurant Zankou Chicken." - Matthew Kang
"Not all Zankou Chicken locations are created equal, but this bustling location on Sepulveda at peak hours might put out the truest representation of what Jonathan Gold must have tasted when he proclaimed that Zankou’s “chicken really needs no embellishment.” At this point firmly a Los Angeles (and Armenian-American) icon, the restaurant’s famously intense garlic paste has built a cult following across the globe." - Euno Lee
"Not all Zankou Chicken locations are created equal, but this bustling location on Sepulveda at peak hours might put out the truest representation of what Jonathan Gold must have tasted when he proclaimed that Zankou’s “chicken really needs no embellishment.” At this point firmly a Los Angeles (and Armenian-American) icon, the restaurant’s famously intense garlic paste has built a cult following across the globe." - Euno Lee
"A fast-food chain noted for its strong presence in Los Angeles, where such establishments function as accessible, communal dining spots for local communities." - Eater Staff