Al Hamra Kabob Grill — Restaurant in Hawthorne

I eat at their other restaurant on Artesia Blvd in Redondo Beach very often. I've had lunch at this restaurant on Aviation Blvd multiple times. The food is very good, but I have downgraded my rating from 4 stars to 3 stars after what happened today. First of all, the front parking lot is completely unacceptable. There are only two very small, hard to get into parking spots. When I got there, a truck was parked completely in the wrong direction where neither spot was accessible. And then a delivery truck drove up and blocked the driveway. When I told the driver that I hope he doesn't stay long because he's blocking the driveway, he snarled at me "I'll take as long as I want". Then I walked into the restaurant and it's total chaos. There's multiple kids making a lot of noise and totally distracting the very nice South Indian guy from doing his job. And he didn't handle the situation properly by getting control of everything. I ordered a lentil soup and a chicken shawarma wrap and he said it would be 5 to 10 minutes. The soup came out pretty quickly, but the wrap took 25 minutes to come out. That's about three times as long as it normally takes and meanwhile the kids continued to be in the front and the whole thing was a very unrelaxing experience. In addition, as long as I've been coming to this restaurant, their health grade has been a B. The Indian guy explained what happened that day, and that's understandable, but they need to fix it. When you get an inspection like that, you have to pay to get a new inspection done. They need to do that. It doesn't make me happy to see a B every time I go there. I hope the owner of this franchise sees this review and realizes that things were not the way they should have been. In the meantime, as much as possible, I will go to the Redondo Beach location instead of here. If I didn't like the food, I would have made...

My wife and I we're looking to cater our son's first birthday party from our local Mediterranean restaurant. Unfortunately, the catering prices were a little too high for us so we ventured out. And I'm glad my wife found this place. We first stopped in to try their food and to talk with the staff about catering options and I'm so glad we did. The food first off was fantastic. So flavorful, with delicious tender meat. The customer service was fantastic. Made us feel welcome and appreciated and took their time helping us and answering our questions in regards to catering as best and much as we wanted. everyone at the party ultimately loved the food, there was so much leftover. My guests were able to take some home along with us bringing back a few trays. I recommend them not only for a quick meal dining in or dining out but also for your catering needs. Special shout out to two employees, Imran and Yasir for all of their help! They truly want us over with their fantastic professionalism and customer service. My family and I will definitely be returning...

Stopped in for a Kabob Combo plate with garlic sauce to go. Bathroom was dirty, but not the worst I’ve seen. The dinning area is small, but clean and organized. They only had beef and chicken and substituted the lamb with beef. I should’ve asked for chicken instead. The beef was riddled with gristle that was hard to get around. I gave up and just ate the chicken, which was actually very tasty! It came with salad, hummus and rice. The salad was very good, but the hummus must come from a can… it was quite literally the worst hummus I’ve ever had. I tried to “fix” it with the garlic sauce and the the hot sauce, but nothing helped. The hot sauce is very good too. I basically ate the salad, chicken with hot sauce and rice with garlic sauce. It also came with pitta, but I’m gluten free and didn’t try it. IMO, hummus is a staple of a Mediterranean food… it’s also not easy to mess up, so...