Borekas Sephardic Pastries — Restaurant in Los Angeles

It opened early yet got busy instantly. I remembered back then when you still couldn't place any online order, the only way to avoid the disappointment for getting them out of stock was to place pre-order via call. Now they have had more outlets, and online pre-order options are even available!

They did have some simple sitting area in this outlet for people who wanna enjoy their borekas on the spot. Given the crowd I preferred to have them for to-go.

Their Borekas - which were basically Sephardic Jewish and Israeli pastries, were mind-blowing! I didn't wanna waste the opportunity coming all the way hence having multiple items from their menu. My #1 was doubtlessly the cultured cheese and zaatar, which sounded simple yet super flavorful. Strong cheese well complemented by zaatar and further elevated by the wonderfully crispy and yummy pastry.

That pastry being so good, honestly could easily be paired with any stuffing and turned out outstanding. I couldn't decide between spinach cheese or fungi truffle being 2 or 3. I even got the chocolate one, which was also super good but I would recommend not skipping the...

The food was great! Flakey pastry, delicious flavored filling. We got the mushroom and truffles filling. The eggs are seasoned, preferred the spicy condiment that came with it over the tomatoes.

Coffee was just okay. We got the Turkish coffee and for $6 comes in the smallest cup. And it was super grainy.

Atmosphere was weird cause while we’re the only diners there, the worker decided to start swatting flies towards our food direction? Like i don’t want bug...

Thank goodness there’s two locations now. To say that I’m obsessed with their borekas would be an understatement. Every filling I’ve tried is so good, but I’m an original girl and love cheese & za’atar. The service is great, quick, and the outdoor area is cute. You kinda forget you’re on Van Nuys Blvd which is hard to do. Highly...