Shekarchi Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Los Angeles

I dined at Shekarchi Bar & Grill on the evening of Wednesday, February 19th and I do not plan on visiting this establishment again.

Upon arriving, the restaurant was practically empty and there was one waitress and another older man, who I assume is somewhere higher up on the management level. My friend and I were told to sit anywhere we wanted and we waited around 10-15 minutes without being given a menu. The waitress was behind the bar, preoccupied with making drinks for a bigger table and the older man, who walked past us multiple times, simply ignored us. I eventually got up to get our menus after almost 20 minutes of just sitting and waiting for either of them to approach us.

However, before I got up to grab the menus on my own, a Middle Eastern family walked in around 15 minutes after my friend and I did. The older man immediately attended to them with menus and waters before my friend and I were even given the slightest bit of attention. I understand that we are two younger females, but to treat us in this manner is absolutely ridiculous as we are equally paying customers too.

Once the Middle Eastern family was seated with their menus and waters did the older man finally approach my friend and I, plastering on the biggest smile and acting overly friendly to take our order as if he did not just blatantly ignore us multiple times. While my friend and I stayed for dinner, I will not be coming back because of how we were treated.

As for the food, it was not that bad, but it was not the best either. I have had better mediterranean food, and amazing...

I really hate doing this, I wanted to love this place. Shekarchi is close to my office and would have been a convenient place to meet my husband for lunch. We both work downtown and often have lunch together.

Today, I walked into an almost empty restaurant during peak lunch hours (that's never a good sign). However, Thanksgiving is around the corner so I gave them the benefit of the doubt.

I was greeted at the door by a Persian man - not sure if he was an employee, partner or owner but he seemed quite confident. The restaurant had several booths available. I asked if I could be seated in a booth or a table so my husband and I could sit side-by-side.

The restaurant was surprisingly loud for being so slow. They had both their large front doors open --nothing like dining next to a bus depot. This is where things took a turn for the worst.

He said "NO." I politely stated that I'd rather not have to scream at my husband over the table because of the ambient noise during lunch. Again he said "No," and didn't try to accommodate me.

WOW, good luck in the restaurant business. Patrons have a lot more options downtown than a dirty, grit filled, basic kebab joint with rude Persian staff.

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We thought we were coming to Sadie's Pizzeria but realised on arrival it's part of Shekarchi. Quickly greeted on entry, we joined our friends already seated at the table with menus. We all ordered our respective pizzas and drinks, which had a choice of different bases including cauliflower. Intrigued, a few of us chose this option.

The pizzas all had thin bases. My Mediterranean was crunchy on the edges but soft and gooey in the middle from the melted cheese. I really like the briny olives and tangy tomato flavours combined. The cauliflower base has a mild taste and unique texture. My colleagues enjoyed their respective choices and the rating reflects our collective judgment.

There were few diners when we were there but the restaurant has capacity for big celebrations with many seats and a small dance floor. Service was attentive at the table but they would only split payments across 2 cards. This was awkward for the 5 of us afterwards. Conclusion: good pizzas in an exotic place offering Mediterranean fare. We would return if in the area, but not go out of our...