X'tiosu Kitchen — Restaurant in Los Angeles

So there I was, on my day off, thinking I would go to oaxacanville in koreatown to get a mid-afternoon lunch of some tasty mole without fighting with the crowds. Then I remembered it's the beginning of the labor Day weekend, and driving on the freeway through downtown is a terrible idea.

then was stunned to see much closer to me, that there was a oaxacan place in East LA, right across from the Malabar branch of the public library, no less. So far, so convenient, so I looked at the menu and got completely confused and then extremely excited by the fusion offered here -- Lebanese and Oaxacan. I could eat chicken shawarma all the time if I could get away with it and here's a place mixing it up and putting it in a taco. my head exploded and I got in the car.

this place has a great story of which you can read in any of the many accounts that are so easy to find on the internet. I ordered a mix of two chicken shwerma tacos and two vegan tacos, one with cauliflower and the other with felafel. The shwerma tacos had a sort of cotija sauce and tahini and to be honest were not as good as the vegan tacos, which were very good .. . With the shwerma, something about the mix of the two sauces on the shwerma didn't quite work and overwhelms the actual marinade of the shwerma. I am guessing that a burrito version of this would be better balanced, and I'm Keen to try.

I wanted to try something with cactus but I didn't see any on offer, and I'd read about some chorizo dish that wasn't on the menu that I should have asked for. I did order the cauliflower tabouli para llevar, along with the oaxacan hummus, which had a black bean base.

I've always wanted to like tabbouleh but it never has worked out for me. The very best tabbouleh I've ever had, even that I could take or leave and wouldn't order more. it's sort of what you order when you want the most healthy thing to try to balance out all the heavy things, and there's not a shirazi salad on the menu.

I'm happy to report that the cauliflower tabbouleh and how it is made by these two geniuses have fixed whatever problem I had with tabbouleh, because this tabouli is very tasty.

But the true star was the oaxacan hummus, which was the best of all the items I ordered. It's some of the most outstanding hummus I've ever had. I ate it all in one sitting without much embarrassment.

it was an extremely hot day and unfortunately the only seats are outside, but hopefully you can see from the photographs is a little Oasis of color and style in the middle of a pretty grim strip mall.

I had the Sandia agua fresca, too. It was really good. The pita...

I'm giving this place 4 stars because my bf really liked this place but I just thought it was okay. There wasn't anything wrong about this place - it just wasn't my style. I like vinegary and pickle-y things and I just didn't get enough of that. I probably wouldn't come back here, but I can't say the same for my bf.

Came here around 3:30PM on a Saturday in late January 2022. The plaza had a few parking spaces open and the place wasn't busy. They have outdoor seating only with 4 tables. Only one of those tables were taken when we got there.

We ordered at the window and paid with card. My bf ordered the combo plate and I ordered the Falafel plate. My bf substituted his side salad with the Tabouleh Oaxacan Salad, which ended up being the right call because the regular side salad was underwhelming. The food was good - fresh. The tahini sauce was tangy and great hummus. The falafel was crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I also got their pineapple fresca which was very good even though it wasn't very sweet.

I think the only down side to this place was their cheap forks (which had a lot of trouble stabbing through the falafel) and how they charged extra for their sauces. It was an extra $1.50 for a tahini sauce and $0.75 for extra salsa Verde. You should also be mindful that they charge $2.25 for bottled water (same price as any of their...

I watched Ugly Delicious on Netflix, and I think the last episode of the second season featured X'Tiosu. A Lebanese restaurant started and owned by brother chefs from Oaxaca. It's an amazing story bolstered by the attention to Lebanese cuisine sprinkled with Oaxacan flavors.

The next day after watching the episode, I took the short drive from Beverly Hills to X'Tiosu, and luckily discovered one of the best restaurants in LA. I bought the combo kabob plate (beef, chicken, and chorizo kabobs with salad, rice, and hummus - large portion size) and sides of cauliflower, traditional hummus, and Oaxacan hummus. Kabobs were cooked and seasoned perfectly, traditional hummus is creamy and perfectly balanced, the Oaxacan hummus was a complete, wonderful adaptation to traditional hummus (i would buy 3 the next time I go), the rice was perfectly cooked, and the salad had tomatoes and cucumbers with a balanced Lebanese dressing, I stood in my kitchen couldn't help but smile.

I'm a customer and...