Golden Skewer Restaurant & Banquet Hall — Restaurant in Montebello

Updated 3/27/25 Note: There is only the full menu, no lunch menu. Any of the kabobs taste like my Armenian grandmother used to make. My favorite is the lamb. Tasty pork chops are really great for sharing a meal because you get 2 very large ones.

NEW Zealand lamb kabobs are the best! Tender, cooked as ordered(medium rare) and about 6-7 kabobs on my plate!

Stuffed Grape leaves(sarma), eggplant hummus(moutabal), very-creamy hummus (whipped garbanzo beans), bulgur(wheat cooked like rice) and the rest taste like homemade. FYI: Armenian salad has no lettuce vs. Greek salad, which does. Red Lentil soup served hot and seasoned to perfection.

You'll need to remove skin from roasted green pepper ( gently scraping, two forks are good for this, after cutting off top) which is standard for Armenian food. Peppers vary in heat. Slice down the side and open pepper to remove seeds will also reduce heat. Cut a Small piece to taste is good to start with! Along with roasted tomato and raw onions, great combo.

Served with butter and pita: fresh and deep fried (like chips). We prefer fresh. And wait for meal! Save your appetite! Drink little water/coffee/soda. Worth any wait.

It would be really nice to have some Armenian music playing to enhance the vibe .👍🏽

Fantastically decorated hall to rent for parties and celebrations is available. A fun time was had by all!

Sorry, food was so good that pic is from halfway through the meal. :-(

We splurged! $80 for two, including $10 tip (New Zealand lamb, porkchops, 2 cups lentil soup, grape leaves, eggplant hummous, Armenian...

We have been to Golden Skewer many times in the past, but had not been here for several years (don't know why not). But it was my birthday and Mediterranean food sounded good. We were pleasantly surprised by the updated decor, and the menu had a few items I didn't remember seeing previously . . . we found out that the ownership changed a few years ago.

We shared a Greek salad, which was very fresh (and was enough for a party of 4 to share, although there were only two of us). I had the chicken kabob plate which was excellent, and chose only the rice pilaf, but was offered a choice of two sides. There are plenty of entrees to choose from -- and they all look good!

Pita and hummus was complimentary. We were not rushed in any way.

The restaurant has a large banquet room (we held my father-in-law's 80th birthday party here in 2003) and there was a large birthday party in progress, but you wouldn't really know it except for the folks entering the restaurant and heading to the back.

Golden Skewer is an excellent choice . . . prices are modest and the service was...

My wife was craving for Mediterranean,Armenian cuisine then I told my wife let's go to the Golden Skewer Restaurant in Montebello. We step in the restaurant then we ask it's a take out then we look at the menu then we decided to order the chicken breast kabobs come with roasted vegetable,hummus,rice pilaf and a pita bread. To took away while because everything is made fresh daily at the restaurant.

When our meal real we left and headed home but the aroma from food amazing and also we got a new car scent from the food. I open the container and food looks so good but the taste incredible good so much flavors in the chicken breast kabobs season good cook perfect all the spices seal in chicken while cooking. The hummus was good then I try the rice pilaf also good then roasted vegetable very good then use the pita bread to complete the meal. The garlic spead was good but little bit strong flavor but my wife say it was little bit strong for her.

We enjoy the food we need to...