Glendale Cafe

Try the tongue sandwich. It is the BEST. Small sandwich shop in Glendale, but the food is amazing. It’s clean, fast, fresh and tasty. They also have a great German sausage sandwich and I also like their Olovieh and I try that when they’re out-​of tongue sandwiches.

THE BEST SANDWICHES IN GLENDALE, been here more than anywhere else, small place but has the best sandwiches, the owner is not too friendly but his a good guy thats just how he is,

This place is fantastic; the owner is always courteous and prompt. I only get 2 sandwiches here: the german sausage and the mortadella. The ingredients are fresh and definitely delicious! Always my go to when I’m craving these types of sandwiches.

I was craving a sandwich so I Unilocaled up for a sandwich place in the area and this one popped up. To my delight, everyone was raving about the tongue sandwich (I love tongue, esp if it’s cooked well) at this place. Despite the negative and terrible write ups about the man who builds the sandwiches, I decided the idea of a delicious tongue sandwich was worth the risk. For $ 9, I got myself a very very hefty tongue sandwich with the Persian pickled cucumbers (which I’ve always preferred over American pickles). The sandwich was delicious, as was the tongue, but I will say that I was very very disappointed with the bread. It tasted like cardboard, but luckily the meat in the inside made up for it. If the bread was better I would probably give this place an extra star.
It’s a very very small place, maybe with 5 tables inside + outside at most. Don’t expect to get the best service, just go in and out. I can’t speak for the sandwich maker who is apparently the worst in client service. It wasn’t so bad for me (knock on wood), but maybe it was cause I went in prepared and fearing the worst.

The owner is a jerk! DONT EAT HERE!!! The first time I went in I asked him what he recommends to eat. He told me he doesn’t eat here. I thought that was rude but still decided to order a sandwich. Second time I went in there I ordered the same sandwich I did the first time he told me. He is out of bread so he can’t make me anything to eat. I told him who runs out of bread at a sandwich shop. He said he only orders a 150 dreads a day and he’s out. I thought that was weird so I left. The third time I had my friend that worked in the complex order my sandwich for me and he said sure come on down pick it up. As soon as I got there he told me he is out of bread. I told him my friend just called and you told him to come down and pick it up. He said that was the last one. I paid him and got my sandwich but I will never go back. I alway go across the street to Haida’s where the service is better. This happened about 2 years ago and I’ve told all my friends not to go there.

Truly the best persian sandwiches in LA!!!
My favourite is the tongue sandwich.
A+++. Highly recommend

Def. old school type of owner (in a good way), with a old school type of place. You are really in there for the delicious sandwiches especially the «Lezou» or beef tounge. So def. recommend it if you are in the area and don’t really want to try a subway or a bland sandwich and want to switch it up.

Best tongue sandwich in USA

Great place to get Persian style sandwiches. very clean and quiet place to have your lunch
I’ve been going there for long long time never had single issue with the quality or taste
A+++++++++++

Being a Persian-​Armenian girl with a sleeve I usually get treated very badly at Armenian stores and restaurants because when older Armenians see tattoos the hatred begins hahaha. As soon as I walked into Glendale Café the owner greeted me and treated me like family. My cousin and I enjoyed our beef tongue sandwiches and had a pleasant experience. I would have gave 5 stars, but I wasn’t too thrilled about the cleanliness of the place. Although, my cousin did say it looked exactly like the restaurants they had in Iran and she liked it. I also did not understand the no cell phone signs that were posted everywhere. I felt uncomfortable looking at my phone. Other than that the sandwich was great and I would come back.

This place is really really nice place to grab your sandwich, oh my the food is so good and nice that your tommy would appreciate lol. I’m having beef tongue and trust me no where has a good tongue sandwich like this.

Everybody complains about the owner, that’s right, the guy is a little tipsy but he does a good job making sandwiches, and he is consistent …
I like the German sausage sandwich it’s great…

To bad there isn’t a half a star available or else I would put it !!
There are people that should not be in the food and service business, this guy is a perfect example.
Owner is a «has been» and lets his emotions of closed mindedness get in the way of running his business. never mind he never says HI! he has no common courtesy for customers that are paying for his livelihood, that’s the least he should do.
Food is ok! lot of the stuff he puts in it is from your general refrigerator items, nothing that he prepares from scratch…
He is a rude S.O.B. and I will never step foot in this place. The guy has issues, he should be definitely doing something else, something that does not involve counteracting with people.

My friend showed me this legit spot. It’s Persian Armenian owned. The cook/​owner doesn’t allow cell phone use inside. Alright. Great start.
Only old school legit Persian Armenians go here. Also great. I’m Korean American btw. I just like authentic spots.
This place has a German sausage sandwich, you can get w/​chopped parsley, a creamy sauce, and fresh tomato slices w/​great bread. The sandwich flavor has a bit of that In n Out flavor and also that of the best hot dog ever!
I’ll definitely go back and show friends, sometimes, too.

If you are looking to get some good old Persian style sandwiches in a hole in a wall style place, then this is your spot. They serve all the classic sandwiches including cutlet, kuku, brain, tongue, sausage, etc. The sandwiches are delicious, place is super clean, and their prices are very reasonable. The owner is a nice guy but very old school. He hates technology including cell phones, therefore, whatever you do, do not and I mean do not use your cell phone when you are waiting to order, or expect possibly to get thrown out… LOL.