St Vincent Deli

Well, I feel like I should write this when I’ve tried the Gyro wrap or plate, but I’ve tried their pastrami combination plate and one of their turkey combination plates. Nothing was stood out as good or bad. Good lunch. In an interesting alleyway with only outdoor seating.

This place has been making amazing authentic Doner for years and I have never ever had a bad experience. This is not your typical gyro that you eat at the malls, much much better. The lamb is always consistent and tasty. You can try it as a sandwich or a plate, either way you can’t go wrong. They also have tasty daily specials.
Also try their yummy deserts with tea or Turkish coffee.

The best gyro spot in LA, with daily specials that are just as amazing. Doesn’t matter if you get the plates or a sandwich, they’re equally good. The gyro meat is prepared from scratch, not the preformed frozen factory stuff. The guy on gyro meat duty is constantly basting and caring for the meat. They have great Turkish coffee and a few homemade deserts. Great little spot that’s been here for years. They do sell out of their specials So come early.

Delicious, large portions and well worth the short wait! It is located in a cute little alley in the jewelry district. Will definitely lunch here more often!

Wow this place is delicious!
Financee and I wandered into this place while we were waiting for her ring to be resized, and we are glad that we somehow stumbled in. It’s located in a cool alley with a bunch of outdoor tables. Neat little area with a lot of different Mediterranean/​Greek food. Let me say, Mediterranean is my favorite type of food, so I have tried many different places that serve similar food, but this place by far beats them all. [There are only 2 Mediterranean places i would give a 5 star rating, and this is one of them]. Their specialty, and the reason for their 5 star rating, is their doner kebab meat. Let me repeat, I honestly based my entire rating upon the doner alone. Best doner meat I have ever had.
At first glance, I feared that I may need to purchase a side of greek yogurt or hummus to go with the meat, but when I tasted it without any sauce (I always do this to judge the actual taste of the meat) I was suddenly skyrocketed into tastebud heaven. No sauce needed! Words fail to describe how delicious it was at this point. So if you’re wondering what to get at this place, get the doner kebab plate! Or the doner kebab sandwich (I recommend the french roll; their pita is average). Whatever you get, sandwich or the plate, just make sure you get the doner.
Cash only (if I remember correctly).
Small, so you cannot really eat inside, but it’s nice eating outdoors on a nice day in that alleyway.
The people there are incredibly nice, everyone single one of them.
On Saturdays, they have the Saturday Special (for a dollar more you get 2 sauces — tomato sauce and yogurt sauce) for the doner kebab plate; I highly recommend this! Honestly, no sauce is needed, period, but the sauce for only a dollar more is pretty tasty as well.
I plan on coming here every time I’m in the area.

Had the doner plate. I would say the food was a 3 – 3.5, but the environment, experience, and customer service make it a solid 4. Feels like it’s been there serving up the same traditional fare for ages (~29 years, more precisely); it’s like stepping back into time.

I must say this place from the alley doesn’t look like its a place you want to eat. It’s small and not a lot of places to sit BUT it was worth the wait and the try! I started coming here a while ago and now it’s my one and only spot I love to come when I’m in the area. It’s worth the paid parking too.
I enjoy there beef tacos. They come with hot salsa that is out of this world amazing. They have many choices of sodas. They also have my favorite Lebanese desserts that are home made and so yummy!
If you want great food, this is the place! It may not look like a family restaurant but it’s a great fast food place. It’s so good and so many people love it, sometimes you may have to wait longer then you would think but which you get your nice warm tacos, you won’t be disappointed at all!

Been coming here for over 18 years now. Good food good employees.
Had the soup of the great price, plenty to eat.
Too bad the city got jealous n made them take away most of the outdoor seating.

I haven’t actually gotten a chance to taste your food cause you inconveniently have no menu online! I was going to order delivery from you due to the rave reviews but I guess I’ll spend my money somewhere else. Once you get an online menu I would love to try your food and hopefully give you more stars.

This place is tucked away in St. Vincent’s Court, but it’s not hard to find. Just enter off of 7^th St., walk a few feet up and will be on the left. I got the St. Vincent sub with dolma and they were amazing, and very filling. There seems to be a close-​knit clientele, but they are very friendly. It’s small, yet cozy, and I love the atmosphere of St. Vincent’s Court. I’ll surely be coming back again!

Takes for ever!!! Basic sandwiches, not fancy, just a hole in the wall selling Sammy’s for lunch. In the alley at the St V jewelry center. You have to order ahead of time or else you will be late to work.

YUMMY! I loved the food here. It was fresh, lean, and down right delicious! Very nice people work there and Jerry is the best!

First time here. The place is VERY small, but the ambiance was kind of cool. It reminded me of a New York City grill. I ordered that kebab sandwich and kebab pita. The food was very fresh and relatively quick. The only issue I had was there wasn’t much seating but what can you do.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST beef shawarma you will ever have! hands down. I always get side orders of the shawarma to-​go and freeze at home for quick dinners. The hummus and soup are essential to round out the experience.
i have turned so many people onto this place. Also, they are the kindest owners around. Will never go to the Jewelry District without a meal here!

Ate there yesterday. GREAT kebabs! Phenomenal taste; nice rice & salad — expect about $ 15 per person inc drink & tip.

Love Love Love this place! Best Doner Kebab in Downtown yet! St. Vincent Deli is located in a small alleyway attached to the St. Vincent jewelry building — it’s not the easiest thing to find — but definitely worth it.
The owners are really nice and can pretty much make you anything you want (any kind of sandwich, etc.) … personally I’ve only ever had the Doner Kebab (which is like Shwarma)
Here’s what I got:
Doner Kebab Plate: I enjoy the sandwich version as well (you can get it on French bread, yay!), but I felt like having the plate (comes with the meat, rice and salad). You can definitely taste the freshness of the meat (this ain’t no defrosted meal).
Fries: The fries are super crispy. I usually prefer thick steak fries, but these are really good, especially if you dip them in hummus.
Side of Hummus: It comes with pita bread, but like I said I prefer eating it with fries instead (making it up as I go people — sometimes things work out).
I also love the little alleyway itself … it’s quaint — looks like it belongs in a different city/​decade!
Definitely a must try in downtown for me!

A HIDDEN GEM! OMG my aunt brought me here almost two weeks ago… FINALLY a AMAZINGLY FABULOUS TASTING AS GOOD AS HOME (Palestine) Shawarma.
this place is very small and my aunt and the owner said they use to have out door seating until, thanks to the City of LA. its no more and you must wait to sit on either the one of three stools inside or the one of four outside against the place… but the wait is WELL WORTH IT, or call to place an order for pick up
No fat on his, cooked just right, I smelled the Shawarma being cooked from around the corner… OMG, HUGE TOO, the sandwich is just perfectly molded and the owner has his own sauce creation. MUAAHHHH PERFECTO … If you know what Shawarma should taste like (as my aunt and I do) then you know this place has hit it right!!!
St. Vincent Deli, YOU ROCK

I’m addicted to their dolmas.
When it comes to flavor: They’re fresh, and well-​seasoned.
When it comes to texture: The rice is made just right and the grape leaves aren’t crunchy (i’ve had horrific experienced elsewhere).
You also can’t beat the fact that you get three dolmas for $ 1.75.
That means you can have a great lunch for cheap.
Plus, the customer service here is on point.
The people that work here treat you like family.
When looking for dolmas in DTLA, turn into the alley and make a beeline for this place.

I honestly wanted to like this place because my co-​workers swore up and down that it was authentic. Located in a little side alley, I’ve walked past before and seen all the shops and restaurants, but never had a chance to stop by. When they suggested we go, I jumped at the chance.
I ordered the shwarma plate, which came with salad and rice. I’ve had a thing for shwarma ever since I watched The Avengers. Am I lame?! But anyways, the shwarma was a bit dry … it would have benefitted from some taziki sauce on the side. However, it is a very popular place so I’m willing to give it another try.

Had the Kabob Sandwitch on pita with the Tzaziki yogurt sauce and some pickles.
I would say 3.5 stars for the sandwich as it was good but not as juicy as I wanted it to be.
Going up haaaalf a star to give this place a 4 because of the old school deli experience that you don’t really get to experience that often anymore unless you go to specialty spots like this.
Great lunch experience and getaway from the office and all the commercial DTLA food courts.