Gaby’s Express

Ok, where do I start. Place is conveniently located on intersection of Lincoln and Washington blvd. Parking is ok, interior is your usual fast food place. Food is awful, plain and simple. My friend said that plastic plate that they serve food on, probably, worth more than their meats. We got lamb and beef kabob plates. Lamb was briefly heated up in microwave and beef was actually cooked. Probably was worst meat I ever tasted. We probably left most of the food.

Place has pretty delicious turkey meatloaf and steak. Takes forever to get your food but the taste is usually worth it. Moderately priced

Can be «healthy» depending on what you order and very convenient. I pick up food here rather frequently mostly because it’s quick, they have a drive-​through, and what else can I grab on the way home from work for dinner that isn’t just greasy fast-​food. If this place was organic, it would be AMAZING!
I would normally not give a fast food restaurant 4 out of 5 but in this case I give them an extra star for the grape leaves. My grandmother, who is no longer alive, would say that they are almost as good as hers.

I have various thoughts on Gaby’s all of which aren’t really positive. Why don’t we go in best to worst order to avoid a rollercoaster ride of emotions.
— Ample parking
— Fast separated «pick up only» area.
— Cute outdoor patio dine-​in area. Even playing some jazz pandora of sorts.
— Garlic sauce similar to that of Zankou chicken (a.k.a. awesomesauce)
— Chicken shawarma isn’t what you’re used to from other places, seems to be lacking some spice, thick cuts resembling french fries, and INCREDIBLY DRY.
— (scene)
«Can I try your chicken kabob? My shawarma is super dry»
*takes bite of chicken kabob — realizes still super dry, feels utter disappointment*
(/​end scene)
Edible only because you can make it swim in garlic sauce and hummus. You could screw up one chicken dish, fine — not everyone can do great kabobs and shawarma. But them being both equally unsatisfying? 2 stars.

I eat a lot of Mediterranean food. Gaby’s is by far the best place! I have been here over 10 times. I come here often when I am willing to make the drive from Santa Monica. Their portions are always large, fresh and very filling!

Extremely conscientious. Very helpful in answering my questions. Food tastes great and I will definitely come back.
Hoping they get gluten free pita soon!

Good and expensive fast food. The portion has grown small from a couple of years ago, but the quality is still great; meat is moist and soft.

Gaby’s for me is just my comfort food. I’ve never been to this location but ordered from here plenty of times.
Its all good. The falafel is a bit too dry for my liking but i still order it sometimes.
my main go to dish is the chicken kebob plate. I stick to it and they are pretty consistent.
I would say though that i find the kebobs too a bit too dry. I wish they were softer retaining more moisture in them.
but for the price, its good wholesome food. Freshly made, they always keep busy so u know its not stale. Worth the value and they will stay on my speed dial as long as i live in the area.

The wraps! Absolutely amazing! It’s sometimes busy and the phone lines might be busy or put you on hold… OBVIOUSLY there’s a reason for that. People are just being spoiled lol

So after having to come back to California for a procedure we decided to check this place out. Have to say not to bad.
I ordered the chicken kabab plate and the amount of food was great. Wish they gave more of the yogurt garlic sauce. It was nice stirring it in with the rice that didn’t have too much flavor. The hummus was delicious and also enjoyed dipping the chicken in it and eating with the bread they server with it. I love salad but the dressing was not all that great.
My mom ordered the ½ chicken plate. She also agreed with having more of the yogurt garlic sauce and the salad was not the best. It was a lot of food so it was worth. We could have shared her dish.
We both got the baklava. It was pretty good.
Will come back when I am here again.
3.5 stars… almost 4 just wish the rice had a little more flavor and the dressing was better for the salad.

Cheapo fast food. Not my thing and so many better choices in the neighborhood. Beef and chicken over cooked.

I cannot believe this has such low stars… Everyone I know loves this place. Order the ½ Chicken Value Meal. GARLIC SAUCE IS on POINT. \
Respect this place and frequent it often
Love to gaby

Still awful!
I spoke to a manager and she agreed bad customer service and 2 hour delivery was not ok. She offered me a credit for two plates which would be on my account, which I thought was very nice. She said she didn’t want to lose our business. So I called in the order tonight… No credit note on the account! Why am I not surprised. I will say the person that answered was much more personable than the last one. But then she tells me I have to order $ 15 more of food to get delivery. I would absolutely pay for delivery and tip the driver but seriously? I have to order food I don’t want to claim the credit for their crappy service? No thanks. I should have known not to call them again. Use the Venice location, they’re super nice and on it!

I tried this for the first time today even though I’ve passed it coming home to Marina Del Rey a million times.
First thr drive through speakers weeny working and neither were the cameras according to the girl at the drive through. So I drove up and ordered. Took almost 15minutes. She never came back after I signed my reciept. I’ve had this type of food many times. This is not «Express» it’s Slowpress!
Got the Shawarama combo. Chicken was old tasting and dry, lamb had an after taste, thr hummus and salad was decent. The girl was overwhelmed and not nice.
The pitas tasted old also. No attention to detail in the cuisine. Very average food for not such a cheap drive through price. Let me just go to Zankou or California Chicken Café next time.

I am a regular Gaby’s customer from this drive thru to the Gaby’s on La Cienega Blvd near my dog’s Doggy daycare and Gaby’s on Venice Blvd.
I generally order the 2 piece rotisserie chicken with lentil soup and a salad or corn on the cob.
I ordered this a couple of nights ago and took it home. When I opened the box one piece of chicken looked delicious. The drumstick had no skin on it, and it looked like half of the chicken was either eaten off or was taken off or fell off. I was starving but didn’t know if it was safe to eat the drumstick.
I can’t imagine how they could pack a piece of chicken like that.
I was pretty upset and called to speak with the manager. I was advised the manager was gone for 45 minutes so I asked to leave a voicemail message. The call was disconnected. I called back again and was able to leave a voicemail for the manager.
Two days have elapsed and no one cared enough to return my call.

Seriously, the garlic chicken Panini was out of this world. We walked about two miles then decided to stop at Gaby’s for lunch. The chicken on this sandwich is moist and tender, well-​seasoned and delicious. The pickles give it the perfect crunch and the garlic sauce is over the top! We can’t wait to go back and try some other dishes like lemon chicken and salmon. Luckily it’s right down the street!

Good food and cheap eats. Always a go to with a little bit of a wait though. The drive thru is super slow but the high demand doesn’t seem to help in the tiny location. Always is packed and good fast food for what it is. A local favorite and note they deliver after 5pm.

We have been ordering Gaby’s about once a week for the past 4 years. We are usually very happy with our meal and the customer service we’ve experienced. The food is always good and is very consistent. However, the last 3 times, our order has been wrong. This time the order came without pita bread, which is kind of the staple for the meal. I called the store to explain what happened and asked if they drop off some pita with another order (we live about a mile away, so it seemed reasonable that they might be able to stop by as they take another order).
The man that I spoke to noticed how frequently we order and apologized for the mistakes. He admitted that they are short staffed, which is why the orders were probably wrong. He then said that they would not be able to deliver us the pita, since they would have to pay the $ 5 delivery fee that they charge customers. He thought it would make me satisfied to put a credit for a free order of pita bread in the future. It just seemed a little odd that he admitted that they are short staffed and making mistakes, commented on how frequently we order from them, yet wouldn’t incur the $ 5 delivery fee to bring by some pita.
We will definitely reconsider ordering from this location in the future, at least until they get properly staffed.

The Last couple of times I went to gabys was out of laziness trying to get a meal or two to take home with me because I wanted to get cooked chicken and get other stuff for whoever else that was around me at that time. Their wraps are awful… There is so much ingredients in all of their wraps and unfortunately so lil taste… Their fries is yummy and their appetizers were good ¹⁄₆ times because they had freezer burn smell on them the 5 times .
If you are thinking this is a fast food joint think again because you will probably be in line for 20 minutes just to get your order in drive thru … I love the hummus though … Hummus and fries hahaa

I have eaten here before and had the healthy wrap combo, which was a great value and very tasty. Today, I ordered a Combo Kabob plate ($ 9.50) to avoid some carbs by skipping the rice and pita and focus on the meat, salad and some hummus. I have to admit the meat was very dry, and the chicken was a little better but not by much. I don’t believe this is the norm, so I am still giving it a bit better star rating because of better prior experiences.
The Greek Chicken salad ($ 10.50) my BF got was good, but in my opinion a bit over priced for what you get, considering most of the menu is pretty value conscious.
Again the star rating is more because of the Wraps I have had in the past which were filling, tasty and an inexpensive decent healthy meal on the westside.