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hummus king closed for good?
17May 13th, 2011hummus king, LA restaurantsUPDATE: hummus king in thee valley has closed down, but they are offering catering and free delivery until they hopefully re-open in silverlake!
somebody make it stop! i can’t handle any more bad news. first madeleine bistro, then pure luck, and now word on the street is that our beloved hummus king has thrown in the towel. where am i gonna get my vegan shwarama from now?!
so sad!
over the past few months, hummus king has been scaling back their hours, which is never a good sign in the restaurant business. yesterday i got an email from our breaking news QG correspondent brittany, saying her co-worker had tried to hit up the vegetarian eatery for lunch only to find it was being transformed into a salad shop! WTF? not cool.
a call into the restaurant that went unanswered, and they also failed to respond to facebook messages. i dug up the latest yelp review, and it’s not looking good.
does anyone have info on this?! if you do, speak up! i hope hummus king doesn’t close down…they were one of the best vegan restaurants in town.
let this be a reminder, support your favorite places! one day, goodbye will be farewell.
17 responses to “hummus king closed for good?” 
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“where am i gonna get my vegan shwarama from now?!”
http://www.yelp.com/biz/nagila-kosher-pizza-and-salads-los-angeles
Be warned, they keep orthodox hours, which I can never remember what those are.
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Harmony May 13th, 2011 at 08:09
I talked to an employee about a month ago and the person told me that they were moving to Santa Monica.
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That’s a shame. Their location was just awful, though. Strip mall that’s totally dead all the time. Also, the hours were rough, but that’s their thang. I was really unimpressed by the falafel itself. The shwarama was delish, but it took FIFTEEN minutes between my boyfriend getting that dish and me finally getting my pitawich. Hopefully their new location is better and they do well, because their hummus and shwarama really are awesome.
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I’m really picky (okay, snobby) about my falafel! It was ok, but not my favorite.
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Gauri Radha गौरी राधा May 13th, 2011 at 10:02
Shucks, why are so many places with vegan options closing this summer? I hope new LA establishments (offering vegan items) open up later this year to balance things out a bit.
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erica May 13th, 2011 at 10:10
yep, i heard the same thing. at least it’s not closed for good (though it will take serious motivation for me to make the journey that far west haha)
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EricM May 13th, 2011 at 10:50
i agree with jessica that the falafel wasn’t the greatest, but the several varieties of hummus and the loads of food that came with each order were awesome.
i supported this place at first, but it was a long drive and i’m sad to say i haven’t been there for a few months.
please move to SM!!!
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I really hope they are just moving. Hummus King and Madeleine are both places that would THRIVE if they were in different locations. I can see Hummus King booming in Culver City area.
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ricki May 13th, 2011 at 16:03
OH well, i make a really amazing hummus on my own… and maybe this will motivate me to learn how to make my own falafel balls, and sauteed instead of fattening deep fried
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Gregalor May 13th, 2011 at 16:07
You’re welcome to try, but I don’t think that sauteed or baked falafel would really be falafel.
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Gauri Radha गौरी राधा May 13th, 2011 at 17:15
If the rumor of re-opening in a new location is accurate, then that’s great and I’m thinking QG will most likely write about it when it happens. [Which, can I say again how much I adore this blog?!! I’m such a huge clueless nerd but I feel like I am never out of the loop with respect to vegan options in Los Angeles due to the frequently updated and comprehensively researched posts on here. THANK-YOU QG!!! :D]
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Hey there,
I heard Hummus King closed over a month ago. I mean, I heard about it then.
For a good veggie (might be vegan you’ll have to go and find out) shwarma you can try Nagilah Pizza located on Pico near Doheny I believe. The pizza place has a meat side and a dairy side because it’s kosher. The dairy side is obviously all vegetarian and from what I can tell that shwarma may just meet your requirements 🙂
http://losangeles.nagilapizza.com/menu.php
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Gregalor May 13th, 2011 at 18:45
They also have fake pepperoni pizza (though not vegan; cheese is still okay on that side). It’s pretty cool to see a long line of people ordering vegi-roni pizza slices.
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Christin May 13th, 2011 at 20:38
Sunnin is a really good option for lebanese food. They serve meat but their menu clearly indicates which dishes are vegetarian and which are vegan. I’m super picky about my middle eastern cuisine and this place is probably the best in L.A.
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danelle May 18th, 2011 at 20:14
Went by there yesterday and they were gutting the place. Hummus King is officially closed
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Veggie Eddie May 24th, 2011 at 15:46
NOT a big loss: Hummus King had THE WORST FELAFEL I ever tasted. I told the owner it was much too salty (and I happen to like salt)and he told me that is how his customer’s liked it. I tried it a second time and it was still too salty and tasteless.
Gregalor May 13th, 2011 at 07:14