Ta-Eem Grill Express

"What happened, is this place still open? Came here 3 different times to get the best hummus that LA has to offer and they were closed but the google says they were open. What happened? Have they really shut down for real? 2/29/24 Tried the under new Management Ta-Eem Grill and it's seriously a waterdown version of the original place. The one on Melrose cut their beets fresh these look from the can. They don't have the tahini. Atmosphere wise the owner could tell I was a new customer by my questions and maybe it would not have bothered me so much, but they way he said hello to other customers surely didn't seem to welcoming. I mean I'm not asking for trumpets but a simple Hi would be nice instead of a stare right through me. Maybe it was how the original owner treated me that makes me so nostalgic. I thought original owner moved but he's retired, and so has the awesome quality that he had to offer, sadly. I remember my 1st time at the original place on Melrose, how the flavors of everything danced on my pilot. Nothing tastes quite the same."

"Omgggggg there are no words for this place. I still cant Believe that the food that we just ate was Kosher. I have been Kosher for the past 20 years of my life and ever since i yet to find a place that actually can serve delicious food and actually call it kosher until NOW!!! Beyond delicious food, super flavorful every bite was so well made i still can’t believe it. My Entire family left, extremely happy and fulfilled with the portions. We had so much leftovers for the next day. Their dishes are large portions, and once again extremely delicious. I can’t believe I waited a whole month before I had the opportunity to go here but there’s nowhere else I will be going after this place. Everyone in my family was able to get something they loved from hamburgers to kabobs to Chinese food and way more. I promise you haven’t had real good kosher food till you try it HAVE FUN ENJOY!!"

"Absolutely an atrocity to call this place Ta-Eem. Honestly, HORRIBLE. The old Ta-Eem on Melrose was a god sent and one of my favorite places in LA, this place is trash. Half the portions, food is clearly made without love or fresh ingredients—the quality is what you would expect from a McDonalds (if that). We paid for an extra pita (you used to get two and now only one) and they forgot it. The chicken tastes like wet old feet. The hummus is glue. The Israeli salad is what you expect from a cruise buffet, the other two sides were almost nonexistent. The hot sauce is mayonnaise?! Not the beautiful hot sauce from before. I actually can’t believe how trash this place is, a raccoon wouldn’t even be happy. NEVER going here again and if you loved the old Ta-Eem continue grieving and let me know if you ever find a similar place. This is my hand for portion sizes…pathetic. $30 down the drain"

"No longer Taeem. Taeem is now a menu at Kosher Madness (one of several). The shawarma is decent, the Yakisoba chicken bowl is good, though the $4 upcharge for yakisoba noodles over white rice is too high. The chicken dumplings were fried chicken pieces in a wanton wrapper - exactly as I described it. I'm not sure it's seasoned at all and the accompanying dipping sauce seemed very strange and added nothing of value. I would not get the dumplings again. I do look forward to trying other items on the menus, though."

"All around terrible experience, from entering and ordering to the quality of food. The vibes were severely off as soon as I entered, no real menu for multiple customers to read off of. The beef kabob was barely cooked with pink still in the middle and prices were out of control for what you got - $20 after tax for meat between pita with NO vegetables inside? Absurd. My friend ordered a chicken shawarma and when the person at the register asked if he wanted any dipping sauces he said no which she thought translated to nothing in the sandwich?? How do you make a shawarma with only chicken and bread. Madness. Listeria shawarma. Two stars for the food because the chicken did have some flavor but it wasn’t a chicken shawarma that’s for sure. See the alleged shawarma in the picture and let me know if that’s an actual chicken shawarma….. .. a 20 DOLLAR chicken shawarma .. absolute madness. To note this business is no longer run by original Ta-Em business."