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    Middle Eastern

    Laya Express

    1439 Ivar Avenue

    Los Angeles, CA 90028


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    Appetizers
    Skewers & Mains
    Desserts & Other

    Appetizers

    • Homemade Pickle Mix

      Pickled green bell pepper stuffed with carrot, pearl onion, cucumber. Served with a side of sesame topped labneh for dipping.
      $14.00
    • Beirut Bagel

      Olive oil and za'atar stuffed pita, rolled in toasted white sesame, topped with cherry tomato and mint. Served with labneh for dipping.
      $16.00
    • Mom's Labneh

      Lightly fermented strained yogurt, topped with olive oil, shaved radish, green onion, cucumber, mint, and green olive. Served with 1 pita.
      $14.00
    • Hummus

      Creamy chickpea puree with whole chickpea tahini, red shatta, and pine nuts. Served with 1 pita.
      $16.00
    • Beetroot Hummus

      Roasted beetroot and chickpea puree, with sautéed wild mushrooms, roasted beetroot, creme fraiche, and dill. Served with butter lettuce and 1 pita.
      $20.00
    • Fried Kibbeh

      Four pieces deep fried ground beef mixed with bulgur wheat and spices. Topped with hummus, pickled red onion, and cilantro.
      $28.00
    • Lahm Bi Ajeen

      $21.00
    • Batenjan

      Roasted eggplant, topped with chopped makdous, warm San Marzano tomato sauce, tahini yogurt, pickled red onion, chopped walnuts, and Aleppo oil. Served with 1 pita.
      $22.00
    • Batata Harra

      Triple cooked crispy potatoes sautéed with fried garlic, Fresno Chile, and cilantro. Topped with dollops of cilantro aioli and micro cilantro.
      $18.00
    • Tabouleh

      Finely chopped herb salad of parsley, tomato, onion, and pomegranate dressed with lemon and olive oil on a bed of butter lettuce.
      $18.00
    • Butter Lettuce & Radicchio

      Butter lettuce and shredded radicchio tossed in pomegranate dressing, with cucumber, yogurt, and za'atar.
      $18.00
    • Falafel Salad

      Crunchy deep fried herbed chickpea patties atop a bed of chopped market greens, with cherry tomato, pickled turnip, onion, mint, and serrano in a fattoush dressing. Topped with tahini sauce drizzle.
      $22.00
    • Crudite

      $12.00

    Skewers & Mains

    • Shish Tawouk

      Grilled marinated chicken thighs, charred vegetables, wild cucumber pickles, toum. Served with 1 pita.
      $25.00
    • Kafta Khashkhash

      Ground lamb and beef, grilled, topped with warm San Marzano tomato sauce and Aleppo oil. Charred vegetables, parsley pesto, and tahini. Served with 1 pita.
      $27.00
    • Lamb Kebab

      Grilled Australian lamb shank, charred vegetables, tomato chile sauce, and tahini. Served with 1 pita.
      $32.00
    • Wagyu Beef Kebab

      Grilled Wagyu Beef sirloin, charred vegetables, tomato chile sauce, and tahini. Served with 1 pita.
      $39.00
    • Maitake Mushroom

      Seared Maitake mushroom on a bed of confit shallot puree, topped with though, lemon dressing, pickled red onion, and dill.
      $32.00
    • Grilled Branzino

      Grilled whole branzino with green mojo tahini sauce and pomegranate molasses.
      $48.00
    • Warak Arish

      Braised Australian lamb neck, ground beef and lamb stuffed grape leaves, lemon and garlic. Side of yogurt for dipping.
      $47.00
    • Beef Shawarma

      Australian Wagyu beef shawarma shaved off the spit, red onion and parsley salad with sumac, charred vegetables, wild cucumber pickles, butter lettuce, tahini. Served with 1 pita.
      $51.00
    • Australian Rack of Lamb

      $65.00+

    Desserts & Other

    • Mango Soft Serve

      OUT OF STOCK
      $15.00
    • Olive Oil Cake

      $18.00
    • Knafeh

      Shredded filo dough baked crispy atop melted mozzarella cheese, drizzled with attar syrup.
      $24.00
    • Vanilla Ice Cream

      $10.00

    Batenjan

    $22.00

    Roasted eggplant, topped with chopped makdous, warm San Marzano tomato sauce, tahini yogurt, pickled red onion, chopped walnuts, and Aleppo oil. Served with 1 pita.

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    All hours
    SundayClosed
    MondayClosed
    Tuesday11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Saturday11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Modern Middle Eastern with a California twist, from Chef Charbel Hayek.

    Location

    1439 Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028

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