Zankou Chicken

My new favorite place! LOVE the food! Nick was super helpful and loves his work.

We were greeted by Nick, who was very personable and helpful in advising what to get. The food was freshly prepared and so flavorful. It’s NOT like fast food at all! I highly recommend it for any time of day. Tastes so healthy too. We got the steak and chicken shish kebabs and had tabbouleh on the side, along with more things. Healthy! Thanks, Nick!

Angela Kohler

Generous portions. Delicious food. I enjoyed the "family" chicken meal with hummus, tabbouleh, and cucumber salad, and it was plenty for my family of 5 adults. Food came out quickly. Will definitely return next time I'm in the area.

Anna F.

The chicken here is great. If you were visiting the original Hollywood location in the late 1980s, the taste of their rotisserie chicken remains the same. Always fresh and juicy. Never dry. Served with toum, pita bread, pickled turnips, and chili. I ask for it well done. They do also have shawerma (tri tip and chicken), chicken and beef kebabs. The roast rotisserie chicken is their signature menu item.

Harry Baguio

Great as usual. Food quality is good. Prices are decent. No no complaints

Ryan Kittell

Used to frequent a few of these in the LA area back in the day. This one is very comparable. The chicken shawarma is really good, along with the sauces. Not sure why all the bad reviews. I still love this place!

Tom Manos

Loved it! very good food, well seasoned and great hummus. Recommended by my good Buddy Rich, and I definitely recommend it to everybody else.

George U.

Ordered Zankou Chicken for dinner and it was tasty. Sami delivered it and the chicken, humus and salad was perfect. Good customer service and the ambiance was in my living room. Highly recommended

Elaine To

Stopped by for a quick meal, delighted at the rapid preparation and amazing flavor. My husband and I both got the chicken tarna wrap, after the kind cashier warned us kabob would take 15 minutes. Both wraps were warm, the chicken flavorful and moist, tomatoes and extra garlic sauce fresh. A delightful road trip stop that fed my Zankou nostalgia!

Zankou Chicken is a storied restaurant in the Los Angeles area and has finally made its way to Ventura County. It is Mediterranean style food, specifically of Armenian origins. Think hummus, Tahini, Pita bread, and meats cooked on vertical rotisserie. The food lends itself to be mixed together. That way, it cuts down on the salty flavor with the smooth, creamy flavor that the hummus and Tahini offer. It was my first time trying it, but there definitely was a nice flavor to all the food combined. Zankou is moderately priced, but well worth the price. It is definitely a restaurant worth giving a try.

I really like zankou, it’s essentially the fast food version of Mediterranean food and I’m here for it. The chicken always has the most crispy and delicious skin as well as overall flavor. I got the quarter dark chicken plate which means it comes with hummus, 2 pita, garlic spread (so good), and tomatoes & pickled turnips. A very solid quick lunch or dinner spot. This is a super common chain in LA and I’m excited there’s this one in Thousand Oaks.

Everything here is wonderful! Roasted chicken is our favorite. So happy they opened up Ventura County!

Eric Cervantes

Zankou Chicken is a storied restaurant in the Los Angeles area and has finally made its way to Ventura County. It is Mediterranean style food, specifically of Armenian origins. Think hummus, Tahini, Pita bread, and meats cooked on vertical rotisserie. The food lends itself to be mixed together. That way, it cuts down on the salty flavor with the smooth, creamy flavor that the hummus and Tahini offer. It was my first time trying it, but there definitely was a nice flavor to all the food combined. Zankou is moderately priced, but well worth the price. It is definitely a restaurant worth giving a try.

Courtney

I really like zankou, it’s essentially the fast food version of Mediterranean food and I’m here for it. The chicken always has the most crispy and delicious skin as well as overall flavor. I got the quarter dark chicken plate which means it comes with hummus, 2 pita, garlic spread (so good), and tomatoes & pickled turnips. A very solid quick lunch or dinner spot. This is a super common chain in LA and I’m excited there’s this one in Thousand Oaks.

Rick M

Everything here is wonderful! Roasted chicken is our favorite. So happy they opened up Ventura County!

I kept hearing how good the food was. The food is very tasty. The atmosphere though is like a morgue. More diners filling the dining room would probably help. I won't be going there to dine in again, but I will get it to go.

R C J

I kept hearing how good the food was. The food is very tasty. The atmosphere though is like a morgue. More diners filling the dining room would probably help. I won't be going there to dine in again, but I will get it to go.

This was very disappointing. The portion has shrunk by 50% . The protein portion used to fill the whole side but today it was 1/2 and the other half of that side was few cucumber pieces in juice . The other half had smear of yogurt side and eggplant side .

Food was great but i was not given the same option that i saw on online delivery apps like uber or DoorDash. I ordered chicken tarna plate that comes with 2 pita, pickles & tomatoes and 3 sides. I was told that the pickles were considered 1 side and was allowed to choose only 2 other sides. And the online apps give option to choose 2 dips but in store they gave me option to choose only 1 dip. Not ordering in store anymore.

Shirin Etemadi

This was very disappointing. The portion has shrunk by 50% . The protein portion used to fill the whole side but today it was 1/2 and the other half of that side was few cucumber pieces in juice . The other half had smear of yogurt side and eggplant side .

The food was very bland. It was edible but not memorable at all. You can tell by looking at it that it is going to be very underwhelming. I had a shawarma wrap. The pita was too tough, the vegetables were flavorless and scant, and the chicken was under seasoned. My wife got a bowl of some sort and was equally unimpressed.

Michael Bailey

The food was very bland. It was edible but not memorable at all. You can tell by looking at it that it is going to be very underwhelming. I had a shawarma wrap. The pita was too tough, the vegetables were flavorless and scant, and the chicken was under seasoned. My wife got a bowl of some sort and was equally unimpressed.

It was my first time visiting this Zankou location (I’m usually a fan of their food), but this branch was new to me—and unfortunately, so was the taste. The shish and lule kabobs had a very leathery texture and lacked flavor. All four of us felt the same, and it wasn’t comparable to the other Zankou branches we’ve had recently.

Delivery review Definitely not the most authentic middle eastern food by any means. Plain white rice, interesting tasting falafel. The sauces are tiny. The cabbage salad that cost $5 was so tiny and not good. Won’t be back

Hossein Gholampour

It was my first time visiting this Zankou location (I’m usually a fan of their food), but this branch was new to me—and unfortunately, so was the taste. The shish and lule kabobs had a very leathery texture and lacked flavor. All four of us felt the same, and it wasn’t comparable to the other Zankou branches we’ve had recently.

Kaitlin Mayfield

Delivery review Definitely not the most authentic middle eastern food by any means. Plain white rice, interesting tasting falafel. The sauces are tiny. The cabbage salad that cost $5 was so tiny and not good. Won’t be back

Very bad experience, not recommended ! Very low quality of chicken , it was sooo hard and still raw ,the service was the worst for America standards .now i understand why the restaurant had a low rating . If you are planning to go to this restaurant in order to eat some halal food , well i advise you to switch to vegetarian than going there .

Food is terrible. Tomatoes are old. Tri tip had some weird white stuff on it that I've never seen at any other Zanku. Not consistent with other restaurants I've eaten at and enjoy.

Tyler Lucas

Food is terrible. Tomatoes are old. Tri tip had some weird white stuff on it that I've never seen at any other Zanku. Not consistent with other restaurants I've eaten at and enjoy.

khalfi atika

Very bad experience, not recommended ! Very low quality of chicken , it was sooo hard and still raw ,the service was the worst for America standards .now i understand why the restaurant had a low rating . If you are planning to go to this restaurant in order to eat some halal food , well i advise you to switch to vegetarian than going there .