Phoenicia
343 N. Central Ave.
Glendale, CA
818-956-7800

The restaurant is another Lebanese extravaganza from Ara Kalfayan, whose Glendale restaurant Mandaloun set the standard until he left in 2005. Now he's opened this new place, where his first restaurant, also called Phoenicia and later Kix, used to be. It's some kind of poetic justice that 30 years later the elegant Kalfayan is greeting guests at the same Central Avenue address. He's a consummate host, always ready to explain unfamiliar dishes, to custom pick a selection of meze for someone interested in more than the usual, however delicious, lineup.


Hours: Sun.-Thu., 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m.