Comments on: West LA Zankou

By: Katman

Katman — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:07:21 +0000

Yes…the garlic sacuase base is potatoes, and they are pickled turnips. I asked my Armenian neighbor, who is a great cook and she told me these things.

By: Zankou Lover BIG "T"

Zankou Lover BIG "T" — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:15:18 +0000

Man, I am doing the Master Cleanser right now (NO FOOD FOR UPTO 40 DAYS), Zankou is my favorite chicken in the whole wide world, (haven’t had food in six days), you can only imagine what kind of torture reading your play by play review did to me. THANKS A LOT lol…couldn’t have written a better one myself.

ZANKOU BIG FAN
BIG “T”

By: Jonah

Jonah — Tue, 24 May 2005 22:58:36 +0000

Thanks Ken, I did check on it last week when I was there, I should update the post.

By: Ken B

Ken B — Tue, 24 May 2005 22:54:21 +0000

They are in fact pickled turnips:

http://www.zankouchicken.com/chicken_zankou_plates.html

By: Drey

Drey — Sun, 22 May 2005 16:06:47 +0000

You are not the last person in LA to try Zankou! I have was born and raised in LA, and have yet to go to any location. I became especially loathe to go when the trendy t-shirt fuss started a few years back. But now that it’s arrived on the Westside and given your glowing review, I may just have to try it…

By: Jonah

Jonah — Sat, 14 May 2005 16:42:43 +0000

Ahh, they very well could have been turnips, I’m not good at discriminationg root veggies. I just assumed that they were beets because of the color and the skin bits looked beet-like.

The menu just says that the salad is “lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and pickles”. I will have to ask them next time I am in there.

By: on kou

on kou — Sat, 14 May 2005 16:26:24 +0000

Great to read a first-timer’s account. It’s like the first time all over again! Your shot looks so good despite the fact that it’s 9AM I’m having a major craving.

I think there have been a few mentions in Zankou threads on Chowhound about the purple pickles. A few people say they are pickled turnips. Does anyone know for sure?