Simon's Café

4.4 (50)

$30 and under

Moroccan

4515 Sepulveda blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

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About this restaurant

Dine on authentic Moroccan fare at Simon's Cafe. Its casual setting is ideal for enjoying a meal with friends or a date. Owner and chef Simon Elmaleh opened its doors in 2004 to offer guests flavorful traditional dishes made with a touch of Mediterranean flair. An appetizer of hummus, falafel or grilled eggplant will please the taste buds. At Simon's Cafe, guests can dine on an entrée of penne with lamb and beef sausage, chicken tagine with saffron rice or a vegetarian couscous. Fresh salads, hearty soups and tasty desserts can also be found on the menu. Simon's Cafe was awarded as having the Best Lamb Tagine in Los Angeles by LA Magazine, the Best Couscous by Daily Mail and Best Merguez in Los Angeles by LA Times. This restaurant caters private events and provides take-out service for guests.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Moroccan, Mediterranean
Hours of Operation
Dinner: Tuesday - Saturday 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Website
http://www.simonscafe.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Simon Elmaleh
Catering
Fully or partially Custom Catering on request.

Location
4515 Sepulveda blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Area
Sherman Oaks
Cross Street
Dickens
Parking Details
City Parking, entrance from Dickens street when you driving south on Sepulveda blvd. Make a right on Dickens and left to the parking lot.
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Houmous With TahiniUS$6.95
(home made). Mashed garbanzo blended with tahini, fresh lemon juice, and garlic. Served with Pita.
Baba GanoushUS$6.95
Fresh grilled eggplant mashed with tahini. Served with Pita.
MatbouhaUS$6.95
Stewed tomato and Grilled peppers and Garlic. Served with Pita.
ZaaloukUS$6.95
Fresh grilled eggplant cooked with tomatoes. a kick of cayenne pepper with Pita.
FalafelUS$7.95
Made from scratch with Chickpeas, onions, and spices fried in ball shapes.
Combination Appetiser PlatterUS$15.95
A combination platter that includes Houmous, Baba Ganoush, Matbouha Zaalouk and Falafel. Served with Pita.
LebanehUS$5.95
Yogurt cheese, served with Pita.
Spicy CigarsUS$8.95
(home made). Thin pastry filled with ground beef, fried to crispy golden brown.
Chicken FeuilleteUS$8.95
(home made). Thin triangular pastry filled with ground chicken fried crispy.
Cheese BorekUS$8.95
(home made). Freshly baked ,Filled puff pastry with the perfect blend of 3 kinds of cheeses.
PastillaUS$16.95
Freshly baked with Ground chicken and duck pie wrapped in thin pastry Dusted with Powder sugar & cinnamon.

Salads

Classic Caesar SaladUS$10.95
Freshly made with home made croutons.
- With ChickenUS$12.95
Israeli SaladUS$8.95
Freshly cut vegetables tossed in fresh lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, and fresh chopped parsley.
Couscous SaladUS$10.95
Served with freshly cut vegetables, apples, currants, cilantro, and a kick of cumin.
Greek SaladUS$10.95
With kalamata black olives, Greek feta cheese, tomatoes, and romaine.
Ada Protein Salad With ChickenUS$12.95
Diced salad with marinated grilled chicken breasts.

Soups

Harira Soup
Chickpeas, lentils, and vegetables soup.cooked for 12 hours.
- CupUS$6.95
- BowlUS$8.95
Soup Of The Day
Ask your server for our speciality soups.
- CupUS$5.95
- BowlUS$7.95

Pasta

Pasta With Spicy EggplantUS$12.95
Cappellini with grilled and stewed eggplant tomato sauce.
Penne With MerghezUS$14.95
Penne with tomato sauce and spicy home made beef &lamb sausages.

Fish

Salmon A La MarocaineUS$18.95
Salmon cooked with tomato, garlic and Olives.
Fish Of The Day
- Starting atUS$18.95

Tagines

Served with Saffron Rice (recommended) or Steamed Mix Vegetables.

Morrocan Moist Lamb TagineUS$22.95
Slowly cooked with dry fruits, fresh apples, and cinnamon.
Beef Tagine With OlivesUS$20.95
Tenderly cooked beef spiced up with bayleaf and paprika.
Chicken Tagine With Tomato And OlivesUS$18.95
Fresh thigh skinless b/less baked in oven with tomatoes and pitted olives.
Chicken Tagine With Dry FruitsUS$18.95
Fresh thigh skinless b/less chicken baked in oven with prunes, apricots, currants and fresh apples.

Couscous

Vegetarian Couscous RoyaleUS$12.95
Served with our homemade vegetable broth made with turnips, carrots, celery, zucchini, cabbage,leeks, tomatoes, pumpkins and our blend of spices.
Couscous RoyaleUS$24.95
With vegetable broth and served with grilled merguez, lamb and chicken brochettes.

Entrees From The Grill

Served with your choice of Saffron Rice, French Fries, or Steamed & saute Mix Vegetables For Couscous with Broth, add $3.

Grilled Fresh Marinated Half Spring ChickenUS$17.95
Marinated with fresh rosemary and garlic.
Grilled Morrocan Lamb BrochettesUS$22.95
Spiced with fresh ground cumin and garlic.
Lamb ChopsUS$29.95
Frenched rack with Fresh herb marinated lamb grilled to perfection.
Chicken BrochettesUS$17.95
Marinated and grilled boneless chicken breast.
Brochettes De Boeuf HacheUS$17.95
Grilled minced beef seasoned with our special recipe.
MerguezUS$19.95
Spicy homemade, lamb and beef sausages. recommended with French Fries.
Chicken SchnitzelUS$16.95
Pan fried to a golden brown; tender yet crisp.

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4.4

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4.6Food
4.3Service
3.6Ambience
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50 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner Gold
Los Angeles8 reviews
5.0
Dined on 23 March 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I love Simon and his cafe. The food is deliciously prepared! I had the chicken cooked with green olives and tomatoes over couscous with a side of stewed veggies! Absolutely delicious-like a good home cooked meal.
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CHarch
California Central Coast3 reviews
4.0
Dined on 21 March 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Smells were intoxicating, the food was super fresh, like home cooking. Not fancy, just really good, solid, fresh food. Chef came out to see us and make sure we were satisfied...we were. Great place to share with each other, lots of variety. Teens went in grumbling and left really happy!
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OpenTable Diner Gold
Los Angeles2 reviews
4.0
Dined on 29 February 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
I like Simon's so much, I eat there at least once a month even though I live 15 miles away.
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Karyb Gold
Los Angeles89 reviews
4.0
Dined on 17 February 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Simon's Cafe does a spot-on job of preparing everything from scratch and to order. His Moroccan dishes are highlights; particularly the mixed appetizer plate with pita, tender lamb tajine, and chicken tajine with dried fruits. He's a kind man, always there, always cooking, and pretty much a one-man-band. Let's support our non-corporate neighborhood eateries!
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Orrin
Los Angeles10 reviews
5.0
Dined on 25 January 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Simon's Cafe is an unassuming storefront on Sepulveda Boulevard South of Ventura Boulevard just North of the 101/405 on ramp. The best entrance is from the parking lot off of Dickens St (pay in advance or valet). It's not fancy- no belly dancers or costumed servers, just Simon himself in the kitchen, but the food is amazing! We had a delicious b'stilla, lamb tajine, and couscous "Royale" with skewers of chicken and lamb, and home made merguez sausage. All were delicious and mDe with obvious care and pride. Simon also makes delicious desserts, including candied orange peel, candied figs, and candied baby eggplants (!), as well as house-made tarts, baklava, and other Moroccan pastries. Simon himself is one of the most gracious restaurant hosts around! One of our favorite dining treats!
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OpenTable Diner Gold
Los Angeles2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 30 November 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Everything is so freshly prepared.
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AALG Gold
Orange County22 reviews
5.0
Dined on 19 November 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
This is a wonderful little restaurant recommended by my sister, who lives in the area. We were greeted by the owner and shown to a table right away. The owner has a pleasant and welcoming demeanor, readily answering questions about the offerings of the day. We shared Pastilla, a delicious pastry with duck and chicken, as an appetizer. It was so delicious that we might not be able to try any of the other tempting appetizer offerings, since we are likely to order Pastilla again! Three of us had the Couscous Royale, a delicious and filling entree. The fourth person had a bowl of Harira Soup, which he said he will order again in the future. He had the Merguez as his entree. The evening was so enjoyable we will return. In fact, this restaurant has rocketed to the top of our list of area restaurants.
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tamara Gold
Los Angeles162 reviews
5.0
Dined on 4 November 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
this food is amazing! simon does it all. he is great. we had Combination Appetiser Platter , Harira Soup, Chicken Tagine with Tomato and Olives and Couscous Royale. every single thing was delicious and tons of flavor. this was my 2nd time there and i will totally go again and again
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Rick Gold
Greater Boston8 reviews
5.0
Dined on 31 October 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Simon welcomed us, offered insight himself into his menu, and checked on us afterward to make sure we were pleased. He made a point of removing turnips from the couscous for one person in our party, while providing the full dish to the rest. The food was delicious, creative, and abundant. We look forward to returning. It was the personal touch like I've never seen before.
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Goddess661
California Central Coast2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 18 October 2015
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We have known Simon for almost 10 years now. He is amazingly sweet, attentive and home made food he and his wife prepares better then any rare restaurants in the Valley or LA. You got to try this place and you will be hooked forever. Thank you Simon for the great desserts as well.
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Moroccan, Mediterranean
Hours of Operation
Dinner: Tuesday - Saturday 5:30pm - 10:00pm
Website
http://www.simonscafe.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Executive Chef
Simon Elmaleh
Catering
Fully or partially Custom Catering on request.

Location
4515 Sepulveda blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Area
Sherman Oaks
Cross Street
Dickens
Parking Details
City Parking, entrance from Dickens street when you driving south on Sepulveda blvd. Make a right on Dickens and left to the parking lot.
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

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Simon's Café

About this restaurant

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Appetisers

Houmous With TahiniUS$6.95

Baba GanoushUS$6.95

MatbouhaUS$6.95

ZaaloukUS$6.95

FalafelUS$7.95

Combination Appetiser PlatterUS$15.95

LebanehUS$5.95

Spicy CigarsUS$8.95

Chicken FeuilleteUS$8.95

Cheese BorekUS$8.95

PastillaUS$16.95

Salads

Classic Caesar SaladUS$10.95

Israeli SaladUS$8.95

Couscous SaladUS$10.95

Greek SaladUS$10.95

Ada Protein Salad With ChickenUS$12.95

Soups

Harira Soup

Soup Of The Day

Pasta

Pasta With Spicy EggplantUS$12.95

Penne With MerghezUS$14.95

Fish

Salmon A La MarocaineUS$18.95

Fish Of The Day

Tagines

Morrocan Moist Lamb TagineUS$22.95

Beef Tagine With OlivesUS$20.95

Chicken Tagine With Tomato And OlivesUS$18.95

Chicken Tagine With Dry FruitsUS$18.95

Couscous

Vegetarian Couscous RoyaleUS$12.95

Couscous RoyaleUS$24.95

Entrees From The Grill

Grilled Fresh Marinated Half Spring ChickenUS$17.95

Grilled Morrocan Lamb BrochettesUS$22.95

Lamb ChopsUS$29.95

Chicken BrochettesUS$17.95

Brochettes De Boeuf HacheUS$17.95

MerguezUS$19.95

Chicken SchnitzelUS$16.95

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable