(323) 257-5600

2506 Colorado Blvd (College View Avenue)
Los Angeles, CA 90041 34.1413 -118.2216

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Neighborhoods: Eagle Rock, East LA

SPITZ.COM

Hours:

Daily 11am-10pm

Price:

$

Last updated 8.28.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Hidden Find, Lunch Spot, Cheap Eats

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Turkish, Middle Eastern, Fast Food

Editor's Tips

What People Are Saying About Spitz

Featured Review

Martha Burr

Contributor

In Short – A longtime European street-food sensation, the Turkish-born doner kebab has been introduced to the Eastside at this little hipster joint near Occidental college. An airy room pops in sage, ochre and purple tones, and there's a sweet front patio with flowers and umbrellas. Behind a glass counter, minced lamb, beef and chicken slow-roast on custom vertical broilers percolating their juices and 12 spices. Paper thin strips are shaved off and stuffed into panini-toasted foccacia with veggies and tzatziki sauce.

Editor's Tips

Save Money:
Sandwich meals--classic, chicken, falafel or veggie--include a drink and choice of sides like fried pita strips with hummus, thin-cut fries, sweet potato fries or a salad.
Parking:
Odds are not great at snagging one of the three spots in front--look for curb parking on Colorado or College View.
The Extras:
Gourmet gelato is also available, with flavors like creme brulee, green tea, burgundy cherry and hazelnut espresso cheesecake. Additionally, there are fat-free sorbettos and organic coffee.
ambiance
90.0% positive
  1. “The place is trendy and funky and has a friendly atmosphere.”
  2. “Great food, bad parking!”
  3. “The patio is awesome both day and night (although I liked all the accent lighting at night), and the world-ecclectic music tops off the fun and relaxing atmosphere.”
  4. “The outside seating is great and the parking is plentifull.”
  5. “finally broke down and decided to try to find parking by this lil interesting looking shack.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “Oh, and for dessert, they have the best gelato i've ever had, hands down!”
food quality
98.95999908447266% positive
  1. “If you like your food well seasoned then you'll love this place!”
  2. “The food was amazing and the service was even better!”
  3. “ordered mine with sweet potato fries that were great and a perfect compliment.”
  4. “Amazing food”
  5. “The fries here are crispy and fresh but their sweet potato fries are amazing.”
  6. “The lavosh holds all the ingredients in the sandwich so you can enjoy every morsel of goodness.”
  7. “This hip new Eagle Rock restaurant was started by two Oxy grads and offers some of the most tasty, unique sandwiches I have ever had.”
  8. “We have enjoyed sandwiches here before.”
  9. “My girlfriend loved the falafel sandwich and said that it was one of the best falafels she ever had.”
  10. “Well seasoned meat, great feta and hummus and my kid's f.”
  11. “The best sandwich and sweet potato fries I've ever had.”
  12. “applaud the owners for doing a fantastic job of putting together a menu that is both coherent and tasty.”
  13. “Great food, bad parking!”
  14. “The hummus that you dip them in is delicious as well.”
  15. “The meat was delicious and the bread was tasty!”
  16. “This place is great for lunch, their sandwiches are good.”
  17. “Spitz created a great blend of spices and meat which give the sandwiches a nice zesty kick.”
  18. “The sandwich was amazing!”
  19. “The sandwich's they serve (I got the classic) are both excellent and unique.”
  20. “but they have good food though!”
  21. “good doner has a good balance of beef and lamb and should not contain any herbs.”
  22. “heard about the best gelato in the universe so we decided to drive all the way to this small fast food place to have a taste.”
  23. “The gelato is yummy and very smooth.”
  24. “Not only do they serve really good gelatos (plus you can get a free taste test) but they have the best sandwiches.”
  25. “ordered half fries, half sweet potato fries, which was a perfect combo of sweet and salty!”
  26. “It is an incredible meal.”
  27. “The food is great and the gellato is amazing.”
  28. “The sweet potato fries were really good too!”
  29. “The fries are awesome!”
  30. “All in all, this is a healthy dining experience, with the exception of the sinfully delightful sweet potato fries.”
  31. “Great sweet badata fries.”
  32. “recommend the sweet potato fries although the fried pita strips with hummus is good too.”
  33. “think we've tried everything on their menu, and my all time favorite is their chicken salad.”
  34. “Panini toasted focaccia, amazingly good (and fresh) meat, you must try this place!”
  35. “Great food!”
  36. “This may be a Atkins' best friend- the meat here is SO good!”
  37. “I'm not a doner expert, but this was one tasty meal!”
  38. “Where it is spicy/zesty, it is also tastes refreshing and flavorful.”
  39. “This place has delicious sandwiches at reasonable prices.”
  40. “The classic combo is great, try it with either sweet-potato fries or my personal favorite, the Pita Fries with homemade humus.”
  41. “The service was great, especially if you consider it's set up like a lil burger shack.”
  42. “yummy meat”
  43. “The staff is always friendly and we found that the food is always fresh.”
  44. “The food is fresh, simple,straight forward and no nonsense.”
  45. “BUT the food was delicious!”
  46. “The food looked pretty good on website so we decided to try it!”
  47. “Spitz is delicious.”
  48. “The original sandwich is delicious & the staff is friendly and accomodating.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “was met by a very friendly gentleman at the counter who advised me to check out the menu if this was my first time.”
  2. “having lived in germany and england for extensive periods i have come to love a good old doner for lunch, late breakfast, after a night out at the boozer errr.”
  3. “applaud the owners for doing a fantastic job of putting together a menu that is both coherent and tasty.”
  4. “The first wrap on the menu - I think its called a doner kabab or something - is just great.”
  5. “think we've tried everything on their menu, and my all time favorite is their chicken salad.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “heard about the best gelato in the universe so we decided to drive all the way to this small fast food place to have a taste.”
  2. “This is a really great restaurant!”
  3. “Thank God someone finally got all the elements of a great restaurant without charging an arm and a leg!”
  4. “Panini toasted focaccia, amazingly good (and fresh) meat, you must try this place!”
  5. “great new place in Eagle Rock”
  6. “If you miss a good ol' Turkish doner, Spitz is the place to be.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “Great people!”
  2. “was met by a very friendly gentleman at the counter who advised me to check out the menu if this was my first time.”
  3. “The service was great, especially if you consider it's set up like a lil burger shack.”
  4. “The guys that make the doners are very friendly and the staff is always helpful.”
  5. “The staff is always friendly and we found that the food is always fresh.”
  6. “The service is very fast and the patio is pleasant.”
  7. “The service was good too,.”
  8. “The original sandwich is delicious & the staff is friendly and accomodating.”
  9. “The place is trendy and funky and has a friendly atmosphere.”
  10. “just hope they make another one so that more people can enjoy it.”
  11. “The food was amazing and the service was even better!”
  12. “people are very nice.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “This place has delicious sandwiches at reasonable prices.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/22/10

its ok def not authentic

by CREEEEPER at Citysearch

food is just ok, not that great. tastes like daphynes

  • Pros: clean
  • Cons: food is just ok
4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/10/09

pita chips

by sistersilence at Citysearch

mmmmmm. pita chips!! so delicious!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/23/09

Best sandwich I have had in a long time!

by diablito at Citysearch

I finally broke down and decided to try to find parking by this lil interesting looking shack. I was met by a very friendly gentleman at the counter who advised me to check out the menu if this was my first time. I decided for the classic focaccia doner sandwich with sweet potato fries as a side. The meal comes in a small basket and is just the right size for lunch. The sandwich was amazing! The meats, the cucumbers, the tomatoes all tasted sooo fresh! The bread was light, tasty and just the right size to not overwhelm the other flavors. I was very impressed by the taste of the sauce they use. It's quite delicious yet not over the top, allowing all the flavors to come through. The service was great, especially if you consider it's set up like a lil burger shack. I am definately going back to try some more specialties!

  • Pros: The food and service were superb! They also offer KCRW discounts!
  • Cons: Parking can be a real pain around here!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/27/08

Delicious!!!!!

by 242008 at Citysearch

I just tried this place for the first time and I will definitely become a regular! I ordered the Falafelite, wow! It was so full of favor! Some vegetarian options at other places can be bland but wow everything at Spitz was exploding with flavor! If you like your food well seasoned then you'll love this place! The sweet potato fries were really good too! I ordered half fries, half sweet potato fries, which was a perfect combo of sweet and salty! Oh, and get a side of the greek yogurt sauce to dip your wrap and fries in!

  • Pros: Great food and fast & friendly service
  • Cons: Uneven floor on the outdoor dining patio
1 Star Rating: Poor

04/11/08

eh. hack!

by sounik1 at Citysearch

So, the whole "european" spin on this place intrigued me so I had to check it out, It was ok. Nothing spectacular. What I found out later was that Doner is actually glorified Shawerma (which is middle eastern) except Doner is hyper processed meat with less spices: so, you're getting less quality in the meat & less flavor (except for the flavor provided by filler & fat which is processed into the meat.) After I found this out, I decided the one time I had Doner would be the last: now I'm sticking to Shawerma instead: it's not processed, it has fantastic spices, and it doesn't pretend it's "european." (what about Turkey is european anyways!? the roots are seljuk/mongol & the culture is just as closed as any other muslim culture!)

The Details on Spitz

Place Categories:

  • great food
  • best gelato
  • best sandwiches
  • love new place
  • really good sweet potato fries
  • good old doner
  • really great restaurant
  • really nice patio
  • thick flavors
  • very fast service
  • very nice more people
  • fun atmosphere
  • always friendly staff
  • inviting patio space
  • incredible falafel
  • great classic combo
  • refreshing tastes
  • incredible meal
  • bad nothing
  • amazing gellato
  • amazing texture
  • best sweet potato
  • amazingly good meat
  • bad parking
  • favorite chicken salad

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