Review Aroma Cafe - Los Angeles

Our server Milica was very nice. Food was very good. Sarma leaves needed to be more sour, but other than that amazing experience in Aroma Cafe. Thanks. Hvala puno ♥️

The Hawaiian Aroma Caffe is nestled off of the main lobby of the Beachcomber Hotel just up the escalators from the street level. Very easy access. Offers up a variety of breakfast options from the light to fairly heavy. I just had bagels and a smoothie shake for the most part of my stay there. They offer up a wide variety of waffles, from the regular plain Traditional to the exotic Truffle, truffle honey enriched. All your coffee options and some tropical cocktails. Easy access to the pool area, (very tiny with a street level view of the bustling Kalākaua Ave. The service is great, Atenia, <---- I know I'm butchering the spelling, was a bright cheery personality in the morning with her cheerful engaging smile. All the staff were very attentive and friendly. Prices... you are on vacation what do you care lol. Come on in and enjoy the lovely kitschy decor and grab your favorite merch at their version of the impulse aisle.

The best Balkan restaurant in Los Angeles! Clean, friendly, and very cozy atmosphere. The service was very welcoming, patient, and kind. Extremely recommend.

AMAZING FOOD ❤️ 5 out of 5 Stars! Cevapi tasted great,Bosanski lonac was cooked to perfection ! Bosnian coffee…well that is something else❤️. We will be back soon ☝️

Absolute delight ! Small homely café with Bosnian/ ex-Yu specialities. Homemade chicken soup was invigorating, ćevapi awesome and cherry pie divine. But best of all was friendly welcome from the lady owner who find the the time for a chat, as well as the staff. It's not close but it's worth it. Sve najbolje 😎

New staff and still astonishly friendly, as accommodating as can be and the food is good-- though 1/3 more the price and 1/3 less the portions. The former $10 lamb kebabs (2) with salad and roasted vegetables or potatoes is now $15.50 and has one kabob. Still filling enough for a meal + take some home and delicious! And no bread with it these days either. I was with a vegetarian and there were very few options because the dishes that require long cooking have ground meat already in them. Also, we had rhetorically asked, "how can grilled potatoes not be wonderful?" Well they were not: pale and charred and overcooked. The roasted veggies are still my favorite in town. Also, the interior no longer has the decor with trellis and looks stark, which doesn't matter when there are customers in it. Still the same wonderful, homey food cooked to order. Happy to see it survived the pandemic although the owner is no longer with us. His widow is still behind the stove, cooking dishes to order. so it is not fast service food by any means! This little "hole-in-the-wall" cozy place got us coming back for their off-the-menu whole fish and now for the kabob or veggie plates that can also include grilled veggies instead of the salad and rice for an extra cost. Stylish Turkish coffee service is available. Balkan flat bread remains a paleo dilemma : "Lepinja" a softer, still crispy outside, focaccia sort.. and with Kaymak (cheese butter spread on request, now for $1 extra cost, and $14 for a tin to purchase). We used to come here for the extraordinary service alone, which always intelligent, efficient, heartfelt and accommodating. Current newcomer servers are friendly and still learning the ropes. The "grocery" section and refrigerated product counter seem to be more fully stocked and organized.

Amazing balkan delights. Cevapi is on point, shepska salad is good, dont forget to order ajvar with your dish.

Ordered their braised lamb shank and beef kebab, the taste was really good! The restaurant is warmly decorated and has a small selection of Persian snacks and pantry items too.

This place has been my favorite restaurant in the area since I went here for the first time 8 years ago. The food is INCREDIBLE and reminds me of home (real Mediterranean food, not the trashy Americanized version of it). The staff is always so sweet and they work so hard. I am SO happy that they're still around and can't recommend them more! Everyone I have told to go here has been ecstatic. They are absolutely fantastic!

Very cozy and cool place with nice food from balkan. Everything was tasty and we didn't wait that long. Server was really cool and helpful 👌 I give it a 4 🌟 only because it was a bit expensive, compared to other places I visited across USA. But still very good place and i would recommend to anyone 😊

Lovely experience, great service, and tasty food. We got a shopska salat and sarmi and they were delicious. The sarmi / stuffed cabbage rolls were nice; the flavor wasn’t extraordinary but it was still very satisfying. The salad was fresh and big - perfect for sharing. We got some aryan and it was exactly as I remembered living in Bulgaria. The meal came with some delicious bread that was wrapped in tin foil to keep it warm. They have a little store inside the restaurant; we decided to buy some chocolates and they were the perfect dessert. Definitely recommend going to this location, great experience.

We are from Costa Rica and all agree that this is one of the best breakfast is't ever had in our life. Mo at the front taken our order and Simon waiting on us were delightful. ❤️ the line was a little long but it went fast and was worth the wait. I highly recommend it!!!

Greek salad and the Cevapi (Bosnian Italian sausage on pita bread) was delicious. The flavors of the lamb shanks was tasty but the meat was tough. Cevapi portion was tiny for $12. Baklava was mediocre. I would return for the Cevapi since this is a dish not easy to find and it was well executed here.

Authentic Bosnian food at its finest. We ordered cheese Burek (pita), Cevapi and chicken kebab. Don’t forget to ask for sour cream because it’s elevates the whole meal. The pita was especially amazing. Will be coming back!

Delicious food. Great service. Especially loved the Sarma, the Cevapi & the meat Borek. It’s traditional Eastern European food. Family owned originally from Bosnia. The Sarma reminded me of my moms Romanian cooking, in Romanian Sarmale: stuffed cabbage leaves with seasoned ground beef perfection, just like my mom used to make them. The cevapi in Romanian mici - perfection. Tiny Eastern European Kafka kebabs , seasoned to perfection. The meat borek - DELICIOUS. The place is welcoming & relaxing , like a neighborhood coffee shop in Europe. The Baklava & Kefir, like everything else is made in house from scratch. DELICIOUS!

Awesome taste! We ate Cevabi in Bosnia last summer and it was delicious this was delicious as in Bosnia. I recommend everyone to taste this beautiful cafes food.

Čevapi top They have also a good store inside the restaurant But the biggest MERAK is Kafa after čevapi and ćef