Crimson - Santa Monica

I was excited to eat here because it looked cute, had great reviews and had a fun menu. I got to Crimson at noon on a Thursday and there was a lot of street meter parking. It was fairly slow inside with two cashiers awkwardly standing there and they were just looking at me with no greeting just expecting me to know which one of them to walk up and order. I ordered a Filet Mignon lavash wrap with a side of tzatziki and a strawberry lemonade. They asked if I wanted it to go, Isaid yes and then sat down near the register to wait. After about 5 minutes they brought out my lemonade and it tasted like the powder concentrate but heavily watered down which I paid $3 for. I was bummed about that because it tasted likelemon water but got over it. I waited a total of 30 minutes after making eye contact with the guys who took my order several times. I finally went up to ask about the status and apparently it was waiting there the entire time. I asked ?uhwere you ever going to let me know my food was ready? and the guy said ?we?re busy today.? No apology or anything. So I smiled and walked out with my cold food. By the time I got home 10 minutes later, the wrap was soggy and falling apartso I had to use a fork to eat it. It was mostly lettuce with a few small pieces of meat. I don?t understand why this place has such good reviews. Maybe ordering to go was a mistake and maybe a kabob would have been a better option if I hadknown my food was going to sit there for an undisclosed amount of time.

I was excited to eat in this place because it has a good rate in google and the photos look so good. I went w my family. I paid like 113$ for chicken shawarma, falafel, Dolma, Hummus and kids meal. Unfortunately, non of us was able to finish half of them plate. The food wasn?t good at all. I?m surprise from them rate. Thank you.

Extremely disappointed. Small portions, meat was bland and had a weird texture. No sumac either. They shouldnt reconsider making Persian food if they dont know how to properly make it.

Amazing food and tasty coffee by Colombo. We got filet mignonette plate with 2 sides $19 and you can share it for 2 people

I was excited to eat here because it looked cute, had great reviews and had a fun menu. I got to Crimson at noon on a Thursday and there was a lot of street meter parking. It was fairly slow inside with two cashiers awkwardly standing there and they were just looking at me with no greeting just expecting me to know which one of them to walk up and order. I ordered a Filet Mignon lavash wrap with a side of tzatziki and a strawberry lemonade. They asked if I wanted it to go, I said yes and then sat down near the register to wait. After about 5 minutes they brought out my lemonade and it tasted like the powder concentrate but heavily watered down which I paid $3 for. I was bummed about that because it tasted like lemon water but got over it. I waited a total of 30 minutes after making eye contact with the guys who took my order several times. I finally went up to ask about the status and apparently it was waiting there the entire time. I asked “uh were you ever going to let me know my food was ready” and the guy said “we’re busy today.” No apology or anything. So I smiled and walked out with my cold food. By the time I got home 10 minutes later, the wrap was soggy and falling apart so I had to use a fork to eat it. It was mostly lettuce with a few small pieces of meat. I don’t understand why this place has such good reviews. Maybe ordering to go was a mistake and maybe a kabob would have been a better option if I had known my food was going to sit there for an undisclosed amount of time.