Review: An Armenian restaurant like L.A. has never seen — in a former doughnut shop in Glendale

Review: An Armenian restaurant like L.A. has never seen — in a former doughnut shop in Glendale

At Yerord Mas, a second-generation son of the city takes the cooking of his people and turns it into something personal, deeply researched, modern in lightness and inspiringly delicious. His viral $38 basturma brisket sandwich is worth the hype.

Yerord Mas Brings Viral Basturma Brisket To Glendale

Tucked into the corner of a Glendale strip mall, a onetime doughnut shop now smells like smoke, spices, and fresh-baked bread. It is home to Yerord Mas, a tiny bakery-and-deli that has abruptly landed on many Angelenos' radar. Chef-owner Arthur Grigoryan’s signature move is a fluffy pita stuffed with a towering basturma brisket sandwich, a creation that went viral long before he ever had a brick-and-mortar space. Around that headline-grabber, he…