Tumanyan Khinkali Factory

The stars, khinkali, boiled dumplings traditional in the Republic of Georgia, at Tumanyan Khinkali Factory.

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May 28, 2015 10:07 AM PT

One of the specialties at Tumanyan Khinkali Factory in Glendale is pileli soup, a cream soup with mini pelmeni dumplings served with freshly baked phyllo.

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Dumplings at Tumanyan Khinkali Factory.

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Fried dumplings with Georgian cheese and mushrooms.

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Ich is a fine bulgur cooked in a tomato base with spices and served on a bed of lettuce.

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Joanna Zeta takes a picture of their khinkali while Robert Martinez adds freshly ground pepper. The restaurant opened in early 2015.

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The restaurant is in a Glendale shopping complex courtyard.

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Customers share the boiled khinkali at Tumanyan Khinkali Factory, which also offers Armenian dishes. More great L.A.-area restaurants: Jonathan Gold’s 101

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