Les Amis Restaurant & Lounge

About the Business

Specialties

Vegan / Gluten Free / Vegetarian / made from scratch Mediterranean and Fusion Cuisin / Lebanese

History

Established in 2010.

Long ago in a land far away, a young mother, Aida, & her sister, Noha, opened up a little hole in the wall restaurant made up of four tables & a tiny home-like kitchen on Pierre El Jmaiel street in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon. They were young & beautiful, & they made delicious traditional Lebanese food. The restaurant was an overnight success. Aida's daughter, Joyce, joined the duo helping them after school & on the weekends as the waitress delivering food to neighboring businesses and residents on a Soder (a large, hand-carved brass tray used to carry food). As life happened, the restaurant was eventually sold. Noha moved to Iraq with her new husband. Joyce got married to an airline pilot, Majed Aboulhosn, & had a daughter named Jinan, plus four other children to boot. Aida moved to America to be with her sons after her husband passed. Joyce & her family traveled the world residing in over six countries through the years, mainly in the far east. In 1984 the Aboulhosns

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Jinan M.

Business Owner

Jinan Montecristo.  In November 2009, my parents Joyce and Majed, my husband Juan Carlos and I decided tocontinue what is becoming a tradition for the women in  our family and  embark on a new adventure in beautiful Downtown Fullerton.  Infusing mother's unequivocal talent for creating Lebanese food (or any food for that matter), with my experiences and vehemence, I knew that this foursome can inject something very special to this diverse, up and coming city of Fullerton.  Eight months later on July 31.2010 Les Amis opened its doors for the first time, introducing all our patrons to our Lebanese Cuisine. Ever since, we have prided ourselves on delivering delicious Lebanese foods and Les Amis creations made of the freshest and most natural ingredients plate by plate. From the daily Culture Specials & soups to the Mediterranean Salmon, every dish is prepared with joy.