About Smiling Islander
Living the Island Life
Smiling Islander is simply: island-style comfort food made-to-order!
Originally from Sri Lanka, an island known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean.” Sri Lankan cuisine is known for its eclectic flavors, spice and bold profiles! Smiling Islander takes his island roots and fuses them with his experiences across the globe thru his travels as a former flight attendant – bringing all this love, culture and skill to his cooking!
We believe food is an art, food is life and food brings communities together!
We warmly welcome you to take a chance, step into our flavor world and let us surprise you.
Customer Reviews
Erin B.
Absolutely delicious! Shef Ashantha was able to make the vegetable Kottu vegan for me. It was so tasty and comforting
Thank for the extra pumpkin curry! That was such a pleasant surprise!. The amount of spicy was on point, so flavorful and rich. The combination of shrimp curry and egg fried rice adds another layer of flavor. Shrimp curry was packed with shrimp. It was very savor. I will order again next time!
Maggie C.
Ananya J.
I could feel the effort of homemade food in all three dishes. The food was awesome. So many flavors and textures. I so appreciate the effort of using chopped ginger and garlic for that burst of flavor when one could have substituted with paste. Overall, two words - Thank you 🙂
Thank you Chef Ashantha! We ordered the rice and curry meal for 4 which was so much food! Everything included was a hit, spice level was perfect and it felt well balanced and healthy. We also ordered the beef kottu which was a delicious explosion of flavors. So good! We'll definitely be ordering again!
Salome C.
Prashan D.
Ashantha is a genius ! He has preserved the authentic flavor of Sri Lanka cuisine and ensured it still fits to the spice levels that are appropriate to the States. Each bite is filled with exquisite flavor , spice and takes you to Sri Lanka. You can sense he brings a lot to passion, love and attention to detail with his cooking . I have never been more impressed with a food delivery. Most certainly ordering more and sharing about this amazing chef. Can’t wait to see him open his own restaurant soon. Great delivery and service by the Shef team as well.
Chef Ashantha is excellent. I’ve had his cooking several times. Really glad to see him featured on Eat Drink LA. If you haven’t tried his services, you’re missing out.
Tina
Rajeev
Chef Ashantha (Smiling Islander) is one of the greatest chefs in the world. His island cuisine is one of a kind. I have had him cater large events, as well as intimate gatherings. The quality is never compromised, the service is exceptional, and the talent is rare. What amazes me is the 5 star Sri Lankan cuisine at such amazing prices – and delivered to my door! Highly highly recommend trying his food – it will become a weekly meal at your house!
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Smiling Islander Travels
Cooking has always been my passion, but it took a little bit of travelling around the world to know so. As a cabin crew with an airline, I travelled quite a bit and this fuelled my passion for food.
I was fascinated with the different cuisines associated with different cultures and how it changed across the globe.
I believe the food culture of LA is very diverse & versatile and I want to add a new chapter to my food journey here by sharing my experience of Island Style Cooking.
