I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this place and the servers were pleasant. I was hoping the food would be a bit more of a home run, but it was still good and I’d recommend it if you’re in the area. Not worth a trip over there, though, as there wasn’t anything special.
This was our first time eating Persian food. We are quite familiar with Middle Eastern food in general, but had never properly sat down at a Persian restaurant before. Many of the dishes throughout the Middle East have similarities, so the food felt familiar.
Salad Shirazi – cucumber, tomato, onion, and herbs. These were chopped incredibly small and seemed more similar to a salsa than a salad. Not much flavor, but the salad did seem fresh.
Mast-o-khiyar – chopped cucumber and herbs mixed with home made yogurt. I was really hoping this would be better. I love yogurt in general, but this one wasn’t as thick and creamy as I’d hoped. It was rather thin. Also, I didn’t care too much for the flavor. I’m not sure if it was the abundance of mint or something else, but I wasn’t crazy about it.
Taftoon bread – not good. It was burnt and crispy instead of soft and fluffy. Super thin and it was essentially like a large cracker instead of bread. We couldn’t eat half of it because of the texture. Also, no real flavor.
Chelo-kabab koobedeh – two skewers of minced lamb served with grilled tomato and rice. So this dish is split. The rice (basmati and saffron rice) was subpar. They just didn’t nail it as the texture was off and there wasn’t any flavor. The lamb, on the other hand, was the best part of the entire meal. The flavor, the texture, everything about it was just spectacular. Soft, moist, delicious. I would highly recommend getting as much lamb as possible here.
Iranian Tea – not a huge fan of mint, but wanted to try this as it’s traditional. Quite good and unique. The tea cups and sugar bowls are beautiful.
The price is reasonable and the portions aren’t too small. The hallway leading to the bathroom is really lovely.
