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AJ's charges the same prices as The Persian Room, but serves a laughable portion of sub-par food.
The koobideh was too stiff and too salty. The barg (filet mignon) was tolerable. The joojeh kabob (chicken breast) wasn't even seasoned with saffron or citrus. These guys are doing it wrong.
To top it all off, the server suggested I get an extra side of rice because "it's the best part, and our rice servings are kinda small." Dude, rice is cheap. If it's so good and you know it's a small serving, MAKE IT BIGGER. I'm paying $16 for lunch, you can afford another cup of rice.
Anyway, our server admitted never having tried Persian food outside of AJ's, which should have been a huge red flag. He also had a rather dopey, unaffected personality that really didn't add to the experience.
Neither did the light rock radio station playing in the background. Could you buy some Googoosh CDs, please?
With places like The Persian Room and Tasty Kabob, there's no reason to visit AJ's.
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