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A new favorite that's very unique and special!
Saffron Jak is a small casual not too fancy order-at-the-counter cafe that prepares Persian Food and Persian Stone or Pebble Flat Bread (known as Sangak Bread) with a sort of American Twist. You have your choice of ordering your food as a rice bowl, a taco or a Pizza.
I ordered the Saffron Chicken Rice Bowl. It wasn't actually in a bowl but on a plate...The thigh meat was DELICIOUS flavorful and moist. My plate was nicely detailed with fluffy rice, grilled onions, sweet red pepper, delicious Persian Stone Bread and one side that I picked that was really awesome unique FETA WHIP. The flavors were really off the charts here. The chicken was great on it's own but as I ate I hit treasure of a creamy tehini sauce that really made the chicken burst with flavor. The creamy FETA WHIP was not tangy but almost like Feta whipped butter. It was really special and very VERY YUM!!!!!!!
Prices are low and my husband couldn't decide between the Tri Tip Bowl and the Koobideh Taco so he got them BOTH!
The Tri Tip was moist flavorful Persian Spiced Beef with herbs and Beans over fluffy rice, a side of delicious Shirazi Salad and Persian Stone Bread. The Koobideh Taco is served on Persian Stone Bread and the main filling is a beef Koobideh that is basically an elongated beef meatball with Persian Seasonings.
All the food we tried was extremely delicious. The people working there couldn't be any nicer and were very friendly and hospitable.
I am having lots of trouble deciding on 4-5 stars....as I couldn't be more pleased... (the 4 would be for being a casual eatery)
Prices are low. Portions are large. Food couldn't be more delicious and the people working there couldn't be more hospitable.
4.5 stars
Local Gem