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| - I recently went for dinner with the wife and the kids. This place always has the biggest bang for the buck. Most food under $10 and heaping portions of kabobs and rice.
When we came in today, the counter where I ordered before was replaced with a wall and a host stand asking to please wait to be seated.
We were taken to our seats and handed new menus. We looked inside and found that most of the prices had gone up. I thought, "Well it was good while it lasted but this place had succumbed to the price of doing business."
We didn't do any drinks other than water. Good thing because we were informed that they were out of ice. Not really sure how you can run out of ice. Thankfully, their water was seriously cold.
We ordered:
Gheimeh Bodemjan: a slow cooked stew of beef, lentil and tomatoes with roasted eggplant. This was not a thick stew. More of a thin to medium broth with the lentils providing the stew consistency.
Chicken Fessenjan: chicken chunks slathered with a delicious sauce made with pomegranate and crushed walnuts that had a light sweet and slightly sour flavor.
Beef and Chicken Koobideh: Seasoned ground beef and chicken kabobs served with rice. We opted to get the lima bean and dill rice. My daughter made a bee line for the lima beans.
We had also gotten a yellow split pea soup, but not notable.
When the food came, I noticed that the portioning was significantly bigger. The koobideh was about 1 1/2 to 2x larger. The Gheimeh Bodemjan was very good. The Fessenjan was really, really good.
When the waiter came by to ask about our meal, we said that the Fessenjan tasted very similar to the one we had in at our favorite kabob place in Chicago, Reza's. He said that he was very familiar with the chain there and that there were many who commented to that fact. He also mentioned that many purveyors of their food liked the west side location over their east side location at Royal Persis.
That's where it clicked. I recognized the food now. I am a big fan of Royal Persis. Their food is great and big portions. I haven't been there for a long time because of the fact that they are way east near Flamingo and Eastern that I just don't get a chance to get out there.
They said that they are keeping the Village name, but changing to Royal Persis's menu. This is a great thing.
While I usually think about cost and taste where this is definitely more than I'd pay for dinner, if you go with a group that doesn't mind eating family style, you can share items. The kabobs are just that delicious.
As of 6/24/12, the village website menu is incorrect. Please do not think they are using a bait and switch here.
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