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| - Been here before a couple of times with my family in the past (last time was about 2 years ago), and it was great. Though, I had to bring my rating down tremendously due to my experience today.
Just a disclaimer-- not meaning to be rude, just an honest review from a Persian who knows good Persian food (which this for the most part was not).
To start off with the positives: the restaurant is very clean, which you can notice right off the bat. The outside look of the restaurant is also very nice!
Now onto the negatives!
The service was rather on the creepy side. Our waiter was a middle-aged balding man with socially awkward skills, and an equally awkward look to him.
He greeted us when we walked in, and asked where we wanted to sit at, to which my boyfriend said "anywhere that is close to the t.v." (since the Poland vs. Senegal Fifa game was playing). The waiter with a serious face looked at him and said "I will have to charge you extra for that". My boyfriend laughed, but the waiter directed us to the table maintaining a serious face and tone.
Once we had sat at the table after the awkward interaction, my fiance and I wanted to order an appetizer before our meal.
I suggested the ghorme sabzi (herb, beef, and red kidney bean stew) over tadig (crispy bread or crispy bottom of the pot rice).
The waiter told me the tadig was not ready, and he pushed the ghorme Sabzi over normal rice on us as the appetizer (it is usually a full meal with the rice). I was not in the mood to argue, as I was very tired and hungry, so I let him decide that for us. He also tried to decide which kabobs we should order. I ordered the soltani kabob (one skewer ground beef, and one skewer filet mignon) to share with my fiance.
The waiter brought complimentary salad and freshly baked bread for us as starters. They were great!
The salad was fresh, with a light mayonnaise based dressing. Reminded me of thousand islands dressing, but with more notes of vinegar.
The bread was the best part of the meal. Delicious and addictive with the butter spread. I could eat that bread every day for the rest of my life!
Unfortunately though, once the ghorme sabzi arrived (at the same time as the kabobs), my impression of the restaurant dropped drastically.
The ghorme Sabzi was atrocious. Bland. Lacked salt. Lacked flavour. I took two bites of it and made my fiance eat the rest.
The koobideh kabob skewer (the ground beef skewer) was on the dry side, but the flavour was ok. Definately not the best kabob I've had, but slightly enjoyable.
The barg kabob (filet mignon beef skewer) was not marinated at all, and lacked seasoning. It tasted like pure, untouched meat. Not enjoyable, but edible.
In all honesty, the food was very disappointing this time. I could make a meal 100x better than what I had today.
The meal came to $50 dollars without any drinks.
I left that restaurant dissatisfied and uncomfortable with the experience. It was enough to make me know for sure that we will no't be returning.
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