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| - This was our first time having Persian food. We were up in Scottsdale last night, and decided to try it.
Firstly, the atmosphere is very ornate, with a huge staircase when you walk in, to the chandeliers and fancy lighting everywhere. The dining tables had decorative cloth chairs, which reminded me of someone's fine dining room. And, as soon as we walked in, we were greeted with smiles and seated.
We were immediately brought a basket of flat bread, which was warm and fresh. Then, we were brought a plate of greens (found out they were Persian basil and cilantro), an onion and butter. To be honest, we weren't really sure what to do with it. It would've been nice, if we were asked if it was our first time here (which a lot of restaurants do), and then told how to eat this.
Our waiter came over, and when we told him it was our first time, he answered any questions we had, which was a help. We started with the hummus appetizer, which was really tasty. We used the flat bread in the basket with it, since there were no dippers included.
For our entrees, hubby got the beef and filet koobideh and I got the lamb koobideh. When they finally brought us our meals, we were amazed at how much food was on the plate, which included rice and a charred tomato. Our waiter told us that we should peel the skin off the tomato, chop it up and mix it into the rice, along with some butter. This actually turned out pretty good! The beef, filet and lamb were tender and flavorful. We both tried each others, and to be honest, I think the filet won hands down. I think because it had a slightly different texture than the other two meats. Hubby was able to finish all of his...not sure how, maybe because I helped him a bit. But, I brought home a lot, which I ate a bit of this afternoon. It was just as good as a leftover, I must say.
This was a fun adventure, and if we're in the area, we'd definitely stop by again.
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