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| - Sheherzade has only just opened 6 weeks ago as the little sister to The Pomegranate (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/pomegranate-restaurant-toronto-2) and from what I witnessed today, they're doing an amazing job! Sheherzade's next door neighbor, The Pomegranate has been around for a long time however they only specialized in the home-style stew type dishes of Iranian food and not the kebabs and meat dishes. Instead of expanding their menu and effectively changing the restaurant to include all of these dishes, the owners took the great step of opening up Sheherzade Persian Grill and Dizi right next door! Sheherzade specializes in more of the meaty Persian dishes and they do it well!
One thing however you won't find at Sheherzade is Kabob Koobideh which is the most common and simplest of Persian kabobs. I can kind of see why since Koobideh is "kind of" seen as a fast food Iranian food and I think the owners wanted to keep this place more traditional and classy which is understandable. You'll find kabobs of boneless saffron chicken, beef tenderloin, lamb, etc and most importantly you'll find Dizi!!
So what is Dizi? I'm not even gonna try and explain but I'll tell you that it's definitely an eating experience worth trying! It's basically a two course meal thats spent 4 HOURS in the making and consists of a nice lamb and chickpea stew served in a special Dizi pot. You then separate the broth and mash up the meat yourself and have it with some Persian Flatbread! It's absolutely amazing and very hearty and homey.
The staff are very knowledgeable and very excited to showcase traditional Persian food to everyone who steps into their "home". They'll make you feel welcome and explain everything very carefully and make great suggestions to make sure you enjoy every bit of your meal.
Make sure you try their Zeitoon Parvadeh (olives stuffed with walnut, pomegranate paste, garlic, etc) and finish off your meal with their sweets tray (Zoolbeeya Bameeyeh) and some Persian tea. I will GUARANTEE you will have a night you will enjoy and look forward to coming back again!
Edit: Here's an explanation of Dizi from their menu:
"This is one of the most popular dishes in Iran, prepared and served in clay or stone pots; It consists of lamb (shoulder or shanks), chickpeas, white beans, potato, onion, tomato and spices cooked for over 4 hours. Abgoosht forms a complete 2-course meal: first the broth is carefully strained from the pot into a soup bowl. The meat and the beans are pounded into a coarse puree to be scooped up with flatbread and eaten with fresh onion, herbs and torshi. The broth is sipped as a soup and often soaked with torn pieces of barbary flatbread in a style called tareed' (the slang version is tileet) "
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