After not having eaten Persian food for a week and a half while in Canada, we were missing it. My family and I was a little skeptical eating Iranian food so far from home; but, we decided to give it a try and were pleasantly surprised.
We ordered the Mast-O-khiar, which is a yogurt and cucumber dip that was served with pita bread. It was pretty good, just needed some salt in my opinion. For the entree I ordered the Green Salad while my parents ordered the Kabob-e-Barg and Kabob-e-Koobideh. The Green Salad was super light and refreshing with the lemon juice olive oil dressing which I really loved. The Kabob-e-Barg is one of my favorite Iranian dishes and they did not disappoint. The meat was so tender and juicy. It was served with traditional rice and grilled tomato. Kabob-e-Koobideh was made spicy for my dad since he loves spicy food. Side note: this dish isn't normally prepared spicy so we were curious to find out. The spice they added was a type of curry which was really good, but super spicy. I could only do one bite (I'm a weakling with spicy food). The meat was cooked perfect! It was tender and juicy and super satisfying.
Shiraz Persian Cuisine definitely made us feel at home with their delicious dishes. If I am ever in Calgary, I would return for their Barg, Green Salad and to try that Iranian Pizza. I am very curious to see what that entails.