People seem to mistake Rumi for a Persian restaurant, or Arabic restaurant or Turkish restaurant or Afghan restaurant or Moroccan restaurant. In reality, it's a mish-mash of all of the above.
Run by 2 Jewish brothers who became Sufis (people who practice Sufism, which is a form of Islamic mysticism), Rumi is named after Jalal ad-din Rumi, the medieval Persian poet and father of Sufism, who was born in present day Afghanistan, wrote in Persian and lived and died in present-day Turkey and the restaurant's decor and food is a testament to all these different regional influences as well.
The food is delicious, particularly the hibuscus flower drink and the roasted lamb shank with apricots. This is a wonderful place to come to for dinner with a friend or two.