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| - Paymon's (on Sahara) has gone from being a "treat" to more of a stand-by neighborhood restaurant, as my wife and 2 kids (10 & 7) enjoy ethnic and different places to eat. And, what used to look like a pretty daunting restaurant (I mean, with the Hookah Lounge tag on the name and the rather imposing storefront), has become like a coffee shop or diner for us...and that's mostly a good thing.
I like the huge menu, and the ability to pick from Italian, Persian, Greek, and Indian (albeit only 3 choices) selections. On Wednesdays, it's 25% off your entire tab, a great value! Not being subscribers of local papers and always tossing out the ad-paks that come in the mail, I haven't seen all the 'coupons' mentioned by others. So what about the food?
Decent job of the Chicken Curry - and the spice-to-taste option is great. My 10-yr old enjoys it mild; I love it spiced to the max! She wishes they put potatoes in the curry, but with the wonderful rice-bed that the curry sits on, I think she can live without the potatoes. Maybe some veggies (besides the cursory onions) would make it a little more interesting, but hey, this isn't the Red Velvet Vegan Cafe (just down the street a bit).
Paymon's Greek platters are also good - Gyros platter, Baked Kibbe platter, etc. I wish the Kibbe wasn't quite as "moist", and retained more of the beef texture, but it's still quite good. I think the Athens Fries is a bit overrated - a little too salty for my taste. I also enjoy the Fesenjan (Chicken breast cuts in a slightly tart/sweet yummy pomengranate sauce), but it wasn't to my wife's liking. Your experience will very much vary depending on how you take to the specific spices used in each dish, so ask the server to elaborate.
The service is good, almost family-like, unless they are packed. Then, a certain level of panic seems to set in, and it becomes hard to flag down your server. Funny - I still like restaurants where the person who took your order is the same person who brings your food. Sometime about 10 years ago, I think most "big box restaurants" adopted a serving method where someone more junior and less experienced than the person who took your order always brings out the food...and you lose the chance to question the food at the moment it arrives. That is definitely a pet peeve of mine...especially when your original server who heard your specific requests doesn't come around until at least 5-10 minutes after another person has dropped the plates of food in front of you! Annoying! BUT...this doesn't happen at Paymon's!
Portions are large enough that I don't recall having room for dessert yet at Paymon's. All in all, Paymon's is a handy restaurant to have close by. They stay open to 11 pm every night, so no rushing down by 8 pm to try and make it. Since our family has no interest in the Hookah Lounge, we don't even see the area to the left of the entrance. The atmosphere inside is a slightly cheesy cross between Istanbul and the Taj Mahal, but it's not overbearing, and kind of grows on you. Those who tend to always be cold should bring a sweater...unless you're going to be eating the extra-spiced version of the Chicken Curry!
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