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When we first walked in, it was kind of awkward because the hostess/waitress just... didn't say anything at all? She was friendlier later on, though.
We started our meal with bread and yogurt-shallot dip which, I'm not sure what I was expecting but it basically just tasted like your standard sour cream and onion dip. The bread it was served with, however, was totally fantastic! Hot, fresh, crisp, a little chewy, flavored with sesame seeds- the bread was top notch!
For our main dishes we shared the chicken soltani plate (chicken kabob and koobideh) and the barg kabob. The barg was juicy and flavorful but I was expecting more big chunks of steak instead of a thin slice. The chicken was really tasty and the koobideh was flavorful. It was all served with rice, grilled tomato and onion. I wished I had saved some of the bread/dip to make a sandwich out of it all- it was delicious!
We had to get some Persian ice cream for dessert because I've been obsessed ever since I tried it at Saffron and Rose in LA and Lavash in San Francisco. The ice cream is from Mashti Malone in LA and it is amazing, but you don't have to eat it there for dessert... you can buy it by the pint in the market next door! That's what I did after the meal and I'm totally going back for more. It is some of the best ice cream EVER- so much flavor.
Overall, our meal was really good and everything was high quality. I am really torn between 3 and 4 stars but I think if I had made slightly smarter menu choices, it would definitely be 4- I think this is a 4 star establishment and I will go back again for lunch for sure.
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