Ate at Banu last week for Winterlicous. My friends and I were greeted warmly at the door by one of the servers and she promptly took us to our table. She took her time to explain the different dishes on the Winterlicous menu and answer and questions (friends were not familiar with Iranian food). I had the roasted eggplant appetizer. It has a strong flavor, very bold but appetizing. Kebabs for the main course were excellent and at par with what I've had in the Middle East (yes I know Iran really isn't part of the Middle Easy, but plenty of Iranian restaurants). The desert was okay and took over 45min to come. We had the rice pudding - very bland with no sense of flavor to it. Hence I'm taking out one star. Overall great experience and I would return.