What a gift to have around the corner!
I agree with one of the previous reviewers....from the outside it doesnt look like anything special. But the inside is wonderfully appointed with tasteful furnishing and artwork. Tranquil and peaceful. The bar too is unassuming yet refined and classy.
The waitstaff is all wonderful. You'll feel like you've been transported to another state of mind where customer service is once again important. The guys are great! Such professional courtesy.
The menu is great. They have pictures for people so that they know what they are ordering, yet the staff is eager to offer suggestions. Everything is a speciality. They have 7 or 8 different types of specialty rices. The lamb shank is incredible as are all the kabobs and the kebodah!
No matter what you order, they bring out the softest, fresh hot pita with butter and raw onions. May sound like a strange combo, but you won't feel that way after trying it.
And no matter how awesome your meal is (and I promise you will be shocked at how great it tastes) I challenge you to find a way to finish it all. The portions are wonderfully huge and your mouth will be watering the next day waiting for lunch to arrive so you can finish it.
Best of all...despite the fact that this feels like a "Saturday night special place", its affordable enough to enjoy any night of the week almost. Especially because most of you will get two meals out of it!!!
I have learned to love The Persian Room also. But PARS is so much classier...so much more romantic...so much more "approachable" for those of us not from the middle east. And the food is better here too.
Gotta check this place out!!!!