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| - Did we hit this place on a bad night? After the reviews, maybe I went with exceedingly high expectations. We had a Groupon so off we went.
I have been to a few Persian restaurants in my time - and this one didn't do much of anything for me. We started with a Greek salad since neither of ours entrees came with a salad (I am not sure where the 1/2 and 1/2 option was but it was not on the menu, nor was it suggested to us). It was a predictable salad but - wait for it - it came without dressing. Really? How do you miss that in the prep. And did the server not even look at it? So I had to walk back to the kitchen and flag someone down to get dressing (as she was nowhere to be found). Now, in a non-chain restaurant, I generally love the salad dressings. Always fresh and light. I expected a Greek-style dressing on a Greek salad - some EVOO, some red wine vinegar or lemon. What I didn't expect was what they put on it. Whether it was their version of a Persian dressing with sumac, I am not sure - I didn't taste any lemon or anything I remembered. It almost tasted like Italian to me.
My DH ordered the gyro dinner and I ordered the chicken barg. The portions were large. Gyro? frankly, nothing exciting there. it is what it is. The chicken was plentiful and nicely presented, it was just - boring. I expected it to have a tangier taste from the yogurt which didn't even seem to be there. it was just yellow from the saffron.
The basmati rice was simply steamed with some saffron. It was traditional and met expectations (note to reviewers: this is not like rice pilaf so don't come expecting the more traditional pilaf you might have at other restaurants).
The last part of our dinner was the bread. That was kind of disappointing. I was expecting a thicker, more naan-like bread. This was so thin and microwaved so it was actually tough. It was plentiful - they kept the basket full - but oddly enough it was served with butter. Okay. to me, that is just different.
2 dinners (one gyro, one barg), 1 salad, 2 sodas: $45 plus tax and tip.
It wasn't terrible. It just wasn't great either. Decor is interesting - sort of Persian disco? Obviously newly opened and kind of stark except for the changing lights over the bar that mesmerized me (like a moth to a light, DH says). I think we will appreciate our fav Persian restaurant a bit more these days.
Oh and interestingly enough. There was one couple there before us. And us. And a guy came in after us to order takeout. Who got served first? Yep. The takeout. Chef: dude. Pay attention. You are new to the business. He walked out with two bags of food while we sat and watched. It took over an hour from start to finish. Imagine a busy night???
Scorecard:
Quality: 2.5 stars
Price: 3 stars
Service : 3 stars
Cleanliness: 5 stars
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