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| - The diversity found in Toronto is unparalleled to anything I've witnessed in Houston, Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Detroit etc. So when my sister n her hubby pumped me up to go to an Afghan restaurant I was skeptical, knowing from past experiences that ethnic restaurants tend to miss the mark in international markets in terms of flavor and authenticity of cooking techniques.
Oh how I was pleasantly surprised!
From the parking lot I could see that Bamiyan Kabob being located in an East-Indian-prominent shopping complex that it might live up to the hype. Walking in on a Saturday night It was packed to the brim with Brown folk and thier offspring running wild knocking shit down and bumping into you unapologetically. What a scene. I felt like I was back in Pakistan.
The menu board seemed fairly unimpressive, all traditional Persian food with no descriptions of the dishes. I trusted my sisters decisions.
We got served Soltani platters which have a mound of rice, standard lettuce salad with a yogurt-based ramoulade drizzled over, and a skewer of Barg Kabob (chunks of steak cooked well-done unfortunately) and a Kufta kabob, very similar to a kubideh. Now the barg kabob stole the show, gorgeous pieces of steak seasoned well, cooked nicely and the meat itself was flavorful and cut through like butter. The Kufta kabob again was textural heaven, the meat wasent ground to a paste like most middle eastern restaurants do so u actually bite into something, not just mush. Plenty of seasoning and herbs were incorporated into the meat and it shined through in every bite. I also tried the tandoori chicken kabobs, boneless chunks of chicken marinated in a red tandoori marinade and grilled to perfection. Now when I sliced through these pieces, it was like cutting into butter. Whatever cut of breast they use is good quality stuff. Now the kicker was the flat kabob, lots of red chili flakes and plenty of seasoning and man my mouth was on fire AND I was sweating up a storm lol. Very overpowering spice but seeing how much the crowd was enjoying this specific item made it evident they like the spiciness and could care less about the flavor of the actual meat.
The bread however was unimpressive, very commercial tasting. But I was here for the meat so I could care less about the rice and bread.
U don't go here for service. It's mainly self-service, and if u need a table wiped down u best wait a while or bring your own Clorox wipes. Place is fairly clean, plenty of seating but they don't make the best use of the space. Certain areas of the restaurant are packed with tables and then u see big gaps in other areas which is annoying to see when your party of 5 is standing with no seats but plenty of empty floor space.
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