(maybe 2.5 stars)
I decided to give this place another go since I was in the area. This time I had the skewered chicken leg in a wrap - a large whole wheat flour pita/tortilla hybrid. The chicken was timidly marinated BUT it was very tender and juicy.. it was also grilled very well allowing the mild flavours to shine through.
Update on hot sauce situation - I got some very mild hot sauce in the wrap, along with some pretty bland tzatziki and hummus. Nothing very spicy nor flavourful.. but I also got a home-made habenero/ginger/garlic/lime hot sauce blend they offer separately in little containers. Wow, this was quite hot and packed a wicked zing with the lime and ginger.. the acidity of the lime, "pepperiness" of the ginger and the heat of the habeneros made this sandwich work..
This place still lacks cohesion (menu options like "Persian spaghetti", jerk chicken and condiment options like yellow mustard and ketchup for the kabob) gives the impression of trying too hard to be all things to all people..while trying to be an authentic Persion grill place really just ends up timid and 'westernized' to a McDonald's-eating demo (if you know the Jamestown hood you know what I mean).
Still, it was much better than last time.. the sandwich was $7.99 + tax and the portion was quite large. Oh, and do not get the beef koobideh.. still looked like the same bland dish as before.
Did not have any sides but the diced cuke & tomato salad and rice looked pretty good. They come with the dinner platters (about $9-$19) and the portions look very large.