Hello Followers: Today I am writing about AZ Kabob House. We have been to this restaurant twice, so my review summarizes both visits. This is a small restaurant located in a strip mall, so don't look for it from the street or you will drive by. Staff are friendly and are willing to answer questions you have. But, be specific in your questions or you will receive a "general" answer.
First, this is not a sit down and be served restaurant. This is a walk in, order at the counter, and your food it brought to you type of restaurant. Which is fine - - - but if you are bringing a date it may not be what you expect.
Regarding the food: We have ordered several dishes here. Our favorite is the boneless chicken breast kabob.
The chicken breast kabob ($10): Both times the chicken came out very tender and not overcooked. We usually order 1/2 rice and 1/2 salad. The salad is a perfect compliment to the chicken spices. The portion served is perfect for one hungry adult, or for an adult with a medium appetite and one child. Since the dishes are made to order the "hot" things are served hot and items which should be "cold" such as the salad are cold - - but, they are all served on the same plate together. This dish is served with a grilled tomato which was a nice touch. I give the chicken dish a four-star stand alone rating.
The grilled salmon ($15): The salmon had a nice flavor to it (not strong) and was not overcooked. I ordered it well done and it came out well done, seared nicely from the grill and spices, but not overcooked. Again, we ordered 1/2 rice and 1/2 salad on the side. This dish was NOT served with a grilled tomato and we missed that! In fairness to the restaurant, the menu did not say it was served with a grilled tomato, but we did not notice that until we were served. I don't understand why it would not be. It is served the same way as the chicken breast kabob and it is the only Fish Entree on the menu. Because of this, I would give the salmon dish a three-star rating stand alone because it is not consistently served as the other kabob dishes are.
To order the salmon and pay $5.00 more than the chicken entree, the chicken is a better deal.
Note: For those of you who only eat wild-caught salmon as opposed to farm-raised salmon, you would have to ask about the salmon before ordering.
The pita bread served with your meal is nothing special. Plain, nondescript. it would have been wonderful with melted butter brushed on it and grilled. Now, served like this - - - that would create a tasty platter!
The Fesenjon: is a stew made with ground walnuts with pomegranate sauce served with chicken or small meat balls. We ordered it with the chicken, although, we could not find the chicken in the dish! It was barely there or they forgot to add it to the dish is what I think happened here. Unfortunately, we got this as a take out so we did not realize it was missing until the next day and we lived too far away to drive back.
Issues: The sauce was very, very sweet, thick and gritty. I understand the pomegranates make the sauce sweet but this was so sweet it could have passed for a dessert. There were not the correct mix of spices incorporated into the dish to offset the walnuts and the pomegranates. Therefore, I would only give this dish by itself a two-star rating.
There are what they call "freshly made" desserts at the check out counter. But, I wonder if they really make a fresh pan of baklava every day?? I am Greek and know the work that goes into an authentic baklava.
The movie theater is in the same complex, so if you want a casual afternoon or evening to see a movie, then grab a bite to eat here would make for a nice set of events to enjoy.