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Alborz Persian Cuisine
Categories: Middle Eastern, Persian/Iranian [Edit]
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights1245 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 440-4321
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
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- Category:
- Mediterranean
- Neighborhood:
- Western...
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99 reviews for Alborz Persian Cuisine
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Before converting to pescatarianism, I loved me some fesunjoon. No more shall I sample that amazing pomegranate and walnut sauce, unless it is draped coquettishly over a slice of eggplant, or something. Going to Alborz for my birthday was a little like torturing myself, at least with anticipation. What will I have? Will there be anything? That's OK, I can eat hummus!
I didn't have to worry. We shared the combination plate (beef stuffed dolmas (not for me), eggplant dip, a crazy egg & walnut 'dip' (it looked more like a lump of coal - it tasted good but boy did it look odd on the plate), and obligatory feta, walnuts & fresh herbs). For my main, I had the maygoo (try not to snigger, if you are as ignorant as me when you order it) - tiger prawn kebabs with rice. I had mine with zereshk polo - basically barberries and saffron rice. The rice really blew me away - so much that I ate enough to keep digesting through til lunch the next day. The dried barberries were sharp and really through some sparkle into the meal. Everyone needs some sparkle in their life, right?
Finally, I had a piece of baklava, with a candle in it. So sweet! Literally and metaphorically. My friends feasted on beef kebabs and Caesar salad - and not one unhappy person at the table. Service was really nice and friendly, and didn't mind us turning up less than an hour before closing. No rushing us out the door either.
After a Sunday afternoon of skating, warming up with some afternoon drinks it was time to eat a warm and hearty meal. My boyfriend's brother got a shout-out for this place, so off we went me, my daughter, my boyfriend, his brother and parents.
Housed on the corner of Sutter and Van Ness, Alborz is quaint and simple. There is a very small bar area, where the second and third tier of the restaurant is for the general eatery. The bathrooms are apparently situated in a Matrix-like hallway. The Architect will be waiting for you providing you have the keys. And the restaurant definitely accommodates parties over six, so you know you're in good hands.
My boyfriend's dad ordered the Combination Platter for our appetizer. The platter includes dolma (beef with herbs, rice and lentils wrapped in grape leaves), kashk bademjan (roasted eggplant), cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, feta cheese and Greek olives. We were brought two baskets of flat pita bread and cucumber yogurt dips with onions on the side. Everything was good and definitely felt fresh to eat.
For dinner, I had the soup which was just so good and looked like a lot but left me content but not full. I ordered for my entree the Joojeh with Bone, which was okay, the cornish hen was slightly dry and I secretly envied my boyfriend's order of the Joojeh, which was just the chicken but marinated in lime and saffron. The entire meal was definitely filling. But I agree with the other reviewers, something was missing.
Although the service was decent, I can't put my finger on what was off with the place. Nonetheless, we all enjoyed a good meal in good company.
What happened to this place?
The food is mediocre at best. The chicken skewers were not marinated at all and were really overcooked.
The waitress was rude and overcharged us too!
Okay, so I'm sort of a Persian food snob, as I grew up eating it; but I'm not writing this review based solely on the food. It's more about the horrible service and over-priced menu. My husband and I were craving kabob and decided to go to Alborz. We've been to Alborz a few times, especially when my parents are visiting and we generally have had a good experience--but not this time!
We got there and were seated away from all of the other customers (a plus), but right next to the doorway to the kitchen (a minus--we could hear the barked orders all night). As we waited for our order to be taken, I noticed my glass was dirty (finger prints and dried on food smears), the plate was cracked and my knife looked like it had been wiped instead of washed. Ge-ross!
We finally gave our order--a plate of tah dig (crispy rice from the bottom of the rice cooker served with stew on top) and one sultani (steak and ground beef kabobs). Now, in the past sharing these two dishes would fill both of us up, even if we hadn't eaten all day long. To our disappointment, the plate of tah dig arrived looking like they had prepared them the world's tiniest pots! Furthermore, the rice tasted OLD--I know this, b/c I sometimes recook left over rice on the stove to get tah dig, but it never tastes right. This tah dig had to have been more than a day old. On top of that, the same guy that was busing tables, was the guy that served our food!!! And the "serving fork" provided for the tah dig was placed on our table by holding the tine end!! WTF?!?! I'm supposed to serve myself runny stew with a fork that you just molested with your dirty hands?????
Then the sultani came out--again, what happened to the large portions? I could eat the entire plate by myself! I have to say the kabob was delicious, but after the night's earlier events, I was left to wonder if I was eating old food off a dirty plate.
My poor husband was still hungry, so we decided to order desert--zulbeyah and bomeyeh (persian sweets). Now usually this is a real treat, b/c I don't know how to make this stuff at home. But when the desert came out and I took that first bite of zulbeyah, there was no "savoring the gooey yumminess"; instead I about spit out the OLD and STALE desert!
The real disappointment came when we got the check--$60 BEFORE TIP!!! WTF?! We ordered an appetizer and one meal with desert. How the heck can this be a $60 meal??? We added up the items, and sure enough....$60. SO NOT WORTH IT! Especially after the horrible service, I was inclined to leave NO TIP; but alas, I thought of my embarrassed mother lecturing me about the struggles of "her people" trying to make it in America and I left a 20% tip.
At the end of the night, my husband and I waved good-bye politely as we left the restaurant, with a substantially lighter wallet and even lighter stomach.
What can I say??? I LOVE LOVE LOVE Persian food! And I love Alborz.....Good service, (but really, you don't go here for the service, you go for the food!!) Good prices, huge portions and just awesome Persian food! Just as good as Maykadeh, but a fraction of the price. And bigger portions too without all the pretentiousness! I mean, if you're gonna eat rice like its gonna be outlawed the next day, go all the way! Love the ghormesabzi, desserts and just about everything. Get the soltani, you won't be disappointed!
SLEAZY!! We purchased a gift certificate for them through http://Restaurant.com - but they refused to honor claiming that they "didn't have a contract with them anymore and didn't have to honor it." The restaurant was almost completely empty and we were there for the first time - but they didn't care if we left... so we walked out. Contacting http://Restaurant.com revealed that they have never cancelled their gift certificates with them, so they apparently are just using those gift certificates to get people in the door. Didn't work with us. We will never go back again!
NOTE: Only gave them 1 star because we couldn't give them zero.
The food is excellent! This is a quiet little place with white tablecloths, but isn't stuffy.
The mint cuc yogurt is great as is the beef and filet combo. Very very filling food. Baklava is quite good without being overly sweet.
The food is delicious and the atmosphere is conducive to intimate conversation. The negative rating is due to the poor attitude and service we received in using a http://restaurant.com coupon. The gist of the matter is that this restaurant does not like accepting http://restaurant.com coupons. The hostess, on 3 instances during our initial visit, asked us if we were done ordering, so she could tally up the bill and see if we reached the $100 food minimum for use of the $50 coupon. The over-inquiry made us feel rushed. Before we even finished our meal, she even tried to say "well, why don't we just settle the bill and we'll just go ahead and deduct $25 from your total." Our final food bill was just a hair over $100 and we were able to use the $50 coupon. In this economy, yet again, why do consumers have to tolerate this CRAP from restaurants who are already desperate for business?
How did this place get Four stars? I mean sure, it has good service, even up to very good at times. If you are having some sort of family or business deal going on they can provide an mound og good food.\
But as for top of the line Persian cuisine I don't really rate Alborz as top of the heap. The last three time I have eaten at Alborz they have served your basic good restaurant Persian food. But don't ask for your tadiq here as they don't serve it in a manner that befits a good rice crust. The rest of the rice from the pot is your standard delicious basmati rice.
The stews are good.
The khoobideh is unreliable. Sometimes perfect, sometimes less than desirable..
It's not a bad place mind you, but like their web site that has been forever unfinished (http://www.alborzresta...) just not four stars worth. So I have not felt any desire to return here in while.
Maybe it's time to go back again and give them another shot, and another review. Till then Alborz get a solid three stars from me.
My friend was so happy that he had some tasty ghormeh sabzi. I normally order the koobideh, but I decided to try something other than my usual. I forget the name of it, but it was pomegranate chicken. It was ok; I think I needed more flavor! I'll stick with the koobideh for now. Definitely eat there again!
Went here for dinner. Service was attentive. Food was okay. We had the Alborz dinenr for two, and were slightly underwhelmed. Nothing stood out, and nothing was spectacular.
Dolmas were tasty, but 7$ for 3 pieces that lacked ground beef seemed a bit stiff. The Alborz dinner was 35$ and comes with three skewers, one of chicken, of filet mignon, and ground beef. Definitely filling, but it lacks a certain oomph.
Money is tight right now. I don't like to eat out if I can save money eating at home. So when a dinner costs 50+ dollars, I kind of want it to be special, and to be memorable, at least something that satisfies the taste buds.
It's not a bad place for food, but if I were to go here again, I think I will go with their combination or their special. I saw other people ordering it, and it came out on a giant plate iwth rice, sald, and meat.
My bf recommended this place as great not heavy Persian food. After not eating it for 5 years, I trusted his advice and came. Unfortunately I have no recollection as to the names of the dishes that I ordered, but we did order the combination appetizer which came with a gamut of options, the eggplant being the best. Then we had an appetizer which was basically fried/hardened rice with a sauce of your choice. This was the best dish and only around $7. The kabobs are huuuuge, and if you have a big appetite then order two. I had one, and took four pieces home. I like their rice as well.
The only annoying thing is the shared bathroom down the hall in which you need a key. I swear the girl that took the ladies room key was in there FOREVER and all I wanted to do was wash my hands. Thankfully the host gave me their secret key.
We arrived late for dinner here and they politely requested we order because the kitchen was closing soon. I admit Persian food is a bit not bland, but not spicy hot enough for me. The halal lamb dish I ordered was good, but not amazing. A crazy homeless man attempted to enter the restaurant to sell flowers and got to our table where the person I was with did get a flower, but then the buser rudely kicked the guy out. Sure, he smelled, but I got a flower and was happy and like helping the homeless when, where, and how possible.
In sum, this place is good enough, but I'll more likely to go out for Pakistani to get my halal fix.
This might sound crazy but i don't know why but this location is lacking something I just cant figure it out, try the location in Berkeley its 10 times better trust me maybe because the Berkeley location has what I like to call her as big mama cooking all the food traditionally right in front of you try both spots for yourself tell me what you think hope this helps.
SF location 3 stars
Berkeley location 4 stars
On the high end of affordable. If that makes any sense at all.
Loved the shish kabobs. And the basmati rice really hit the spot. My girlfriend got the chicken kabobs (hers was the special so it came with a salad as well as an extra kabob) and that was yummy as hell.
I'm going to come back here. I want to try all their kabobs.
Came here for dinner on a Monday evening. The "Persian mommy" as my dining partner called her was the very nice hostess/server.
He ordered the special, which was shish kabob w/ salad and rice, i got one of the stews (lean cubes of beef, lentils, fried eggplant, in a tomato-y sauce), the 2nd one listed under "house specialties."
The stew was very flavorful, the beef really tender, and just wonderful eaten w/ the fragrant basmati rice. His kabob was also tender and well-seasoned.
Portions are very reasonable and the place is fairly quiet, though that may be because there were only a few tables occupied.
I definitely intend on coming back here to try more of their options!
FYI: the bathroom is located outside of the restaurant, shared w/ a couple other establishments in the building. just pick up the proper key at the hostess table and head out the side door.
Disgusting. Morbidly overpriced. Poor service.
Craving Koobideh!
I've had several great lunches here. I usually get the koobideh (minced meat kabab) meal which comes with basmati rice. The food is rich with spices and flavor. $10-12 for lunch is bit steep, but the portions are large enough that I share with someone else.
Would give this place 5-stars, but it's a little pricey.
So I'm not super schooled in Persian cuisine, but I do have a couple Persian friends...okay 2...okay actually one and a 1/2. But..they took me to the Alborz in Berkeley and I had a great 1st experience. This one in SF is pretty on par.
The Kabobs here are so super tender and juicy! I'm a freak when it comes to anything that's overcooked or dry....any nice red meat cooked over medium rare is a major no no for me...so I ususally shy away from filet or chicken cooked on a stick. But here...it was sooo delicious! Although my favorite is still the koobideh (ground beef with so many spices you'll still be burping it up the next morning).
The only things that seemed a little off: the crispy rice with stew appetizer wasn't that crispy (just tasted like old rice), although the stews were tasty. And the basmati rice in general wasn't dry enough for me. I know they can do better. Also the salad was not that great...I was expecting a fatoosh-ish salad (I know..it's lebanese)...but I was dissapointed with the mcwhitey salad.
Tip of the day: they do half/half: you can get half salad and half basmati rice with your meal. For the crispy rice/stew appetizer you can get 1/2 of each type of stew!
Overall...moist tender meat on a stick for $12-20 a plate in a white tablecloath restuarant...all good things!
I pretty much love all Persian cuisine and it's been hard to find in the city.
This place is pretty darn delicious and somewhat close to where I live. Great prices for how nice it is too.
Wow. I will never look at Persian food the same way again.
1. Food: Amazingly delicious! The kebabs are to die for -- juicy, tender, and flavorful. The pomegranate meat sauce does not look too appealing but has a surprisingly tangy and "comforting" taste.
2. Service: Great. Our waitresses are attentive and sweet. At the time of my visit, they were especially apologetic for having burnt the rice and had to cook up another batch. To save face, they gave us some complimentary side dishes (mad props to them), which made me insanely ecstatic.
3. Price: Moderate. I ended up dropping around 20-25 bucks for having shared 3-5 courses (including appetizer salad and main courses) with two other friends.
Unfortunately I don't remember anything else about this place but once I find my pictures I will upload them. So the bottom line is... eat at this place!
Great kabobs....great stews.......
reasonable price.....
I just had dinner at this pac heights restaurant in SF with some family members. we ordered kobideh and sultani kebobs, which were pretty good. the service was friendly and the food came out really quickly. the restaurant was clean and not too long of a wait...
...so why the one star? because once i got the bill for dinner, the waitress included the tip automatically...and there were only 4 of us...
it was strange. I know about the 5% SF, but she included the tip into the bill and and just wrote it onto the receipt herself. I really have never had this experience.
i don't know if i gave the 'i don't tip' vibe, but i actually tip...for the record.
I was actually happy throughout the dinner, but this little thing just was so strange, I had to drop the 1 star!
This place is good if you like meat. I like the food here, it's more of a formal restaurant feel. But I am lacking a wider choice of vegetables.
Friendly service.
This was a very good experience.
The food was delicious. We started off with the eggplant dipping sauce and the hummus. Both were excellent.
I had the beef kabob and the beef was so tender it tore apart when I pulled it with my fork. The seasoning on it was perfect. My husband had a chicken dish and our companion had the lamb chops. All were great.
The staff were very attentive. Prices were reasonable too.
We will definitely be back.
Great service and ambiance. Like this place better than Maykadeh on Green Street. A good sign when the majority of patrons are Persian. Try the Ghormeh Sabzi. D*lish
I went here awhile ago and keep forgetting to write my review of this place. It's a neighborhood restaurant, so my sweetie and I decided to go here for lunch one day.
We both ordered from the charbroiled kabobs. I had the chicken koobideh and he had the filet of lamb. The chicken is AMAZING!!! We liked the lamb too. My date ordered the chicken koobideh on top of his lamb, because he loved it so much.
I liked the set up of their plates. Basmati rice and roasted tomoatoes. Perfect combo.
The restaurant is quiet and open, with white table cloths. It was a bit chilly inside and the service was a bit on the slower side, but we enjoyed ourselves. Getting to the bathroom is bit of a bizarre task and it isn't very warm either:)
We will definitely be back and recommend trying this place if you want to get a taste of Persian food. MmmMMm...
Upon the recommendation of one (half) Persian epicurean, a friend and I ventured into Alborz for dinner on a Friday evening. I don't know a damn thing about Persian food, but if he says it's good...he's probably telling the truth. And it's always a good sign when the restaurant is full of people who could probably make this stuff at home. That's right, when we walked in, it was wall to wall Persians up in there. Score!
It smelled amazing when we walked in and I became immediately ravenous. We were seated quickly, and served some free lavash with yogurt/cucumber sauce (totally delicious). I asked for a side of feta, which was the softer, brinier kind than the crap you get pre-crumbled in a plastic cube...usually only available at that one Greek store on Mission Street in Daly City. SO good.
We ordered the tahdig, which comes smothered in your choice of stew - ours was a beef stew with fried eggplant (Gheymeh Bademjan). Very tasty, and quite filling for two people. The rest of our meal consisted of some very flavorful basmati rice, fensenjan (a ground walnut/pomegranate sauce over chicken), and shish kebab (filet mignon, cooked medium, with bell peppers and onions). Everything was cooked to perfection, with distinct flavor that wasn't overpowering at all, and there was so much food!
We had originally intended to try for dessert, but by the time the last piece of kebab was eaten, one of us was undoing the top button on their pants (hint: it wasn't me).
It's not cheap cheap, but it's not that expensive - all of our food cost a total of $47 + tip. I would definitely bring a group next time, so we could try more dishes and have room for dessert and tea. Oh, and wear roomy pants.
From the outside I thought this place was too fancy to dine but my friend informed me that it's decently priced. Don't let the fancy candlelight fool you this place is great and affordable! The food was amazing I would suggest trying the $34 combo which could feed two people with left overs. It includes chicken,beef and lamb and two sides of flavored white rice. The beef was cooked to perfection WOW! The Baklava was amazing and not completely drenched in honey like other do (I guess it depends on your taste) but it was still delicious.
This is a great place to take a date. Men take note. :-)
My only complaint about this place would be going next door to the pizza parlor to get a key to use the restroom which was awkward.
My boyfriend and I were looking for a bite to eat before heading over to the Regency (across the street). We stopped in front of Alborz and lingered around the 3 restaurants on that block. I pulled out my phone to check yelp ratings and Alborz had 4 stars from a legitimate amount of people so we decided to check it out since we don't eat a lot of Persian food in the Southbay.
I was pretty happy with our decision! I ordered a chicken in pomengranite sauce and even though it looked weird, it was VERY delicious with my side of basmati rice. You could just taste the butter in those grains! My boyfriend got a chicken and ground beef entree and it was pretty tasty as well. The portions are very hefty and you will definitely have to think twice about backlava dessert (I wish I got some togo!).
Service was excellent from the get-go and the restaurant is situated on the corner of a bustling street with a lot of nice views from any part of the restauraunt.
I've visited all the Persian joints in the city and Marin and several in the East Bay. I like this Alborz the best.
Still, it leaves a ton to be desired.
I went there with some white friends last night, and they loved the food, but come on Haji, hire another waitress. That poor women was serving a packed house on a Friday night all by her lonesome.
No wonder a couple of our items got forgotten.
The food was good, and for those of you uninitiated in Persian dining, order your meal family style. It just makes more sense, and you have the chance to try a few different items.
I really like that this Alborz is in a decently convenient location.
The shared bathroom with the Village Pizzeria is kind of a turn off, but it reminds you that this ain't fine dining. It's not supposed to be.
HAHA! I love that there are basically only Persians reviewing this restaurant. What's with you non-Persians? You'll eat Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean BBQ, Thai, Italian, Ethiopian, German, even Mongolian for godsake, but for some reason nobody seems to wanna eat Persian food except for Iranians. You people are chumps. Persian food is dddddddddddddelish! Though this is my problem with how my people seem to understand dining establishments. ALL YOU IRANIAN RESTAURANT OWNERS, LISTEN UP!!
San Franciscans, when they think of ethnic food, think cheap, dingy places with awk art and fobby waiters. They like it this way. They think $8 entrees that they can rave about to their friends. They think take-out. They DON'T think $18 entrees, cheesy covered tables and chairs that look like they were stolen out of a bank lobby in the 70's, lights that are too low, a ROSE on each table (really guys?) and 'tude.
Alborz food is good, though Omid's right, you can't beat khanoom jon when it comes to a delish meal. Shit, I'll take an ameh or a dokhtar ameh even. There's just no damn atmosphere in this place and it is over-priced.
Hey Iranian Yelpers, howabout we open up a new restaurant. Think outskirts of Shiraz diner-ish and vats of home-made doogh (how the hell do you transliterate doogh?)
On the Sunday evening when we went only a few other tables in the restaurant ever filled up. There are white table cloths here but on the whole it is surprisingly unstuffy if not particularly hip. We probably stayed two hours - eating and catching up - and no one ever bothered us about it. Our water glasses were never empty and the food was great!
When you sit down you will find a small pot filled with coarse purple-red powder. This is sumac and its flavor is at the same time sour, fruity and astringent. Try it on the rice - we liked it!
We began with the Must -o- Khiar which is a spread made with homemade yogurt, cucumbers and mint. We enjoyed it so much that we ordered another dish of it to pair with our entrees. For dinner we chose the Alborz plate for two. This platter comes with two enormous plates of rice and grilled chicken, filet mignon, and ground beef along with roasted tomatoes. The platter is definitely the way to go if you are unfamiliar with Persian cuisine and want to try a few different things.
So tasty! My backup plan with my boyfriends mom doesn't cook authentic persian food for a while. I love love love the chicken kabob and the rice is taste too. Garlic yogurt is my fav espically when you mix some with your rice.
They serve generous portions so I never have room for dessert but I can only imagine how amazing that would taste. =)
I bring all my friends here when I want to introduce them to persian cuisine. =)
Unfortunately there are few Persian restaurants in the city and this one is very disappointing. We were sat at a table, the server took our order and never came back to the table. We were one of 4 tables at the most. The bus boy brought our food, I had to ask for more drinks from him, he never brought them but I was still charged. I asked the bus boy for the check and after 15 minutes of waiting for the check had to walk to the counter to ask for our check from the bus boy again because our server was on the phone and looked bothered to give us our check ... even though she saw us standing there waiting she took her time with her phone call. She still over charged us and was completely rude. Being Persian myself I was very disappointed. I will never go back and I will never recommend this place to anyone. The food was mediocre and if it weren't for the bus boy we would have never been fed.
As much as I've enjoyed reading all the honkey reviews of their introductions to Persian food, I have a piece of advice, you don't go to Persian restaurants for SHRIMP COCKTAIL. That's GROSS.
Anyway - and those who say Maykedeh is better probably just had a good night at Maykedeh because I'd take Alborz over that place any day.
Now that I live in LA - I miss the convenience of Alborz. Even though I supposedly live in the Tehrangeles vicinity, I love the uncomfortable silence and awkwardness of the wait staff. The super eager or barely there attention. It's good. Adds some culture.
Koobideh - always succulent - so juicy. Hot steamy light fluffy rice.
Zehreshk - a little sweet for my taste but I love Zehreshk so too bad.
Fesenjon - Delicious w/ chicken. Think they offer lamb too but I don't eat lamb because it smells like wet hay under the weight of 10 sheep.
And yes the wait staff can be all over you. They're persian. They're fuckin pushy. That's the way it is.
This is a quick review. Persian food in general is amazing. Alborz does some things good, others not as good. To start, like others stated, it doesn't come close to home cooked Persian food. My girlfriends mom makes amazing Persian food.
The Alborz in Berkeley is better than the San Francisco location. The rice seemed fresher. I generally get kabob when I come here, and the chicken, filet mignon and koobideh (ground meat) are all good. Most other stuff on the menu my gf's mom makes better so I don't mess with it. But the chicken fesinjoon was pretty good. Do yourself a favor and give Persian food a try if you've not done so yet. And get a Dugh, the yogurt drink
so went in here with a few friends, one of whom grew up in iran, so we were quite excited. we left the ordering up to him of course and sat back to enjoy. if i could tell you what we ate, i would, but i can't. they brought out 2 huge plates of rice, a huge plate full of chicken and meat cooked a few different ways. dig in.
oh ya, we had apps, again, not sure what, though i made it a point to get the lamb tongue, which was great.
service was great, i hope they are that great to groups that don't have someone that speaks their native tongue, and not lamb that is, hahaha
I wish I had gone here more when I lived about a block away from it. I don't recall ever having a bad meal here.
Alborz is hands down one of my favorite restaurants in the city and it's a plus that I live just a block away. My husband is Persian and his family cooks authentic Persian food all the time. Alborz measure up great with my Mother-in-laws home cooked meals and sometime even surpasses them.
We celebrated my husband's birthday with our friends and had a full meal and it ended up being about $35 per person. The portions are rich and designed to enjoy family style. I can see how it can be difficult to order for someone that has little experience with Persian food however that is the case for most ethnic restaurants and it's a learning experience.
I look forward to my take-out meal tonight for Valentines Day!


