Category Archives: Persian

Joon

Joon, web site, 8045 Leesburg Pike, Tysons, VA (in that strip mall right next to the Tiffany’s), 571-378-1390 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Washingtonian | Washington Post | Arlington Mag] One of the very best … Continue reading

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Rumi’s Kitchen

Rumi’s Kitchen, web site, 640 L St NW, Washington, DC, 202-900-9106 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Washingtonian | WaPo | Michelin | Ylp] Oh what a suburban snob I am! I almost didn’t go to … Continue reading

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Saffron House of Kabob

Saffron House of Kabob, web site, 20921 Davenport Dr., Sterling, VA, 703-444-2002 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Ylp] One of the very best pure kabob places around. It is Persian, so you get … Continue reading

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Alborz

Alborz, web site, 8417 Old Courthouse Road, Vienna, VA, 703-288-4500 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [TripAdvisor | zabihah | Ylp] Right now this is the best Persian place around. It’s in some ways a carbon copy of … Continue reading

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Mirage Peruvian Restaurant and Buffet

Mirage Peruvian Restaurant and Buffet, web site 1 web site 2 (formerly called Mirage Kabob and Sweets Café), 5916 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA, 703-845-1600 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [zabihah | City Paper | NoVA Mag … Continue reading

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Sabzi Authentic Persian Kabobs

Sabzi Authentic Persian Kabobs, web site, 4008 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 703-383-1553 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [zabihah | Yelp] photo credit: Ginger Brew Excellent chicken kabob, zereshk polo (barberry rice), the best ghormeh sabzi in the … Continue reading

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How to think about Iranian food

Sadly, I’ve never been to Iran, though I would love to go. Here are a few tips for the Iranian food I’ve had elsewhere: 1. A good koresh (stew) almost always beats a good kabob. Ghormeh sabzi and bademjan are … Continue reading

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Rose Restaurant

Rose Restaurant, 126 W. Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 703-255-9696 or 703-255-2557 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian | Falls-Church News Press | Chowhound] Yes this is from the folks who brought you the old Café Rose, in … Continue reading

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Yas Bakery, and Gourmet Groceries

Yas Bakery, and Gourmet Groceries, 131 A West Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 703-242-2800 or 703-242-4050, across from Magruder’s, not easily visible from the street. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [insider pages] I don’t usually cover ethnic groceries, … Continue reading

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Sam’s Restaurant and Cafe

Sam’s Restaurant and Cafe, 765 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 301-424-1600 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | openlist | Yelp | Gayot] Stews, kabobs, lamb shank, special rice dishes. Sounds pretty good, I have yet to go, … Continue reading

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