Persian & Middle Eastern fare plus weekday lunch buffet, wine & beer in a casual setting. Based on 407 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
3133 N Oakland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: (414) 964-5475
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Hours
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
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Reviews
Dietrich Hunter
These plates are packed with flavor. The price shows the value of fresh ingredients and balanced recipes.
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Anne Marie DeBoard
We really enjoyed our dinner here. I was visiting from out of town and we had one person in our party that is vegan and gluten free. This was an excellent option for him AND I didn’t realize this, but he is actually Persian, so it turned out great. It’s a counter service restaurant. I ordered the vegan plate and the beef Koubideh. The beef was excellent! The vegan plate had wonderful hummus, and a salad along with rice. The rice was a little bland but everything else was wonderful. I only wish they had some sumac seasoning.
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Kacie Lin
Service is good but the food is terrible… absolutely terrible. It is also expensive too… I ordered beef kabab and got 6 little pieces of beef for 16 dollars. Beef has some funny taste. Had to throw everything away because my stomach won’t allow me to swallow any of them done
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Kamal Tabatabai
Being from out of town we relied heavily on customer reviews but man were we disappointed. Not sure what other reviewers had but this was by far the worst Persian food I’ve ever had. Every meal was way too salty and the meats were super dry and flavorless. Although I had good conversation with the owner prior to our meal I didn’t get a chance to tell him about our experience afterwards because he was in conversation with another customer and my wife and son didn’t want to wait any longer.
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John Bounyavong
Just got takeout from here and it was perfect! Hot and fresh and delicious. My wife is very picky with her Tabouli salads and instead of having the salad coated with the dressing, which she has gotten from other local restaurants and then it has become old or rotten tasting, this had the dressing on the side so then she could see all the fresh ingredients and pour the dressing on top. Additionally the lentil soup was great and the Gyro dinner with fries was perfect! Will be ordering again and dining in as well!
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Christopher Marks
This place has recently moved and changed their business model, but it’s great. They used to be a few blocks down the road and more of a dine in dinner establishment. Now it’s more like a sandwich/lunch place dine in or carry out. Same great food and just a few blocks from UWM.
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Jenni Atkinson
Excellent food and great service! Shahrazad catered an event I attended years ago, and I’ve been wanting to go there ever since. I can’t wait to return once the buffet is open again, yum!!!
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Spring Anderson
I heard this place was once really great. Proper sit down, best hummus…. Now it’s fast food/take out/low quality food. The McDonald’s of Mediterranean/middle eastern food. So sad. Everything is served on plastic or paper. Barely got any food. The gentleman who took our order was nice but that was the only nice thing about this place.
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Reba Zaidi
Food was still really good, but atmosphere has changed dramatically since they moved to this new location. It no longer has the cultural flare. I missed that.
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Umm Ismail
I had high hopes for this restaurant. I saw many good reviews and decided to try it. I ordered the chicken kabob. The chicken was amazing! Tender, juicy and well seasoned. The downside of my entree was that it was served with plain white rice. The rice had some spices and mint on top as well as saffron but was tasteless. The plain white rice was extremely disappointing. My entree came with lentil soup which was good. Other people in my party did not fully enjoy their food. Same plain, tasteless white rice accompanied their meals. One member of my party had lamb. While the lamb was not tough, it was extremely salty. The dish included grilled veggies and a red tomato sauce.The decor in this restaurant is extremely outdated as well as the bathrooms. I sat in a wooden chair that I thought was dry rotten and would collapse. The bathroom was clean but so outdated it appeared dirty. While the food was not awful, I was not happy to have spent almost 70 dollars and not be satisfied. I will not be returning and I don’t recommend going there.
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