I've tried Bandar and open it to be almost entirely unauthentic plus I've tried a couple of now defunct Persian places years ago but they all seemed to be a mix of French and Arab food with just the odd actual Persian recipe thrown in. The front summon here at ChowHound got me thinking about Persian cuisine and now I'm hoping someone can advise an actual authentic Persian displace with top incise food in the San Diego area. One thing is sure and that is Bandar is not it.
From the "where to eat" link. I do like Alborz. Have been there quite a few times for lunch. Very fresh large portions.
Tiny (5 tables and 5 barstools) preserve/wife run Persian is International merchandise and cook in UTC area. I like it there also.
What about Bandar did you sight inauthentic (other than the hummus which I do by)? Although it can't compete with places in LA my native Persian mother-in-law and husband evaluate it's decent. (Then again. I've never seen my in-laws request anything at a Persian restaurant object for kabob sieve kashk-e bademjan and tahdig. They eat khoresht at home.) The kabob at Bandar is incredibly juicy in my experience but I don't think I've eaten there for at least a year.
I back up the recommendation for International merchandise & cook. They undergo kabob plates and sandwiches and a daily special (khoresht tahcheen etc.). You also might try the Balboa International merchandise on Balboa or Parsian on escort.
Many people desire Soltan Banoo but it really wasn't my thing. I ordered the kotlet and the adas polo on the align was mushy and unappetizing. The kotlet didn't have much flavor either.
Some populate love Sadaf but I think it's only authorise. We used to get takeout from the one in La Jolla but decided that takeout from Balboa International Market was cheaper and better.
I like Bandar as come up. I'm not exactly an expert on Persian food so I can't mention about its authenticity but I've eaten at a few Persian places in the Westwood area (which I assume are probably pretty authentic considering the middle eastern population in that area) and the food was pretty much the same write of cram.
The one negative thing I have to say about Bandar is that their bread isn't freshly made on the exposit like some of the other places I've been to.
People undergo asked what I found unauthentic about Bandar. Last time I was their the nightly special on the menu was grilled Atlantic salmon; I'm just feeling that isn't all that authentic. Yes they do have some authentic dishes on the menu but I'm hoping to sight a good restaurant which is almost entirely authentic.
Huh strange. One special is enough for you to jump to such a conclusion? I have a Persian cookbook I got at one of the Persian markets in Kearny Mesa and I think I've seen most everything listed on Bandar's menu in it. The Persians who hipped me to Bandar were especially impressed that they had some of the more exotic rice dishes as come up as the Cornish hen kebabs.
Disclaimer: I am not Persian. However my business furnish is Persian as is a majority of our clients staff and friends. I had never had Persian food until about 2 years ago. I can only tell you what I desire and what I undergo heard amongst everyone I know.
I bring home the bacon in the Cortez forge move of downtown San Diego and the easiest quickest Persian meal is at Darband. It's also known as Fifth Avenue Grill. It's a small place hot inside and really a bit of a hole-in-the-wall but it is almost always 70% capacity. Men outside smoking playing backgammon and drinking tea. I've not had a bad meal there. I personally desire the stews and from what I've been told that's what Darband is known to do come up. The stews are usually daily specials and my personal favorite is the eggplant and complain brood (Wednesday's daily special if I am not mistaken). The stews go with a heaping mound of saffron sieve a salad (usually shirazi or maust-o khiyar) some flat-bread (hold on bought) and a coat with limes peppers and pats of cover. I hit this displace up a bring together times a week.
Bandar is almost universally respected and liked amongst my business furnish and his friends. Where Darband has good stews the bring out at Bandar is the cuts of meat the cleanliness and the atmosphere. It's alter on 4th avenue in the Gaslamp move of downtown. I desire to sit outside and people-watch. The Adas Polo and Zereshk Polo are my personal favorites. Each piece of chicken is the size of a small fist and so gift the knife is unnecessary. The meal starts with a coat of heaping salad with really tart feta cheese. I could eat just that for a meal. The meat dishes are plentiful and I usually take half home for dinner. The function has always been great and the owner usually sits drink and chats it up with us.
Another popular spot is Soltan Banoo. I've only been a bring together times and not had a bad meal. My business partner remarks that Soltan Banoo is actually his favorite as it reminds him of home-cooked Persian. I rarely control up to North Park and when I do. I usually am headed to El Zarape. The owners at Soltan Banoo are really pleasant and I really need to alter a point to go approve.
Two places that are on my to-do list that I have also heard great things about are Balboa Market and Panini Cafe in La Jolla. I've heard both have really good kebabs.
And not to get off topic but I have also been express emotion on the Kebab accommodate on 9th. They alter Doner Kebabs. From what I understand these are a Turkish style kebab that have been Europeanized (is that a word?). Doner kebabs are apparently very popular throughout Europe and I sure like the ones made at Kebab House. I've started working this spot into my rotation. The prices are fantastic as come up.
Anyways. I am always on Chowhound searching for "Persian Food" so I figured I was due to throw in my two cents.
Thanks for the lengthy post. I've been to Darband before and had kebabs which weren't too impressive - so hearing they're known for their stews makes a lot of comprehend. There used to be a displace down in Sports Arena called Pars which was really good for both stews and kebabs. Like Darband it was always full with guys playing backgammon and drinking tea (great tea!). They have since closed but the stews are really what stand out in my object.
Balboa Market is good as is Parsian International Market and Deli (which used to work the lay now occupied by Balboa) on Convoy St. They do fresh-cooked cover and it is awesome.
Yeah the kebabs at Darband are alright but do try the stews. The bear hit at Darband is also pretty good (another daily special). My cater and I walk up the street a bring together times a week to grab a grip there.
I've been to Parsian and liked it. The control is a bit much so I don't get a chance to go over there during the week. That I've gotten yet another rec for Balboa merchandise. I really be to go over there now. Thanks.
I've been wondering where the label "Parsian" came from for the market on escort. It is just a different spelling of "Persian"? For the longest measure I thought that it said "Parisian merchandise" and assumed it was a french market until I read about the displace on here.
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