| Category: | Restaurant, |
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| Address: | 1717 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104, USA |
| Zip code: | 91104 |
I dine in this restaurant quite often! This is the best place to to have a good dinner. I visit this spot many times. The food is of high quality, the staff members are polite and the rates are fair. I like being in this spot over a tasty lunch.
The staff was friendly, but unorganized. My coffee treated somewhat sour, like the beans were burned in the roasting process. I order a 2x4 which included bacon, eggs, sausage and pancakes. It all came on one plate, so that the pancakes were soaking up the bacon grease and egg yolk.
Awesome breakfast food. I needed to find something quick and good to eat and this place was right what we were looking for. I have not one complaint. I will definitely go back when we are back in town.
Finally got to try this place out and it certainly didn't disappoint. You know it should be good when the people walking out tell you "you're in for a treat" unsolicited.
First of all, the service. Very attentive and really good.
As for the food, everything was absolutely delicious and seasoned well.
We ordered a couple appetizers: hummus and kibbeh. Hummus was really good and had a nice citrus zing to it. The kibbeh was solid and was served with a tomato based dip.
I ordered the pork kebab. Josh M ordered the combination plate of luleh kebab and chicken breast kebab. My pork kebab came with 4 pieces of pork, a hefty pile of delicious rice, hummus (probably wouldn't have ordered the appetizer if we had known), tomato and pepper. The combination plate had the same sides.
For dessert, we got an order of the baklava. It was served warm with a chocolate drizzle on top. It had some rose water too.
Entrees around all around $15 +/- a couple dollars. If you want to splurge, they have bigger set meals to binge on. Parking around this area was real easy when we went, but not sure during other hours. They do serve sandwiches based on the same meats too which are about half the price as a kebab entree.
I was extremely impressed with the presentation and taste of my order. The beef luleh was one the most juicy and flavorful kebabs I ever had, inclusive of all the Persian koobidehs and Turkish kabobs I've eaten in the past. What put it over the top was the delicate fragrant seasoning, with just the right amount of smokiness and feign sweetness (not overseasoned). The strips of luleh were pressed into pocket pieces and had the tenderness of meatballs. From the taste, I could tell that the meats were not the frozen type. I also enjoyed the bell pepper because it had a smoky flavor to pair with meats. It was not burnt like the ones I usually find at Persian restaurants. The perfect execution demonstrates the operator is indeed a master of the barbecue pit.