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    A1 Afghan Restaurant & Grocery

    4.9 (21 reviews)
    Closed 9:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Dogs allowed

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    Joel B.

    You can taste the love they put into their meals! I actually felt they should have charged more money than they did for the size and quality of the meal that I had. I ordered lamb take a kebabs and a Bulani Gandana as an appetizer. Everything was delicious, and was served with what I can only describe as a great deal of pride. Support this familyy ownd business! If you like African, Indian, Iranian, Nepalese, Latin or Pakistani food and want a meal that's real home cooked, this is the place to go.

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    Last night (12/28/25) we dined at this authentic Afghan Halal Restaurant. We had Lamb Karahi, Lamb Biryani and Leek Bolani. All the items were simply delicious. They tasted very much like authentic Afghan dishes, especially the Lamb Karahi, which is difficult to find of this quality & authenticity anywhere else. When anyone is in Roanoke, VA, one must dine at this restaurant or they would miss big time. We did takeout next day of the Lamb Karahi & Leek Bolani to go for our return journey to Frederick, MD.

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    Arman F.

    Had the Zereshk polow with chicken. The chicken was so flavorful. Theirs has a more umami profile with the tomato paste on the chicken. Rice was cooked perfectly and the barberries didn't overpower the dish. They gave me a huge portion of bread even though it was just me. Thoroughly enjoyed!

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    10 months ago

    Excellent food and a great shop inside. Service a bit slow for a work lunch hour but overall very tasty food

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    2 years ago

    Had a quick lunch date here with my husband and it was a some of the best food we've had in Roanoke. Definitely a must to try!

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    Just had lunch here. Food was simply amazing and service was excellent! We will definitely be back!

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    Pinoy Kitchen

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    4.8
    (14 reviews)
    7.4 mi

    It's not easy to be able to find a Philipino restaurant near by, but we're very fortunate to be…read moreable to have one here in East Vinton, just next door to Roanoke, Virginia. And what an amazing cuisine it has. A woman owned small business, it reasantly opened it's doors in a location that was closed for nearly 5 years. Franchesca, the owner and chef of the restaurant and store is a proud Philipina entrepreneur living in the US with a passion for food and cooking of her native land cuisine, and a fervent desire to share it with all living in her neighborhood and communities near by. She majored in Hotel and Restaurant in College and as soon as she was presented with an opportunity to make her life dream come true she went for it. I first found out about her restaurant and store by discovering its website online, which by the way was wonderfully designed with useful information about her native cuisine, with an extraordinary menu with professionally taken color photographs of the different mejor items on the menu. Besides her great cooking and business skills, she also has wonderful technology and communication skills. When I phoned her restaurant's telephone number to double check the hours of operation of the restaurant and make sure it was already opened, a recording answered wirh a request to leave a message with any question for her about the restaurant. I decided to call again later rather than leave a message and as soon as I hanged up I received a text message explaining that she had to travel to the Philippines for a short period of time and the date when she'll be back to open the restaurant again. When I called again after she was back, a friendly voice answered the phone, so happy that I was interested in visiting her restaurant and trying out her food. She explained about the trip like if she had known me for a long time with a warm and friendly welcome and positive attitude. She confirmed that the restaurant would be open this Tuesday from 11:00am to 7:00pm, and every Tuesday through Saturday at these same hours. So I invited a friend of mine and we went on Tuesday and arrived around 4:00pm. The restaurant store was located on Stewartsville Rd in East Vinton. Housed in a humble yet very clean, relatively small building. It had a large color poster behind one of the windows with a composite of professionally taken color photographs of many food items of the menu. There were plenty of parking spots in front and around the restaurant, including Handicap parking. The small parking lot Restaurant's front sign was placed over the previous old sign. Inside, the place was clean and comfortable with the dining area on the right with burgundy color booths and the store on the left, and the kitchen in the middle. The owner greeted us behind the counter at the entrance with a warm greeting. She gave us a copy of the menu, asked us to have a seat, and took our drinking order. We both ordered Thai Tea and went to seat at a booth with our menus. In a short while she came to take our order. I ordered a Pinoy Lumpia as appetizer, a Crispy Pork Kare-Kare as my entrée, and my friend ordered a Lechon Kawali. The appetizer was amazingly delicious: crispy on the outside and with shredded pork with tasty sauce in the inside. My entrée was the Filipino famous peanut butter stew with crispy fried pork belly. It tasted just amazing. My friend's entrée was the Lechon Kawali: deep fried skin-on pork belly served with jasmine rice. It also looked wonderful and according to my friend, tasted delicious. For dessert I had their Tiramisu y my friend had the Signature Ube Mocha Cake. Everything was amazingly delicious. While we were eating several other customers came in to dine as well, and the owner of the restaurant came by at the appropriate time to talk to us and bring us water. I highly recommend this restaurant and their amazing cuisine. They have the best deep fried skin-on pork belly, and other amazing entrées, and the owner chef had such a great personality. It truly was an extraordinary dining experience.

    Wonderful place to enjoy home-cooked Filipino dishes. Food…read moreand service were great. Price was reasonable. Go-to place If you are craving for something different! Ordered Lechon Kawali, Sisig, Mongo, Pancit Bihon, and Lumpia. Wife was all smiles as she delightfully ate their version of Mocha Cake with Barako coffee. They also have a small store for Pinoy products and other stuff.

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