I ordered Afghan Cuisine for a socially distant picnic baby shower at the park and they did not disappoint! Working with the owner was a breeze and he was communicative and made good suggestions for the menu. They individually packaged each meal in eco-friendly recyclable to-go containers and provided generous portions. They delivered the food in person and the best part was that the food was all in tact (not mixed) on their drive over. We ordered rice, chicken kabob, beef koobideh, hummus, Afghan salad, and bread. They even included some chapli kabab. Everything was fresh and all the guests were raving about the food and asking where it was from. Thank you Afghan Cuisine for allowing us to maintain healthy social distancing at our picnic and providing a delicious experience for everyone. read more

Afghan Cuisine - Halal Near Me - Concord, California

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We visited Afghan Cuisine on December 23rd with a group of 15. Muhammad was our host and served us well! We order an array of dishes and everything was delicious. My personal favorites were the dumplings, hummus, and kabobs with traditional rice. We are already talking about going back. We highly recommend checking this place out. They opened just before the pandemic hit and have made it this far, let's support this wonderful small business! read more

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The food is Incredible. Delicious. Outstanding even! This review is so long overdue. Hands down this is the best place to eat in Concord and its no competition to even the best places in the city - without a doubt. The food comes out hot fresh juicy savory with the most amazing flavors. Every. Single. Time. The service is wonderful, Mohammed is knowledgeable and passionate and amazing at running this place, making sure every plate served is served with love! This place is super clean and I just can't stress enough how consistent they are here. Been here at least a dozen times. Never let me down once. This place is always on point. Food is always straight FIRE YALL!!! You have to come and try for yourself. I love every dish. The daal is what brought me here. You'd swear somebody's s grandma is in their kitchen whipping it up! The Chapli, fire. You have to order it with the pita and the yogurt dish. The Afghan salad is fire too!!! I give my highest recommendations for sure!! Compliments to chef Aslaam !! This man knows how to cook y'all. Great prices, great portions, and great service that never disappoints. read more

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First time amazing experience. Ordered the lamb korma, Chapli Kabob, Beef Kabob. All 3 were fantastic. The lamb korma and the beef kabob, in my opinion is worth the drive from San Jose. Will I go back again? Definitely yes! I'll just wait till after covid or warmer weather coz sitting outside was bloody cold. The owner and wait staff were very accommodating, knowledgeable and patient in explaining the menu. Overall a super experience. Highly recommended; especially if you live around the restaurant the food may stay hot for take away. In my case does not work all the way back to San Jose. read more

We ordered a large amount of food for an event nearby. They were super helpful when I was unsure what to order. The whole process was so smooth and everyone raved about the food! (I was too busy to eat and then when I remembered it was gone!) we will definitely use them again and meanwhile, I plan to go eat there! read more

This is our favorite restaurant in Concord hands down, and probably in the outer East Bay area (Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill/Concord). Honestly, everything we have ordered has been 5 stars. Fresh, unique (could never imitate at home), flavorful, generous portions. Here is what we have ordered and loved: Sambosas Both kinds of mantu dumplings Narunj Palow - this makes my mouth water thinking about it tbh. Qabeli Palow Salati Afghani If it is your first time, for 2 people I would recommend trying a dumpling order and the narunj palow with the salati afghani. read more

Mohammed ( the owner) is the real deal! I was a loyal patron of their competitor Chopan Kabob. But no longer as this place knows how to treat customers and the food quality is amazing! I like these people and wish there were more people like them. This is an honest to goodness business and I'm taking away the 11 people I referred to Chopan years ago and now told them to go here. These people deserve the business. The others don't because they don't value nor care about it. GO HERE! Trust me you will be happy all around that you did! read more

I've been going to Afghan Cuisine restaurant for a while and I think it's the best Afghan restaurant in the area. The food is very delicious and made out of fresh products. I tried out majority of dishes and I enjoyed all of them. The customer service is top notch. Guys who work there are very welcoming and nice. I suggest this place for those who want to enjoy tasty Afghan food and for those who want to be introduced to it. 10/10 read more

Im Palestinian. We enjoy afghan food. My family normally orders afghan food in fremont. Today was my moms birthday. We didnt to try this restaurant. We were blown away. It was soo good. My mom raved about it. In fact is was so good, that we called the restaurant just to tell him how good it was over the phone. The meat portions were plenty and juicy. The rice was not dry. The customer service was oustanding when you walk in. Best place by far in the Bay Area!!! read more

The food here tastes amazing. I stop here every time for afghan food when I'm passing by concord, Walnut Creek. I recommend the kabob platter the meat is marinated amazingly well and the meat is so soft when you bite in to it . read more

Loved the food! Enjoyed every bite of the kabobs ordered. It was worth dining with my loved one versus watching movie on our date night. It was so good that we brought our son 2 nights in a row! Must dine here! Thank you! read more

My family and I love this place. The owner is super nice and helpful without being pushy. All of the food is seasoned perfectly and the ingredients are top notch and fresh. We will definitely be back! read more

As an Armenian, I'm always seeking out great food from like-cultures. These guys are some of the nicest dudes serving some of the best Afghan cuisine this side of the Bay. We ordered a bunch of chapli and koobideh/shami, as well as some orders of eggplant and the qabeli palow for my cousin's birthday. The food was outstanding. The meats were all super juicy and tender. The rice was perfect. As a sendoff for picking up our order, the chef hooked us up with a few very nice baklava: the hint of rose water was awesome! Looking forward to visiting these guys again soon! read more

Seems they cook everything fresh or close to it, will take little longer in u press with time during lunch hr .Said that the food quality is right there with customer service. Must stop if you want to try good quality Afghanni. Love their eggplants dish. read more

THE FOOD HERE IS AMAZING. I'm not usually a fan of chicken, but the owner recommended it and it may well be the BEST CHICKEN IVE EVER HAD. Super juicy and the flavor was just right, but made even better with their house made hot sauce. Don't be afraid of it as there is not a crazy amount of heat in the sauce. It has a bright herbal freshness to it that compliments everything there. The rice is perfectly cooked and had a subtle kiss of saffron. The other dishes not to miss are the shami kebab and the lamb qorma. Shami was very juicy and if you want a little more flavor just add a pinch of salt. The lamb qorma was just the right amount of heat and I like that they give you pieces bone-on, so you can eat the marrow and connective stuff that has all the flavor. Service is from the heart and genuine. If you like kebabs, make sure to try this place. Easily the best in town. read more

Wow, what a find. This place is right on a prime corner across from the skate park. Came here with the wife and kids to try something new, and this place did not disappoint. We started of with the dumpling app and a plate of Bolani Gandana. Do good, just the right amount of spice and heat for the kids to enjoy it also. Dinner was some more special surprises. An order of lamb with rice and orange peal something. What ever it was good. Couldn't put it all away so some made it home. As I write, still good for a second round. High marks all around. read more

Christmas eve was my first time ordering from this restaurant. I was in a pinch and needed a last minute meal for four. I called and spoke with the owner, Mohamed, who was extremely kind, patient, and accommodating. The customer service alone is worth trying this place. The food was superb! I ordered with the guidance of Mohamed in order to experience a sampling of their best, and was not disappointed. The saucy (qorma)lamb was soo good and falling off the bone, the chicken and beef kabobs were tasty, Afghani rice with carrots and raisins, additional seasoned rice, lentil, spinach, samosas, homemade hummus and naan were very flavorful and delicious!!! This place deserves the time I'm taking to complete this review. Furthermore, it is my new favorite local restaurant. I highly recommend it! read more

This is awesome! My friend and I had never heard of this place and tried it out! The people were very curteous and friendly, they even asked me if I wanted my chicken juicy! Definitely coming back if I'm in the area read more

Afghan Cuisine - Halal Near Me - Concord, California

Wow...wow...and another wow reversed Wow! I drive for Uber and when people ask me "where are you from?" And I say originally Afghanistan, but grew up in the Bay to LA, they then ask, Wheres the best Afghan spot? I say Kamdish. But I swear, I just left this place AFGHAN CUISINE, AND I tipped half the AMOUNT OF the bill! Do I need to say any more? You want to talk about GENUINE HALAL AFGHAN STYLE then get yo body in this place!!!!!!! CHICKEN KABOB, KACHALO BOLANEE, SALIVATION LIKE A SON OF A GUN. Yup Ill be telling all my Uber and lyft riders bout this joint FROM FRISCO TO LONDON!!!! Wow may The Creator reward all yall at Afghan Cuisine!! Nothing but love from THIRTY3.OFFICIAL. MOHAMMAD BURHAN read more

This is a little, unassuming, place in a tiny strip mall, but the Afghani food is excellent. We have seen a handful of Afghani places come and go in Concord, some good, some not so good. Afghan Cuisine is great. We have tried almost everything on the menu and everything has been good to great. Our favorites were the Borani, Sabzi Spinach, Narunj Palow Orange Lamb, Chicken, Spicy Chapli Beef, Yogurt & Cucumbers, Turshi Pickles (spicy), Dough, and the Mango lassi. The combo-platters with rice are a great way to try several items. It is an excellent place for family style dining. If you like spicy ask for the hot peppers...they are really spicy and go with everything. The service is exceptional and one of the reasons this has become a favorite. They also have superior vegetarian dishes. We found this substantially better than the nearby Chopan Kabob. read more

The wife and I left dinner way too late (9:30pm) on Christmas Eve and were searching all over the neighborhood for something to eat with no luck... even fast food places were closed. Saw the "open" sign at Afghan Cuisine and pulled in hoping we could get some food, even if it was just to go. We were welcomed at the door and made to feel very welcome despite the fact it was 30 minutes from closing. The staff were super friendly and helpful with suggestions on dishes and drinks and the food was delicious. (Tarragon soda? Mind blown!). Lamb chops, ground beef skewers, chicken korma - all excellent. Ate so much we didn't have space for dessert so will have to wait till next time. There will absolutely be many more next times, between the food and the staff who made us feel like family we will definitely be back. Highly recommend read more

My wife and I love Afghan food so we decided to check out this restaurant. Quite frankly we were very disappointed by the food and the way it was served. The staff were very friendly but that was the only positive aspect of our visit. The place served our food on paper plates and in plastic "to go" containers and we were given pater plates and wrapped packets of plastic utensils (including salt and pepper packets). The sabzi was bland, the lamb and the the mantu kadu were good. The floor was sticky. I can't understand why this place has so many 5-star reviews. read more

Great food and service! I had the sheer tea (sweet milk tea), dawl (lentils), chicken and beef kabob with rice. The chutney was amazing, the spicy chutney even better! Plenty of food for 2. We ended up getting a little desert - forgot the name! Little cream filled pastries with crushed pistachios. GET IT! We don't live in the immediate area but we'll be back! read more

Fantastic food. Got takeout. Really good. Highly recommended. We tried the eggplant, palow, and squash mantu. All great. If you like eggplant at all - don't sleep on it. read more

Food was good...the place, rather uninviting somewhat creepy. No one was in there and prayer chants were playing (while a methed out crackhead was screaming about Jesus outside just trying to get to the place) so we just got our food to go to just try it. The guy was kind enough, and the food was decent for Togo food. Just a weird location and vibe. read more

It's been awhile and when I'm in Concord...I must have my Shami at my most favorite Authentic Afghan Restaurant managed by 2 Wonderful Bros, who stays true their own home recipes. Their yoghurt sauces are Deliscious and all their Kabobs esp my fav Shami are cooked to perfection!!! read more

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First time to eat there. Really good food and service. I ordered lamb with rice and I enjoyed the food so much. I also ordered "Dough" to go, which is a yoghurt drink and it was super good. Whenever I am in Concord, I will eat at this restaurant. read more

How about some napkin on the table?!! Or bring some water? Add some salt and spices to your food man. I'm from the same culture and I have many Afghan friends. I have to respond to your disrespectful words to a customer, accusing me to be a competitor. I'm not your competitor Sir. I live in Sacramento and I do construction for work. I was there at 7:00 pm I ordered gananda bolany. Two ladies came later and sat. The other African American gentleman came and sat. There was no spoon, fork, napkin or salt and pepper on the table but there was a candle. I walked to cashier to grab napkins but there was none. You or other person was talking to a customer and I had to reach behind the glass to grab some tissue. Still don't remember!!!?? You didn't ask me or other people if they need anything or no. I should have taken a video. read more

Amazing quality authentic Afghan food. Qabuli Pulao was superb, especially when combined with the abundance of sauce options (chutneys, etc.) Customer service was top-notch, and plenty of parking in the lot attached to the restaurant. Great place to get quality halal Afghan food, closer to Downtown Concord & BART. Can't reiterate enough that the customer service was extremely friendly & professional, constantly kept checking in with me & asking if I needed anything else. Probably the best Qabuli Pulao I've ever tasted, and the traditional couch-like seating options are a huge plus! I love this place, and would certainly recommend it to anyone :) read more

The best Afghan food I've had in a LONG time. The qabli palow rice was super flavorful and had a good amount of lamb, the chicken kabob and chapli kabob were cooked perfectly. We got the family size combo order and it fed 9 of us! Highly recommend and they cater to the South Bay, which was amazing read more

Afghan Cuisine - Halal Near Me - Concord, California

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"Afghan Cuisine" is the latest tenant in this space. last being "Taste". decor has been tastefully done to make space unique. "Afghan" ambience thruout. instrumentals ln background. flatscreen in corner offerings: (generational family recipes) appetizers, qorma sides, kebobs, salads, desserts, eats: 2 meat kebob combo (13) lamb & beef, medium -8 medium sized pieces total, beef bland, lamb gamey, chewy, neither juicy. -comped soup was flavorful, unique -rice, flatbread bland, average tasting -kebob took 30 minutes to arrive leftovers: -no water given, no check-ins. 2 forks, spoon given, no knife. -flavors not similar to other afghan foods previously eaten. maybe there's a regional difference, etc. -parking lot is really strange..... read more

I was blown away by how good the food tasted. It was literally cooked by the owner's mom. There's nothing close to this taste anywhere in the eastbay. I've seen lot of restaurants.. with cooks not from the same culture but this was different. The ppl who belong to the same culture and region were in the kitchen. This is a rare find! read more

Native Concordian, and I'm so happy that Afghan Cuisine is here. Dinner was delicious, we had lamb and chicken kabob. They serve with salad and bread. Their salad was fresh and crispy. I was a big fan of the lamb too! The service was 10/10, knock out. They checked on us through out the meal and made sure everything was to our liking. There is a pretty tea room inside, complete with Afghan rugs. read more

Really great first impression of this place. Had the quabili pallow and the portion of meat was a bit small but the flavor was great. Had a beef/chicken combo skewers, the beef was melt in your mouth tender and perfectly seasoned. The chicken was perfectly cooked and moist with great seasoning. Would of liked a few more barbecued tomatoes with it but otherwise perfect. Overall great meal for a new place and I will probably try more skewers next time. read more

Excellent food, very delicious. Love the Kabob's and also the salads. Quick service and friendly staff.

Another fabulous dinner at z Afghan Cuisine, the freshness of the dishes never ceases to amaze me. We particularly enjoy the Shami and Chicken Breast Kabobs but each time we go we add on other sides and all have been so tasty. The sauces add another dimension of flavor--terrific!!! Please check this place out, it is the best in the Bay Area in our opinion and we've tried many! read more

This is hands down one of the best Afghan restaurants I've been to. All of the different foods we ordered were delicious. I'm not one to take pictures or write reviews, but this place absolutely deserves it. The chicken was flavorful, and I love that they have beef options. The eggplant dish is so good it made me rethink how i eat it. This place is mostly known for to-go orders, but feel free to dine in. I will definitely be back for sure. read more

Don't be put off by the location and modest decor - this little gem of a family owned restaurant serves up very delicious and generous portions of Afghan cuisine. As others have mentioned, everyone who works there is welcoming and gracious. They gave us complementary baklava desserts (which we took home since we were already full) without being told it was my birthday :) read more

We made a last minute decision to go out for dinner with my parents. I'm always looking for a good halal kabob place. We arrived around 7 pm and love how this place is open till 10pm. We were seated and greeted right away. We placed our order and I did the yelp check in. After the young man took our order, I saw him go and give the order to the cook and realized the cook seemed a little confused and was asking clarifying questions. I went up by the counter and made sure they had the order correct. The waiter never asked us if we wanted pallow or challow. When the food came out I realized they mixed up the combo and one skewer of the chicken was missing. The waiter was aware of this apologized. The chicken kabob was good but one thing I don't like is Afghan restaurants like to use food coloring on the chicken-I prefer the original color. The taste was good and juicy. The beef tekka kabob was good but it wasn't cooked to perfection. There was some inconsistency with the cooking. The shami kabob was very dry and It didn't taste good at all. They do give a generous amount of rice which I don't think is necessary. The salad and bread was okay but I didn't like that they bring it out in disposable bowls. For the yelp check in, they initially brought out one sambosa and then he brought out 2 more. My recommendation is bring the same size as the appetizer menu, don't be stingy. The sambosa came after the food arrived, bring the appetizer first. Couple recommendations for the restaurant; -If it's a large group of customer bring the salad in a bigger appropriate dish and give them small plates to put it for themselves. -Leave the utensils on the tables ready for the customer. The utensils are located on a table next to the restroom, I didn't like that. -The young waiter was nice but I don't think he knows the menu well, maybe he's new?? I really like the location, design, and cleanliness of this place and once they work out these small details I think this will be a great Afghan restaurant. Overall, I would say this is a 3.5 star restaurant as of now and it has the potential to be a solid restaurant. read more

Afghan Cuisine - Beef tekka - Halal Near Me - Concord, California

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Tried this place for the first time and really liked it. All the food we tried was really good and the meat was super tender. Will definitely go back here again. read more