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    Kabul Kabob House

    4.1 (108 reviews)
    Open • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    This place is AMAZING!! It was my first time here and they did not disappoint! Everything we ordered was delicious. It has a great ambiance, the staff are super friendly and inviting. If you're in the area I highly recommend stopping in!

    Amazing authentic Afghan food -- everything was fresh, flavorful, and 100% halal. The staff were so kind, respectful, and made us feel truly welcome. Great portions, clean place, and excellent service -- highly recommended!

    Bread , Qabili Palaw and much much more
    Medina R.

    I've never been to Afghanistan , but coming here to Kabul Kabob House is like being in Afghanistan as I would see it on YouTube channels. The food is so fresh and so hot once it comes out. I ordered for 3 people and we got soooo much tasty fresh Afghan food. Please come here and experience what I just experienced. 10/10 words can't describe how everything is just remarkable.

    My large meal. Wow
    John C.

    Amazing meal, I drove by on the way to the car wash and saw so many people out front. Came by 30 minutes later and saw on Yelp that they had very good ratings. Asked my buddy in NYC if he approves of the menu items which he did. LOL Ordered a few items and they came out in large family style portions! :-) lamb, beef, and chicken and mantoo with chicken curry. Way way too much food and ended up taking a lot home for leftovers. Great customer service, excellent and fresh tasting food. What is there not to like? For sure will return!

    Ziad A.

    So my friend brought me here saying not many afghan options in San Diego but this was zabiha halal. We got here the place was very nice, not packed but that is ok. We got the menu and sat down. We ordered an afghan burger, one beef kabob with bread, chicken tikka kabob and chicken shaami kabob and chapli kabob and bolani and shamsi kabob as well. The bolani came after well at same time as main items but we were hoping it to come first as an appetizer, it was ok not the Best in terms of texture but it was flavored well, could have been a bit spicier. The rice in the dishes was not good at all for an afghan standard, I've had good afghan food in the Bay Area in NorCal so this was very dissapointing. The chicken kabobs were also not juicy and had a plastic ish look on them to describe it. The chapli kabob had no flavor and was like very similar to a shaami kabob. The fries were also soggy as well. Overall the afghan food standard is very low in San Diego and would recommend they (chefs) go up to NorCal and try out places like de afghanan in Fremont for comparison. For the prices they had the quality was not worth it. But atleast there was no music so 1 star for that. Hopefully they can fix the food quality asap.

    Mantoo
    Sage S.

    AFGANHAN foOd is super delicious and one of my top favorite foods now I TRIED THE WHOLE MENU The rice with rasin's is something I would of never had tried before trying other dishes and so good. Sweet and savory If you want a culinary treat.... try here Everything is bomb

    Lamb Tikka kabob
    Javier B.

    Mom and Pop shop located in El Cajon main street. This place only been open for a month. They follow all covid precautions. Sitting inside and out but limited. They are opening a market inside the store (it will be good). The lamb was good not gamey and juicy. The beef shami is ground beef in a kabob. This was flavorful and not dry. The Currys was good to mix with the rice. Tiny salads came with the meal. But the game changer was the Naan. This bread was good. When waiting for the food people were coming in for take out and ordering huge portions of Naan (taking 9 to 10 breads) I wish I took a picture on the size if the bread and it smelled amazing. A must try and if your shy to explore....cone for the bread Support your local mom pop shops

    $35 what a joke
    Tony A.

    I've eaten here in person and got better service. I did their delivery service and look at this picture. They charge you more than $20. By the time you get your food you're spending 35 bucks for some rice. What looks like hamburger the whole thing is a joke I would not recommend this place to anyone.

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    The chapli kabob meat was raw and chicken curry was not even close to a curry. DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.

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    I rarely leave reviews, but I had to recognize Mohammad. We stopped by around 11 PM, and despite it…read morebeing late at night, his energy, attitude, and hospitality were absolutely outstanding. He treated us like valued guests, not like customers walking in near closing time. What impressed me most was that he genuinely seemed to care about our experience. He was friendly, attentive, made great recommendations, and even surprised us with a small piece of chocolate on the house. It's the little things like that that people remember. Restaurants are only as good as the people who represent them, and Mohammad is the kind of employee every business wishes they had. If management sees this, please recognize and support him--employees with this level of professionalism and kindness are rare. We'll definitely be back because of him. Thank you, Mohammad!

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