Tandori Kabab is tucked away in the otherwise very busy area of Golden Ring. It sits right on the…read morecorner of Philadelphia Road and Rossville Blvd. The restaurant itself is simple and clean. It's not fancy, but it's simply decorated and a good place to catch lunch. I looked at the menu before I arrived and called in my order. I settled on the boneless chicken tandoori meal. I also requested the green chatni (chutney?) sauce. It came with stewed curry chickpeas, salad, basmati rice & naan. I got the garlic naan and I believe it's an up charge for the garlic version. They give you two big pieces, which could be saved for a quick sandwich the next day. I was less than ten minutes away from the restaurant, so there was a bit of a wait for my meal to be prepared. After about ten minutes, everything was ready. When I got home, I was so excited when I pulled the container from the bag. The aromas of garlic, spices and flavors filled my home. I poured the chatni sauce over my chicken, rice and salad. It was all so amazingly delicious. The chicken was ridiculously tender and flavorful. The salad was simple and fresh. And the stewed curry chickpeas were surprisingly very tasty! I normally do not like consistency of raw/uncooked chickpeas, but in this meal, they were so very good! With tip, the meal came to about $28. A bit on the pricier side, but not a huge shock with the current state of the economy. The servers and host were accommodating and very kind. I would absolutely go back!

Food - I ordered the Tandoori Chicken Leg Platter which includes Tandoori chicken leg, Rice, Naan,…read moreChickpea curry, salad and yoghurt chutney. The chicken was cooked perfectly and delicious. Naan was slightly chewy but it was great for scooping up with chickpea curry. I also had the Chicken Seekh Kabob and it was well seasoned and tender inside. Lastly, the mint chutney it was okay, didn't really like it the yoghurt in the chutney was too tangy for my taste. Service - I ordered the food in store and the food was ready in almost 15-20 mins. The restaurant was clean and had good sitting area, but I would prefer takeout. Overall I would rate 9/10 for this food!

My go-to spot for authentic Mediterranean food in Baltimore…read more I like to order online and pick up my food to go usually, but I have also dined in. It's a bit dark and outdated inside, and they do not sell alcohol. Their shawarma is great, I love their chicken shawarma wrap with fries. They also have a mint lemonade which is extremely refreshing.

Pleasantly surprised! I always walked passed Zaatar and never stopped in but we needed a later…read moredinner the other day and with Zaatar being one of the only spots open (why does everything close so early in Baltimore!?) we stopped into Zaatar. I had the mixed shish grill and truly enjoyed it! I am not typically a steak or lamb person but both the steak and lamb shish kabobs were great! Service was on point and friendly and the ambiance was perfectly casual.

We came across the truck at Great Mane brewery in Haymarket on a Friday night. The gyro platter was…read moredelicious , tender meat chunks , nicely cooked long grain rice and sauce, optional hot sauce drizzled . $14. The service was pleasant and very quick. My son had a nice cheeseburger, with fries, but I thought it was pricy @ $12 . my only negative is the ordering board lacks pricing, so it can get a touch awkward.

Now they have a real restaurant in Essex. Pretty fantastic falafel and kebab selection. Everything…read morewe ate was great and they put a ton of Care into making it. Super nice people who are making very high-quality food. I suspect their coffee and desserts are also really good, though we didn't have much of a chance to try them. The beignet were great.

I clearly just received a combo over rice that had been sitting my guess the original person didn't…read morepickup their order and you saw another order for combo over rice and sent it up without reading the ticket . You can tell because the rice is all stuck together and clumped up same as if you put it in the fridge to heat up later. My special requests wasn't met at all , it literally ask for extra red sauce and sauce under the rice as well . Idk what's so hard to comprehend when someone ask for extra hot sauce . Sorry i don't want plain rice with a small drizzle of sauce . As someone that goes here regularly this shit is so inconsistent, ive been to other naz halal that get it right and read the custom tickets. On top of that the cheesesteak also asked for red sauce and oh look , no red sauce on there either . As someone that likes my food extra spicy , if I ask for extra spice . It's disappointing you can't do that. Oh and they're slowly becoming like chipotle where they're rationing the meat and just giving tons of rice . Note this location has been a headache from the start , as my past reviews are from a year ago and this location.

I food has flavor and always fresh. Service is always friendly and pleasant…read more Ambiance reminds me of my hometown NY. Great spot to get a variety of food and it's not expensive.

Rating based on service. So slow for no reason. It's not busy, at all. There are 4 people in the…read morekitchen, doing a lot of talking. We ordered 20 minutes ago and still waiting. "Oh it's coming right out" says the cashier. Nope, still waiting. There is no one else even in here. Chalk it up to a bad location, or just a poorly managed staff today. Tip - don't order ahead, because it's fast to just order in person.

DENIED WATER I've…read morebeen to many other CAVA across MD + a couple in northern VA & PA. This is the only location who has ever denied a courtesy cup of water. I went through the steps of getting everything I wanted in the bowl. I told the cashier then the manager that if they deny the water, they won't get a dime from me. Manager said it was the owner and blamed me for not knowing their policy for 2 years to which I responded I've never been to this location. The manager was snippy about it. She wouldn't give her name or the owner's name or email and said just email CAVA in general. Ultimately, I ended up at El Gran Pollo next door paid full price of almost $16 instead of about $6 at CAVA (as I had a half off promo), which I'll get around to writing a 3-star review of tomorrow. Incredibly, they were almost going to deny the water, but they didn't when I explained what CAVA did, he gave me a courtesy bottle of water.

All I can say is WOW. My dining partner and I had such an amazing experience here. First of all,…read morethe restaurant is gorgeous inside. We had an earlier dinner reservation so it wasn't as crowded at the beginning but was quite busy at the end. We tried a couple different cocktails and I loved both of mine - Ashta Affair and Asfar So Good. The Ashta Affair was sweet and creamy and the Asfar So Good was deliciously refreshing. My friend really enjoyed his Old Fashioned Date and had a fun experience trying the El Massaya Arak. For appetizers, we ordered Muhamara and Mousakhan Chicken Rolls. The Muhamara came with pita and was such a great dip. The chicken rolls were equally as good with their own sumac labneh dip we enjoyed. For entrees, we shared the Braised Lamb Shank and Makloubeh. The portions were large and the meat was tender. Neither were over seasoned and were absolutely delicious. We couldn't finish it all and saved the rest for leftovers - yum! We wanted to try their dessert and ending up getting the Ashta Bil Asal and Ruz Bil Karaz. The Ashta Bil Asal had cotton candy which made it a fun dessert to try and the Ruz Bil Karaz had a great caramelization coating. Neither were overly sweet which we preferred. It was such a great ending to our meal. I absolutely loved my experience here. Our server, Miriam, was friendly and attentive. We even chatted with the GM, Iman, who also made sure we were provided a great first experience. I cannot recommend this place enough for anyone who's looking for a boujee but amazing time!

Ammoora is such a beautiful spot--definitely great for a nice night out. The vibe is upscale but…read morestill really welcoming. We went for my husband's birthday. We started with Arabic coffee and the Harra Wala cocktail--both were really good. The coffee was strong and flavorful, and the cocktail was unique and refreshing. For food, we ordered batata harra, beetroot hadiqa, lentil soup, saffron pita pie, and saffron rice. Everything was solid, but the saffron pita pie and batata harra were probably my favorites. The lentil soup was super comforting too. For dessert, we got the raspberry sorbet and baklava--perfect way to end the meal. The sorbet was light and refreshing, and the baklava was sweet and flaky. Service was great. Our server made sure we enjoyed our meal and was available to explain the menu options and checking on time to time if we need anything. Overall, a great experience. I'd definitely go back!

This place is truly a gem. Best Persian food in the area. And that's saying a lot since there are…read moremany excellent Persian restaurants in the Baltimore area. Everything on the menu is fantastic! Get the hummus app. Get kabobs... any kind. Also try the Khoresh!

So happy we decided to stop here for dinner. My family and I were headed to Towson for a franchised…read moreexperience when we saw the highly rated but physically nondescript Villagio Cafe. Villagio is of the cadre of restaurants bringing other worlds to homes in America. Mr girls had never had Persian food but the basmati rice and flavorful tender kebabs were familiar. We loved the hummus and mast-o-khyar, the Anneslie family tour entree and the saffron pistachio ice cream. We even took an extra order home. Will absolutely be back, and highly recommend. Or server was attentive, kind and helpful. The ambiance was intimate, clean and cozy!

I rate it 5/5 as a takeout place because the food is so good and I find it sad they only have a 4/5…read moreaverage. But it's true that this place is 4/5 or possibly worse for sitting down, so they kinda deserve it for that. Got takeout from here today and have dined in thrice before--excellent, never had anything slightly bad here. (Those who complain of bland rice must have never had the displeasure of eating over-salted polo--here, it does range from slightly under salted to perfect, but is never too salty.) When I've sat down, the service was good and servers were very polite (and kind about my attempts to speak Persian), but man I cannot get over the weird ambiance--it seems like others can't either; takeout orders predominated by at least 5:1 every time. Walking in you're nervous the place will be dirty with bad food, but it's actually neither, just dim, dated and not well maintained--please at least trash the dead roses so I also prefer the takeout experience. In descending order of absolute best to just good things I've had here: Gheymeh (!!), lamb shank (!!), kashk-e bademjoon (theirs is my favorite!), all kabobs, ghormeh sabzi (not the best I've ever had but pretty good), fesenjoon, salmon (wasn't very Persian, but good) Mast-based appetizers are a bit eh to me but they're the same here as everywhere else. I always get ice cream, it's a really nice treat. I love Persian food and I love introducing people to Persian food, so I wish this was a nicer sit down place to bring people to. I would be up here all the time if it were--there's other middle eastern restaurants northwest of and in Baltimore that I LOVE taking people to because they're both beautiful inside and delicious. But I do so love the food here.

the new buffet is top notch. each day there are specialty items. I was very lucky today as they not…read moreonly had all their regular buffet items ( kabobs, stews etc) as well as mirza ghasemi. now I must say I am a stickler for mg. as I've had it multiple places all over the north of IR. I was blown away today. theirs was the best I've ever had! someone knows what they are doing......this is a very difficult dish to get perfect, and theirs was.

Me and my parents went yesterday to celebrate Mother's Day! I will say that the atmosphere was…read morebreathtakingly gorgeous with its beautiful Turkish mosaic lamps and little sun flowers hanging from the ceiling. Absolutely fantastic service. The gentleman at the front who I assumed was the owner was an absolute sweet heart and was very friendly with us picking out our seat. Loved the food too. We had humus for an appetizer. My mom had shrimp kabab, I had beef kabab and dad had the veggie kabab. Everything was cooked perfectly and was delicious. Even desert was good. My mom loved her baklava and I had pudding cake. Thank you so much for making my mom's Mother's Day special!

We entered for great food and a break from the chilly outdoors and got one of the two…read more I'll skip to the service and the food. The hostess was good, she wanted to seat us in an enclosed section, saying it was warmer. The waitress returned to our table often and met all of our needs. The food was yummy and fresh. I enjoyed bringing some home to eat the next day. This restaurant should have 3 dollar signs because 95% of the entrees are over $30. One star is lost for atmosphere. No matter how nice the decor was, needing my coat and scarf to eat indoors was ridiculous. You see the reason we weren't seated in the warmer section (the hostess's words) was because the owner told her to seat us elsewhere. We learned that he was the owner when our waitress gave us rice pudding from Rudy. We didn't complain and that pudding almost earned the star back. UNTIL my husband stopped at a room heater that was positioned away from our table. Ugh

Fresh, flavorful, and cooked to perfection! This hidden jewel is tucked away in a Columbia md…read moreneighborhood. If you're looking for a nice evening with delicious food without the hustle and bustle of going into the city then this is the perfect spot to try! I enjoyed every dish I tried, and I knew it would be tastey when I experienced the aroma of the food was noticeably potent. Looking forward to my next visit where I'll come back for the lamb and rockfish!

Xenia Greek Kouzina was an experience from start to finish. The atmosphere alone sets the tone--dim…read morelighting, modern vibes, and perfect for a special night out. I had the lobster ravioli and when I say it was amazing... I mean every bite. The pasta was perfectly cooked, the lobster was tender and flavorful, and the sauce was rich without being heavy. It was one of those dishes you don't want to rush through. And don't even get me started on dessert The presentation was so cute with the "Happy Birthday" chocolate and candle--super thoughtful and beautifully plated. Everything looked just as good as it tasted. From the appetizers to the main course to dessert, the food was top tier. If you're looking for elevated Greek cuisine with a luxe feel, Xenia is definitely a must-visit. Perfect for date night, birthdays, or just treating yourself to a really good meal.