Probably one of my favorite spots in the area. My go-to is the Tandoori chicken and Barg (filet mignon cut thinly) then my hubby and I share. The meats are fresh, tender, and juicy and super flavorful. They serve the dishes with lots of rice so we always do half salad (extra cost). We love the green pepper sauce they serve with the pita and always ask for more to go with our meal. I also enjoy their burnt rice - I eat it like chips lol. Their chai tea is delicious as well. Even when ordering to-go, the portion and freshness is never lacking. They're always quick & efficient yet friendly. Pre-COVID this place would get packed and we still see people dining and plenty of to-go orders; so you know it's good. They also offer a variety of other meats such as kubideh, lamb, salmon and have desserts. The prices are right for the quality and portions. Give it a try and you won't be disappointed. read more

This is our go to place for Iranian food. There has been an update and the place is much larger and looks better also. The kabobs are delicious and the food come out very quickly. We usually order the tideg for appetizer which is crispy rice from the bottom of the rice dish and they put a meat sauce on it. This time we ordered sultani kabob, kobedah and lamb shank with Zereshk rice. Over all the meal was delicious as always. They did charge me for changing the bagoli rice to Zershek $3.50 extra. For good Iranian food this place is worth going to. read more

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Really good Persian food! I love getting the kubideh (ground beef). The jujeh (cornish hen) is also another good option to try if you do not eat beef. Both are really tender and tasty! The dish comes with a lot of rice, so its good enough for two people to share. I like to put sumac on everything to give a more tangy lemon taste. Also, add butter to the rice to get a more creamy taste. The green sauce is spicy with a kick, so use cautiously if you cannot handle spicy. Always ask for the crispy rice! It's a thin layer of rice which they make crispy with butter. This place is always busy so if you're in a hurry, I would suggest call ahead and order take out. read more

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Food is typically good here. Just to let others know, we were denied to be seated 30 minutes prior to close. So if your looking to enjoy a nice meal late night this is not the place. read more

Unfortunately, we have received a very poor service Waiters who served us he was like, who cares did not took order deliberately he was like in hurry taking other customers.I will never recommend to friends. read more

A lot of Persian places have stopped having Cornish hen so I was so excited to see it in the menu. It did not disappoint! They give an insane amount of rice and the bread is delicious read more

Shamshiry - a plate of rice, meat and onions - Middle Eastern Near Me - Vienna, Virginia

This place is a must try if you like Iranian kabobs. All their chicken kabob and pulav are good. Their taste is on point if you are looking for a mildly spiced juicy chicken kabobs. Don't forget their saffron ice cream -- one of the items that you can finish the entire bowl in one go. This place is mostly crowded so feel free to have a takeaway. Also try their dough and mint teas as a side. read more

The food was not good, the cups smelled very dirty, the meat tasted rancid, and the food was flavorless. The service was careless, the people were very rude. I have had great Persian food, this place was the worst I have ever been to. I would not recommend it to anyone, and I am Persian. Also, the ambiance was terrible, so loud and everyone was very impolite. I could not believe that so many Persians go their. 1/10 read more

Perfect meal . We arrived were promptly seated . We were served fresh bread and they made an item on the menu that was advertised our favorite actually Baba Ganoush with fresh onion and lightly grilled tomatoes. Yummy ! This is as close to eating home cooking that you will ever dine out for . I give 10 stars my Salesman from Euro Motor Cars recommended I agree read more

Every time I'm near Tysons I have to come to this place. They have the best kabobs ever. When you start, they give you naan with a jalapeño dip. I usually get the chicken kabobs but this time I tried the lamb. It was cooked so good. I have never had lamb like this. I'm usually a fan of lamb chops but now I'm addicted to this. It tasted like an amazing cut of steak but with less chew. It had a nice char on the outside but the paired with the rice was heaven in my mouth. Make sure you get the yogurt as well. If you in the area make sure you check with place out! read more

I am really torn about this restaurant on the one hand the food is amazing and the owner is very sweet on the other hand the waiter was the grumpiest I have ever endured. We were being super nice and asking questions about the menu and it was clear he had zero desire to help or explain things to us. Again food and ambiance 5 stars, waiter killed the experience for me though. Zero stars for him. Moving forward we will probably just grab and go. The kabobs and saffron rice are delicious. I also highly recommend their salad and yogurt sauce with cucumbers. Finally they have a yogurt drink and saffron ice cream which are delicious as well. read more

Finally made a trip to Shamshiri. All my Persian friends recommend this place. It is supposed to be the best Persian Kabob place in town. Ambience and Service: 4. The service is fast. We arrived after 1:20 and they still has a lunch rush. This is a very popular spot. The restaurant has their service running smooth. Immediately I noticed the restaurant is packed and most diners are middle eastern. This is a good sign that the food is authentic. Also understand that they are trying to rush you through. Server brings a jar of water as soon as they sit you and bread. So no need for refills. The service lacks friendliness. For instance, we didn't know there is the option to substitute white rice with Polo. So we ordered chelo kabob and Polo. We ended up with a lot of rice. A good server should have let their customers know about the option. Price: 3. The value here is mediocre. Compare to Kabob Palace that gives you a lot of sides and charge you for a couple bucks less. You only get rice and Kebobs with your order. Portions are smaller compared to Kabob Palace and Afghan Bistro Springfield. I know some would say I am comparing apples to oranges. Shamshiri is supposed to be Persian and Kabob Palace is more Afghan or Pakistani. Hey, who wants to pay more to get less food. Kabobs are Kabobs. Between the 3 restaurants, Afghan bistro prob has the best quality. I will get to that later. Shirazi salad is $4:50. At Afghan bistro that is complementary. Doogh is $2.50 and that is $2.25 at Kabob Palace. Food: 3. We ordered Chelo Kabob Shamshiri, which came with rice, onions, 1 grilled tomato, 1 Kubideh and 1 barg. The barg is a piece of flank steak. We also ordered Baghali Polo. Polo is a rice dish. Overall the food is unimpressive. First, let's talk about the Polo. This is a Persian standard. It is a type of rice dish that is eaten from China to the Mediterranean. Each region or country put their spin on it. In some countries it is called Palau. In the Mediterranean it is the rice pilaf. In Spain it is the paella. In India it is a biryani. But the fundamentals are the same everywhere. Don't overcook the rice. Each grain of rice should stand on its own. Lots of flavor. It should be a hearty dish. I didn't get that today. The Polo is over cooked. No flavor. Small portions. Let's talk about the chelo, or rice half of the chelo kabob. It was well seasoned. But it had clumps of rice in it. The Kubideh was a bit dry. Conclusion: 3 Overall review is dictated by the quality of the food. Based on the food today, I can't in my honest opinion give it higher than a 3. A side comment is this place has a busy take out business. The food has a take out restaurant feel to it. It is not a fine dining restaurant. read more

Shamshiry - Chelo kabob Shamshiri and Baghali Polo. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Vienna, Virginia

Huge portion size, every single food item was fantastic down to the complimentary green sauce.

2.5 stars After reading most of the reviews..I agree with many that their service isnt great. Our waitress didnt look or sounded happy when taking our order. I didnt want to pronounce the food wrong, so I pointed clearly of which I wanted. All I kept hearing back from her was "huh?" Or "what?" The plus side was that we got a table quickly during the peak time on sunday which is lunch time. They dont do reservations, is what I've been told when I asked. Overall food was okay, couldn't finish because it was a huge portion size. Just took the food home which was fine. Then decided to get the "ice cream" sandwich. The wafers were super stale and the ice cream part itself was okay. read more

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Been here multiple times and this place is a classic. Everything you order is great and they have some of the best koobideh around. However, the one time they failedme is when I had ordered takeout and received someone else's order. read more

This review is for their customer service. I walked in tonight at 10:25 and was told dining in ends at 10:15. The waiter told me if I ask the manager he could possibly make an exception for me. I told him it was my birthday and I did drive 1.5 hours to get to Shamshiry. He didn't care and told me I could just order take out. I insisted again that it was my birthday and I really wanted to dine in and stated I would leave before 11. Again, he didn't care. I was really really upset. He could've made it happen read more

I love Shamshiry! My Persion friend introduced this place to us. The meat is always done to perfection- tender, juicy, with marination not too empowering. Their rice is sooo fluffy, and they always give sooo much rice! We copied other yelpers and ordered burnt rice, which I LOVE. You can also order half rice half salad, which makes the meal a bit healthier haha. read more

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Hi Everyone, I think I have found one of the best Beef kebab places here in VA. The only think I didn't like the tables are very close to each other its hard to walk too. But overall I can recommend it. Thanks read more

Shamshiry - Half Rice, Half Salad - Middle Eastern Near Me - Vienna, Virginia

I just wanted to share a wonderful experience I usually don't write reviews, but I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for AR, the manager at the Vienna location. He went above and beyond to assist me in selecting the perfect menu for our special celebration at my dad's birthday party. Despite us celebrating in the comfort of his home, AR ensured that the food was catered and prepared to perfection. His exceptional service truly made the occasion memorable. read more

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Quality food and the amount is huge. Cannot finish one main entree. It is delicious and great service

Visited for lunch yesterday. The food (kabob and rice) was not nearly as good as before. The server appeared very uninterested as though he was forced to be there. I had to call him over to bring menu, take my order, bring water, etc. He began speaking with me in a foreign language that I did not understand (I know Persian, Arabic and English). The atmosphere was OK but not great. Will not go back ever again. There are other places to eat with better food, much better service and more reasonable prices. :-( read more

Great food and fast service. I definitely recommend this place if you like Persian food.

Amazing, delicious food and outstanding and gracious hospitality. Our group of eight left full and eager to return!

MashaAllah. What a stellar food experience, especially since my party had more children than adults. Our patience with the kids may have been thin, but the service and food made up for it. 1. If your group does have children, ask to be seated in the family room, which is basically an extension of the main restaurant. Trust me. 2. We liked everything we ate. There is always more rice than meat, so be forewarned; if you order too many platters, you will drown in rice. 3. The chicken soltani, kubideh, gormet sabzi, rack of lamb, and shirin polo were excellent. I only wish they had fesenjoon ... 4. Only dishes I didn't like were the torshi bademjan (pickles) and Persian salad. They weren't worth the price. read more

Heard a lot of great things about this restraurant. There is plenty of free parking. It wasn't all that crowded the day we went. We were seated immediately. Our server was not attentive nor was she all that friendly. The overall vibe at this restaurant is a bit difficult to describe. It just isn't all that warm and inviting. Your meal starts off with complimentary bread (comes in a zip lock bag), butter, and a spicy green sauce (yum!). The kebabs are incredibly juicy and the consistency is perfect. However, the flavor is a bit underwhelming. I've tasted more flavorful kebabs elsewhere. I appreciate the generous serving size. One dish was plenty for 3-4 meals. You will have rice for days! The Salad Shirazi and Mast-o Khiar were very fresh. The yogurt was of high quality and went well with our meal. I'm glad we tried this place out once but I think it's a bit overrated. read more

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Pathatic customer service and cold food was served... I told them to improve thr customer service but they said we are not interested.

Delicious! Such a large portion! The rice was cooked perfectly and the meat was tender! The beef koobideh was the tastiest! :) The meal came with bread as the starter! With a spicy green sauce and butter on the side. Overall very, very good. If I lived in VA, I would be a regular here! read more

Shamshiry - Chicken Soltani - Middle Eastern Near Me - Vienna, Virginia

I really like Shamshiry, and have been several times. I've had the chicken tandoori, lamb kabob, and several other items. Those two stand out. Overall, the menu is simple. I don't love the ground beef based kabob. Very oniony. Seems that everything comes with rice, and it's tasty. The menu reads of adding butter and egg yolk to the rice, but I've never been offered it. I've tried a few of the starters and love the hummus and green sauce that comes with the pita bread. House salad is good. It's advertised with goat cheese, but it's like a teaspoon sized amount. I love the tea, but not a fan of the baklava. This is an easy 4 star with some staff training. I've always been seated right away, but then wait for a menu and everything else. It's inefficient, slow and staff is cold. If there's 8 visible employees only one learned how to smile. Worth trying. All the food is fresh. Just don't go looking for conversation. read more

After Sunday evening service, we stopped by to pick up some dinner here. I've heard great things about this place, and was rather pleased by the look of this place. We ordered our ground beef kebob and waited about 15 minutes or so. The rice was fragrantly auromatic and buttery soft, and the kebob was also delicious as well. $10.03 for a heaping mound of rice and 2 skewers of beef seems like a bit much though. The cashier was nice enough to forfeit the 3 pennies though and give me bills back instead of a handful of change. That's always a nice guester to customers. I may come back...although the more I eat kebobs the less they appeal to me. read more

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About a 1-1.5: My husband and I came to Shamshiry for dinner after watching a movie in the area. We were both pretty excited, as we were told that Shamshiry serves up some great traditional Persian kabobs in the VA area. I was afraid that there would be a long wait, considering it was a Friday, but I think we went there just after the dinner rush, so we were seated right away (they open late until 1AM on the weekends, including Fridays. The menu offers a selection in appetizers (salads, goat's cheese, the mast yogurt, eggplant dip, hummus, dip, etc.), rice dishes, meat/chicken/fish dishes, and desserts. You can request 1/2 rice and 1/2 salad combo, so that you can have some veggies with your dish. I remember the service and the food being amazing from our previous experiences (such as as the jujeh and the chelo barg), but lately, Shamshiry has been falling pretty short. It gets painful to always try to make eye contact or wave down servers to get our orders in, get drink/bread/butter/sauce refills, getting the check, receiving the receipt, etc. The food has also decreased in its quality - meats are not as seasoned and juicy; the rice portion has become more of a 'singular' size, rather than the usual 4-people portion that Shamshiry was known for; the bread is all pre-made and served cold, where spreading of the almost-frozen butter makes it slightly impossible to spread; and, the water comes at luke-warm temperature with stained glasses. In addition, the restaurant has such an unpleasant mildew/foul odor, so your dining experience becomes ruined with such a putrid and awful smell - think of a combination of horrible body odor and mildew. The restaurant really should think about looking into their ventilation system and investing into an air purifier? The restaurant is still packed to the brim with locals and regulars, and we both enjoyed our experience. +unpleasant/foul odor +inattentive staff +smaller rice portions +can request 1/2 rice and 1/2 salad combo +free parking in the plaza lot read more

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We have been going here for at least 15 plus Years now. Food has always been good. The owner, his son and the manager gentleman have always been professional. But yesterday (Tuesday) we went there and the managers that are usually there were not there. It seemed that employees were running the show (hispanic) ladies and the service was HORRIBLE!! Our server was the hispanic lady and I hate to say this but the service literally was so bad that we barely ate our food and asked for a check and boxed it to go home and eat. Food Excellent Service HORRIBLE!!!!!! read more

Service was great here. Easy parking. Portions are rather large. I got the lamb kabob combo and loved it. I love onions so was ecstatic to see how many it came with. I definitely would come back. They don't really allow substitutions or you can't switch meats which was sad but I was still happy with what we ordered. This place did get super busy while we were there so try and come early. read more

Dining experience is excellent! The owner is so friendly and personable, feels like an upscale family restaurant dining experience. The chicken and the beef skewer is a 10/10. The saffron ice cream is a must! Never had anything like it! Best spot to go if you want authentic Persian food. read more

The persian to american ratio in this place is 500:1, so you know it's good. If you manage to find this hidden away restaurant in Tyson's Corner, then you're well on your way to many persian delights.. There's always a wait but so worth it. You will sit down and get your plate of sabzi (parsley, greens, cheese, onions). If you're confused we do eat raw onions, so this is maybe not a hot date kinda place. The rice is fantastic with everything but the bread is lacking though. The portions are ginormous. They do make a mean kubideh kabob and Zeresk Polo. The service is efficient but they aren't amazingly friendly. read more

As soon as I walked in a server said we're closed even though they were clearly open. He thought it was funny. I did not think it was. Then they leave pitchers of water on the table. And they bring a baggie with bread. This looks so unappetizing! What are they thinking?!?! So there was definitely a bad start because the first server was so rude! And it took awhile for a waiter to come by to take our order. This was our first time here so we decided to split an entree to try it out first. The clientele was almost entirely Persian which is always a good sign and it was fairly crowded at 5pm. We got the Chelo Kabob Barg and the plate was very large and had a lot of rice, some raw onion with some oil, 2 grilled tomatoes and a long thin piece of meat. The meat was very flavorful and the whole dish as a whole was delicious! We will definitely be back, but maybe takeout is a better option. read more

Shamshiry - This looks very unappetizing!!! Why in a baggie? - Middle Eastern Near Me - Vienna, Virginia

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This is my new favorite place for kabobs and persian food. It is so much better than another popular chain fast food kabob place which will remain unnamed. The food you get here is twice the portions of what you would get at the unnamed popular kabob place for just a dollar or two more, and the basmati rice is a lot more flavorful and moist. I ordered the Chelo Kabob Kubideh, and it was awesome. The kubideh was very tender, tasty, and juicy. On a side note, I was the only non middle-eastern person in the room, so that gives you an idea of how delicious and legitimate this place is! read more

Shamshiry - Kubideh - Middle Eastern Near Me - Vienna, Virginia

Tonight, they asked how I wanted my filet mignon slices cooked. That was a first. Not that my experiences were horrible here but the service from the servers could have definitely been better. And it now is. Our server tonight was very courteous and we were pleasantly surprised. Keep up the great work! :) read more

I have given this restaurant a 2 star not cause I think their food deserved. I haven't even tasted the food yet. But! I'm a non Persian individual who wanted to support a local small business and try new cuisine. So I called to place my order and had a few questions about their menu as I have never eaten Persian food before. The lady on the phone taking our order was super rude and spoke to us like she did us a favor. Instead of politely explaining to us what the items were so we could make an informed choice she gave us a half asses reply. We ordered none less not knowing exactly what to expect. I'm times like this basic courtesy goes a long way. read more

There are two key factors for a established restaurant to maintain its reputation during busy weekend evenings. 1- Continue to deliver the same quality food regardless of how busy the establishment gets. 2- Don't rush or give the sense of urgency to your customers. After all customers are the reason your establishment is busy. We arrived around 7:30p. We knew the restaurant was going to be busy cuz we waited 20 min, however, we were hoping the 2 key factors noted earlier wasn't going to be an issue. Unfortunately, we felt the crowed was to big for the establishment to handle. Perhaps we might return. read more

Shamshiry - Menu - Middle Eastern Near Me - Vienna, Virginia

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4.5 stars. Very good authentic Persian food that delivered in appearance and taste. FOOD: I ordered the Jujeh Kabob with bone, which is a chicken-style kabob that came with a liberal portion of rice. The kabob itself was very tasty and juicy and the rice had a very savory flavor that complemented it well. Next time I will order the Kubedeh. I had a bite of my friend's kubedeh and it was very tasty and juicy. ATMOSPHERE: The restaurant and it's neighbor were undergoing renovations during my visit, so I feel that it'd be unfair to really judge the quality of its atmosphere. I will say, however, that the noise of the construction was very loud and disrupted my conversations with my friends. SERVICE: The staff was very helpful and pleasant. When the aforementioned construction was very clearly becoming too distracting to the customers, the staff was quick to halt it so that we could enjoy the food and company of our friends. read more

Shamshiry - Jujeh Kebob with Bone in - Middle Eastern Near Me - Vienna, Virginia