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    Shemroon Kabab House

    4.4 (220 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Baklava to go
    Eric B.

    "Shemroon" is a colloquial name for a historic suburban region in northern Tehran, Iran, better known as Shemiran or Sheminanet. This restaurant reflects the spirit and authentic cuisine of the country once known as Persia. I dined here with a group and we were warmly welcomed by the friendly staff. Décor is minimalist modern with very comfortable seating. The menus are digital tablets, but orders are taken by the servers. All meat is Halal but alcohol beverages are available. A complimentary appetizer of maust-o-khair (a Persian version of tzatziki) and lavosh was brought to the table for sharing. A few in my party ordered gyro sandwiches. Unlike Grecian gyros, theirs is all beef and contains no lamb. The general consensus was, "Eh, it's okay, but I would not order gyros here again." Others were generally very pleased with their food, particularly the kababs. The falafel and hummus also got high marks. At just $14.95, the Lunch Specials are a tremendous value. I ordered the beef koobideh (Persian version of kofte kebab). The grilled meat was melt-in-your-mouth tender and juicy. The generous platter contained far more food than I could finish. I don't eat tomatoes and the kitchen was kind to substitute a Caesar salad for the Persian salad, which contains diced tomatoes. So, why am I giving 3 stars instead of 5? First, I asked to upgrade the white basmati rice to saffron rice. What they served me was white basmati rice topped with a thin ribbon of saffron rice. It was very bland and did not justify the $3.95 upcharge. Second, I was charged $2.50 for a diet Coke I did not order. Instead of replying, "No problem, I'll take it off your bill," the server said, "I cannot adjust your bill; I can bring you either a diet Coke or baklava." WTF!? I settled on baklava to go (and had to remind the server twice to bring it). But honestly, if I weren't with a group, I would have had a word with the manager.

    lentil soup is better than the Ash Reshteh
    Shawn K.

    my recommendations: starter: lentil soup appetizer: kashk bademjoon (eggplant) entree: shishlik (lamb chops) dessert: persian tea and tiramisu good friendly service. good wine and liquor offerings plus seasonal wine selection. pretty much everything is good for the non persian palate. Persians are more picky when it comes to Persian food. in that regard rice needs some improvement. It's a bit under cooked and a little too moist

    Aesha E.

    Finally had a chance to try Shemroon, which caught my eye very quickly upon moving to the northwest side. To start, let's talk parking since I had a hard time finding info about this. I parked in the Park Ridge 90 minute lot across/down the street, which I think folks often use for Panera/Oberweis/etc. I would not recommend parking in the Chase lot. There's also 3 hour city parking near the library, and apparently at 11 N Prospect according to the sign on their door. There's an entrance on Touhy and along Prospect, and there are two different rooms (one near each entrance) so if you're confused and looking for your party like I was, take a look in the other section. Service was really friendly. Our server was attentive, very helpful with all our questions, and happy to get us what we needed. When we didn't have questions, he came back with the answer. I had the green joujeh kebab and it was really good. I've had "plain" joujeh at other places before, and having the different flavor profile was a nice change. I also ordered the dill rice as a substitute for the basmati, which was a slight uncharge. The dill rice was good as usual but next time I might just get the plain since it too would be good, I don't like lima beans (as comes with the dill rice), and I could skip the upcharge. I also ordered a drink, the Windy City, and it was really good! Their cocktail list was very nice. I was here with my book club and everyone enjoyed their meal. The portions were plentiful too; no one went hungry and several people took a portion of theirs home. In addition to the meditteranean food, they have a couple burgers and some wraps too. The soups looked so good but we were here on a rather warm day, so next time I'm trying their chicken noodle soup, made with a tomato base, or their lentil since you can't go wrong with that.

    Lita B.

    We had some time before our flight from Chicago to SF. A friend picked us up at the airport for a quick lunch. She wasn't familiar with the area and made us choose. I yelped the closest places near the airport. Somehow this place popped up and they decided. Great. Another Mediterranean food. My least favorite. We arrived in 15 min. Place looked nice. Scrolled over the menu and chose cheeseburger and fries. My companions chose kabobs and wraps. It was actually Iranian food. My husband loved the kabobs and I took a bite. I was pleasantly surprised. Not bad at all! So juicy and tender. Too bad it's in Chicago. I enjoyed my burger and fries. If we find our way back to Chicago again, I'll definitely return here.

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    Ed D.

    Took my family for Friday dinner because of the great yelp reviews. Very inviting decor with nice velvet cushioned comfy seats. It's a big restaurant with lots of seating inside and outside on their patio. There was light Persian sounding music playing in the background. Our waiter Mustafa was very friendly and gave me a delicious recommendation for my main dish, Green joojeh kabob. We tried each others food and by far everyone including myself thought that was the best tasting dish and gave it 5 stars. The other dishes we ordered were gyros, beef sirloin koobideh, beef and chicken koobedeh wraps with fries. Everything tasted good and their fries were so yummy as well, nice and crisp with good seasoning. Prices were decent considering it's in Park Ridge.

    Traditional Persian Lamb Stew (Abgoosht)
    Percy N.

    Great Persian place with kebabs and hard to find traditional dishes like Abgosht. The dill rice with broad beans is excellent as is the lamb shanks

    Barg Kabob
    Randa U.

    Stopped in for a pick-up order. Neatly tucked in downtown Park Ridge, Shemroom stands out for its Persian cuisine and modern settings. I stopped in for a to-go order and was greeted and assisted. Their menus are electronic and the server helped me with my questions. While I was waiting, the staff came to fill my glass with water, also offering me tea or coffee. Everyone was very friendly. I knew exactly what I wanted and ordered the Barg Kabob (filet mignon) with Dill Rice and a side of Persian Salad. The dill rice was an extra cost, but I opted for this. Overall, my cost was over $40. My entree was $29, salad was around $7, and dill rice was $2 extra. I walked out paying, with tip, around $45. The cost smacked me in the face a bit. While it was a bit of a pricy meal, it was absolutely delicious. Everything was placed beautifully, even in my to-go container. The flavor and cook was to my liking. The meal was enjoyable. I love Persian food, but this is best left as a special occasion restaurant, due to its prices.

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    Arash R.

    My go to for aash e reshtay in the Chicago area and for a quick bite when in the area. Highly recommend for Iranian food and aash if you are in the ORD area. Plenty of seating and prompt service. Amazing staff.

    Circa Aug 2025.
    Howard L.

    For our inaugural visit here, we ordered a big carryout lunch for a party of 7. We found their servings to be both top-top delicious and generous as well. The carryout boxes are amongst the biggest we have ever received, maybe by +30% or so! They've already been here for 2.5 years and time flies as this highly rated restaurant never made it onto our radar until recently. We ordered: - lamb and chicken koobideh combo with 1/2 white rice and 1/2 dill rice, $19.95 - joojeh (chicken breast) koobideh with fries, $16.95 - salmon kabab with white Basmati rice, $29.95 - lamb koobideh, green joojeh, lubia polo, $29.90 - 2 kids' chicken koobideh with onion rings, $14.95 x 2 - sides of falafel ($10.95) and hummus x 2 ($9.95 x 2) The prices may look a little on the pricey side initially, until you see the serving size, and then it's all quite reasonable. Shemroon Kabab House is Iranian heritage and owned but the staff is mostly Turkish I was told and for what's that worth. Baran was the friendly and welcoming young man who greeted me at the reception desk. It was still earlyish when I arrived on Sunday late morning and there were no other customers. Their space is large, airy, contemporary, comfortable, and welcoming. There is even a small stage set up for a drum set for whatever reason. They are also located prominently at the prime 3 way intersection of Uptown Park Ridge - Touhy Ave, Northwest Hwy, and Prospect Ave. They have enticing lunch specials also for $14.95 and we plan to return to try those sometime. Big thumbs up and a warm welcome for this ethnic restaurant to Park Ridge.

    Joojeh Kabab
    Justine C.

    Overall a good experience, we dined in on Sunday evening to celebrate my mother in law's birthday. We were a party of 7 without a reservation, so we appreciated them getting a table set up for us. We got seated right away. Our server placed orders for our drinks and entrees. My in laws and I ordered 3 glasses of red wine. After waiting a couple of minutes or so, my mother in law asked if it's possible to get the whole bottle instead of just the glass. The server said no because the bartender already pour the wine and threw out the wine bottle. That moment was a bit off putting. The food came out all at the same time and it always has generous portions. The grilled chicken kebab was tasty, but a little on the oily side, but plenty of rice.

    Hummus
    Vivian L.

    Wanted to try something new with a friend and she recommended this place. The food is amazing, but service seemed confused a lot of the time. They initially placed us in the middle of the dining area but tables were moved to accommodate other parties so our table was uncomfortably close to a couple tables and chairs. Then they weren't able to navigate through so they ended up quickly cleaning up a table and moving us to that table. Then it took forever for our order to be taken. The food looked and tasted amazing. Definitely get the lamb kabab. We had maybe three different male servers come to the table to do the job one server should've been able to do and for the most part I see them all just behind the bar chatting so I'm not sure how they operate. In the end, they didn't bring a sparkling water we ordered but charged us for it. They told my friend they'd refund her for the water and she should get the charge back in a few days but I'm not sure if she got it. They could've just offered to give her the sparkling water ? But they didn't do that.. anyways. Food is good. Service was weird.

    lunch special
    Kelly L.

    came in for the lunch special. we both tried the beef koobideh, one with rice and one with fries so we could half both of them. the serving was huge that we both took home leftovers. it was overall good, but nothing too memorable. the lunch special is a really good deal and had all the essentials. i think it could've been spilt for two people if not big eaters! the restaurant has a really big space and a modern dining feel. they had a standard level of service.

    Ben J.

    Overall, a nice cozy Middle Eastern restaurant with a good selection of menu items. Opted for the combination koobideh dish, the fritata appetizer, and the eggplant appetizer. The meat was pretty good, but the rice was a bit plain. I recommend upgrading to saffron rice or one of their other options. The eggplant dip was okay - a bit bland and the bread was nothing special. The Kuku Sabzi fritada was light and had a nice earthy spice flavor.

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    Best Mediterranean around! The lamb shank was FANTASTIC. The service was amazing as well.

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    Visiting from Arizona love this place the service was amazing differently coming back again.

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    Great food, amazing service, and a wonderful atmosphere. Would definitely come here many times in the near future!

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    Excellent food, loved soltani kebab. great price, dill rice and zeytoon were delicious too

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    Awesome food, service, and ambiance! Would definitely go here again. I recommend the Enrahimi Kebab, so good!

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    Al Bawadi Grill

    Al Bawadi Grill

    3.9
    (467 reviews)
    2.0 mi
    $$

    I first visited Al Bawadi Grill at their Bridgeview location, and it was an outstanding experience…read more The food was delicious, and the service was exceptional, which is why I kept coming back. I've since visited the Niles location several times. The food has always been consistently excellent, but unfortunately the service has never matched the quality of the kitchen. Today's visit was by far the worst. It took over 10 minutes for our server to come to the table to take our order. Throughout the meal, I had to repeatedly flag her down whenever we needed something. To make matters worse, she seemed to disappear halfway through dinner--I'm assuming she clocked out--because we had to get another server's attention just to receive basic assistance. The food, however, was fantastic. I ordered the Al Bawadi Seafood Mixed Grill, and it absolutely delivered. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and cooked perfectly. That's what makes this so frustrating. This restaurant serves some of the best Middle Eastern food in the area, but when you're paying premium prices, you expect service that matches the quality of the food. I still recommend the food without hesitation, but the consistently poor service at the Niles location is making it harder to justify returning.

    I cannot recommend this restaurant enough. If you are looking for delicious food in a beautiful…read moreroom with excellent service, you've come to the right place. Our server was so kind and never let us make the mistake of ordering the wrong thing. She gave us her recommendations every step of the way and every single one was perfect. What we got: Mint lemonade: 5/5. SO refreshing and delicious. Perfect sweetness and the little bit of pulp you get is great. I only wish there was more of it! Chicken arayes: 4.5/5. Crispy, cheesy, garlicky. Need I say more? Get some extra garlic on the side if you wanna take it up a notch. Fried halloumi: 4/5. These are like a soft mozzarella stick, so tasty. Definitely eat the pickles with them. Lamb chops: 4.5/5. 4 tender lamb chops seasoned beautifully. Definitely recommend the red rice over the yellow if you can handle a little bit of heat. Kanafeh: 5/5. Whoever thought that cheese, sweet syrup, phyllo, and pistachios would go together is a genius. Definitely don't leave without getting this dessert. The salt of the cheese perfectly balances out the sweetness. No notes! And get some peppermint tea to go with it too. And the portion sizes are huge! Definitely get your money's worth here. My only issue is this place is right by my job so now I'm gonna go broke getting food here all the time. But that's a problem I'd love to have!

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    A view of their colorful rear dining room.
    A view of their colorful rear dining room.
    Mediterranean salad
    Mediterranean salad
    A view of their colorful rear dining room.

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    Siunik Armenian Grill

    Siunik Armenian Grill

    4.7
    (594 reviews)
    5.4 mi
    $

    Appreciated the fresh, delicious, and gluten free option including steak, chicken, and pork kebabs…read more Lots of gf side option including kasha, potatoes, Jerusalem salad, hummus, etc.

    Siunik is always a crowd pleaser. We've been coming here for over a decade now. We can guarantee…read morethat the food is delicious consistently! The staff is always so nice to us. There is not a bad choice on the menu here. I always get the Lula plate. When it's described on the menu that it is cooked to perfection, I can honestly say that's not exaggeration. The mushroom, rice, pilaf and cabbage salad is always such a great combo with any of your proteins. We always give baba ganoush with the dish because we end up ordering a large hummus on the side just for leftovers at home because they're homemade. Hummus is so good and better than any other store we've ever purchased from. The combo plate is such a great choice if you're splitting amongst two people and want to get some baklava and hummus on the side or a different type of appetizer. Or if you just want variety the, plate is amazing. I could not recommend this place enough! If you haven't tried Siunik please stop in! Or order it to go. It's great to take home but there's nothing like having it fresh in the restaurant. It really elevates it.

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    Menu as of 4.2026
    Combo Plates..we haven't had such incredible food in forever! Wonderfully delicious.
    Combo Plates..we haven't had such incredible food in forever! Wonderfully delicious.
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    Detroit Kabob House

    Detroit Kabob House

    3.9
    (155 reviews)
    2.3 mi
    $$

    Yummy and reasonable... A very no frills establishment but…read morethe food was very tasty parking is readily available so makes the experience even better With this economy, Im happy to support these non chain restaurants that offer quality meals

    The food was disappointing. The menu and the prices were good big portions …read more I had the lentil soup fell flat. I Tried the combination special for lunch. The Kefta was good. The beef Shawarma and the chicken Shawarma were very dry. The rice was very good. The onions were nice. They weren't hot. They must soak them in water. My boyfriend had the burger special. the burger was really good. It was Char grilled the french fries were excellent. I would literally come back and just order french fries. They were that good . The service was lacking you order at the counter and then you go pick it up, which is fine, but I just felt kind of slighted, and the service was an equal. There are some policeman that were there ahead of us, and I noticed how she catered to them and brought the food to them and with us she just kind of ignored us and wasn't that great Service goes a long way and I usually definitely go for the food, but it doesn't hurt to have good customer service. The picture of the burger didn't represent what we had . I wanted another bite of the burger . Half a A sandwich left and no more meat. There was a wait and soup was tepid and the food was tepid . The red sauce was hot n sweet was good though the white sauce didn't taste fresh .

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    Hmmm....trying to decide - first time at Detroit Kabobs!!
    Hmmm....trying to decide - first time at Detroit Kabobs!!
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    Beef and chicken kafta and shawarma plate
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    Pita Inn

    Pita Inn

    4.3
    (892 reviews)
    3.4 mi
    $$

    1st time customer. I took my mother-in-law out for lunch and yelped Mediterranean food as she has…read morenever had it before. Pulling up we noticed the very nice outdoor seating area. The smells coming out of the restaurant were leading us inside. The order area was quite crowded as there was a constant line of customers coming and going with the flow of orders. There was a slight mix up with our orders as the front register person gave us the wrong order number which caused the cooks some confusion. Regardless we both ordered the Business Special / chicken breast platter w/ Rice and side salad. Wow!! She was blown away for her 1st experience with this cuisine and is instantly hooked. So thank you guys for the great job of executing a great plate. BTW the cooks were all Mexican but not surprised since this is in the Chicago city limits.

    I really wanted to love this place but part of the issue was out of their control, but the other…read morepart, not so sure what happened. This is a pretty busy place for lunch. I did come after the normal lunch hour rush, but it was still a little busy. I ordered a falafel sandwich which I was really looking forward to eating a pita, with lettuce and tahini sauce. When my number was called, I walked up to the counter and asked where my food was and apparently someone took my item. They said they will make it again and since I was in a hurry, I grabbed the item and didn't double check what was inside :( When I finally got to my destination, I was given just falafels :( They were decent, but when I was expecting something else, that's why I give this place a 3 stars.

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    Spicy Chicken Entree
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