Flame Persian Cuisine

Whenever we’re feeling like something fancier than Taste of Tehran, this upscale-leaning Persian restaurant with juicy, delicious barg and koobideh is our go-to option for sit-down kebabs, plus other well-executed Persian staple dishes like tahdig (a crispy rice appetizer often served with stews for dipping) and kuku sabzi (a light, herbaceous frittata). Each plate of kebabs comes with grilled onions and tomatoes, plus a healthy portion of white and saffron yellow rice—and while you’ll need to pay extra for any dips, including hummus and baba ghanoush, we highly recommend ordering at least one. A giant clay oven in the corner of the open kitchen churns out freshly made flatbread, which means your carb vehicle of choice for said aforementioned dip is equally top-notch as the kebabs themselves.