Good Persian food rivaling Moby Dick. I had chicken Joojeh kabab, which was delicious. Restaurant is clean and staff is nice

Came with another couple. This was a gift for my birthday. Went for the fusion meal on March 13. It was excellent. Sebastian knows his stuff. So let's do a Memento movie type of review. The dessert was kiwi fruit with dark chocolate, nuts, strawberry in aged sangria sauce. You should eat this with your fingers like sushi the whole thing at once to get the taste of all the flavors. Chilean sea bass is always a great dish. The chicken kabobs were tender - melt in your mouth type. The twist was the rice-it had black beans, mushrooms and truffle. It had a lot of flavor. Pasta was like the one you find at daily catch restaurant in little Italy (Boston). It was pasta in squid ink with aged cheese. The flavors worked well and the texture was a transition from appetizers to main courses. Appetizers. The beef in a patty was ok, the potatoes on top gave it a kick. The ceviche was excellent and the twist was that the pieces were bigger, less tangy so it went well with carpaccio. The beef was tender and it did not have a lot of flavor which is good as it was served with ceviche. The flat bread with beef and aged cheese and unique white salsa looked and tasted good. The warm bread with cool cheese not the melted kind on flat breads was a nice touch. Lastly the first dish was rice in grape leaves with white salsa. This is what set the tone for the night and we came looking for a great meal and were not disappointed. After all you can not remain the top resturant in McLean by fluke. read more

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I cannot rave enough about this place. Excellent food- always fresh, beyond excellent customer service- it really is a family run restaurant. I literally come here like at least once a week! I've had their chicken soltani entry- absolutely amazing! Their Persian tea is really good and their desserts saffron ice cream and baklava are SO good! read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Chicken soltani! - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Awesome, awesome food. Went here for lunch after reading the reviews. It is a small place in a small strip mall. The inside is a nice surprise. We ordered the Zareshk polo, the hostess recommended the Lamb special. It was the best lamb I ever had. The meat was so succulent, unbelievable. The flavor was off the chart. It included marination w pomegranate seeds. The lamb was so good, they could have served it with cardboard and it would still have been awesome. He Zareshk polo was also supernice. The tandoori chicken kabob ordered by my friend was also very juicy and excellent flavors. The eggplant dip appetizer had a great flavor as well. A really great find. Will definitely go back here. The hostess and the owner were really nice and super friendly. Excellent service. Yelp checkin yielded a 10%off coupon. read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Chicken tandoori kabob. - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

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This place is a diamond in the rough. Surrounded by a Pizza Hut and a dry cleaner in a rundown looking strip mall, Amoo's House of Kabob looks like nothing special from it's exterior. Look past it's exterior and you will find one of the best ethnic meals you will ever have in the DMV area. On my first time here, I was debating between the chicken tandoori and the winter squash stew. Boy am I glad that our waiter convinced me to go with the stew, which is a seasonal dish and only offered for a temporary time. First, the stew was served in the squash which was delicious. Second, the chicken was perfectly cooked and complemented by the squash and pomegranates sprinkled on top. This dish is simply delicious. Tip: I always tell people that your stomach has two compartments - one for your meal and a separate compartment for dessert. People, make sure you fill up that second compartment here. The Saffron Pistachio Rose Water ice cream is fantastic. All in all-this place is just awesome. It's a family-run business and everyone who works there is super nice. Nom nom nom. I'm a big fan of Amoo's place. read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Stuffed Squash (saffron baked organic squash, stuffed with pumpkin braised chicken stew) served with saffron rice - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

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Got the beef koobideh and it was delicious! Got it taken out but definitely will be eating at the restaurant next time.

My best friend and I have been going "kabob hunting" every weekend, and I can safely say that Amoo's kabobs are the best. Period. Amoo's is all about the food and service, so if you're looking for a fancy spot, this might not be the place for you. The decor and location aren't that great. The food on the other hand is out of this world. They usually recommend making a reservation on weekends, but we never had a problem getting seated....Maybe because we're regulars by now. Not sure. I highly recommend trying the filet mignon and chicken kabobs. You should also order the sour cherry rice, you won't regret it. The staff are always pretty cheerful and help you pick specials from their menu. I would have given Amoo's 5 stars if it wasn't for their prices. It could get pretty expensive if you're hungry so be careful! Service: 9/10 Ambiance/decor: 4/10 Food: 1000/10 Prices: 5/10 read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

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Loved the bread and green condiment that it was served with. The rice was very silky and the beef soltani was very yummy and juicy. If I lived nearby I would come here more often. read more

My friends suggested this place by saying best kabob place in DMV and they are 100% correct about it. We went for lunch/dinner at 5.30pm on Sunday and service was really good. Slowly it started getting busy by 6.30-7 so I am thinking how busy it will be during actually dinner hours. We ordered lamb and chicken soltani. The food was amazing. Meat was juicy and tasty. I would definitely go here again. It's a good spot for family time meals. Oh yes and the owner was really lovely. He came to every customers table to make sure they are doing ok. I really appreciate personal attention he gave to all the customers. read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

This restaurant was amazing! It was unique and so flavorful. Where do I begin? The staff and owner are so warm and friendly. I felt like I was a regular, even though it was my first time visiting. We ordered the saffron iced tea, chimichurri lamb and the Cornish hen. I highly recommend each of those items. read more

Great food, the Kabobs are delicious.the stews are good as well if you are a fan. It has nice ambiance and friendly staff.

It was a great experience; Amazing yummy food with a great sense of hospitality from the owner side Amoo; Definitely try next time! read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Bakhtiary Kebab for the first time - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Food, service, and ambiance are super and when we can't eat in, we order take out - and it's amazing!!!

My husband loves to seek out Persian food when we travel. We drove from downtown DC to eat here, and it was worth the trip!! Our kids (11 & 14) are koobideh fans and the kids size was perfect. I had the saffron chicken kebab and koobideh (also delicious) and the dill rice (a little more dill than I am used to, but still good). My husband ordered gheymeh and also said it was great. Service was fantastic. Our server was personable, interacted with the boys and seemed genuinely happy. read more

Really rude - seems like success is getting to their head. I have been going here for 4 years. I was waiting in line to pick up my order and a friend of theirs walked in. They continued to take care of her - cutting in line front of me. When I raised the concern, they just brushed it off. Didn't even have the courtesy to apologize. Also, didn't give us everything we had ordered. This is the last I am going to Amoos. read more

Amoo's is my favorite persian restaurant in Northern Virginia. The portions are generous, reasonably priced, and their tahdig is to-die for. As far as dips go, I always get an order of Kashk Bademjan, I used to always order this from Moby Dick as a kid, but Amoo's is far better and has a great smoky flavor. Their Mast Kheyar is awesome, for the initiated this is a cucumber yogurt dip like tzatziki but a bit thicker, Mast Mousir is like the previous but has shallots and no cucumber, it also seems to be a bit thicker, but I'm pretty sure the cucumbers just thin out the Mast Kheyar a bit. Their complimentary Chimichurri is my favorite and has a great heat to it, especially if you have extra with leftovers the next day (and if your eyes are bigger than your stomach like me, you will almost always have left overs from Amoo's because the portions are huge). I love their kabobs, the koobideh is my go-to and you'll find me hard pressed to get anything else on a normal day, but I've also ordered the Barg which was also a very good tender steak kabob, the saffron chicken is great and juicy, and the lamb chops with a wild berry glaze are my absolute favorite thing on the menu but I try to save those for special occasions. The only thing I didn't care for was the Chimichurri Lamb as it was a bit dry, but this was only because I was splitting a meal with someone who doesn't eat anything less than a medium doneness on their meat. I think I might try reordering it at a rare temperature sometime and then reassess where I stand on it. Also, Amoo is a sweetheart and he's almost always been there when I've dined in or gotten takeout. The hospitality is unparalleled and I've never once felt like a stranger here. Please support your local restaurants during the pandemic, I think there's also a check-in deal on yelp to save on takeout if you need it, but we need to keep ordering if we want to see our favorite businesses survive this :) read more

I should first start off by saying that I'm Iranian. We started by ordering Tahdig & ghorme Sabzi. Tahdig is basically crispy rice or rice at the bottom of the pot. This is every Iranians favorite part of rice. Unfortunately the Tahdig at Amoos was terrible. Personally I would remove it from the menu. If you can't do it right, just don't do it. My mom & I ordered the Cornish Hen and my husband and my dad ordered the Soltani. The Cornish Hen & bread that comes out at the beginning are honestly the only reasons that a 3 star review was given. The barg was like a floppy disks. No flavor, completely dry and inedible. I REALLY wish I could give this place a better review. If the waiter would have came by and asked us once how are food was, this may have been been fixed, but nothing. I hope this place gets better! Iranian food is delicious and everyone should enjoy the GOOD quality version of it. read more

Best Persian food in Northern Virginia. Any of the lamb dishes are fantastic. All the rice specialties are outstanding.

The first time I was here, I ate at Amoo's. The second time, I had to do carry-out. First time I ate there, I tried to order the kubideh that was listed on the menu for $6.99 or something like that. The man said I couldn't order it b/c it was for carry-out only and is smaller than its eat-in counterpart, which is more expensive ($8.99 or $9.99 or something like that). Well, that's fair, I figure. Here's the discrepancy. When I did carry-out, I tried to order that $6.99, carry-out kubideh. We were told we couldn't order it. The explanation as to why was unclear. I didn't have a lot of time on my hands, or I would have asked when you actually CAN order kubideh if it's not for eat-in OR carry-out purposes. I started wondering whether they just list it on the menu b/c of its cheap price, but then never actually offer it. read more

The good: - excellent barg. The meat was so tender and juicy. It melts in your mouth. - rice. FINALLY an Iranian restaurant that doesn't give you 16 servings of rice to eat with your kabab or khoresht. The rice was aromatic and delicious and they gave you the perfect amount. - Bread. Hot, freshly baked, and so soft and delicious. I could have eaten two more baskets of it myself. - price. Everything was really reasonable especially when you consider the excellent quality you are getting. Areas for improvement: When we visited Amoo's the sign outside the restaurant wasn't illuminated so we had a hard time finding the restaurant and knowing which door to enter. It was quite dark inside and it seemed that many of the lights weren't turned on inside the restaurant either. Service was okay but could have been much better. We had to flag down our server several times. This place blows Shamshiry out of the water. I'm surprised I didn't see any other Persians there the night we had dinner. I will definitely be back. read more

Love this place! It's a little shop that you can easily look past but it's a must. The staff is super friendly and very helpful! I got the salmon kabob and the portions are extremely huge! I loved the bread they provided and I asked for yogurt sauce on the side. In my opinion I think the lamb tasted the best!!! So juicy and flavorful, will go here more often!! read more

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The service was amazing! The food was awesome. I would have given a 5 stars; however, once we got home and tried to figure out why it cost so much, we realized that the bill says "Gratuity included in total". So we ended up paying 40% tip rather than 20% since they had already included a 20% tip in the total. That would have been fine as long as they explained it to the customer and also made sure there isn't a "tip" line on the bill to fill. read more

Absolutely by far the greatest Kabob that I have ever had in my life. Ok, I have had kabobs from every part of town in the DMV & I cannot and will not ever go to another Kabob Resturant again because it will only be a great disappointment!!! If you have never been here before you MUST GO!!!! Ridiculous service, very fast. Phenomenal Lamb, chicken with bones was amazing ... Let's see I had a little bit of everything. Kubideh on point, both yogurts one with cucumbers and one with shallots, kashka eggplant dip with burnt onions another fav of mine as well as the Jalapeño basil lime marinated lamb tenderloin !!! I ended this marvelous meal with a cup of hot Persian tea and saffron-rose water ice cream. Great, I'm starving now. Enjoy!!! You won't be disappointed :) read more

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Best kabob and Persian food I've ever had! Absolutely delicious...I had the lamb with saffron rice and my boyfriend had the beef patty combo. The meat is perfectly marinated and cooked, leaving you with unforgettable flavors before they melt away in your mouth...I'm not exaggerating. Try it and you'll see yourself. One more thing, try the "saffron ice-cream". That's my last wisdom. read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Shirin polo (saffron rice with lamb) - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

This place really hits the kaboob fixture. My friend brought me here for lunch and they did not disappoint. We got there around 1:30pm on a Wednesday and there were a few customers. The owners soon greeted us immediately and asked where we'd like to be seated. The waitress came out and got our drinks order within a few minutes. The restaurant is seat up nicely and the pictures are interesting to few. My friend ordered an order of lamb and I had the chicken tandoori. They were both great. They were very flavorful and still moist. I was amazed that they were able to retain the savory taste. It's a tad expensive but if you're a foodie, it doesn't matter. If you want something great and seem to be around the area, stop by. read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Lamb - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

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not a great kebap, do not see the point in its popularity, fast service though, best for take-out.

Delicious food made fresh with fresh ingredients! takes a bit longer I guess because it's made to order. A little more expensive com to other Persian restaurants, but worth it! read more

It's very seldom that I have Persian cuisine , and because my friend has been raving about this restaurant, I decided to give it a try. What blew me away were the lamb shank stew and saffron ice cream . You see, I never really liked lamb because of it's gamey taste, but when I sank my teeth into the fall off the bone deliciousness , I instantly was converted to eating lamb meat. It was so good I ordered one more to go for my son . Lamb shank just has never been this good . Swing by when you're in the DMV... Make a reservation though as it can fill up easily on weekends. read more

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I used to get takeout at Amoo's regularly but then I started spending more time on the other coast so I was not able to get my Amoo's fix. It has been since 2016 since I have had Amoo's and my husband and I decided it has been far too long. It is not close by so we go to another place that is synonymous with cheap Persian carryout/delivery. We were looking forward to rekindling our "romance" with Amoo's; unfortunately, my husband and I both agree it does not taste the same as before. We are used to the meats and fish being more savory with lots of spice. I thought that maybe because I have been eating vegetarian for the most part that my taste buds were not accustomed to eating meat. But my husband agreed with me and we came to the conclusion that maybe it was an off night (it was this past Friday evening and we assumed maybe they were overwhelmed by customers). I am hoping this is an oversight and we are willing to try again. I am not going to dismiss a place that has a great track record. I don't even feel good writing this review and was going to wait until I give it another shot. But then, I figured if I write a thoughtful review that maybe the owner and chef will take into consideration what we felt was different or lacking. We really used to love the food and we were hoping to eat there regularly again like we once did. Please, Amoo's, don't water down your spices. If people cannot handle the original style of cooking, then let them go elsewhere. [In my past experience, dishes from various restaurants I loved would often change because other people complained it was 'too spicy' or 'too this or that'.] Also, I would like to mention that their website makes it challenging to order pick up. If one does not place a checkmark next to the items to place in the cart in time, it will start over and erase the items in your cart. I tried multiple times to order pick up but could not get the site to work for me. Perhaps because I was using my smart phone instead of a lap or desktop, I do not know. But it was frustrating and knowing that it was a weekend night, I was trying to make it easier not only on us but on them to complete the order and have it ready to go without ringing them up and bothering them. read more

Ordered a dish which was to include premium rice dish for takeout. Ignoring his own menu, Owner provided only plain boring white rice. Disappointing. Make sure your takeout dish meets the specs of the menu. read more

2nd time coming here. Prices are higher and they had in a nice automatic gratuity charge as well added to our receipt. Food is great! But again higher than normal prices. Still a Shamshiry fan due to prices and portion size! read more

Referred here by Farid of FC Auto and he didn't disappoint. Top 5 restaurants in the DMV area. The waitress was super nice and had some very good suggestions. Heavy emphasis on customer service here. The bread was hot and the chimichurri sauce was delicious. We started with the Tahdig with the Bademajn stew. The meat fell right off the bone and was seasoned perfectly. As our entrees we got Lamb, Chicken and Chimichurri Chicken (all Soltani). Soltani is highly suggested as you get the Koobideh (beef) which is bomb! Lamb was by far the best but the chickens were great as well. All the meat was so tender you never had to use a knife. It also seems like a poppin place for dinner cause it filled up by the time we left at 7 on a Tuesday. read more

This place was amazing. It is the first time we went there we are not from the area. We usually go to a Persian place in Tyson corner when we visit DC area but this time we tried this new place and it was amazing. Everything tasted so good and service was great. Our server was great but also the owner kept checking on us and explain in details what each dish contained and how it was made. You can tell, he wants you to have a good experience. I will let my pictures speak for itself. read more

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This precious, sweet and welcoming place is never a disappointment. I went for dinner Sunday, 3/4, again, for the second time with four (4) friends. We had the the Tadik, the egg plant, two servings of yogurt salad and regular Persian salad. Then for entrees I had the fish. I can't describe the level of deliciousness I experienced...it is good cubed. Then desert, saffron ice cream which is such a unique and tasty flavor & the baklava, of course! Oh, I almost forgot, you have to have their exceptional rose water tea. My God, what flavors! The owners are warm, hospitable and genuinely want you to be happy with their food. I just love Serge (sorry for the misspelling). Going back soon and can't wait to have one of the stews. Yum yum! read more

Great food all around. The chicken skewers are unbelievable. I've never had better. Very nice owner and team working there. I highly recommend read more

This family-run restaurant was a pleasant find. Great classic Persian food with generous portions and friendly attentive staff. Everything our group ordered just looked and smelled fabulous and everyone raved about their food. I will definitely be returning when I'm in the area. read more

Amoo's Restaurant - Persian/Iranian Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Went here on a Sunday night and this place was packed! Parking is hard to find but it's a cute small place. My husband ordered chicken & kabob ( the chicken was tender and good!) and I ordered tadigh (crispy rice) and ghormeh sabzi but they were out of tadigh which broke my heart. Instead I just ordered it with rice. I also ordered a doogh which was not that good. It was not minty or strong. It tasted like watered down yogurt with water- not good and don't recommend. They brought bread and butter which was yummy bread. Ultimately for the price and the taste I prefer other Persian restaurants with more flavorful food. read more

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Best food in McLean!! Courteous and friendly service, always. And the food is truly to die for, you cannot go wrong with Amoo's.

Run, don't walk here. Excellent food, superb service, and a very friendly and gracious owner, Amoo. This was the best Persian food I've eaten at a restaurant anywhere. I had the gound beef and tandoori chicken kabobs snd they were delicious. My only mistake was not saving room for dessert. Chris read more

Amoo's is a great, solid Persian restaurant with warm, friendly waitstaff. I agree with other posts that Amoo's seems better than Moby Dick. The food is more homey and comforting, and the staff is much more friendly. read more