Amazing food!!!! My fav Persian restaurant in DFW. Ordered Beef Koobideh and Baba Ganoush -- amazing flavor and reasonably priced. Service - very friendly!! Love it! Clean restaurant, did order the food to go. So happy i found them, will come back!!! read more

Food: The food here was really good! Appetizer: Boran Badejaman - fried puréed eggplants. This was a great dish to dip the complimentary bread with. So yummy! Entree: The restaurant gave me my cousin's entree instead of the one I originally ordered. We both found out after we took our first bite. Bummer! I originally ordered the "koobiden combination", and my cousin ordered the lamb and beef combo (pictured). I am not sure what the koobiden combination tasted like, but the lamb and beef combo was delicious. Service: The service was immensely slow. Our server did not come by to check on us and it took about 20 minutes after our meal for us to track him down to get him to give us our bill. Ambiance: The restaurant was a good size. Plenty of tables that are large and small. Good for parties of various sizes, but I'd recommend calling ahead for parties larger than 4 read more

Food was pretty good, service very slow. I got a chicken combo and the flavor was solid, though I wish it came with some kind of sauce as it was a little dry. The warm eggplant dip appetizer and the complimentary bread were both good. Ambiance is pretty standard. Service was incredibly slow, we waited at least 10-15 mins to get any attention multiple times while trying to flag someone down. I'd understand if the place was really busy, but it was only half full. I care more about food than service so keeping at 4 stars. Will only go back if I'm prepared to spend at least an hour and a half here. read more

Arash Persian Grill - Chicken Sultani Combo - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

I've been wanting to try Arash since I read about it earlier this year in D Magazine and a party of four of us finally got to stop by and try it on Saturday night. We ordered several shareables and entrees and pretty much all of the food was incredible. Standouts were the bread service with excellent sesame bread, Persian hummus, fried cauliflower, and chicken thigh kabob rice plate. Lamb was very tough and the curry is on the more watery side but had goo flavor. I was so impressed by how tender all the chicken we had was, even the white meat chicken was super moist! Fried cauliflower was light and paired well with the dips. Warm eggplant dip has a delightful mint flavor and great textural crunch from the nuts. Service was definitely on the slower side considering the restaurant wasn't super full and there were multiple servers; we had to ask for a water refill multiple times. However to make up for it we were provided with multiple more rounds of bread without being charged - we still have some at home right now and have been munching on it since Saturday. Definitely want to come back again in the future with an even bigger group to try more of the extensive menu and enjoy the favorites we've already had! read more

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Food was delicious, and the atmosphere is welcoming, family-friendly, and clean. The service could be improved, but I would definitely come back and recommend it to family and friends. read more

First time patron here. Visited many Turkish restaurants so I thought we would give this a try. Food was excellent. The complimentary bread was delicious. I order a chicken combo plate with beef. Everything was very tender and flavorful. Staff was nice. If you like anything middle eastern/mediterranean give this place a try. We will visit again! read more

Authentic, tantalizing, and sumptuous PERSIAN and MIDDLE-EASTERN CULINARY delights at the newly opened ARASH PERSIAN GRILL in Richardson, TX - Check it out! It is a fact that many exotic cuisines are constrained to play 'second fiddle' since their "brand" is unknown relative to other cuisines from the same geographical region! As a 'Gastronome and Culinary Anthropologist', I have many examples to offer based on my observation of 'Culinary Life-cycles' across the US of A and the world as below: 1. The fantastic and sumptuous street foods and mind-blowing curries from SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA-INDONESIA are dwarfed by their peers from INDIA, CHINA, THAILAND, KOREA, and VIETNAM! 2. The UK and Australia each has over 20,000 "INDIAN" Restaurants - over 80% of which are run by Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, since cuisine from Pakistan, and Bangladesh (both of which were a part of undivided India) often cannot stand on their own, unless usually marketed as "INDIAN CUISINE"! 3. While we all know FALAFEL, SHAWARMA, TABBOULEH, HUMMUS and BABA GHANOUSH from the MIDDLE EAST, with its origins in LEBANON and ubiquitous across Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and even ISRAEL, far lesser known are their even richer and more sophisticated culinary cousins from ancient PERSIA/ today's IRAN, TURKEY, and NORTH-AFRICA comprising MOROCCO, TUNISIA and ALGERIA, which are fairly distinct, and very different, with their unique blend of spices, aromas, textures and herbs - Vive Le Difference! The Arab, Persian, Turkish, and the Muslim World have contributed some of the most celebrated cuisines that light up our palates - from the Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, Falafels, Zaater, Tabbouleh and Shawarma from the Middle East (Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Israel and Libya), thru the Couscous, Tagines and Bastilla from North-Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria), to the mouth-watering Kebabs, Lahmacun, Lamb Shanks, Egg Plant in multiple avatars, and the celebrated Doner Kebap (Turkey's answer to the Gyro and the Shawarma) from Turkey and Persia (Iran)! While each of these cuisines have their unique specialties, the cuisines from TURKEY, PERSIA (today's IRAN) and MOROCCO/ ALGERIA / TUNISIA are arguably the most sophisticated, in terms of the varieties of proteins, herbs, spices, condiments, textures, and cooking styles they deploy, to concoct the delicacies that tantalize our senses and indulge our palates! As a CULINARY ANTHROPOLOGIST who perseveres to "connect the dots" between History, Anthropology, Heritage, Tradition, Conquest, Culture and Cuisine, I attribute this to the rich heritage and legacy of the three empires where these Celebrated Cuisines originated from - the ancient ZOORASHTRIAN / PERSIAN empire in today's IRAN, the erstwhile OTTOMAN EMPIRE in TURKEY and the BERBER DYNASTY from MOROCCO who held sway over SPAIN and PORTUGAL (IBERIA) at their acme! We recently checked out and were blown away by the authentic and flavorful PERSIAN CUISINE from IRAN at the newly opened ARASH PERSIAN GRILL in Richardson, TX. Not only do they have a tantalizing array of KABABS and MEZZE from the MIDDLE-EAST, but also offer their Persian Delicacies with pride and tender loving care (TLC) in a modest, unpretentious, yet cosy ambiance, We loved their KASHKE BADEMJAN (their answer to the iconic BAINGAN KA BHARTA from INDIA), the PERSIAN HUMMUS, the TABBOULEH salad, offered with their homemade PERSIAN SESAME BREAD fresh from the oven, which sets you off on the culinary expedition with a sense of adventure and anticipation. The piece-de-resistance for us were the LAMB SHANK, the LAMB KOOBIDEH KABAB (which will trigger memories of PETER KAT's CHELO KEBABs from KOLKATA), and the JOOJEH KABABS (with tender CORNISH HEN that my daughter could not get enough of!). Also highly recommendeded are their tantalizing array of POLOs (Pulao / Pilafs) which were very popular with the patrons that evening. ARASH PERSIAN GRILL offers what is arguably, the finest and most authentic PERSIAN / IRANIAN CULINARY EXPERIENCE in the metroplex, at extremely competitive prices that may surprise you! Given the fantastic debut experience, we are heading back there for an encore experience this afternoon....how about you? Check it out: ARASH PERSIAN GRILL 401 W President George Bush Highway, Suite # 119, Richardson, TX 75080. Tel # (214) 468-4197. Check out my detailed reviews on 'Dallas-The Foodie's Paradise' in Facebook if you have enjoyed this one - https://www.facebook.com/groups/DallasFoodies read more

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It's good and as long as you don't compare to places like Shiraz, it's awesome. But if you were to compare, there's definitely a difference in meat quality and seasoning which Arash somewhat lacks. They also did make a mistake on my order too but looking past that, the overall quality of the food is good but not the best out there. Probably the best bargain for the price though and if it were a bit closer or should I be on that side of town, I'd def stop by for their soltani! read more

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Tried this place for the first time with my friend. The place was beautiful and well decorated with Persian art. We tried the Kebob and the gheymeh Bademjan Stew as well as salad and two yogurt drinks in which the Kebob unfortunately felt a bit too dry however the gheymeh bademjan stew was pretty good. The service could have also been better as it took some time for our waiter to take our order and to bring our food to the table. They also offered us some tea afterwards which was delicious. Overall I believe if the restaurant works a bit on their service and delivery of food also work on making the Kebob less dry they will be successful. read more

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Service was really slow on the day we went but it seemed like maybe we went on an off day because there weren't many people servicing tables with a few large parties. Although it took a while, the food was delicious, especially the chicken, it was super tender and the complementary bread for the table was so fluffy! read more

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Such a cute spot hidden in Richardson with some great food. I loved the sultan platter with the juiciest chicken kabobs I've ever had omgg!! Def coming back for that. The flatbreads were great apps and the bread is quite thick for it. Everything is super fresh here, but the service can be slow as they did seem low on staff during lunch. I'm looking forward to coming back and trying more items! read more

Arash Persian Grill - Cheese bread - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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As a Houston native living in the DFW area, one of the few restaurants we always try to hit up when we go to Houston is Avesta. There are certain circumstances that make me hold this restaurant in high regard, but one thing that stands out the most is the outstanding food. I was absolutely shocked when I heard that they were more or less opening up a satellite location. I believe it is Avesta's owner's brother who is responsible for bringing Arash to our area. So my family bee-lined to Arash, and sure enough, the menus were quite similar. But, i'll just cut to the chase: Hummus - The best hummus i've ever had was at Avesta, and it looks like they brought the recipe with them. This is superb. Toum - Also delicious. Perfect pairing to... just about anything. Chicken Sultani - The chicken chenjeh is the star here. The first time I had it in Houston, I could not understand how the chicken came out so tender and juicy. The koobideh that came with it was also perfect. The proteins came out piping hot on a huge bed of rice. This was more than enough for me to share with my daughter, and to have leftovers. Impossible Koobideh - My wife was pleasantly surprised to see a vegetarian version of the kebab, and it was delicious. This also was served on a massive bed of rice, and came with a side of grilled veggies. Now, here is the only bad part of the meal, and I thought very long and hard to determine whether or not this was enough to deduct a full star, and ultimately decided it wasn't, despite how flabbergasted I was when the server dropped off this dish: The Fried Cauliflower - Oh, man, what a small and pitiful appetizer. Every other restaurant i've ever had this, the plate came out piled high with freshly fried and perfectly seasoned cauliflower. The plate we were presented with had a scant 6 pieces of room temperature limp cauliflower that was not even seasoned. The picture on the website shows a plate full, with some garnishes of onion, and some type of dipping sauce. None of those held true. In hindsight, I should have sent this back. All in all, Arash is ABSOLUTELY worth the visit. Just avoid ordering the cauliflower. It's $9 for a plate of disappointment. read more

Arash Persian Grill - The difference between what the website displays and what you actually get with the Cauliflower. - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Rating on combo great food/extremely poor service ....to a table of middle aged white women, anyway. Again, food was delicious. Service really sucks. read more

Clean restaurant, great service and delicious food good variety and reasonable prices

This was my first time trying Persian food. Unsure which country specifically bc Persian can mean Iran, Afghanistan or Tajikistan. Flavor was different from what I've tried before. I got kabob beef and chicken. So flavorful and tender. Comes with long grain rice and grilled veggies...there were fresh vegetables on the side as well. Next time I would get some sauce on the side bc the dish was too dry for me. I wanted to try something new and this delivered read more

The restaurant is nice and clean. The bread and sabzi appetizer were fresh and great. The dough (yogurt drink) was one of the best we had. The menu was most diverse that I have seen. Almost too many options! The food was good but the lamb kabob was chewy. The service was the worst that we have ever had in a restaurant. Had to chase after the server to get water, order food, and get the check. Did not ask us if everything was good or need anything else. It was not even busy for the number of servers. The music was too loud and fast, sounding the same. Not sure what the other people who have 5 stars see in this! read more

Arash Persian Grill - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Located in a developing shopping plaza so parking was easy. Server was nice and courteous. The food was fresh and tasted great. Will plan to come back to try other dishes on the menu! read more

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Overall, it was good. The bread and herbs served when you are seated was really good, we really enjoyed it. The chicken kabob was really good, one of the best we've had. Unfortunately, the koobideh kabob wasn't great. Flavor was fine but it was tough and hard to cut into, maybe it was overcooked. Overall, we had a good experience and prices were very reasonable compared to other Persian Restaurants. read more

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Amazing Persian restaurant! The food is excellent, the seasoning is incredible, and the flavors truly remind me of home. Highly recommended! Yummy... I will definitely come back for more read more

Arash Persian Grill - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Only reason I'm giving it 1star is the bread and hummus. Everything else was horrible! Took almost 3 hours from ordering to get our food. Only reason we stuck around was it was too late to find a new place for dinner. Soup was salty, rice was cold and the kabobs were tiny and hard as a rock. No flavor to the food. Would never go back. read more

Warm and respectful staff, cosy atmosphere and authentic delicious Persian foods served with fresh bread, it took me back to my hometown, an awesome experience ... read more

Excellent food, nice service. Can't go wrong with the chicken kabobs, and the baba and hummus are amazing. The bread they serve is better than pita. They're often out of some items, so that's why the 1 less star. read more

This should be 4.5 star. The place is clean, welcoming and open. The service was quick and friendly, but we came for the food. We tried a few dishes and some were 10/10 and some a hard pass. They start with a side of delicious fresh bread to which we added a side of hummus and baba ghanoush. Both were terrific. The lamb koobideh was juicy and definitely a repeat dish for us. I love fish and was excited for the mahi mahi kabobs, but was deeply disappointed with the few pieces of rubbery briquettes on my plate. They were so overcooked and overpriced! Just made me sad that the fish was killed twice. The beef and chicken koobideh combo (not pictured) was a 5/10. The beef was ok, but the chicken was very dry. We also tried the Dubai cheesecake. It was NOT WORTH the price or the calories. It was a sugar overload without the traditional pistachio flavor. We all just took a bite of it and didn't bother finishing it. I will be back to try more items on the menu. The sides of rice and grilled veggies that come with entrees is delicious and could be a meal on its own read more

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Best bread in town any bakery in town wouldn't compete with them Hummus is absolutely perfect! Chicken kabobs were so juicy and flavorful! I for sure will be back read more

Arash Persian Grill - Best take out Bread can beat any bakery in town. Hummus its top noch Chicken so juicy That is my spot - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Great prices and good quality. The stews are really good, the kebab was good - especially the chicken - and the service there was excellent They also have excellent bread. My one feedback would be the brand of rice - I prefer the longer grain rice that the other local Persian restaurants use - I'd gladly pay a little more if it's a question of cost read more

Service was great. Our waitress Diana was so sweet, and attentive. Ambiance was good, it was clean. The food was disappointing. Our appetizer was khashke bademjoon and that was good. But we got chicken kabob plate and a koobideh plate and they both lacked flavor. The food was cooked really well but the kabobs needed salt and the chicken was really lacking flavor and especially acidity. The salads that came with the food were good though. read more

Decent Persian restaurant! I tried out the koobideh combo, which came with 1 piece of ground chicken and 1 piece of ground beef with rice and grilled tomatoes. I liked the beef more than chicken as it had more flavor. Chicken had decent texture, although had a very strange aroma. Rice was alright. Also really liked the tomatoes. We also got some complimentary bread with feta cheese, and that was also decent. Service was also pretty good. Overall, decent restaurant and I recommend trying it out! read more

Arash Persian Grill - Koobideh Combo - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

The worst experience in all the persian restaurants I have been in the whole US! This is a scam. Here is why. The food was really bad the fesenjoon and ghorme sabzi was so watery as seen in the video and tasteless. Basically it was flavoured hot water rather than stew. In addition, the ghorme sabzi had almost no meat or beans in it and the fesenjoon almost did not have any pomegranate molasses. It also took ages for them to give us table and bring the food to the table. NOBODY SHOULD EAT AT THIS RESTAURANT!! We went to this restaurant bc of the previous positive reviews but I think those review are fake from the owner. read more

Arash Persian Grill - Watery ghorme sabzi - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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Amazing food and great people. I didn't know what to ask for and they did a great job with their suggestions.

Very fresh and clean, super nice dining area for the family. I can't wait to come back

The food was fresh and was very tasty. The kabobs were perfectly grilled not too overcooked. Super juicy. The chicken curry was ok, I probably wouldn't order it again. The kabob I'll be back for!! Not to mention the free fresh naan and feta. read more

Arash Persian Grill - chicken breast kabob, kabob koobideh and curry chicken - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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I tried their food a few days ago, and it was honestly the worst I've had in a long time. The tahdig and khoresht were terrible. The tahdig was stale, not crunchy, and looked unappetizing. I also ordered Ashe Reshteh, which was nothing like the real thing, watery and flavorless. I couldn't eat much of anything, and even noticed other tables leaving their food untouched. Very disappointing experience. It's a shame they keep adding fake 5-star google reviews to mislead people. read more

Arash Persian Grill - Ash Reshte - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Sister restaurant to one of our faves in Houston? Done. Freaking amazing food? Done. Well worth the drive from Frisco to stop by with some friends for dinner. Started with hummus (as good as I remember from the sister location), muhummara (excellent), complimentary bread/cheese/herb plate, and delicious fried cauliflower! I was worried after reading a prior review but they definitely got it right. The bread was even wonderful as a leftover the next day! I had the chicken sultani combo (chicken chinjeh and beef koobideh)- how do they make such amazing rice and freaking delicious chicken? And the beef koobideh was also so flavorful. Good sized portions that tasted great as leftovers the next day. I'd bet takeout would be solid. (Side note - no alcohol license, so no wine to go with our meal, but otherwise the food was top-notch). read more

Arash Persian Grill - Fried cauliflower - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

The food is delicious. Our drinks: hot tea, doggh, mango lassi and Pepsi zero. We started with the traditional Hummus and go for mast musser. Dayana, our server from Colombia is a great customer service, she suggested couple plates in the menu and we got stone by the flavor. My favorite was the Lamb chops kabobs. We definitely will come back to repeat the experience. Thanks Dayana for the good time and service. read more

Food is excellent especially Royal Platter has everything in it. Hummus is on of the best I have tried so far! Prices are very reasonable! Service was also good lady Diana was very kind and professional. Atmosphere is very nice clean. I recommend Arash Persian Grill. read more

Food is not as good as Rose. Kabab is dry and not hot. Rice is just warm . It is cheaper than Rose but not worth it

The complimentary bread and herb is a nice touch. Our kebabs came a bit bland and dry, could use more flavoring. Maybe I'll come again and try other things on their menu. read more

My first time here at Arash restaurant. The food and service was great. Diana was very pleasant and nice to take our order. I highly recommend this place. read more

We stumbled upon this place by accident, and lemme tell ya it's good, it's delicious marinated grill so good, we loved it. Definitely recommend read more

Arash Persian Grill - Everything was amazing. At end we had their baklava it was really good. Looks like they open recently. Really recommending. - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Was there Saturday night with a party of 9. Reservations were made so they knew we were coming. The food took forever to get to our table and all we heard was excuse after excuse that they only had one chef working that night. It was very ridiculous. Appetizers were ok, soup tasted like it has a pound of salt in it. By the tone we got our entrees 2 hours later the kebabs were dry and the rice was cold. What should have been maybe a 90 minute dinner turned into a 3.5 hour adventure where not a single guest was happy. Many of us ended up not finishing our meals and left the food there. All of this and all we were offered for our troubles was one pitcher of hot tea for the table and then of course we were forced to pay the required large party tip fee. A restaurant of this size can't survive with 2 wait staff and one person in the kitchen. Ridiculous. read more