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Bahar Restaurant

4.1 (591 reviews)
Closed • 11:30 am - 8:30 pm
Updated 3 weeks ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Dogs allowed
Good for kids

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Soltani Boneless Chicken Combo Kabob
Katya Z.

It is a little out of the way for me but I cannot find another solid traditional Persian food like this one where it's got all your staples! The coolest part is that it sits on top of a Persian grocery store so it's a one stop shop! Get your Persian food fix and then go down to get some Persian grocery staples like lavashak, the good feta cheese, some sangak. Other Persian places can be hit or miss when you go not knowing if the stews for your tadig will be watery this time but Bahar never disappoints. I always know it's going to be good. I've been other places too where the the tadig is that chewy kind where it gets really stuck in your teeth - not here. Usually when I come it's never too busy and I love sitting at the booths overlooking the small hills. It's really cute. The service is always impeccable and the servers have smiles on their faces. Miriam is such a great server and always exudes warmth. She makes sure you always have everything you need. If you're new to Persian food then this is the best order to have: tadig with all 3 stews, maast moosir, chicken soltani but sub the chicken koobideh for beef & get half rice half garden salad. Their chicken is juicy & flavorful. The rice is buttery and soft. The maast moosir is creamy and tangy with that strong taste of shallot in just the right way. I like to call it the OG sour cream and onion.

Side of basmati rice
Michelle G.

I finally remembered to come here for a meal. So glad. Been shopping in the market below for years. The food was reasonably priced, excellent selections, and best is they have a full vegetarian menu. Th vegetarian kabob and adas polo-rice mixed with dates, walnuts, lentils was great! Yessinia, our waitress, was super helpful and kind. The table setting of plates and glasses were a beautiful design and style. It felt "fancy" though it's a casual dining experience. Plenty of seating.

Beef Soltani
Feskeli G.

Persian Food is my expertise! Sometimes, I order "to go " when cravings hit and i dont feel like cooking. The Fact that Bahar has "lunch specials" makes it my go to place to put in an order for pick up. Their solanti is top notch alongside their salad, mausto-mousir ( shallot-yogurt) mix. 10/10 Whats great about Bahar: they have inside seating with tables and booths. If you want to have lunch with your family or friends or just want to dine solo, the vibe is inviting and the smells of kabab coming from the kitchen- magic. 10/10

Minelie A.

Friendly customer service, Chill ambiance, a glowing Samavar was shinig in the background and gorgeous plates with intricate Persian-style patterns. For start we got The Bahar Platter(mast-o-musir, mast-o-khiar, Salad Shirazi, feta cheese, and fresh herbs (sabzi)) $16. This was the best part even though the bread we got wasnt fresh one. It was cold and dry. We were accepting to get persian bread (sangak, barbari, taftun or lavash) so we were lil bit surprised for persian restaurant. In Yelp, this restaurant description says Mediterranean but the menu is 100% persian food. In plaza entrance it says Bahar persian cuisine but not in description in Yelp. We ordered Dinner beef soltani $34 and Dinner beef barg kabab for $30. The meat was good but it didnt taste like persian food...Aroma was missing but quality of meat was there. About rice: when you eat persian food, you breath in! So by saying this, Persian food is just not tested, it's smelled first...The aroma of saffron rice is smth that it should be bold when you get it in your table. This is what it was missing in our plate. We enjoyed our food and the athmosphere. The next door was event and the song that were playing was too loud and restaurant were playing non Persian song so it was lil bit messy mixed songs... I wished they had entrance inside of Crown Valley market to the restaurant but the door was locked...The parking lot was easy to park!

Rice chicken
Matt N.

I got 4 chicken nugget pieces and half order of rice as a lunch special for $24 plus tax, RIP OFF

Loobia Polo with Beef Koobideh
Roger P.

Bahar is our go-to place for Persian food. My family and I have ordered many meals from here over the past 15 years, and everything has been delicious. Our favorite is Loobia Polo + Beef Koobideh. The prices are fair and the quality of food is great. We primarily order for takeout, but I dined in for lunch today. The inside looks formal and beverages/food were served on colorful ornate plates and glassware. However, the atmosphere felt relaxed and the diners were dressed casually. You should definitely try Bahar if you're looking for great Persian food!

Tea Service
Rabee M.

I will start by saying we are Persian Food snobs as we previously owned a very popular restaurant in Philadelphia that was reviewed by many food critics. When it came to catering my dad's celebration of life we had many options. My mom had had Bahar's food at another event and was very impressed. Did I mention it is impossible to impress my mom who is one of the world's best cooks? The owner is very responsive and patient. Coming up with the menu with him was easy and he had great suggestions. The food, the service and the presentation were all amazing. Bahar did not disappoint with the flavors of authentic Persian food. The tea service and desert tables were beautifully presented as was the dinner. I highly recommend Bahar Restaurant for catering.

Jie G.

We have been frequenting this restaurant for years as one of the best Persian restaurants in OC. The ambiance is nice and service is excellent. It is located in the second floor next to a middle eastern grocery store so you can do shopping or walk around after the meal. We ordered two eggplant dips to begin with. One with more yogurt and the other with more chill and a bit smoky. Both are excellent choices for the naans (two plates of hot naans were served per table). Each of us ordered different kabobs. I previously tried their lamb shank (excellent BTW), so I went for Chicken Soltani. There are two skewers of kabab, one with ground marinated chicken that is packed with herb flavors and melts in your mouth (like beef koobideh). The other kabab is chicken chunks which has more texture but still very trendy and juicy. We substitute rice with salad and grilled tomatoes, which is a much healthy choice and will not put you to sleep after me, as the portion is HUGE. We followed the entree with Persian saffron ice cream with a bit pistachio and sugary faloodeh noodle. Overall excellent dining experience and we will for sure tk come back many more times.

A worm

Yes, the food is tasty. Could be the worms we found in our food. . Girls working there a so nice I felt so badly for them. What do say when your customers discovers bugs in the food. Place is filthy

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The food is really good, but the service ???????? Some angry women that we were scared to ask even for water

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The food is amazing! We recently moved to the area and so grateful this place is so close!

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The guy working behind the counter taking orders is extremely rude. Food might be okay but the service is terrible. Not worth coming back.

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I used to love this place but it isn't the same. The portions are much much smaller and the food is so-so. It was super disappointing.

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Rangeen Kitchen - Bowl Chicken Tikka Masala (G,N)

Rangeen Kitchen

4.6(368 reviews)
1.8 mi
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Rangeen calls itself Indian-Californian, which in a tired little strip mall can sound like the kind…read moreof identity crisis best avoided. I'd driven past it plenty of times on the way to the dog groomer and never once felt compelled to stop. Friday night changed that. We were hungry, but not sit-down-for-two-hours hungry. We wanted something better than fast food, but not some overproduced evening of cocktails and self-importance. We wanted food worth getting out of the car for. Rangeen hit that mark beautifully. Getting my wife on board took some work. She's not a curry person. But a few online photos of fresh, vibrant salads were enough to win her over. Inside, the place still showed traces of whatever came before it, a blank quick-serve menu screen hanging awkwardly over the counter, like a relic from another life. But this was table service, and a perfectly comfortable one at that. There were maybe eight or nine tables, and one lone server holding down the front of house. Casual, older, thin, moving with purpose. She greeted us warmly, dropped menus, answered the phone, checked back often, kept the table tidy, and somehow managed to make the whole room feel cared for without a hint of drama. I went for the spicy mango chicken. My wife chose a healthy-looking salad with grilled sweet potatoes, nuts, and all the things I generally avoid unless someone smarter than me orders them first. We added naan, because not ordering naan would have been foolish. The food took a few minutes longer than the impatient part of your brain might expect. But then it arrived, and suddenly none of that mattered. My dish was excellent: nicely seasoned bite-sized pieces of chicken, rice, a fresh side salad, and a spicy sauce that pulled the whole thing together with real intention. And the plating, that was the surprise. This wasn't tossed on a plate like an afterthought from the spot next to the grocery store. It looked like someone actually gave a damn. And that, really, is what stays with you. Not just that the food was good, but that care had gone into it. The ingredients may not have been expensive, I say that as someone who owns restaurants and knows roughly what things cost, but value isn't about raw food cost. It's about what arrives at the table, how it's presented, and whether anybody in the building seems to care if you enjoy it. At $19, this was a steal. For about the price of a drive-thru burger meal, I got something thoughtful, well executed, and satisfying enough to remind me why local places like this matter. And to the party of four next to us who only left a five-dollar tip: do better.

We recently had the pleasure to enjoy catering done by Rangeen Kitchen. The service, presentation…read moreand quality of the food was excellent. In fact, I don't want to call it food. I'd rather call it an experience. My family and I predominantly enjoyed the desert selections. They were all nicely done - creative, tasty and light. Kept craving for more, even though I don't have a sweet tooth! Sukhi and team pulled it off nicely. It was great performance to say the least!

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Rangeen Kitchen - Inside seating and order to go

Inside seating and order to go

Rangeen Kitchen - Papdi Chaat. This arrived as a beautiful chaos of crunchy wafers, cool yogurt, tangy tamarind, and bright herbs.

Papdi Chaat. This arrived as a beautiful chaos of crunchy wafers, cool yogurt, tangy tamarind, and bright herbs.

Rangeen Kitchen - Curry (Saag Paneer). Mild and earthy, this features soft cubes of paneer in a smooth, velvety spinach sauce.

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Curry (Saag Paneer). Mild and earthy, this features soft cubes of paneer in a smooth, velvety spinach sauce.

Sessions West Coast Deli

Sessions West Coast Deli

4.2(117 reviews)
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Just had the Chinese Chicken Sandwich (Wrap). Amazing…read morequality and great ambience! Only one server who triples her duty by manning the register, serving the food and busing. With a smile. Tends to get busy during weekends so you may wait a few minutes. Everything else is self service.

Updating to one star because I was waiting to see if you guys were going to charge me for food I…read morewasn't even allowed to pick up. You guys not only charged me, but the order shows as "picked up" Please ask your employees why they closed the restaurant around 2:15 pm on May 5th. The website (not a food delivery or pickup service, the actual sessions website) allowed the order to be taken, took my money, yet I got no food. As someone that frequents here quite often this is a disappointment. I've put in a dispute with my bank already but I want to know why you charged me for an order that was never even made. What's crazier is there were two men sitting on the outside portion of the restaurant finishing their food while I could see the employee closing up the kitchen. I asked through the closed front door what would happen to my order and your employee said because it wasn't actually made that by the end of the night I wouldn't be charged. I indeed did get charged $24 for a sandwich and fries that I never received, I hope you guys make this right.

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Sessions West Coast Deli - Bar area

Bar area

Sessions West Coast Deli - Perfect burger and draft IPA

Perfect burger and draft IPA

Sessions West Coast Deli - Spicy Crispy Crunchy Chicken*

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Spicy Crispy Crunchy Chicken*

Zesty Olives- Laguna Niguel - Pasta Viva Flight - three mini

Zesty Olives- Laguna Niguel

4.4(336 reviews)
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Great, casual place with a few fun photo opp areas and outside seating, although thats not…read moreimportant because the food is the reason for coming here. The pasta flight was amazing. Best Alfredo I've ever had. Full bottles of wine, pasta made in a cheese wheel-can't ask for more. I've found a new go-to spot!

This was my first time trying Zesty Olive. I learned that it's also the same company as Pasta Viva…read morein Irvine. Admittedly, I tried Pasta Viva first and it was a little hard not to compare the two. This location also had the same ordering system. You order on an iPad and then the server brings you the food. I think a better system would be QR codes with the option to order on your phone. The iPads can make the experience really slow when it's busy, especially because there are only 2 kiosks total. The food was good, but for some reason the Irvine location tasted much creamier. Plus, I think Irvine seems to be having fun. This time it seemed that there were only two people working, the cook and then the food runner. It just didn't seem like things were flowing as well as they could have. I did really enjoy all the great photo ops and they also have a bigger dessert menu. Overall it was great, but for whatever reason, it seemed like the Irvine location is running slightly better (or at least on the night I visited).

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Zesty Olives- Laguna Niguel - Bright and colorful interior

Bright and colorful interior

Zesty Olives- Laguna Niguel - ZESTY BOWL

ZESTY BOWL

Zesty Olives- Laguna Niguel - Avocado Toast

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Avocado Toast

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