Best kabobs I've had in the Triangle so far. Been there a few times, and the kabobs are always juicy and tasty. The rice with saffron is pretty good too. And for dessert, ask for the bastani (Persian ice cream) which is not on the menu. read more

This place has super great food which is the only reason that I keep coming back. The only reason that I'm not giving five stars is that the service is extremely slow and frustrating. So frustrating that I couldn't even give it four stars for it. Take out is definitely a better option for this place. read more

Our favorite Kabobs!! Also the desserts are delicious as well. Fantastic food, and the folks who work there are the best!

I had an AMAZING time at this restaurant today. The service was absolutely the best, and the manager came to speak with us to make sure we were attended to. The food was amazing, I wish there were more vegetarian options, but the current ones are delicious. I will be back!!! read more

Flame Kabob - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The best Persian/Iranian food in town! I highly recommend everything here. Of course I'm vegetarian so I don't know much about the meat options but from what I've seen others order it all looks and smells great. There's plenty of options for vegetarians. This is a family owned restaurant where you see the owners there daily in the kitchen and serving food. Ask for Samir and tell him I sent you :) read more

The food is great here, but the owner has been e xtremely rude on multiple occasions. It is a shame read more

I have never been a fan of the mandatory tipping police and do not frequent restuarants that enforce such arbitary mandates. To me a tip should be a reflection of how I perceived the service and that must be at my discretion since it is a totally personal matter. I will not leave an 18% tip when the service warranted no more than 5% and anything above that to me is theft. read more

I so badly wanted to like this place. But the kabob and chicken with the rice lacked flavor. The mustomooseer was pretty good and so was the bread. I will give them one more try since they are only one of two Persian kabob restaurants. Maybe they were having an off day. The waitress was not friendly but the owner was very sweet and very hospitable. read more

We ordered almost the entire variety of BBQ and every item was delicious. The service was efficient and with a smile. Very generous quantities. You have enough to save for later. Recommend most highly. read more

Overall very tasty food, if predictable for me because I am Arab. I ordered the Feta Cheese Plate appetizer, Doogh (Yogurt Drink), and the Chicken and Koobideh Combo with Lentil Rice. Everything came out promptly and the service was good even though the restaurant got progressively more crowded through the evening. Only frustrating experience was ordering Persian Ice Cream after the meal, and waited for nearly 30 minutes before I received it and had to remind a woman who wasn't my server in order to get it. Other than that, everything was good and I would definitely recommend it. read more

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Love this place!! My family is Iranian and when we eat from Flame Kabob, we feel right at home. The food is excellent, the service and people are exceptionally down to earth, and the prices are great. If you're ever looking for a new style of food and excellent service, go to Flame Kabob. I can't recommend it enough. Oh! And make sure to have some chai tea at the end :) It wraps up any meal with a soothing feel. read more

One of the best restaurant very nice staff they are very friendly. Good place to go to and the food taste wonderful highly recommended read more

Flame Kabob - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Search under happy in the dictionary and find this restaurant listed. I ordered the split pea stew. It came with a huge plate of rice. My husband ordered the ground beef kabob. It comes with tomatoes, and he ordered the lentil rice. The beef was slightly spicy and beyond delicious. I highly recommend eating here. read more

Great food, affordable price and good service. Their beef and chicken koobideh and lentil rice is a must try.

Best Persian I've had in The triangle. Usually try to stop by here when we re hungry (large portions) and nearby. read more

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Good food! I had chicken kabob and lentil rice and it was well worth the distance. The service is nice prices reasonable and great food. Places like these restore my confidence in yelp. My partner tried lamb shank and she was raving about it. I will visit this place again - definitely... read more

A real nice place for Kabobs & Koobideh! Their spices are just right & the lentil rice that comes along with the dish tastes really good as well! Can't wait to try more of their delicacies! read more

Flame Kabob - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The best Persian food you will find in North Carolina. I used to always travel to DC just to eat Persian food, but Flame Kabob stole my heart. Literally everything on the menu is delicious and it tastes like I'm eating at someone's home. My favorite dish is the chicken kobdeh and the ghormeh sabzi. The Napoleon and the saffron ice cream are a must for dessert! read more

Very nice and friendly hosts, clean and warm environment. The food is great! I had kubideh and chicken kabab it was very good quality. I also had falude as dessert and it was absolutely delicious specially I liked the way they served it. Complimentary tea was so nice! read more

Flame Kabob had good reviews on yelp and they were on point. Wonderfully prepared, fresh and healthy. I had the sharizi salad and chicken kaboodie and it hit the spot. Get the double order, better to much than too little here. Great family owned business. read more

I was really looking forward to sitting down and enjoying authentic Persian food and speaking a little Farsi with the staff. To my disappointment the staff was Mexican and not Persian. I decided to stay and at least try the food. The Lady who took my order was very sweet and took my order the best she could through broken English. I tried to stay annoyed with the situation, but the waitress too nice for me to stay irritated. She won me over when she brought me out some amazing chow (lamb kabob). Just before I finished the meal, the owner whom was Iranian, greeted me and asked how the food was. So I was able to speak a little Farsi after all. In summary, VERY nice staff and the lamb was both authentic and delicious. Cheers people. Jeremy read more

Not getting to Briar Creek very often we decided to stop after a hike at Umstead. Quaint little gem. Outdoor seating available also but we decided to cool off in the AC. The interior is very tastefully decorated with authentic Persian art. Social distancing was kept without difficulty. I believe the owners waited on us. Extremely friendly and kind. I ordered the lamb kabobs and my husband ordered the chicken. DELICIOUS is how I would describe our meal. The lamb was very tender and seasoned well. The chicken had a house seasoning that made the chicken just melt in your mouth. The sides that came with it were quite large. We each had one kabob and it was plenty enough to fill us. When asked about desert I initially passed but after talking with the owner about the saffron and pistachios, I couldn't resist and ordered a piece of the baklava to go. Needless to say I couldn't wait and we ate it on our way home. Probably one of the best I've ever had. Thank you for a wonderful dinner and the education on the differences in saffron!! We will be back! read more

This place is so good! I hadn't been here in over a year, but stopped by for lunch and was warmly greeted. I had forgotten about this place. I used to get the kabob pita but this time ordered the chicken breast kabob platter (single) with 1/2 salad 1/2 rice. They brought out a great salad - generous with tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, carrots and lettuce and house made lemon vinaigrette. This is a half order? Indeed! An order of fresh from the oven pita and tzatziki came next. Then the chicken kabob and rice and a bottle of homemade hot sauce. Heavenly! The chicken was so tender and flavorful and helpings were very generous. My friend and i left stuffed and happy. Friendly and efficient service. Flame Kabob is back on my lunch rotation! read more

Worst experience ever. Went in and was seated at 6:45pm, was finally acknowledged at 7:20 after asking for a menu twice. Our order was taken at 7:45 and no one came up to our table after that. We went up to counter and was told it would be a few more minutes. At 9:10 we went back up to counter because we still didn't have food and at that point we were told they didn't have enough food to make our order. No other explanation and no apology. I guess they were just planning on having us sit there until they lock up and leave out the back! Never seen or heard of more terribly run establishment. read more

Some of the best Persian food I've ever had. I got the spicy chicken kabob and it was one of the best things I've ever eaten. My friend got the beef kabob and felt the same way. The staff is extremely friendly and the food is beyond exceptional. If you don't think you like persian food you have to try flame kabob. You will not be disappointed. read more

My significant other and I used to eat at Daphne's all the time, which was a chain Greek/Middle Eastern restaurant back in California. Not mind-blowing, but decent and fairly cheap. We wanted to find our Daphne's here in NC, so we found Flame Kabob. Every time I've gone here, it's sadly empty, but PLEASE don't let that deter you from eating there. I really believe in their food and I think it's really good. I don't think Greek/Middle Eastern food gets enough recognition around here unless it has a hip, Americanized name like Greek Fiesta. I have nothing against Greek Fiesta, just making an example here. At Flame Kabob, I've had their lamb, chicken, and beef kabobs. ALL good. Lamb is a hard thing to cook for some people, but Flame Kabob does it right. The lamb was extremely tender and not too raw because I feel like most places serve their lamb more on the raw side so they can make you think it's more tender. Not the case here. The chicken is also very nicely marinated and cooked - always tender. They have the usual Greek salad and rice served with the kabobs. The salad's mediocre, but the rice is good. I love their stone bread and yogurt sauce too. Service has always been excellent. I've met the couple who owns the place and they're both really nice people and provided us with great service. Sometimes, you'll see other members of their family helping out in the back, which I think is really cute. Seriously, try this place and give them some business. Food is great and Flame Kabob needs to get recognized a little more for it. read more

Are you kidding me? Kabob in Durham, North Carolina??? On a business trip, my coworker and I got drunk one night and wondered if any Persians lived in this city. Then we went one step further and wondered if any Persian food existed among the strip malls, BBQ pits, and Waffle houses....Thanks to Yelp we stumbled upon 'Flame Kabob'. Now we had to check it out. My Co-worker and I are very critical of Iranian food, as we have both been raised with it. The Verdict: Pretty damn good! It wasn't like Mom's cooking back home. But sh*t, this place was legit! We got one of everything to try it out like food critics. 1 koobideh, 1 barg, 1 lamb, and 1 joojeh. It was all tasty and prepared authentically to my surprise. Even the salad shirazi was on point! They even had the grilled tomatoes on the side... Also, they have an open kitchen so you can see the cooks at work. Albeit there's only 2 of them. They even have a health dept score of 92 which was proudly posted on their wall. The only thing I would pick at (it is my duty as a Perisan) was the bread. They need to use lavash instead of the Pita bread. But that is definitely a n it-picking minor detail. This place does not look like your ordinary Iranian food joint by any stretch of the imagination, but stick with it once you're in there. We almost left when we sat down, but decided it would be rude and we were rewarded with a delightful Persian dinner in the sticks of North Carolina. Can't beat that, right!? Note: I gave this place 5 stars because I really don't think you can get much better for Persian food out here. This is not Los Angeles where there is a Persian market on every corner. So bravo for bringing the flavors to the other side of the country where there is not a huge mix of ethnicities if you know what I mean ;) read more

I had been looking forward to trying out Flame Kabob for some time. I am always looking for a good kabob place where I can get my frequent fix. And wow was I ever soooo.....disappointed!! It was nothing like I had hoped for. I came because of the solid rave reviews. I'm not sure what kind of standards others have when it comes to this type of food? What went wrong tonight? First we walk into an empty restaurant where someone is vacuuming, the time is 6.30 on a Monday. I figure one of the tables was probably messy and the owner takes advantage of the restaurant being empty so he can do some vacuuming. But as we come in, he tells us to sit down and keeps vacuuming all around all tables, right by our feet. I thought it was odd that he kept vacuuming as several people kept coming in and reading their menus. The food was served quickly and it looked like it could be an enjoyable meal. Before the food is served they give you some bread(similar to Naan) with a yoghurt and cucumber sauce. I had the single lamb dish, chunks of lamb served with rice. My wife had the ground chicken, two skewers with lentil rice. In retrospect, I should have ordered the chicken where you would get two skewers for 9.99, as opposed to the lamb where it's just one skewer for 11.99. This is actually not a very good deal, but I was set on ordering lamb as I eat too much chicken as it is anyway. But when I saw my wife's chicken dish I was actually glad I had the lamb because the ground chicken was completely burnt underneath, that is all black on the side facing downward. You seriously didn't think we would see that? I have had kabobs many many times, in many many different restaurant, different styles of cuisines. I may not be an expert of the Persian cuisine, but I know what a decent kabob is supposed to look like and I am pretty sure the Persion version is not supposed to be all black on one side. Yes, we could have sent it back, but was really not in the mood for causing a fuss for various reasons, and and also apprehensive to sending food back as I don't know what "extra complementary ingredients", I've you know what I mean, are going to come back on my plate. I didn't have the lentil rice, I am allergic to lentils. My wife didn't think the lentil rice was anything special at all. Really not getting the comments about the rice being amazing. If you never had rice with lentils maybe? Let me go back to the chicken, apart from it being burnt on the one side, it was kind of soggy inside. How do you manage to make grilled meat burnt and soggy at the same time? The lamb was Ok at best, but not juicy enough and not enough spices. Lamb is a tough type of meat and needs more spices than most types of meat. I am more used to Indian, Turkish and Afghan type of kabobs, so not sure if this is a Persian thing. I do have to say though that the presentation of both dishes were nice. Over and on to the interior, it is very dated an worn. Not a very clean impression, tables and chairs a bit dirty and the restrooms not among the cleanest I have seen, opened the trash can and it was absolutely stinking. It's a casual type of dining experience. Most dishes are chicken or beef, with a few lamb options. They don't serve alcohol. There seemed to be three types of dessert - baklava, Napoleon cake and I think rice pudding. I don't get the reviews about the service being friendly. Whoever served us, it may have been the owner, kind of tossed the bread and sauce at the table. It took a very long time to get the check, this is in a restaurant with less than a handful of tables. The server seemed more interested in anything else other than making us pay for the mediocre food. He was cleaning, stacking plates and what not, while avoiding eye contact. If you have read this far, I think you see where I am going with this review.....ehm, don't go here. I understand that you might think this is good food if you are new to cuisines of this type. But I doubt Flame Kabob would last long in any of the major US cities where competion on the kabob market is fierce. Trust an expert's advice, just go to Bosphurus in Cary or Shish Kabob in downtown Raleigh for some decent kabob. I hate giving one star reviews, because end of the day this is someone's livelivehood, but this was just too subpar. read more

Found this place on Yelp, and I must say it turned out to be a really good choice. Some friends, who live in the area, told me later this was their favorite place for Iranian cuisine. I ordered the combo with Kubideh and chicken kabob, which were both perfectly cooked and nicely and mildly spiced. But the real hero for me was the lentil pilau. And the persian tea was a nice refreshing addition to it all. I would definitely come here again if I'm back in the area. read more

I love love loooove this restaurant... the owner is the most genuine absolutely amazing people.. they make you feel like home.. I love their food so much.. everything is so delicious and perfect.. the service is phenomenal.. the dessssert is so delicious with tea.. this restaurant is perfect!!!!!! I would Highly recommend this to anybody who is going by and looking for somE REAL delicious food!!! read more

Delicious kabobs! Everything we had was well seasoned, flavorful, delicious. We had eggplant dip, chicken and beef kabobs, and lamb shank. Service was very friendly and helpful for our first time trying Persian food, and our 3 year old son loved the pita bread, grilled tomatoes and French fries. A great spot for authentic international cuisine in a sea of chain restaurants read more

The food was OK, but it seemed over priced for what you got in terms of portion size, very basic atmosphere, and lacking overall experience. The biggest problem was that the service was extremely non-attentive and very non-present. It felt like having a customer there was a bother for them, and that it was preventing them from doing other things they wanted to do, as nobody ever checked-in for more water, pita, to clear dirty plates, to order dessert, or to even pay the bill... I had to call and/or go look for a server for all of that. It wasn't even busy and the service was horrible, so I can not imagine the possible neglect that would happen if it was busier. It was a long drawn out meal, in what is a very simple and not very entertaining restaurant... and the lacking service was really a detractor. read more

Just went for the first time yesterday and had a Koobideh and it was fantastic. On par with Moby Dick's. SO happy to finally have real Persian food in the area! Highly recommended. (And yes, I'm Persian so I can speak to good Persian food!) read more

First time eating Persian food and it was great. The ground beef kabob and lentil rice is divine. My husband had a chicken and beef combo kabob and both were excellent, the chicken especially tender and delicious. Also tried the hot tea as offered on the house by out server and it was the best cup of hot tea I've ever had, too bad they wouldn't tell me what the ingredients were lol. read more

I'll agree with other reviewers: good food but takes FOREVER. I walked in at 11:50 on a Monday, two other tables in there. I ordered two sandwiches to go and didn't get my food until after 12:30, yep, about 40 minutes. The tenderloin sandwich was especially good, but not worth 40 minutes of waiting. read more

The food is good. I tried Barg, Kubide and Ghorme Sabzi, all very good. It's not the best Persian restaurant in the US, but if you're in RTP area, definitely recommended. read more

The manager took our lunch order, and put it on the filled order stack. It was over an hour till we got our food. Rather than comping our meal, we were given drinks and dessert to go. The food was good, but the service very poor. read more

I was in town for a few days and decided to try Flame Kabob. Now I'm afghan so I'm very picky when it comes to middle eastern food but I am so glad I tried it. By far the best Persian food I've ever had. I had the aush e rishtay and the soltani beef. The soup was extremely flavorful and it was topped with not just yogurt but "khroot" which is extremely rare these days. The soltani was cooked to perfection and the lentil rice was interesting! Very nice family owned place. Highly recommended if you're in the area!!!! read more

I ate few times in the past in this place. It was good then. But recently I went back and the quality of the food was not good at all. Also, They charge too much for small portion of low quality food. Noting comes with your main order. Any thing you ask will be extra charge. They charge me $4 for two spoon of yogurt. I will not go back to this place. read more

My husband found this gem on Yelp and I am so happy he did! The rice is absolutely outstanding! The food was delicious and the staff was very friendly. It was very busy and the service a little slow, but we will certainly be back! read more