Service was very minimal. Food was ok. Had to ask to get my water refilled. They never came by to refill

We love love love this place. Everytime we go we say this is the best Persian food we had in US. They never disappoint

This place has become our' go to' for the Middle Eastern comfort food. With all the right ingredients in one plate. The plates are huge but oh so filling, so bring your appetite!:I was given the opportunity the second time dining there, to speak with the owner," Bobby"of Irvine Grill and his head waitress staf, Layla. What a delightful and exciting time. Bobby's motto is a simply put phrase, 'be Kind '. I was in awe at how amazing that little piece of advice was felt throughout the dining room experience. Bobby was very cool and very nice as he likes to be out with the customers and floats through the place with such charisma and graciousness. He is the second owner of this restaurant and has a following of customers who keep coming back simply because of Bobby and his incredible wait staff and cook staff Food is always incredibly beautifully presented with just the right touch of personality and uniqueness. Pairing with your favorite selection of wine is key to the fullness of the experience. So if you want the middle East experience of a lifetime, this is surely the best bet!! I am and will tell all my friends and family about this place! You have given Irvine a true gem and one that doesn't go unnoticed! Enjoy! No reservations needed for lunch or dinner but advised if you have a larger group. Family friendly. read more

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Really enjoyed my meal here with my best friend. We got the hummus and eggplant app and it came in such a cute little glass/bowl. The complimentary pita that comes with it is great to dip with the apps we got, as I'm sure it would've been good with the rest of the other dips. I got the boneless chicken combo and I'm so glad I did because I really enjoyed the chicken. It was very tender and flavorful. The beef skewer wasn't bad but I don't know if I'd get it again since it was just ground beef really. It was nice to have both proteins though. I substituted the rice for all salad and their salad was very light and fresh. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole meal and even had leftovers to finish the next day. A little pricey for what it is cause you can definitely get cheaper versions of skewers elsewhere, but the restaurant and ambiance itself is really cute and nice and modern. Decor is super cutesy. Service was also friendly and attentive. read more

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wonderful chicken kabob flavors. the koobideh isn't chickeny and seasoned very well. rice was a tiny bit mushy and overcooked but that must have been a fluke. read more

Irvine Grill - chicken soltani - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

This is one of Irvine's best-kept secrets. This is as close as I am going to get to my aunt's homemade Persian cooking. There's ample parking, the staff is polite, and there is indoor and outdoor seating. I love the chicken shish kabob, the meat is moist and the flavors are delicious. Another favorite is the adas polo, the dates add a little sweetness to the rice. The lobia polo is a meal in itself and it is heavenly. The ash reshteh, was my least favorite. I've only known one other place to make it the way my aunt makes it. Next time, I'm going to have to try the tahchin with chicken kabob. The description of the dish sounds tantalizing. read more

I went here for lunch with some coworkers. The decor is decent. The service wasn't that great. We really had to flag them down for them to come. The food came out in a timely manner. FOOD: Irvine Grill Special (eggplant borani, kashk bademjan, mast o'musir) - I enjoyed all 3 items. I recommend this and would get it again. I think it's enough for 3 - 4 people to share. Beef Koobideh Lunch Special - For 12 bucks, it's a great deal. The koobideh is huge and tasty. I enjoyed it with a lot of sumac, rice, and the irvine grill special appetizer. The salad was fresh, but I didn't really like the salad dressing. WHAT I WOULD DO NEXT TIME: - I heard their crispy rice with stews is very tasty. I tried to order it, but they said it wasn't available (it was only 11:40 am at the time!) - I'd try some of their other stuff even though the koobideh is a great value - I wish they had a spicy green sauce (zhoug?). I asked, but they only had tapatio as a spicy condiment.. read more

Irvine Grill - Beef Koobideh lunch special - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

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Service is so bad is unbelievable that every time we go there, we hope they improved but unfortunately it gets worse. this time we order our food party of four, my food came cold in the middle. nothing is more gross than go to a restaurant and your food be cold. i asked the waiter to change it please, mind that, i did not change the food just told them i want it hot... he came back a told us that his manager told him that since i had ate a little bit from a plate therefore she can not change itare you kidding, as many as restaurants we go every weekend and spend so much money on wine and dine never experienced such a embarrassing moment, all i can say, even though our bill was over 185.00 ...... i don't think this plc deserves our business. so rating this plc worse than bad. read more

Good food and friendly staff reasonable price you should try it great for gathering Lunch specials are good value price and portion read more

It was Saturday way past the lunch hour. We were in Irvine area and started searching for restaurant that still open with good reviews. We come across Irvine Grill still open and it has 4 stars. After arriving it was still full with few tables open. We ask for a table for 3 and got seated right away. After going thru the menu, we have ordered following dishes: - House Peta bread with butter - Great, my buddy asked for a refill after he finish the first basket - Beef Shish kabob with rice - Good, it was nicely flavor and cooked - Chicken Shish Kabob with salad - Great, I've replaced rice with salad and it was great. Both chicken and beef were juicy and tasty. - Boneless Chicken Combo all Greek Salad - Great, friend ordered this same chicken as my so it was as good as my chicken. Overall both service and food were great. It deserved a solid 4.5-5.0 stars. We are definitely coming back for more if in the area. read more

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I don't usually like to write reviews. This one definitely deserves 1 and 0 if I had the chance to. Not because they have bad food but because of our experience at the last visit. 2 major issues the first one was the bad smell coming from the plate it was either not cleaned well or either something is bad. Very fouly and unpleasant smell. The 2nd issue was the very cold koobideh. Both of these issue were addressed to our server that didn't say a word and just walked away. I hope the management sees this and fix whatever is going on in their restaurant. We're restaurant owner and do not like giving bad reviews because we know how it feels like and how badly it affects a business, but they left us no choice. read more

I was really surprised with how good everything tasted! We got take out here and I actually didn't eat it until the next day. So even after the food had been refrigerated for a night - everything still tasted really fresh after reheating. I was amazed. I had the chicken & beef. The meat was super tender! The rice was actually some of the best i've had. Portions are HUGE. It could probably be split between 3 people! read more

Irvine Grill - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

We had a dinner for a large group here for family and friends. Mali is the person in charge of catering and large group reservations. Mali was absolutely wonderful to deal with. We were very well taken care of. We ate outside in their beautiful patio area. The food was great, the staff was great, we will definitely be back. This was for a memorial service for my father, so it was a very difficult time. We so appreciated the excellent service and experience we had there. read more

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Very good and consistent food. Family meal 2 serves 4 adults generously. Never had one bad thing here

Downgrading to 3 stars. I came here on a Sunday afternoon. I waited about 20 minutes to get a table, and was seated outside on the patio. The service is usually pretty good, but this day was not up to par. It was really difficult to get my waiter's attention and took way too long (over 10 minutes) for simple things like refilling my drink. I had to ask other employees (one busboy and one other server) to call the waiter over. The food was still very good, but I feel like the portion sizes have shrunk immensely! My dad ordered the lamb shank with baghali polo, and the one lamb shank he received was pretty small. For $25, I would expect a little bit more than what he got. I ordered the loobia polo with a side of beef koobideh. Again, for another $25 or so, I would have expected a bit more than what looked like one or two scoops of loobia polo. Also, the salad shirazi that came with the loobia polo was severely lacking in the lemon juice/olive oil dressing. I'm hoping that this place improves both their service and portion sizes, especially considering the prices, next time I come back. read more

I eat a lot of Mediterranean food. This place is off the hook! We had the branzino and the koobedeh. Both were way above standard. The special rice dish with dates, nuts and garlic was incredible. The service was excellent. The room is modern and the kitchen visible. We are coming back! read more

We were a party of 4, arrived at noon on Father's day. We expected a slight delay bc of the holiday but we were seated right away surprisingly. BUT of course seated at the worst table where waiters/ guest kept asking my dad if he can move out of his chair so they can pass through. We were slightly annoyed already at this point. We decided to order once our waitress greeted us since we saw it was getting Busy. After 40 mins she came back to ask us to verify our order again....like what?! An hour passes, she tells us that they have run out of ingredients to make all of our plates. Very frustrated at this point. We all order something different & the food finally arrives. I was disappointed by the lack of communication, time management and lack of courtesy. This is no fault of the waitress, this is all a reflection of the restaurant. Food was adequate. Gave it 2 stars for the cute plates/cups & eggplant appetizer I had. Will not be coming back. read more

This place is a must for Persian food. We were craving Persian food and a friend recommended this place to us. He was Persian himself. We order a lot as you can tell to get a sample/taste of different platters and appetizers. The egg plat appetizer with garlic on top is a must to try. It is so delicious and flavorable. The yogurt with garlic, is not too garlicky but if you love garlic you would like this. We got the area play to share, it is great for 4 to 5 people. Has plenty of meat as you can tell such as chicken, Lamb, and two different types of beefs. The lamb is so delicious. Next time I'm just going to get the lamb! Yes Services amazing here! The only thing is the floor is very slippery, I was wearing nonslip shoes mind you! All three of us almost lived on the floor walking into the outdoor seating! Hint hint liability waiting to happen! read more

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Food and service were amazing! We stopped by for dinner after a day at Disneyland. We had about 10 people in our family and everything was exceptional! read more

New favorite spot for Mediterranean food. Service = excellent! My parents normally don't branch out of what they normally indulge in, but they enjoyed everything very much! Family approved! read more

Irvine Grill - Yogurt, eggplant, & lentils? - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

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I'm tired of being treated poorly by the same employee each time I go here. This has been the third time so here I am writing a review about it. This review is for the large and tall Latina female with broad shoulders that's almost always here when I am. She's rude, argumentative, bossy and forgetful. Every time I come here she ruins my experience somehow. It could be her attitude, her talking over me before I could finish asking for something or just plain being bossy and rude. She walks around the restaurant like she owns it. Her attitude is not kind, happy and welcoming but instead bossy, rude, sassy and argumentative. Ownership and management need to monitor her interactions as she's probably costing the restaurant tons of revenue due her poor interactions with guests. read more

The food was excellent and the portions were huge. Definitely try sharing. We had the barberry rice. Loved it.

Many of N's patients recommended we try Irvine Grill for good Persian food. We never would have guessed from the name that they would be a Persian restaurant so we were glad to get the recommendation. They don't take reservations but luckily on a Saturday early evening (~5:30pm) they had a good amount of tables so no wait. The inside is elegant with comfortable chairs. The tables are a little close to each other so it was a bit of a challenge to fit the stroller but we managed. We tried the mast o mousir, barley soup, jujeh kebab and beef koobideh. They do not bring complementary sabzi as most restaurants do which was surprising (feta, walnuts, fresh herbs). They have lavash not sangak. The initial lavash was cold and hard and a disappointment but when the yogurt arrived they thankfully brought freshly made, warm lavash that was great. The mast was delicious, thick and flavorful. They went the extra mile to add a dried rose bud to make it pretty. The barley soup was good, not as good as my MIL's, but we enjoyed trying it. The jujeh was moist and you could taste the saffron. The koobideh was good but strong on the onion. They forgot the grilled tomato for the koobideh so we actually had to ask for it. You can't eat kebab without the tomato and never have we ever been served a plate without. The waiter acknowledged they forgot and he brought one a little later. Surprising mistake given the restaurant was mostly empty at the time. Online they show a good deal for a to-go family meal so we will consider that if we are in the area in future. Overall, a nice meal and would consider returning. They have some areas to improve which is why not 5 star. read more

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Disappointing! Zero customer service! I called and ordered and when I arrived, they said we do not have the rice you ordered. When I asked why they did not tell me after my second call or why they did not call me so I could go someplace else, the answer was I was too busy. Really!!!! Too busy to inform the customer. The Manager was not any help either and said I do not know what to say. No apologies or what can we do to make it right. Just silence. Obviously, all they care about is money since they even charged me extra for what they did not have. The customer does not matter. You do not matter. Your satisfaction does not matter. Also, the container of salad was not closed properly either and the sauce was poured out of it in the bag. I guess they were too busy to pay attention to packaging the salad. Disappointing! read more

This is a go to for those looking for Persian food in the OC, I've also done catering from here as well and it was an amazing easy experience with top food!! read more

Irvine Grill - Joojeh koobideh combo! - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Beef Soltani, Cornish Hen, Tadig and Irvine Grill Trio for appetizer This place is absolutely incredible. Highest quality and best tasting Persian food I've had in restaurant for years. Think early 2000s Darya. I dare you to find fluffier rice !! read more

Irvine Grill - Beef Soltani, Cornish Hen, Tadig and Irvine Grill Trio for appetizer - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Great food. I loved the Fasangoon there and Gemaa and chocolate cake is good too. denfintly will come back again read more

Great service Delicious Mediterranean food .. sat in the patio so nice and open . Recommend the lunch specials.. and the appetizers. Came for lunch and first time eating here I love the ambiance . I will definitely be back when in town . read more

Very nice and upscale restaurant in Irvine. The employees were super fast and very nice. We don't get much Persian food in Austin which is disappointing but going to a city that has many options for Iranian food you have to try it out! Went with a friend who said they have the best kabob, she was absolutely right! The Beef Koobideh was tender and flavorful! read more

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TL/DR: Really good food, really mediocre service. Came here a few weeks ago with some local friends who love this place. Not sure what was going on the night we were there, but the wait staff basically ignored us. The woman who was working the host stand (may have been an owner?) was kind and seated us as soon as there was a table (about a 15 minute wait on a Saturday night), but after we were seated, no one came over. No drink order, nothing. We finally flagged her down and she apologized and personally took our orders. Sadly, once our order was taken, the staff continued to ignore us. Other than our food being brought over, nothing until we were done when we were brought to-go boxes and the bill. No one checked to see if our food was OK, if we wanted anything else, drink refills... nothing. The meal was great, but the impression left by the team was what stuck with me. Maybe get takeout instead? read more

The restaurant was not ready to serve customers at 4pm. We were told food be ready in one hour.

It pains me to write this review. As you can see, we have had multiple great experiences with Irvine Grille in the past, and have referred them to many friends and relatives over the years. Unfortunately, we had a negative takeout experience about 6 months ago. We contacted the restaurant four times, and received no followup. We gave up and decided we won't be back. We took a break from Irvine Grille, but my husband loves to take his clients there for kabob, so we brought it back into rotation. This weekend, we celebrated my husbands 40th birthday, and he decided he wanted Irvine Grille to cater. We went into the restaurant to place our order, since we know these orders can get complicated over the phone. Upon serving dinner, we realized we were short about 10-12 skewers of kabob. There is nothing more mortifying than inviting ~20 people for a birthday party and being short on food. Thankfully we were able to get in contact with the restaurant, and after some back and forth, they agreed to drop off the missing food. We are grateful they did that, but nonetheless... we had hungry guests and the birthday boy was embarrassed in front of his guests. It is sad, because my husband loves their kabob, but I don't think we will back given them experience, on top of the prior experience that never was resolved. read more

This is my first visit to this place but definitely I will become regular here Amazing service and quality Great portions I can simply say this place is one of the best Persian restaurants in OC (If not the best) Definitely worth it! BTW, the only Persian restaurant with tons of outdoor seating Makes it great for business and friends gathering. read more

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Horrible service! The worst. Didn't even acknowledge me and I stood at their podium for 20 mins. I finally went up to a male worker and told him I'd been waiting forever and he told me they didn't have a table for me, so I left. read more

This place is another solid Iranian restaurant in OC. It's up there with the OG Hatem and Hen house. We went there for dinner and we were lucky enough to buy one appetizer from their happy hr menu. We ordered the kashk Bademjan and it was delicious. They sprinkled some fried garlic that added both taste and texture to it. We also ordered their Beef Kobideh and it came filled with the smoked charcoal flavored and it it had the perfect amount of fat. We also got their Ghormeh Sabzi and boy it was good. It came with a generous amount of Aromatic safron rice. I really have nothing negative to say about the restaurant. The owner I believe kept on walking around the tables making sure that everything is ok. The seating area is nice and they also have an outdoor patio. Definitely coming here again read more

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I love this place! Great food and large portions! We always order the Option 1 family meal and it feeds at least 5-6 people easily. We order it to go every time we are hosting another couple because we know they will love the food and it is very convenient! Delicious and close? We are so blessed to have this restaurant in our neighborhood! read more

SCAMMERS and TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. These people scam you and add tip. See photos! Not only did the scam me, the place is covered in FLIES!!! I SAT INSIDE, too. They ADDED $20 on my bill that I NEVER PUT due to the terrible FLY infested experience I had. If they had done something about the flies that were hovering over me the whole time I was eating (INSIDE) I wouldn't be this upset, but they didn't. I spoke to another waiter about how I had to keep shooing away flies while I was eating, and he said he would tell the manager to see "what they can do". He comes back saying that there's nothing they can do. He kept pushing back and thought offering me a "tea to go" would make up for the fact I almost ate a fly. Then goes back again to "talk to the manager" and he says sorry, he cannot do anything about my experience. I wasn't expecting anything but an apology and something to make up for the fact that my food was covered in flies. Gross!! As I requested to speak to the manager, he pretends to speak to her via phone and she says that she "just left". PATHETIC, can't even confront or apologize for the experience at your OWN RESTAURANT. I seriously cannot believe their excuse was that "they're trying to get the flies under control" as if they are the first restaurant to have indoor and outdoor seating. NOOO. There are plenty of other restaurants that are able to do both indoor and outdoor without flies covering their patrons. Must be because they literally are too lazy to clean their restaurant and too cheap to get fly traps to maintain their restaurant, that also happens to be sitting in one of the largest Irvine shopping centers too. The walls that surround the host was disgustingly dirty with a lot of shoe marks all over. Regarding the FOOD: the lack of freshness in the food and ingredients was highly noticeable. We got the filet mignon chicken and grounded chicken kabobs and they were both dry. I sincerely hope that the manager, who seemed nonchalant about customer feedback, takes these observations seriously and proceeds with immediate action. I reported this place to the OC health authorities because there's no way this large of a restaurant is able to get away with all the flies, and also scamming people and adding $20 to their guests checks. If you're smart, you're going to avoid dining here. Plus, you might get scammed out of some waiters trying to pull a fast one on you. read more

Irvine Grill - I paid $58.34 with NO tip due to the fly infestation. And my credit card has a charge of $20 extra dollars. SCAMMERS - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Service has progressively deteriorated over the past 4 years. Prices are not competitive either.

Been here once. Had an excellent lunch. . Very bummed for the bad customer service the last two times I tried to eat here. Several months ago we stopped by with my family on a Saturday at 11:30am and we were told we could sit down by the manager but they could not take our order for an hour.?? So we left. Took my daughters out to lunch on a Friday afternoon and we sat for 20 minutes without anyone approaching us. However, they checked on the table next to us and the couple that were sat afterwards got immediate attention. We had to leave again. Very disappointed in the way this restaurant does not have a better system to seat and serve guests better. read more

Irvine Grill - Menu & Phone Number to call ahead for pick up - Mediterranean Near Me - Irvine, California

Ordered pick up for my family & I. Service was outstanding So helpful & kind Beautiful interior & plates/silverware. Super clean Food was delicious Ordered: - Family Combo - Salmon kabob salad -Tahdig w Ghormehsabzi & other stews Gets my Persian stamp of approval No wonder my sister, mom, & friends rave about this place. Highly recommend!! read more