Finding the Ghengis Grill had closed, we headed across the parking lot to Pars. It had been on my wife's wish list so this was a great opportunity to have the whole family try it. We arrived a few minutes after noon on a Saturday and were promptly seated. Our waitress took drink orders and returned to answer our questions and take our orders. We had a lamb gyro, lamb kebab and my daughter ordered a plate with a sweet rice, falafel, hummus and a Mediterranean salad. Everyone was more than pleased with the flavors of their dish. We shared tastes around. I found the rice interesting, but prefer more savory when accompaniment to an entree. The marinated lamb for the kebab was outstanding and the meat cooked perfectly. I even tried the hummus which to my surprise was very good. I do not as a rule enjoy chick peas, but this mix was delightful. The restaurant itself carried the desired theme, even offering traditional low seating for those who wish that feeling. Solid five stars. I'd give extra to the wait staff for how they dealt with the chronic complainer at the next table, if Yelp would allow that extra. If you're looking for outstanding Mediterranean cuisine, give Pars a try. read more

Food is good but VERY VERY expensive. I ordered Lamb Souvalaki plus an extra kebab. I was charged $58 dollars for lunch. Service was great, but doesn't make up for the price gouging. Reason for my complaint. I purchased 1/2 of a whole Lamb this year, butchered, and packaged for $162.00. Total was about 44 pounds of Lamb. PARS should wonder how many customers have just stopped eating in their establishment because of the ridiculous prices. They have competitors and will be going there in the future. read more

Par's is as good a Mediterranean restaurant as you will find anywhere. Albuquerque is lucky to have a good Mediterranean restaurant where even larger towns don't. The variety on the menu, the warm and friendly staff, food that is hot to the touch when it arrives at your table, and frequent checking in to see to the client's needs, are all appreciated. If you like Mediterranean food, this is the place! If you're curious, come with an open mind. Ask questions if you're not sure. MOST IMPORTANT- If you come with a large group, pool the check, use your IPhone's calculator if you're not good at arithmetic, divide the cost between yourselves. Don't expect the wait staff to calculate individual checks for a party of twelve. When I'm out with FRIENDS AND FAMILY, I come for the warm company and lively conversation. The food is important, but secondary to family and friends. If I have to spend my time keeping track of who ate what, who drank what, etc. I'm not enjoying myself. Give the server and your fellow diners a break. It's the decent thing to do. I'm going back to Par's every chance I get. read more

The food is delicious, the atmosphere is charming, and the service is good overall. We decided to share a couple of dishes and I would highly recommend the chicken joojeh kabob. It's moist, full flavor, and plentiful. The beef barg kabob was good too. It melt-in-your-mouth soft sirloin. If you're looking to do it right, upgrade your rice to one of the two options on the menu. The belly dancer added a little fun - thanks Pars Persian restaurant for the memorable evening! read more

Pars Cuisine - Barg Kabob with Zereshk Polo (Rice) - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Thoroughly enjoyed my Valentine's Dinner at Pars Cuisine. Wait staff was courtesy and prompt. When i return I will want to make sure that I sit on the lower tables as that inner section seemed to have the best view of the belly dancing. Overall we had a great night and unique experience. Would definitely recommend. read more

This is a fabulous restaurant for authentic Mediterranean and Persian food. Along with the beautiful deck I love that there is a section in the middle with traditional low tables and floor seating for a true authentic experience. The food was very very good. We had to start the meal with Hummus and soft Pita bread. We were in a Mediterranean establishment so how could we not??!! One of my favorites! Our order included Mousaka, Greek salad and a delicious Gyro with a side of rice. Every item had a lot of flavor. I wonder if my Mousaka was heated in the microwave as the plate was piping hot and it took quite a while to eat because it was heat intensive. (In degrees not spice) Better hot than cold I guess. We sampled Caramel Cheesecake and Persian Baklava for dessert. The cheesecake was delightful and worth every calorie. The Persian Baklava is very different from Traditional Baklava. While the item was very tasty the texture was a bit dry. I'm glad I tried it though. All of the employees we encountered were great and we will definitely be back! read more

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I ate at Pars years ago and the food was great. Today we ate at Pars off of 1-25 and was sorely disappointed. Water came with lipstick on the glass. We order Hummus which was ok, not great, a gyros and a kabab sandwich. Both were bland and lacked any significant flavor. The flat bread with the kabab sandwich was cold and looked like it had been purchased from a grocery store. We won't go again read more

Pars Cuisine has delightful Persian and Mediterranean dishes. I especially love the any of the kebabs and the special rice. Pars is a good date night as the waitstaff is well dressed and appropriately attentive. Usually it is nicely quiet for conversation. Expect a festive time when there are belly dancers. read more

The restaurant decor and ambience is pleasing. Chairs are most uncomfortable. Staff cordial, service is good. Location is reasonably easy to get to. The itemized names for the options satisfactory and plenty. The food quality and authentic tastiness, needs a refresher in Persian cooking. Prices are too high for the food quality offered read more

Ambience - 3/5 Pleasant and upscale but not transportative. However, when it is belly dancing time, the music is turned up so loudly that it nearly drowns out tableside conversations. Even the waitstaff struggled to hear us over the music. Service - 2/5 Pars struggled quite a bit on the service side of things in my view, for two reasons: First, we came in with quite a large party, and were not asked at the outset how the check would be split. Then, when it came time to pay, the server blamed us for not telling her at the outset that the bill would be split (although we did do that), and we ended up having to split the bill ourselves. I did not feel that experience really justified the mandatory 20% large party gratuity. Likewise, although I had ordered a $7.00 hot tea which was supposed to come with unlimited hot water, I was never offered any, and the waitstaff only really seemed interested in refilling cold water glasses. Joojeh Kebab (Cornish Game Hen) - 4/5 Great flavor on the kebab bits, but not a lot of food for a $23.00 plate. It looks big due to the pile of buttered rice, but isn't all that much in the end. Chelow Kebab Koobideh (Ground Beef) - 3/5 Not as flavorful as other ground beef kebabs I've had elsewhere, but still pretty good. Seems like an even smaller portion than the game hen. Persian Baklava - 3/5 A tiny piece of honey cake. Very sweet, and very small. Halva - 2/5 An enormous brick of halva, suitable for sharing, but pretty flavorless. No one in our party really enjoyed it. Value - 2/5 I paid $75 for dinner for two and left hungry. Not great. read more

Gyros are the best in town.Wife loves their chicken kabobs. We always bring our vegetarian relatives here and they really find things to eat. read more

Went with a couple of my friends. Wanted something different. Great choice. We went on Tuesday night. The special was shish kabob...beef, chicken or lamb. It was excellent. Chose one chicken and one lamb. The other dish was the vegetarian plate. We all raved about the food. The veggies and rice were perfect. All of us had glass of wine. Service was excellent. Shared the ice cream with rose water and pistachios...mmmmmmmm. Surprised me that I liked it. Want to go back and try something I've never tried. Belly Dancing on the weekend. It had been years since I'd been there. Worth trying again if it's been awhile! read more

Pars Cuisine - Pars in ABQ - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Cute restaurant, great service and good food. Surprisingly super quite for lunch on a Saturday. Perfect for me! read more

Pars Cuisine - Mazeh Combination Appetizer Serves 4 - 5 people - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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The food was exceptional. Service is great and they are very polite and attentive. We were seated quickly and food came out fast. Ghormeh Sabzi is my absolute favorite you have to try it, very unique flavor. My second favorite is the Ghimeh also amazing. Reminds me of a home cooked meal. There was only one thing that I was slightly dissatisfied with which was the Ayran. It was a little too thin and I couldn't really taste the mint. But overall very pleased will definitely be coming back. read more

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Happened by on my way home to SFe from ABQ. Wanted a light, healthy lunch & this was the perfect fit! Saw all the GREAT reviews, so I drove over... Didn't expect much from the outside.. a bit of industrial area... but once I got inside, I was PLEASANTLY surprised! Wonderful server helped me order a HALF order of an appetizer plate (it all sounded so good I wanted to sample several things!) ... and a cup of Moroccan Mint hot tea. The plate was HUGE, and all was delicious! Falafel was crispy, dolmas were tender & tasty, and the 3 sauce were delicious! (Eggplant, hummus, and - my FAVORITE -yogurt sauce... I ate the yogurt sauce with a SPOON! ) ;) I was VERY tempted by the baklava but I'm trying to cut out sugar, so I had to pass. Table beside me got it & it looked juicy & delicious! I'll DEFINITELY GO BACK! BELLY DANCERS on Friday & Sat nights! read more

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I forget about this place now that I live in the Westside but I have to say we always have such a nice experience! The atmosphere is cool with fabric on the ceilings and a fountain in the center of the sunken dining room. Our waitress was super nice and attentive and made jokes, always a plus in my book. The star was the food, as always and as it should be! I had the Persian chai, so so good and they bring little hard sugar cubes to add for sweetness. We started with spanakopita. 3 little lovely piping hot puff pastries filled with tasty spinach! I got the Mousaka which came with a Greek salad. The dressing was lovely and the salad was fresh and tasty with red onions, Kalamata olives, feta, tomatoes, cucumbers and house made dressing. I had never had Mousaka before and it consists of seasoned ground beef, finely sliced eggplant and a potato top which is then baked I believe. It was so good! There was cinnamon on top as well as Sumac which I will now buy and use to cook with. Yum!! My hubby got the lamb Soulavaki which comes with pita, tzatziki sauce, and a Greek salad. The lamb was so good and you could taste the Sumac. We ended with Persian baklava that was just lovely. Attentive staff and great food makes this a place you should definitely try! Thanks for a lovely dinner! I forgot to take pictures this time! read more

This Persian Mediterranean cuisine is worth coming and enjoying this Ambiance. The service was excellent!! read more

Pars Cuisine - Vegetarian Speciality - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Fantastic place. The place has an amazing decor and great place. It's a nice place to have a celebratory occasion as well. The main course and appetizers are amazing. Highly recommend checking out the place. read more

The dancing was superb very interactive. The food was delicious. I did not get a picture of it. The waiter was a little quirky, but nice will definitely be going back. read more

We started with Supe Jow made with wheat barley, carrots, herbs, spices, and chicken broth, served with pita bread and was super delicious and felt home made. I ordered their juicy and tender Joojeh kebab Cornish hen that came with delicious basmati rice. And marinated ground beef kobideh kebab was delicious and super tender and basmati rice. Our server was super friendly and nice. We sat outside for our dog and there were a lot of tables outside. I also noticed a Persian traditional seating set inside I wish we could sit inside. read more

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Service was prompt, area was neat and clean. The orders were as requested, and served graciously.

We received $50 gift certificates from a friend so we can try out this restaurant. As we got there it took a while for them even know we were waiting to be seated. After a while we got a table. Our waitress was very nice and friendly, food quality was good. Something new and flavorful. What they fell short is that they charge $15 out of our $50 gift certificates for whatever reason they do. What we didn't know if that $15 was going to the waitress or restaurant kept that. We left 20% tip from original bill and paid the difference with credit card. What we didn't like why we were charged $15 because we were using the gift certificates. Besides that if you pay cash your bill is cheaper but if you pay with credit card you have to pay extra. No need for response. We won't be returning. read more

I've eaten at Pars a few times over the years, for full meals as well as "tea & dessert" quick visits. Food has always been very tasty. Food is authentic, so I feel safe from disparagement when eating at Pars with a Persian dining partner. I can't say that I've ever had a bad meal here & will easily continue coming here to dine. Decor is elegant enough to be a solid step or three above other Persian/Mediterranean (mostly kabob house) eateries around town. Slightly low illumination at Pars coupled with enough dissection of the room's space & some absorbent surfaces make distraction free conversation easy, with the entertainment exception noted below. Generally Pars is a good spot & a safe bet for date lunches or dinners. Price is only marginally higher than the aforementioned kabob houses and easily justified by the ambience, professional staff in a sit-down environment, and elevated sophistication of some dishes. Service personnel have always been solicitous, polite, & professional. They're pretty conscientious about keeping drinks topped up. But they can also be slightly slow delivering requested items or the check. I guess it fits into a casual unhurried dining ethos that is prevalent here. As for the belly dancers that have performed some evenings I've eaten here, I appreciate the time & dedicated training needed to achieve that kind of athletic talent & stamina, but find it's a bit of over the top theater I don't need for a fulfilling dining experience. Plus, the music is loud enough to pose an acoustic obstruction to conversation. I'm here to eat. Maybe talk with friends a little. So to me the dancing among the tables is superfluous. If I ever decide I want innuendic titillation, there are "gentlemen's clubs" around town to cater to the impulse. With that said, do drop a tip into the jars Pars has posted in a couple spots for the dancers. Those ladies are working that evening shift for you, and likely for just tips. read more

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Food: 5/5 Ambiance: 5/5 Overl: 5/5 This an amazing restaurant with great ambiance. The decor is unique and there are traditional low sitting available with custom made tables and chairs. The food was AMAZING. Best Kabab koobideh and best kanob barg in southwestern states. Tender and juicy meats with high quality rice and ingredients. The appetizer plate we got was really good too particularly the Hummus stood out to me. read more

Pars Cuisine - Kabab Soltani - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Pars is always a go to. The food is consistent and delicious. The rice is delightful. The gyro meat is real tasty. The chicken is a good option too. Salads are fresh. The baklavas wasn't. Although the belly dancer is beautiful to watch, the music played while she danced was Toooo loud. Couldn't hear my guests. Waitstaff is most excellent. Will always revisit read more

Our waitress was so nice and welcoming, the decoration was nice but unfortunately this was one of the worst Koobideh and Sultani I've ever had. If you want to try a real Persian cuisine, unfortunately this place is an absolute NO GO! I've had Persian food in different cities around the world, and this was the worst. Too expensive for this quality of the food. The Mast o Khiar was too expensive for a small bowl of cucumber yughurt. read more

food is absolutely amazing. atmosphere is very pleasing to the eye. Staff is amazing and attentive and very nice. Definitely will be back.

We came here for lunch it was recommended by a friend. I can't say enough it was amazing. The staff were so friendly the food was amazing. The atmosphere was authentic. We had hot tea, soup jow and lamb gyros. It was so good, we will be back and tell all of our friends to come too. read more

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Seriously...YUM! Nice staff, super fresh food. You can't go wrong at a place like this.

First time here and it's a very nice looking restaurant. The owner came over and we had a pleasant conversation. My wife loved her tsumis as well as her salad. I had the lamb kebob and it was on the tough side. They have various lamb kebabs on the menu so perhaps you have to order a more expensive one, to get one more tender. read more

Lunch for 10 - with a reservation... First time here for me... Beautiful place Food - overall very good Service - slow / not enough staff on hand. The food was overall good. Nine of us were happy, I was not so much. Reason, I ordered an appetizer and a 1/2 salad. The 1/2 greek salad was fine. Loved the dressing. The appetizer was a joke. $6 for two tiny triangular pieces of spanakopita - all phyllo dough with basically no filling. Additional points: 1. although they open at 11 and we had an 11 am reservation, the doors wee not open on time and it took 30 minutes before our server took our orders. 2. the kitchen did good - all food came out pretty much together. 3. they add an automatic 20% tip to parties of 8 or more. 4. they don't accept dining discount cards with parties of 8 or more. read more

Food was AWESOME! The ambiance was definitely different and I really enjoyed it, it contributed positively to my dinning experience. I've been to Pars more than a few times and I have never been disappointed with the quality and taste of the food. I can't wait to get back to Albuquerque for another visit there! read more

The service ,atmosphere and food were outstanding! I was greeted and seated immediately. The hummus and pita bread appetizer were very tasty. The Cornish game hen was seasoned and cooked to perfection! Upon leaving , the owner wished us a good night and thanked us . It was a wonderful dining experience and I will return! read more

I love this place! I grew up with many friends from Iran and the food was always homemade and so yummy. Par's reminds me of those amazing food memories. I don't live in Albuquerque, but every time I there I crave Pars!! Please please, open up a restaurant in Denver!!! read more

This restaurant was dead empty at 5pm on a Thursday as we drove through New Mexico. It had the best rating in the area so we stopped here for an early dinner and to get gas near by. The waiter was absolutely amazing. Super nice and prompt. The seating was so cool and immersive. The plates are all priced around $20, but for the amount of food it is totally reasonable. The beef kenjeh was delightful and flavorful. The meat was tender and the tomato was delicious. The rice with it was cooked to perfection. The vegetarian special was also amazing. The dolmas were flavorful but the grape leaf wasn't too strong, which was fantastic. The pita bread was soft and the humus was great too. I love the tzatziki as well to dip everything in. The falafel was crispy on the outside but soft on the inside. The spanakopita were super flaky and the spinach filling was so good. The Greek salad was a perfect pair with a light vinaigrette and lots of feta. The tabbouleh is always my favorite. If I could eat a pound of that I totally would. We also tried the Persian baklava. It was the perfect 2 bite dessert to finish off the meal. read more

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A local favorite with the best Persian cuisine in a cozy and comfortable environment and BONUS if you come on an evening with the live belly dancing! If you haven't tried Pars you will be amazed with the food. Last night we had the Mazeh appetizer plate (dolmas, falafel, hummus, pita, olives and feta), the Chicken Souvalaki with Zeresk rice and Greek salad and the Shishk Kabob with chicken and grilled veggies. It was fantastic and perfectly prepared. The entertainment is wonderful, lively music and the belly dancer is mesmerizing to watch, she was even teaching some dance moves to several children dining with their families. Come to Pars you won't be disappointed! read more

Pars Cuisine - Mazeh Combination Appetizer Serves 4 - 5 people - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

No pars defects here! Lamb/beef gyro meat was good quality, salad was good. Service was excellent. read more

First, the food at Pars does not taste very fresh. The pita bread used for the Gyros doesn't taste as if it were made the same day. For the higher prices charged at Pars the lack of freshness is unacceptable. Second, I purchased a certificate to try this restaurant. I was charged an automatic additional gratuity fee of 20% for use of a gift certificate, essentially cancelling out much of the money savings for giving this place a try. If you want Mediteranium food that is higher quality and fresher tasting give Gyro Shack a try. Gyro Shack may not be as expensive in appearance but it is great if you need to get your Gyro fix without the high cost. read more

Great first time experience! Liked the belly dancer and option to sit on the floor (almost). Give it a try!

It's really hard to find good authentic Persian food outside of big cities like LA and NYC. Pars is one of our very favorite restaurants in Albuquerque overall for any type of food, and bonus that we've finally found outstanding authentic Persian food here. We keep ordering our favorite dishes and tell ourselves we need to branch out and try new things, but their rice dishes are so, so good! Definitely save room for the baklava sundae. Totally worth it. Whether you want a light, healthy meal or a rich, decadent feast on a weeknight or special occasion, this is the place to go. Something for everyone. Love Pars! P.S. We've gotten delivery during the Pandemic days, and it always arrived hot, fresh, and delicious. Going there in person is always our preference though. Great experience. read more