Great food and excellent service. The chicken kabob was terrific as was the salmon kabob. Really delicious!

I'm so sorry to do this a business but when you charge the prices that you do , you should have your chef taste what he or she is making before serving people this horrible food it's no wonder that your restaurant is always empty and raffi's is always packed and you charge more !! Unreal! Well we felt bad and said let's give Shiraz another try after all these years . So sorry to say it was the worst kabob ever dry no flavor cold just gross!! Also I am in the food business and I would never ever serve anything that doesn't taste good . And shame on whoever the owner is ! read more

The food here is pretty solid but the service needs some work. I came here for lunch with my mom on a weekday and we were sat right away. The restaurant itself was pretty empty but we couldn't find our server every time we needed him. I had to physically get up multiple times. The food itself was good. My mom had chicken and I had the beef. Good portions, fair prices. Really wish the service had been a bit better. Will not be coming back here. read more

Not being too familiar with Middle Eastern cuisine, my Persian and Armenian friends felt that they needed to give me the culinary experience. My favorites were the eggplant dip, cucumber/tomato salad (not sure what this is actually called), the grilled chicken and the lamb chops! Dear lord, the grilled chicken was so juicy and tender! Not to mention it looked extremely healthy but with tons of flavor. I also learned a tip from my friends. Under all the barbecued meats is pita bread. Don't forget to gobble this up because it soaks up all the flavor from the meats. Delicious. Don't worry about parking either. They have a huge lot in the back. Super convenient so give it a try. read more

Shiraz - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

Had not been here for a little while ... things have changed and not for good. Customer service was absolutely terrible. Food looked good but didn't taste good. Good luck I will not be back again read more

Excellent food, excellent and fast service! After we sat down, we were welcomed by Sabzi, butter and bread. Then they took our order, which was delivered less than 10 minutes. The kabab was fantastic. Definitely recommend. read more

Delicious foods ! I got soltani and chicken kabob it was amazing ! And the salad was so fresh also ! read more

I was invited to an event at Shiraz. The food was so bad that I went to In N Out afterwards. Nothing on the table was edible. The reddish was so old that it was completely brown. Im shocked they would even place it on the table. At that point, just skip placing the food on the table. The main dish came out and the servers had the trays of kabobs stacked on top of each other!! Im not kidding, the waiter had 4 trays of food on top of one another and was placing it on the tables. LOW CLASS AND UNPROFESSIONAL !!! the servers have no idea not to place trays straight from the kitchen on top of the cooked meats. the kabob had a strong smell of foul meat. didnt even attempt to taste it because I didnt want to get food poisoning. The plates, silverware and glasses were all dirty. If this is the nastiness that we see on the outside, how do we know what goes on in the kitchen???? this place should not even be allowed to operate under the health codes. read more

Shiraz - The expired food that Shiraz serves to customers - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

Loved this restaurant, the food and the patio area, were all on point. The food was flavorful and fresh. My experience was like going on a vacation to the Middle East, without having to leave California. A must try read more

I usually loooove this place . 5 stars always ! But now. Not so sure ; After this whole Covid thing . I'm not sure if their business is booming or not . But twice I have gotten sick from eating here now . I hope they're not serving us old meat Won't be coming here for a while .. not until I know it's safe read more

Shiraz - Patio seating - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

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The best customer service and the best food and the best live music and dance. Special thanks to Razmik the best singer and musician always makes party active and full of energy. read more

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I ordered from this place through DoorDash. They were having a 20% off special that day. I ordered a beef lule kabob which normally comes with rice and two beef skewers. I've ordered form this place multiple times before since it's close by and I like to support local family owned businesses. What I ended up receiving was only one skewer and the dolmeh I ordered for $8 only came with four stuffed grape leaves. I called to ask if there was a mistake but the person on the phone argued with me and insisted that this order only comes with one. Talk about gaslighting me into thinking I remember incorrectly. I've ordered at least a dozen times from them and have always received two skewers. It's very clear to me that they were trying to skimp on their orders because they were doing a 20% off special and then lied to my face about it. I'm NEVER going to this place again. read more

There was a piece of "FOIL" attached to the Taheig. Also Supposedly the white fish was over cocked and dry. Store owner Mahmoodi was contacted and he was careless, indefinite, and unresponsive to the fixing the issue. Mahmood, I was told the owner was very rude and disrespectful. We ordered the food and requested for delivery and he was asking to take the food back to the store ourselves to change the food! And he said that if we touched the food he won't be able to refund the amount. I have no clue if we didn't touch the food how we could find the FOIL?! As you can see in the picture food was touched and not eaten as we found the foil. Also he was not aware of health consequence of having foil in the food. He mentioned they add foil under the pan to create Taheig which can be a cause of cancer. So disappointed with this restaurant. read more

Shiraz - FOIL in the food - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

We used to come to this place so much when I was little, this was before they redecorated and changed everything. I'm sad to say this place has gone downhill since then. We came on Father's Day and from the moment we walked in I was surprised at how empty it was. This place used to be packed from what I remember. They also had a "Father's Day" menu which only had chicken or beef as a choice, so no fish or lamb at all. Which would be understandable if the place was packed, but it clearly wasn't. Anyways, the waiters here were completely incompetent. We asked the guy for 3 none carbonated mint drink. The waiter who brings the drink is different and he literally just throws down the cups as if we've wronged him somehow. Then he brings the drinks which are regular carbonated ones, we go no we asked for mint and not carbonated. He goes oh okay and comes back with the carbonated mint one. We go no, we want none carbonated and he goes oh no we don't have that, just the house made one. So why didn't they let us know that before? No clue. Whatever, the original server comes and goes oh no we do have it, don't listen to him I'll go grab it. Here's when we lost all hope, he comes back with the saaaame carbonated drink. My face was like OKAY. Alright whatever, we get the homemade one and call it a day. We order and get our food and I shit you not, the little packets of butter they give you was bigger than the tomato on my plate. The meat was under seasoned as well. The good part about that entire shish kabob plate was the grilled onions. I was really disappointed by Shiraz, I had such high expectations going in and was not impressed at all. Paying so much for mediocre food is so not worth it. There's a reason why people wait so long for Raffi's, the food and service speaks for itself. I don't think I'll ever be coming back here again. TL;DR Bad service with confused workers, food was mediocre at best, needs to put effort into costumer service than redesigning the place, you're better off going to Raffi's. read more

Shiraz - Shish Kabob - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

They don't have any quality control whatsoever, I ordered from them and I don't think I will order anything again, they make me wait 30 minutes to find my order, it was in front of them, by the time I get home the food was ice cold, and missing vegetables. read more

This place has gone down so bad it's embarrassing. First off they close at 7 PM, when we asked why they said we make our money with funerals now...WHAT?? I said oh, so what about regular diners, he said, "meh, the owner makes more money with groups"...when the food came it was absolutely disgusting. We grew up on this stuff so we know when something is good or bad, it wasn't even the tastelessness, the ground chicken had GONE BAD and it tasted so GROSS, I had to spit it out. I didn't let anyone from our party eat after that, and we got dinner deducted off the check. We did eat the appetizers. Also this is the second time here where the Yoghurt drink bottles have gone bad as well. Super strange. There was also no one there, we were the only ones at 5:30PM. I guess we were the only ones in Glendale who didn't get the "ATTENTION! Shiraz has taken a nose dive" memo. read more

This 5 stars is for one reason... if you can't tell from all the other reviews Rodrigo is the man!!! Service is impeccable. There are no words to how amazing he is and so on top of getting you everything you need. The food is great and very tasty. You can order family style and they bring it all out in trays which is great. They have entrainment on the weekends and it is just such a great environment. They have a live singer that plays music as well. Overall a great place to bring guests or just come by for a nice Persian meal. read more

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Came here as a part of a group dinner and had a great time. The food is fresh and delicious, I had the chicken koobideh and rice. Very nice interior. I heard this place is busy on the weekends but I came on a week night and not another single soul in the restaurant other than our party which I found odd. Otherwise a nice place and would definitely come back read more

Shiraz - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

I've always loved this place and the food but it's the worst place I've ever placed a takeout order. They never answer the phone and when they do, they just say the kitchens closed and they're not taking anymore orders (even though it was 4 pm in the afternoon.) I had to literally go their in person because they wouldn't answer the phone many times. Completely rude disrespectful takeout staff, it's seriously unbelievable with what you're paying too. read more

Wow, wow, wow, The food is fantastic!!! Best service ever!!! Highly recommended!!!! special thanks to their excellent manager( Farhad) read more

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Hosted a graduation party last weekend. Service was not good; always had to track someone for assistance. No table cloth covers, as we requested! Food portion was small; had to order more meat for a table that I paid for 7 guests. Tables are too small. Food came out as soon as guests started eating appetizers. Food taste was good, especially the fish, but portion size and service did not meet expectations at all. read more

Delicious Persian cuisine in the heart of Glendale! My family and I were lucky enough to try this WONDERFUL restaurant last evening. We came here based on the high Yelp ratings and boy, did they ever deliver! The food was wonderful and the portions were humongous. Everyone wound up taking leftovers home to enjoy later. I had the Mahi Mahi dinner, garnished with a very flavorful orange peel rice dish. The appetizers of hummus and the tomato/cucumber combo salad were also delicious. Our server was William and he gave us extra-spectacular service. He even gave me a fresh portion of the hummus to take home! I cannot WAIT to be able to dine here again. Great prices, great service, and great food! Yessss! read more

Update review 2019- I'm Shiraz Restaurant customer for almost 8 years. Shiraz use to be my favorite restaurant,but recently I called the restaurant to order the food for my party. The lady picked up the phone and she didn't have any idea about package I decided to walk in to order the food. I'm always getting perfect deal with the guy he was workings there also there was an other person used to work there to help me out to get the package I want.Now there are some people and a kid working there they have no idea what is the difference between chicken boneless and beef soltani. Finally I decided to go to Rafi to order my food, I'll never go back to Shiraz anymore. read more

Been coming here for close to 30 years, since I was in my mid teens. The place has changed quite a bit. They no longer have belly dancers and while I can see the politically correct side of the decision, it was memorable and now it leaves much to be desired. They do have a musician on the weekends and he is good, we like him. It's consistent, but it can get repetitive. The food has also gone through its metamorphosis as well, but they've always had a upper hand in terms of taste. While I enjoy all of their menu items, my go to is Soltani. Luleh (koobideh), chicken (boneless and bones in), fish, and other kabobs are all great and so are all the stews. The service is great, especially if we end up with our favorite waitress. However, some waiters are just all over the place, disorganized, and forgetful. One thing I've noticed though lately is that the filet and luleh (koobideh) have a hint of garlic powder. Now this is moving away from the traditional recipe a bit, because kabob generally does not have garlic and as a result it starts to taste like Italian steak. Careful guys! Prices used to be a lot more reasonable but have gone up tremendously, but at least the food tastes good. We come here often and we'll continue our tradition. read more

So the place is cute. Looks like a garden. My husband ordered koobedih and he said it was good. I ordered a chicken shish kabob (1) with salad for $20. It was so gross, literally I was eating skin and fat. So chewy and rubbery like. I thought Shish kabobs are chicken breast not dark meat? I am not sure if it wasn't throughly cooked I, I ended up throwing up on the way home. The staff were nice though. I didn't complain and just ate some of my husbands food read more

This once amazing restaurant with kind servers and staff has since reduced itself to a pitiful place, the food is inconsistent at BEST!, the staff is inconsiderate, rude, condescending and downright unhelpful. Luckily they caught me on a good day otherwise the person who was supposed to handle seating would of had someone in his face, and trust me, it wouldn't have ended well. Regardless, tread lightly here, this is not the place it used to be both in food, flavor and service, I usually spend $200 - $300 depending on our party and that will no longer be the place I attend and welcome my guests too. Lately I have noticed there are less and less people going there, and the word on the street so to speak is the same as I have noted here, lots of friends and family members have said the same thing, anyways!, we will going somewhere else from here on out. Good riddance Shiraz, it is a shame your standard now is bottom of the barrel. read more

The service was so bad we had to leave before being seated. While waiting to be seated, we saw multiple tables upset about the wait to pay or for their food to be served or for orders to be taken. I made a reservation to make sure we don't wast time and after waiting for 20 minutes to have someone to talk to (cause no one was at front desk) they were extremely rude that we had to leave. read more

Very delicious food! Party of 6 and everyone was so happy with everything! Beef kubideh, vegetable kabob, cilantro soup and stew. Everything so fresh! read more

We love Shiraz restaurant!! Excellent food and great service! Afarin was awesome - helped us order some great tasty rice and guided us to some delicious Persian ice cream and faloudeh!! Thank you!! I recommend coming for dinner so you can eat and then sleep per the Persian saying ' bokhor bekhab'! read more

Just had the most INCREDIBLE TIME at Shiraz in Glendale! This place is SO MUCH FUN and the food is SUPER DELICIOUS! Cannot emphasize enough how highly I recommend this place. We weren't very familiar with Persian cuisine, but our waitress was so helpful and nice that we felt right at home. Eleven out of ten! read more

Yesterday me and my mother ordered on the phone, and an extremely kind lady took our order, was very understanding and helped us a LOT! After we went to go pickup section, I recognized her by voice and she was incredibly kind and took care of the order (everything was neat and made correct!) everything tastes great, and i will forever consider this one of this nicest customer service interactions I've had . read more

Delicious food and great service! We ordered the combo platter and it was more than enough for our family of seven. The waitress was very friendly and provided great service to us! I love sitting out on the patio with all the plants feels like I'm in a oasis. read more

Shiraz - Family Combo Platter - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

Food is whatever, service was wonderful, but my biggest issue was the cruel and inhumane fish enclosure. 3 koi and a very large black moor in an extremely shallow and cold little fountain that was 20 gallons tops. No heat, substrate, or rocks. The black moor was showing signs of distress and swim bladder problems. On top of it, the spider plant above the fountain has a horrific scale infestation. Plants and fish are beautiful, but they require certain living conditions and upkeep, and if you can't keep up with it, I think it's a bit gross to serve food next to infested plants and dying fish, and cruel to the fish. The spider plant was so disgusting I didn't take a photo and just left, but it likely can't even be saved at this point. They should throw it out before the infestation spreads, if it hasn't already. The employees were very kind, so I hope the owners see this comment and make some changes. Or at least give the fish away to people who can actually care for them and throw out the infested plants. read more

Shiraz - About 1 foot deep. Water is freezing cold and there is nothing to heat the water. Way too small and shallow for the amount of fish in there. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

- delicious chicken koobideh: very juicy ($24 for the combo with chicken kabob) - borani + pita great starter - endless pita bread - portions are huge & worth every penny - excited to try the rosewater pistachio dessert with my chai tea read more

Our fav spot! The food is always delicious and never disappoints. With covid it's nice to be able to still enjoy this restaurant and support local small business. read more

Wonderful delicious food although we waited for a while since it was Mother's Day, it was well worth waiting, our waiter, Rodrigo, did an awesome job with complimentary mouth-watering deserts Thank you Shiraz staff read more

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Authentic Persian food definitely recommended this place to anyone looking for kabobs.

Horrible restaurant and management. I ordered salmon, tadig with ghorme, soltani, lentil and yogurt soup, yogurt and salad shirazi from this place for to go. When I got home and opened the boxes to serve my kids I noticed both soups were so oily and the lental soup had an odor. The salmon was burned and the rest of the food was very greecy. I called the restaurant to share my experience and the owner asked me to box the food and take it back to him. When I go to the resturant I dropped off the bag and left because my son was very ill with very high fever and I didn't want him alone. Few minutes later the owner called me and basically accused me of eating the food and then returning the containers. Unbelievable what a low life this guy was. It was then when I told him I don't even want refund I am disgusted by him, his food and service. He continued by saying good I wasn't going to refund you and you don't deserve a good food like this. I usually don't write reviews but I think the community needs to know who they are dealing with. read more

The service here was friendly but the place was empty and the food reflected a restaurant with little turn-over. However - we did sit in a lovely garden patio - all by ourselves. Shiraz has at least one other restaurant - which is in Sherman Oaks, ans was packed and better the last time I went. As an appetizer we ordered the crispy rice with two stews - which was good - but freshness is the enemy of both crispy rice and stews - so the weakness of the place did not show here. For our main course we ordered special rice and meat kabobs. I had a cobo filet mignon kabob and lula kabob (ground spiced beef). The lula was a little tasteless and the filet was old and frozen and over cooked and mealy. Sad. The baklava was good - but I am sure that Shiraz got it from a bakery. In a city filled with amazing Persian and Armenian places - how can this one survive? read more

This has been so far the worst Persian food I've ever had. Being Persian and coming from another state, one of the reasons I came to Los Angeles for my vacation was the authentic Persian food. I ordered the beef barg kabob and my fiancée ordered the koobideh. The beef barg kabob was not even close to a barg kabob! I live in Arizona and we have Persian restaurants that their food is 10 times is better than this. My barg kabob was very dried and tasteless, I can't believe I paid $23 for it!!And they used yellow color on it which gave it a weird look. I didn't even finish half of it. My fiancée's koobideh was over cooked and didn't taste great as well. The staff in my opinion were very young and inexperienced and were dressed very bad. All and all very poor experience and we won't go here again. read more