Shiraz ruined our large party as they shorted our order and left out crucial parts of the meal. Order was placed in person and picked up. Despite being very specific and paying ahead of time we did not get the following upon pick up : white rice, soup, butter and sumakh. We were only given the meats/chicken and the extra non white rice we ordered separate. Our bet for not checking the bags upon pick up. Owner/ manager was not understanding and defensive. read more

Ordered takeout (a large order of $120) the other night and was sorely disappointed. The food was clearly not up to usual/past standards. Every single person complained about the quality. We immediately called and asked to speak to a manager and were brushed off - told there is no manager/person in charge on duty (interesting). When we called and spoke to the owner the next day, not only was he less than pleasant, he demanded to see the food in order to assess it. No apology. Nothing. Quite disrespectful. He did not offer to send someone to pick it up - we had paid for delivery for a reason, it's clearly covid and we don't want to be exposed. We even offered to pay the delivery fee again for the person to come grab it but he refused. Terrible customer service. And bad tasting food. read more

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Shiraz has been a staple in my family for years. We're always seated & served quickly. Food is always good. My favorite is the chicken shish kebob along with the combo platter for an appetizer. I love how warm the pita bread is when brought to the table & how quick & friendly the service is. Perfect place for a big party of people! read more

I've been to Shiraz dozens of times, and it's been super every time! I've gone with family, with friends, and with groups in a variety of sizes. Service has been good without being intrusive and the food is always delicious. Don't miss the beef koobideh kabob and the ghormeh sabzi. ::chefs kiss:: read more

I have been ordering from Shiraz for years. Food is always amazing including my absolute favorite, their tahdig! if you know, you know. it goes beyond the food for me...it's the love and compassion they show their customers. Management is always kind and goes above and beyond for some of my "quirky" requests. You have a customer for life! thank you thank you thank you -Maggie read more

A favorite place when in the area. Really good food, alot of rice. The hummus had a bite to it, but delicious. The lambshank meat fell right off the bone. I'd only recommend a salad complimentary and or the radishes provided be sliced. Really good service and clean resturant. 71$ for the order. read more

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the WORST possible food! I ordered the stew, Ghormeh Sabzi, it was a pan of green water with a can of red beans dumped to it and a lamb shank. the taste was awful, so salty and watery taste. Never Again and total waste of money!! read more

Shiraz is a hidden gem in Glendale. If you are ever looking for an event to book, this is the place. The food is delish, ambiance amazing and the service top notch! Ask for Talin. She is the event coordinator and has been thee absolute BEST to work with. You will not be disappointed. read more

The food was delightful and rich in flavors. The service could never be better. The ambiance was great with great lighting, but there should be live music in would really bring this restaurant together. The bathrooms were clean and parking was easy. Highly recommend the Shiraz salad. read more

Ordered Chicken Kabab through Uber Eats and received Beef kabab instead. It was a big mistake. They did not give Sumac, Butter, Utensils, Napkins etc. I won't be ordering again. read more

Standard Persian food in a large restaurant. One of my go to places during the work week in Glendale/Burbank area. Good food, large quantities, decent prices. Overall 4.5 stars. Rounding up to 5. read more

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Great service and the food is perfection. Went there with a coworker for dinner. My first time there so she ordered for us. I had the saltani beef kabab, i believe and she had the hen. Both were delicious read more

Shiraz was spectacular! We went as a family as soon as we landed in LA. The staff was super friendly and informative. The restaurant was so clean and tastefully decorated. The food. The food. The food. Wow! It is something write home about. We are pescatarian so we got the salmon kabob, mahi mahi kabob, and trout kabob. All were wonderful and so perfectly seasoned. We also got dolmeh, eggplant, tadtig, and more. My husband is half Iranian and we have had lots of amazing cooked Persian food during our travels. This is one of the best. Easy 5 stars!!!:) read more

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Do NOT go. This place is terrible, if I could I would give negative stars. We worked with the owner and he had the worst attitude I have ever experienced in any restaurant. He split our group of 10 into 2 different tables and refused to combine the tables although we had reservations booked weeks ago. Food was terrible as well. They use an obscene amount of garlic. Food is more than just garlic. The humus was inedible. Ambience is old and outdated. Utensils all from Ikea, crappy cheap quality. Cups came out dirty and smelt like eggs. Stay away from this place. The owner does NOT deserve the business. Such a shame. read more

Food 10/10, service 9/10, atmosphere 6 My daughter and I have eaten here a couple of times, everyone is so lovely, the portions are huge. Share an appetiser and an entree. I just wish it didn't feel like it hasn't been updated since 1992. The cherry rice thing is so fantastic that I keep going back but it feels lazy sometimes. Never any specials and the menu remains unchanged for the entire 25+ yeas I've eaten there (at the SF Valley location before). read more

This restaurant provides extremely poor customer service, with some waiters displaying obnoxious and rude behavior. During my father's funeral luncheon, the owner's lack of consideration set the tone for the staff's disrespectful attitude. Our guests, arriving post-Cemetery, discovered unset seats, and the owner falsely claimed they were early. Elderly guests who have visible walking impairments and disabilities were asked to step outside while appetizers were placed on tables, and one employee, i believe named Christian, even asked my distraught elderly mom to leave the table until he placed appetizers down. Iv seen many other venues serve platters while guests are sitting. Was it really necessary to ssk elderly individuals to stand up, go outside? Additionally, the minimal food portions were embarrassing in front of our guests. Zero empathy from the owner. Beyond disrespectful! On top of it all, when I got the final bill, noticed he attempted to overcharge on the total number of guests I had. Nice try! read more

Shiraz - Check out the napkins we got on my father's funeral memorial luncheon. perhaps left over from someone's birthday party. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

I like the food there but not the waitress I think she had attitude She look @ u in one eye I still tip but less than 10% read more

I picked up lunch for christmas for me and my mother. I ordered over the phone, on a busy day. Picked up right on time without any problems, excellent service. Recommend. read more

My brother was visiting us in Orange County California, from Washington state and asked me where to get good food when he goes to LA. I told him to go to Shiraz. He so Much enjoyed the food and told everyone about it when he went back home. I wish we had one in OC! read more

What can I say this has been the best food experience I have had it's better then Raffi's hands down!!!! The customer service is impeccable really nice people working here fast service very clean. Anyways prepare too receive big portions with an abundance of taste everything comes out hot I had the chicken koobideh and it was the best tasting one it had in California melts in your mouth will be making this a staple on my date nights read more

Shiraz - Chicken Koobideh Kabob melts in your mouth - Middle Eastern Near Me - Glendale, California

Once upon a time 2 to 8 years ago (before the pandemic), Shiraz use to be the best Persian restaurant along Rafis. We had many family events there and memorable memories. Unfortunately after the pandemic hit early 2020, all went downhill since then from service and the taste+quality of the food. We've been there 2-3x since the pandemic and today we gave it a last shot although I told my wife not to do it, she ordered a take out but the food was horrible. - yogurt with Schalotts was watery - luleh kabob meat was tasteless and not enjoyable - the eggplant starter dish was blend - the Shiraz salad the easiest salad on earth to do came all watery simmering in 2inch of juice Good bye Shiraz. read more

The staff was friendly and attentive. They took very good care of me and had nice conversations with me about the food. The pita bread with radish, onions and mint leaves was really refreshing. I don't normally eat raw onions or radishes but I'm not afraid to try something new. This was worth it as I learned I like the combination. I had other dishes as well that were all very delicious . I do suggest you have the tea after to help with digestion. It's a full experience of Persian dining. I'm so glad I came here tonight and I highly recommend you try it. read more

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This place should have a line out the door. I remember eating here as back as 30 years ago and it's still the best tasting kebob in town. Puts both of the competition around it to shame. The Luleh koobiden kebob is the best in town. Authentic tasting food not the commercialized kebob in the area. If you want to taste real authentic dishes then I suggest Shiraz. If you're not Persian or Armenian you're doing yourself a big injustice by not trying this place. read more

Came in on Father's Day at 6pm said they ran out of food and were too busy during the day for a to go order of 2 plates. So they closed 2.5 hours earlier. Save your time, go to Rafi down the street. read more

Too many ups and downs with this place . Service & food always inconsistency . Today I asked for a lunch menu , the server Victor said they didn't have lunch menu. But for other customers it was available . I found it very very odd and kinda pissed me off towards the end of my meal when I found out they did have a lunch menu between 11am-4pm . Asked for a few sticks of butter , 4 times and didn't get it until I begged for it . Asked for more water 3 times, didn't get any . Food is mostly good , 7/10 times it's great . Service has been less than average lately . Over all it's a shame how this establishment has lost its touch . read more

Terrible! First, they don't have guests entrance! Like you have to go inside the kitchen and find someone to ask for a seat! Secondly, the both the koobide and barg were terrible! They had red color! Terrible stinky smell . The worst persian restaurant that I have ever tried between OC and LA and SD! read more

My first time eating here. I went at 11:40 am. When I entered I waited a while before I located an employee to seat us. You can only eat in the outside patio. Luckily they had heaters. Once seated, the service was great. The food was good. I found the prices for lunch were high. It was over $80 for two meals, no drinks. read more

The service was ok but they definitely have a different kitchen staff ... Sadly we all got sick. Both our kids and grandparents including us got violently Iill.... Either something was contaminated or who knows how the meat was handled. Plus they messed up on our order ... Skip this spot for sure!!!! read more

This was my first time trying Shiraz. My husband and I came on Sunday at 5pm and it was pretty empty. The wait staff was very nice and came by often to refill our waters and ask if we needed anything. For appetizers, we ordered the mast mosier and the eggplant kaviar. Both were very delicious! They brought it with some bread, butter and a plate of onions and greens. For dinner, I ordered the chicken barg and my husband got the beef soltani. The chicken was good but a little dry and needed some salt. The beef luleh kabob was very delicious but dry. The steak barg was really good. I would come back and maybe try something different. read more

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I went here recently with my best friend to celebrate our birthdays. We sat on the side patio and ordered a bunch of appetizers. It was so quaint and beautiful, the greenery and birch chirping was kind of sweet. The food was amazing and reasonably priced. read more

I have to say the owner Mr. Mahmoud was very accommodating nice and the staff was awesome too. The food was excellent everything was fresh and scrumptious. I would highly recommend this awesome restaurant. Thank you all read more

Horrible during summer, they don't want the expense of keeping the restaurant cool down. I came with a friend a year ago and never came back, today I'm at a birthday party here and they got even more stingy, then don't care if you tell them, is not up to the waitress anyways but management. I read more

One of the best (top 3 in my book) Persian restaurants in LA. If I had to pick just one place that nails it all down, this would be it. Been going here with my family since I was a little kid, so I've seen it transform from a small mom and pop operation to what it is now. The food is top notch, you can't go wrong with anything you order here, but what I always, without a doubt, think about first when I go here is their Ashe Mast soup. There are tons of Persian restaurants in LA, so you can get all the basic dishes anywhere, but nowhere else does Ashe Mast like this place. My go-to is the boneless Cornish chicken (hen), but I've never been disappointed with anything I've tried there. If you go here, make sure you don't forget the Ashe Mast. ;) Side note: even their take-out follows a high quality of standards with high-quality containers. read more

Writing a review almost seems unfair to me, I am just a too big fan of Raffi's and The Lemon Zest, places I have been to a zillion times. Yesterday a friend "dragged" us for lunch - what a pleasant surprise. From the ambiance​, it easily presides over Raffi's. I can not wait to see this place in the evenings, so if you are in for a romantic date, this is the place to go. The food was good, the service hard to be found in this otherwise almost empty restaurant (we came in an odd time, I got to add). I would certainly go again - so four stars. For five stars I would have to be ready to make a 30+ min detour, and I am not sure I'd do that. Then, I am not the biggest fan of mediteranean food, so this is not the restaurant's​​ fault (but I said, it's not going to be 100% fair). All in all, the food is good, and I hope that at usual business times you'll find an attentive service. If I could, I'd give 4,5 stars, so highly recommended. read more

The Beef Kabob here is not good at all, very very disappointing. Hard and Spongy texture, and not melt in your mouth that you are expecting. The bread that they serve too is not the thin lavash bread, they give you the cheap thick pita bread that turns into stone in 2 mins if you don't eat it right away. Overall, I would say that if you are looking for authentic Persian food, this place is not it. read more

If I could give this spot and the owner negative stars I would! Never again will I spend one dollar here nor will my family. The owner made us wait and wait and wait even though no one was sitting outside when my family arrived on Father's Day. We politely waited to be seated and the waiter assured us we would be but anytime Farsi speaking families would walk in the owner would quickly seat them. I told the owner we have been waiting for 20 min and his response was either sit inside or just Go! Wtf?! We have been ordering in and coming to this spot for 20 plus years and that's your response?! Raffi's place is better anyways never again. read more

Wow, we had been coming here for years and we decided to have a memorial luncheon for our grandfather here given it was my grandfathers favorite place. We had about 90 guests, we coordinated with the restaurant and planned for additional add-ons to their package like barg and Persians stews. Let's talk about what went wrong: 1) guests arrived and their was no soap at the restrooms, we had to beg for soap 2) the food arrived cold 3) the wait staff was minimal and insufficient 4) the add-ons never came with the lunch (like previously planned with the management staff) and we were embarrassed in front of our guests, given their package was minimal. 5) and then after everything, homeboy over here wants an additional percentage for tips to the staff (in addition to the agreed upon amount), but why? My grandfather is rolling over in his grave knowing the type of food we served as his memorial luncheon. PS - I wanted to attach an image of the RAW meat that was served to us, but my family being a small business owner ourselves, asked that I not include the pic in this post. Maybe a simple lunch they can handle but large groups or events, be warned! read more

Been here once as a kid, and boy, this is a good place to go, keep in mind that it is fancy. The food here was pretty good, especially the rice, and the servers were nice too. 10/10 read more

Awesome all around! Wish they had one in Thousand Oaks! Delicious food, great service and perfect for events!

We tried this place in good hope . When we entered the restaurant I would almost falling down because of the left overs on the floor which made me slipping on it. In the last minute I could hold on a chair to stop myself falling down. The sabzi was not fresh my chicken kabab was overseas with fat and not well cooked . My salad had a rotten bel paper on it so I was just disgusted to eat it. And the bill was so overpriced. We always go to Raffi's and thought we give this place a chance. Just don't waste your time and money there . Just go to Raffi's. I will never go back to this place. read more

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