raffi's place

dinner @ raffi’s place (glendale , los angeles). many branches. order beef soltani (filet mignon & ground beef , sooo juicy / tender) ,chickenboneless kabob. enjoyable evening. recommended. worth a trip.

so many better options.. normally i let mediocre restaurants slide. but given the consistent 5-star reviews, i felt i had to comment. honestly, i'm flummoxed by all of the high praise. we were in the neighborhood and given its high yelp rating, we decided to check it out. we ordered the lamb and bonelesschickenkabobs + a greek salad. both the lamb andchickenwere pretty dry. and the greek salad was just okay. definitely not 5-star worthy. you do get huge portions. but with the quality of this food, i'm not sure that's a good thing. with all of the other options for middle eastern food in glendale & los angeles, i'm surprised this is at top of people's lists. maybe an off night? but we'll never go back.

everything about raffi’s place is big — the space it’s in, the portions, the flavors, and the wait for a table on weekends. located a couple blocks from the americana in the heart of glendale, raffi’s place is a palace of persian-armenian delights. first there are the persian stews, gheimeh bademjan with chunks of beef, split peas, fried onion and eggplant, and its cousin ghormesabzi with sautéed parsley, leek and fenugreek leaves, beef chunks, kidney beans, and pierced dehydrated limes. both are excellent and served on delectably crispy and chewy “rice crusts.” then there are the kabobs. it would not be an exaggeration to say they’re the best in the city. there are beef, lamb, salmon and mahi mahi kabobs, but my favorites are thechickenbarg (pictured above) and thechickenkoobideh (also known as luleh or ground meat kabobs), which are expertly seasoned and charbroiled to perfection along with roasted tomatoes and anaheim peppers. with persian food, it’s all about the rice and all e

best persian food in glendale! koobideh beef kebab andchickenbarg kebab are my favorite two items. be sure to take your calculator as the management may overcharge your bill.

i got thechickenbarg kabob and it was really good. it is served on a delicious bed of basmati rice and it comes with delicious roasted tomatoes and green bell pepper. the food is a little pricy, but the portions are huge, so it's definately worth it.