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Traditional Persian cuisine
Ambience set in the style of Persian tea houses
Pomegranate Restaurant has some great home-style Persian dishes. The portions are large and the service is nice and quick.
"The Pomegranate! You have to go" my friend assailed me a few months ago while we were discussing the spoils of Little Italy. I went there last night and it was..." (insert eye-roll clearly indicating a rapturous experience). As she isn't someone who's prone to exaggeration, I made a mental note to make The Pomegranate the destination the next time I got a hankering for Iranian food. So I... more
Great place for persian "khoresht" (stews) very authentic flavors and pleasant staff!
MUST TRY:
1. Lamb Shank - There are 3 lamb shank mains on the menu. Make sure you order one of them for some tender lamb treatment. The only difference between them appears to be the rice. It can be confusing to figure this out when reading the menu:
a) adas polo
b) morasa polo
c) baqali polo
(in order appearance on the menu. They are all great. I think the morasa polo is the most distinct...
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This is the best Persian restaurant I've had the pleasure of eating at in North America. The restaurant is managed by the same family owners at Sheherazade and Tavoos, three in Toronto.
I had the lamb on jeweled rice with a side salad ($15.95), and on our first visit we also ordered the pomegranate reduction chicken stew (fessenjen).
it was perfect.
the decorations and attention to customer...
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The husband-and-wife team of Danielle Schrage and Alireza Fashrashrafi are utterly charming; Schrage is the perfect host, guiding neophytes through unfamiliar Persian territory with an endless supply of humour and charm. Meanwhile, her Tehran-born hubby toils away behind the scenes, cooking the Iranian food he learned at his mother’s knee with a menu that dares to ditch staples like traditional... more