Ravagh Persian Grill
“These kebobs are juicy strips of chicken marinated in Ravagh's special recipe.”
“Ravagh produces some of the best kobideh I've ever had, and the saffron rice is a subtle accompaniment to an already perfectly flavored meat.”
“Oh, don't forget to ask for albaloo polo (rice with cherry) on the side instead of regular rice.”
Ravagh Persian Grill
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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An alright place for a casual dinner. My friend is crazy about their rice and beef. I ordered my entree with grilled vegetables instead of rice, which was pretty nice. Not too many vegetarian options. The service was a little slow but it was the peak of a Saturday night. I think they also have an upstairs section.
Yum! Came here for lunch and got the steak kbobs. Meat was tender and juicy.
I LOVED the green sauce they gave with the bread. It had a good kick to it, and I added it to the top of my steak. Vegetables seemed fresh as well.
Was not a fan of the lentil soup, I prefer more lemon but still worth trying.
Definitely would recommend.
The kitchen seemed to be a bit overwhelmed for lunch albeit us calling and setting a reservation for 10 (with 8 of us showing up.) Took an hour and a half for lunch, mostly from waiting for our main dishes. They seemed to want to bring out all of the dishes at once which doesn't work much if a lot of dishes were cool.
Went back with a large group. We started with Sambuseh. Reminded me of an unspicy samosa. Not that good and just a little bit cold. 2.3
The bread was worse than last time (quite cold and it felt like a worse brand) but the yogurt dipping sauce was just as good.
The majority of the group (i.e. everyone else) ordered Kebabs while I ordered Gormeh Sabzi with Tahdiq instead of regular rice. My main dish was fine. There was a stewed dried lime left in there which left an unpleasant sourness when I accidentally bit down onto it but the rest of the stew was good. Tender chicken and good spinach. Good portion for the price (13.00.) However, the dish was a bit cool. 3.6.
So far my main dish is around the same rating as before or a bit worse.
However, then you have their Tahdiq. Tahdiq is a hardened rice found on the bottom of the pot used in a lot of Persian dishes. It tends to be slightly brown from the cooking but in this cake, a large portion of it was completely black. It's usually quite breakable with a spoon but this time it was as hard as a rock. In other words, it was burnt and quite unappetizing. Just tasted of dry rice and oil. It was also cold. I ate a piece of it and then stopped as I felt I would get sick (I kinda did later.) 1.2
The other people had kebabs and enjoyed them outside of the person ordering the Jujeh kebab.
Two people also ordered Vegetarian Kebabs, and it came out as just some grilled vegetables with some odd vegetable side dish. They didn't like the portion size for the price and noted that it wasn't like a kebab so the waitress, who was quite nice, allowed them to switch. By the time they got their food, the rest of us were mostly finished. They enjoyed their soups and took some hummus back.
The service was nice albeit overwhelmed and overall, the food was cool and worse than last time. Something in-between a 2 and a 3. I'll keep it as a 3 as the dinner is more important than the lunch.
This was my first time trying Persian food so I'm unable to comment on authenticity, but I came for dinner with a Persian friend late on a Tuesday night and it's his absolute favorite Persian place in the city. Even on a Tuesday night every table was taken, so the feeling must be echoed by others in the area.
I appreciated that they brought out warm bread with a duo of dipping sauces (yogurt and a green cilantro sauce) right away. The waitress gave us plenty of time to look at the menu. We ultimately decided on two dishes-the jujej kebob (pieces of bone-in Cornish hen) and the salmon kebob. The jujej kebob was so moist and tasted like it had been marinating for hours-it was absolutely delicious. The salmon kebob was equally flavorful. We ordered one dish with the white rice and another subbing in the side of vegetables. I preferred the vegetables, but it was nice to have the rice as well. For dessert, we got the Persian donuts. Having never tasted them before and being acctomed the the American style of donuts, the flavor was unexpected. Soaked in rose water and safron, they were incredibly sweet and cold. Eight small donut holes surrounded a funnel cake-like pastry that was very, very sugary as well. It was tasty, but I'm not sure I would order it again.
I noticed the restaurant had a upstairs dining area as well, however it was dark and no one was seated there at the time. It would be ideal for a larger party or an event, and this seems like the kind of restaurant that would do well with large groups of people.
I came here with my colleagues for lunch one day. There were five of us, and the dining room downstairs was already quite full of people, so they seated us upstairs. During the time that we were there, most of the other tables upstairs filled up as well. Definitely a popular spot!
We ordered our food, mostly kebobs. Pita bread and some dips were included and were brought out immediately. Both dips were very good. The lunch special came with a choice of a salad or a cup of lentil soup, and we all got the soup. It was decent, but not particularly my taste. Someone at the table commented that it was more watery and a little spicier than the kind he is used to, but everyone emptied their bowls.
After finishing our soup, we did wait a decent amount of time, longer than I would have expected for lunch, for our entrees. I don't know if this was an unexpected lunch rush, or if they were potentially short-handed. Even though it was not fast, our waitress got our orders right and was relatively attentive. Overall, the slow service was a main factor in my rating.
As for the food, I ordered a chicken kebob, and it was very good. The chicken pieces were juicy and well-seasoned. Between finishing the basmati rice and eating a few of the chicken pieces, I was full. I took home the rest of the chicken and had it for dinner.
Overall, we'll probably be back, but only on our not-so-busy days at the office.
Prior to the Cellar Bar party, my friends and I stopped by Ravagh for dinner. I had come here many years ago for lunch, and at the time it didn't leave that much of an impression on me. This time was no different.
It was a busy night as we got the only available table, so the service was a tad slower but not annoyingly so. We got a good share of pita bread and dipping sauces along with an order of baba ganoush, which was my favorite dish of the night. I ordered the butterfly brook trout, which came as a whole fish fillet. Along with the fact that I was still spitting out bones throughout my meal, the fish was slightly under seasoned and made me wish I had more lemon to squeeze onto it. My order also came with a smattering of grilled vegetables and a huge plate of dill rice, which was good but way too much to eat. Out of my friends' orders, the most impressive was the combination kebab due to its size: two kebabs each of steak, lamb, and chicken, with vegetables and rice. My favorite from their plate was the steak (not overcooked or dry, nicely flavored), but the rest was just okay, and in general that is still way too much protein for just two people to split.
Overall, you'll definitely get your money's worth of food, but if you're looking for a flavorful meal, you might want to ask for some salt.
Side note: the place is BYOB, but they charge a $15 corkage fee.
mediocre persian food, but unfortunately Manhattan has little else to offer in the way of persian food until a newcomer establishes themselves. Until then, I suppose I'll begrudgingly come back.
It's been a few years since I've visited this place, but am happy to say that even though the decor has changed and updated slight the quality of the food remains amazing and the prices are very reasonable. I usually get the chicken skewers over a bed of rice and it is so tasty and tender ($12) that it is amazing.
The humus is some of the best anywhere, and they give you extra flat bread at no extra charge if you need it. The shrimp skewers were equally as good on this visit. Lunch for 3 people, under $50, including tip. Really worth it.