Alborz Restaurant Info
Amenities
Service options
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Delivery
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Takeout
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Dine-in
Highlights
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Fast service
Popular for
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Solo dining
Accessibility
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Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Wheelchair accessible restroom
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Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
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Alcohol
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Beer
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Coffee
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Comfort food
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Halal food
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Healthy options
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Small plates
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Wine
Dining options
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Dessert
Amenities
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Bar onsite
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Restroom
Atmosphere
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Casual
Crowd
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Groups
Planning
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Accepts reservations
Payments
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Credit cards
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Debit cards
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NFC mobile payments
Children
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Good for kids
Best WLM Reviews
A decent Persian restaurant in San Francisco with good food and reasonable prices. One of the better options in the city for authentic Persian cuisine. The dishes are flavorful, and the portions are satisfying.
Excellent, affordable restaurant serving Middle Eastern/Persian food in busy San Francisco neighborhood.
We ended up coming here because the sushi place we wanted to go to was closed. By that happy accident we found this place.
Great service and yummy food. We were also experiencing true Persian food for the first time and our server was very kind and helpful.
Fair warning, portions were HUGE. We're big eaters and still could've easily split a plate and had more than enough. (We did do this for dessert! lol) As it was, we saved our leftovers and had another yummy meal the next night.
My son, who is a cook, was super impressed, particularly by the Fesenjan which was SO delicious. Also have to call out the saffron and pistachio ice cream.
October 2023 4*
Visited the place with colleague for quick lunch. It was Wednesday afternoon and it was completely empty. The place is 23 years old and people are working there for more than two decades. You can enjoy Persian and Iranian cuisines.
The staff was very nice and helpful. I asked for vegetarian options and she offered to bring a small portion of Fesenjoon for taste.
Here is my food list:
- Chicken Barg (by other) *****
- Ghorme Sabzi Veggie ****
- Fesenjoon ****
- Persian Tea *****
The ambiance is nice. Place is accessible. However, some seating on different level (two steps). Washroom is clean and accessible.
The kabob is delicious, but the rice could be better…. The restaurant was cold, and there was no air conditioner. There is a shared restroom with another restaurant, which is not clean enough.
I love Greek Mediterranean Turkish Arabic etc food and have had good success with Persian before, this is a swing and miss for me. The kabob ingredient I liked the most was ironically my least favorite vegetable in the tomato, the rice was excessive and strange, and the yogurt soda was savory. So it was not for me. The store was dead 1 on Saturday and across me being here 4 days I never saw someone inside.
I recently visited Aalborz restaurant to try some Persian food, and unfortunately, it was a disappointing experience. I ordered the Koobideh, and it turned out to be the worst I’ve ever had. The taste was completely off—nothing like kebab at all—and I couldn’t even finish my meal. My friends tried other dishes, but none of us were impressed. Additionally, the staff didn’t make us feel welcome, which only added to the poor experience. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant.
I'm giving it 1 star because I can't give it zero.
The kebabs were far from good—just pieces of something vaguely shaped like a kebab. It didn’t matter whether it was koobideh or barg.
The chicken kebab was mediocre—not terrible, but dry and chewy.
The stews and tahdig were terrible as well.
We spent around $400 for a group of 7, but the experience felt like it was worth only $30–40.
The meat is great, I even got to give a small pinch of leftovers to a dog on the train :) The dish opened my eyes to dried limes. The service was respectful. My only gripe is that there was no Persian writing, only American.
Quick Facts About Alborz Restaurant
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM |
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| Tuesday | 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM |
| Friday | 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM - 09:30 PM |
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