Afghani House

We took my sis and BIL out to dinner on Sat. It was BIL's birthday. He selected Afghani House that is on the corner of El Camino Real and Lawrence Expwy. The food was very similar to the fare served at Chelokababi, though the dishes were extremely pricey. A single dish set you back $15-$18/-. Persian food typically is less hot than the typical desi stuff. But they compensate by adding lots of flavorful spices that gives the dish an enchanting aroma. We ordered a Combination Kabob plate - lamb and chiken - that W and I split. I thought the lamb was undercooked. The chicken though was exquisite. The ambience was great and made for a very comfortable dinner experience. The owner who sat us at the table was a very amiable man, with a distinct Persian accent. His employees though were less than stellar in their service. They had to ask us twice whether we wanted water, and when some of us asked for water with ice and others without, it confused the heck out of them. Eventually we were all served ice without water. I would have appreciated it if they had asked us how we'd like the lamb to be cooked, when they took our order, but they never did. And when we were served, they brought the wrong dish out, and had to go back to get the right order.

I must say that I prefer Chelokababi instead. They had more selection, were far less pricier than this place and their food tasted much better.