minxeats – recipes, recaps, and restaurant critiques: Restaurant Review

We have visited Villagio Cafe–a cute little Persian restaurant on York Road just some blocks over the County Line–many occasions, so I used to be stunned to appreciate that I hadn’t but written about it. Several posts on NextDoor beneficial the restaurant, and whereas that discussion board is mostly a web site that causes one to lose all religion in humanity, this was the uncommon piece of excellent recommendation. 

Villagio Cafe has rather a lot going for it: the meals is superb, the service is superb, and the costs are shockingly cheap. Plus, it is inside strolling distance from our home. 

There are loads of kebabs on the menu: hen, beef, and lamb shish kebabs which embrace peppers and onions; hen and beef kebabs with out the veg; and koobideh kebabs that are made with floor hen, lamb, or beef combined with onions and seasonings (much like kofta, lule, and seekh kebabs). I am unable to cease consuming the juicy and flavorful koobideh, so it is uncommon that I stray to the opposite varieties. Though I’ll say, there’s a lot onion within the koobideh, if I get carryout or deliver residence leftovers, I’ve to be ready for not solely my fridge to reek, but in addition the entire home after I heat them up. (Worth it. That’s what scented candles are for.) The kebabs all include insanely buttery basmati rice, pretty heat pita, and grilled tomato. Sometimes, nevertheless, I do not need the rice and alternate it for a facet of shirazi salad, a easy mixture of diced cucumber, tomato, onion, and parsley, dressed with lemon juice and olive oil. Villagio Cafe has six different rice dishes on their menu which may be substituted for the plain basmati for an upcharge; all are uniformly scrumptious.

lamb shank with baghala polo

I additionally advocate their lamb shanks, that are stewed to excessive tenderness and accompanied by baghala polo, or rice with dill and fava beans. Honestly, there’s nothing I’ve tried that I would not order once more, although I believe that serving dolmas piping scorching are just a little bizarre.