I wanted to take my sister who just moved into the area, some place new and different. She is not a foodie and a super picky eater, so I was a bit nervous to take her to this restaurant Rumi’s Kitchen, that I have been hearing about. First off the restaurant is in the Avalon, awesome location, especially for GNO or a date night, we loved its warm bronzy tones and modern Persian flair. I knew we would be in for an experience.
They didn’t disappoint. What an incredible food explosion that entices all your senses from the rose water infused basmati rice with fragrant pieces of orange zest and crunchy pistachios to the smoky eggplant appetizer, which we couldn’t get enough of. I love how much food they gave you and my favorite was the Chicken Barg.
Our server Robinson, greeted us as though we were coming over to dinner at his home for a meal especially prepared for us.
He was so amazing and informative in moving us through these beautifully thought out and exotic Persian and Middle eastern dishes. This was very important to me, because my family had never had this type of cuisine. Also we got to meet and chat with the owner Ali, he is also the chef, who created these clean, healthy and authentic Persian dishes. We felt so taken care as well by Mike the GM, he was the party of the show, lots of energy and very attentive to all the guest.
We raved about the food all night, we will be coming back again for sure. When you go, I suggest these dishes, they were all incredible and super filling and if you go to the Avalon location ask for Robinson to be your server. �
Chicken Barg
sa ron marinated chicken breast, sa ron basmati rice
Chicken Kabob
citrus & sa ron brined chicken breast, sa ron basmati rice
Badenjoon
eggplant & tomato beef stew, sa ron basmati rice
Shirin orange zest, Barberry, pistachio, almond
Baghali fava bean & dill
Mirza Ghasemi
smoked eggplant, tomato, garlic
Traditional Hummus with Roasted
Kimberly Sargent Burke
+5
If we had only dealt with the short female brunette bartender on New Year's Eve this review would be 1 star! But the hostess' were delightful (very professional with the back up on reservation time,) food was amazing, and our server JOSH was seriously the best server I've had anywhere in years!!! His section buddy was great as well. They earned every bit of their 40% tip. Thank you for salvaging what could have been a disaster!!!
You can't go wrong with the food at Rumi's. Grab early Christmas lunch with the gals and was so glad we picked Rumi's. The food was delish and our server Nikki was the best of the best. Went home and immediately recommended extension family who are visiting for the holidays to go try it. 🤗
Great spot. Delicious food. Large portions that can be shared. Very solid wine list. Highly recommend.
Love love love this place! Great food and wonderful service. The manager stopped by to see how our meal was twice which was appreciated. The waitress made great suggestions. The chicken barb was fabulous!
It was excellent. Delicious food and exceptional service. Reservations are a must even for Thursday at lunch. Barq Kabob, Lamb Kabob, Fatoush Salad, Lamb Shank(at night)and the Sampler appetizer. Go hungry.
The food is spectacular and the service was outstanding! Definitely will be a regular spot for our family
Girls night out...live the food, ambiance and the wait staff was so friendly and accommodating!! Definitely my new favorite place at Avalon!!
The food was awesome and the ambiance was great ! I would go back again and also recommend it to my friends...
Had an excellent dinner with my mum. Mori was our server and she was fantastic. Very friendly, knowledgeable about the entire menu, and made great suggestions.
We had several apps and drinks before our entrees, everything was delicious and well made. The shrimp kebab with the pistachio orange rice was insanely good.
I so love this place. I've not everything on the menu but from the meals I've had so far this place is the bomb for Mediterranean food.
I always get the Labne app= strained yogurt w/ az'atar and olive. It comes with homemade fresh pita bread, the best I've ever had outside of the Mediterranean area. Also had the smoked eggplant...amazing!
The lamb Kabob was out of this world full of great herb flavors and cooked to complete perfection. The quality of the lamb meat was 1000% game on. And there is so much portion you can't eat it all so share or take home.
I always sit at the bar so I can't speak to the table service but the bar tender is amazing, friendly helpful with the menu and is 100% on top of things.
Atmosphere is really laid back, big open space with lots of seating but call ahead as this place is packed every time I come here for lunch. They have outside seating that is really nice as well, have heat lamps for cooler days.
Parking is hard, it's the Avalon. Good luck with that piece but well worth it. Look for the Apple store and you'll find Rumi's across the street.
Would I come here again? Already do and will continue too.
AHMAZINGGGGGGGG. This place is truly amazing. The vibe and location of this place is incredible. It has a luxury look but a cozy feel. Our server was well versed and knew the menu thoroughly. They had an indoor and outdoor area to eat as well. The drink I had was lovely poet and was spot on! I got the sheshkabab dinner and my friend got the salmon dinner, with a side of veggies. We asked them to put to together on one place so we can dip and dable. Overall I would highly recommend this place for a nice lunch, date night, or girls night out
Amazing food and service. Our waiter, Luisana (not sure about the spelling) who is from Peru, was really helpful. He guided us as we were at Rumi's for the first time. Portion was more than enough for one person. We will go back again.
Amazing place to try Persian food and drink. Service is great. The shrimp is really jumbo one and the rice tastes so good.
Definitely agree that this will lace is the best Persian restaurant I’ve ever been to in the states! All of their food is delicious! We tried kashke bademjan, Barg, Soltani, chicken with bone with saffron rice with baklava and tea as dessert and it was a blast! The well decorated space and beautiful design of the dish added more to our joy and satisfaction of the place!
we made a reservation and we’re seated pretty quickly. our waiter, Ali, was kind and made sure we had everything we needed and were served right. the restaurant ambience was nice. the food was amazing! the hummus was delicious!! it is on the pricier side because it is fine dining but, 10/10 recommend.
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