• Mohsen (especially the grilled meats, but I do want to try their tah-dig first) • No. 10 Chinese Restaurant (requires ordering off the Sichuan menu and requesting extra numbing spicy “ma2 la4”)...

Reading through a thread on authentic Chinese I saw a posting that mentioned rice crust dishes. I LOVE (to the point of cravings) Persian rice crust (Tah dig and Tah Chin) dishes. I didn’t know of a rice crust tradition in...

Ahh, yes...the tah-dig. On my first visit to Noon-o-Kabab, I went with my Iranian friend Bob who’s been a regular for years. He got our waitress to get us some of the last bit of the crust, which they smeared with some kind...

what about Mariam Restaurant for Persian food. 41043 Fremont Blvd (in the Monument shopping center w/ Kragen & next to a check cashing place), Fremont 510-623-9484. open 7 days a week. Hope they are still around, call first. I liked...

been around for a while. It’s in a fixed-up diner-like building, feels very friendly and homey. I had sabsi polo there (salmon over herb-spiced basmati rice, with a wonderful piece of "tah dig" (crispy rice crust, the best...

Ooops again. By a random coincidence, a friend suggested we eat there last night. And it’s actually a Persian restaurant! The apps were pretty good and large(tah dig and a roasted eggplant dish) but the entrees were pricey...

in Los Altos Hills,” which is sweet since I assume that’s the location of the owner’s home. It’s a nice beginning to the meal. BIG FIND #1 The first big find was the tah dig appetizer ($6.95). I haven’t had...

on the menu at Shahrezad is tah chin, a rectangular block of Persian rice filled with lamb and cooked until the edges are slightly dried out, kind of like the bottom-of-the-pan crispy rice tah dig. It’s delicious and not...

(koobideh and/or barg). The gormeh sabzi is okay, and the chicken is pretty good. If you’re really, really nice (and they’re not busy) sometimes you can convince them to make tah-dig, but that’s a long shot....

the Tah Dig as an appetizer; the crusty layer of rice that forms on the bottom of the pot. I know from my Persian friend that this is a real prize for the chef or whomever is lucky enough to get it. At Alborz you are able to...

, creating a tah-dig style crust. (no offense, just a description). Not my cup of tea, but folks like it. (dol sot bi bim bahp)

Perhaps jeon ju is the best. It has the rep and all, but I went once and I just wasn’t that happy with it. NOte: I don’t usually get it “dol Sot” - i’m not that big a fan of the crispy rice you get,...

for appetizers. Also, try to order some tah dig, if they have it. Stews: I have had great fesenjan (pomegranate/walnut/chicken stew) and karafs (beef/celery stew); I thought their bademjan (eggplant/lamb stew) was fine but maybe...

We ate at Flame last week and it was not good at all. The tah dig with ghymeh was the worst ever. The tah dig was too thick and the ghymeh was runny and tasteless. The koobideh was OK and barg was pretty bad. Even their eggplant...

boyfriend’s a camel and doesn’t seem to need liquid, I drank from his. Winner: Shalizaar by a bus boy army Value The $6.95 tah dig appetizer at Shalizaar is big enough for a meal. The zeresht or shirin polo is $11.95 - $12.95 and...