) Masala dosa at Ragam Polish food at L’Autre Lebanese at Alwaha and Ishibilla (a whisker under your budget) Persian at Mohsen Tah-dig (not on menu, need to request) at Alounak (Olympia branch) Shui jiao / NE Chinese style...

. Madge and Boris decided to get the Homous ($5.95) for the table, while J. all but twisted my arm to get the Tah Dig ($7.95), a rice and stew dish. For our entrees, Madge and Boris each got the Chicken Filet Sultani ($19.95...

. This dish was fairly popular (three votes), but I found it too garlicky for my taste. Someone said that they probably use toasted garlic, which would explain why the garlic taste was so pronounced. Tah Dig Ta-Chin – Crispy...

(spelling?), chello kabob with “rice mountain” - I can’t remember the real name of this dish but the rice is studded with fruits and nuts. And great crunchy rice bottom (tah dig?). The meals are all preceded by...

For kebab, Shiraz in Glendale For tah dig, Shamshiri Grill in Westwood. They also bake their own fresh bread which is quite good

Barg Kabob Tah Dig (crunchy rice appetizer not always available as it’s a by product of making their rice) Salad Sharazdi (spelling is not right Persian tomato cucumber onion salad with lemon juice) Masht O’Kiar...

, but with the exception of some bleed into the geographical periphery (parts of eastern Iraq and western Afghanistan) NO ONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD CAN COOK RICE LIKE THE PERSIANS. I cannot leave that stuff alone. And when you can...

Persian food is great for takeout: get an assortment of different kebabs, one or two of stews, several different rice pilafs, raw herbs (usually served with cheese in a “panier o sabzi” platter), tah dig (crusty...

Church location: no more stuffed grape leaves, no salmon kabobs, no homemade cherry drink, and even if you ask for tah dig or raw egg for your rice, you can’t get it. So the experience is not as complete. But this place is a...

just anote – for lovers of socarrat – any persian place will have Tah-dig, which is the crusty bottom of a pot of cooked rice. It’s not exactly socarrat but it’s close and available any time.

they have tah-dig and specials like the persian signature of fesenjoon (which as pretty good but not the best of its kind). It’s been over a year since I’ve been there, so my info is quite outdated. Kaze has been...

Where to begin? Here’s my favorite places and dishes —Alana’s Cafe, Burlingame – Oatmeal pancakes —Shalizaar, San Mateo – Persian (chicken breast kebab and a polo; tah dig) —Thai Satay, San...

filet mignon barg, beef koodideh, chicken barg, fesenjan and tah-dig. Portions are large enough to be shared or to take home for another meal. Of course, the previously mentioned Abbot-Kinney has a few interesting spots to dine.

with my stew, though. We kept breaking off pieces of the rice crust (what I have previously known as TahDig) and munching on it, unfortunately not saving enough to pour barley tea on it and create a digestive soup. No matter, we...

I really like Mohsen and have been very pleased with the grilled items, as well as various starters like the koo-koo-sabzi and the kashk-e bademjan. Alounak (the one in Kensington) is not bad, but doesn’t come close, imho,...