Chortke

We had dinner here last night, it was amazing! I cannot recommend the wings enough. When I made the dinner reservation online, there was a section asking if you were celebrating anything special. I noted it was our anniversary not thinking much of it. After dinner, our server brought out a hand written card and a long stem rosé congratulating us. It was the most thoughtful thing I’ve ever seen at a restaurant. The staff was very friendly and helpful with food selections. I’d recommend it to anyone.

A bit pricey but tasty! The store needs better ventilation though, beware that your clothes and hair may smell like smoke/grilled meat after your meal. They also have a Chortke Cafe which serves illy coffee and they said is gonna open week after next. NEW EDIT FOR THE REMODELED RESTAURANT: I can’t help but feeling like I really missed the old Chortke where food was better… The new space is beautiful and a whole different vibe, but the food was not up to par with the looks of the space. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t memorable and didn’t make you go “mmmmm wow THAT is good”. We’re willing to spend more on date nights once in a while, but for this price range we expected better. Besides the classic Kubideh, other things on the menu with a “Persian twist” to the flavors honestly felt a little gimmicky… There is a fine line between innovative fusion food and just throwing spices in things. Overall, it was a okay place for a dinner date- ambience was great, but our table was too small, the cushions were too tall, and the adjacent guests were too close to us where we sat. FIY your hair and clothes will smell like food after your leave- not necessarily a bad thing for me. LOVED the tiles and the walls but the fishing basket ceiling lamps were not it. I still gave a five star review because I’m really rooting for you guys and I love the direction of your growth, and maybe in a year I’ll come back and be blown out of my mind.

My family went for a meal and the atmosphere of the restaurant was so nice and unexpected. Service was kind and efficient, not super helpful with giving us advice on food selections-- she said everything was good. The food was good, some dishes better than others. Star of the show was the pistachio cheesecake that happened to be in the rotation. Plenty of parking. Will be back soon to this hidden gem.

Absolutely delicious food. Between two people we had lamb lollipops, brussels sprouts, spicy chicken pasta, the stuffed chicken and pistachio cheesecake. Insane. I had never tried Persian cuisine before and it was cooked perfectly and bursting with flavors. Great wine and beer list too. Will be back five times over.

A recent snowy night at Chortke kept the dining room quiet, but the food and experience was raucously good. The space feels like a piazza, with warm hues, tile floor, faux trees, a fountain, and woven-basket lampshades. The decor, tableware, and seating feels intentional and complementary, a chic old-world palette. All the dishes on this recent night were sublime - the Brussels sprouts appetizer being a particular surprise winner of the evening. Honey, pomegranate seeds, a bit of heat, and curls of parmesan topped whole roasted Brussels, blackened on the exterior and creamy within. Persian-inspired saffron-infused wings were crispy and spicy with a highly spiced but cooling dipping sauce also kicked off the evening. For entrees, the sweet-spicy oven-baked salmon was a stack of inventive textures, with diaphanous wisps of fried leeks and hearty grilled broccolini. The chelo kebab leans closer to a traditional Persian dish and was deliciously spiced. Rumors of several Persian dishes returning to the menu are exciting. Chortke's Persian roots, plus its creative and flavorful twists on traditional ingredients and preparations, promises plenty more reasons to travel out of norm, right here in Rochester.

The ambiance is very cute. The food is even better. Appetizer portions are surprisingly larger than I thought, very shareable. The flavor of the kebab and rice is so good. The scallops were perfectly cooked. A bit on the pricey side. Our server Chris was very kind. The benches along the wall were beautiful but for someone as short as 5 feet was a bit uncomfy as my feet didn’t touch the floor.