Rumi's Kitchen

A great lunch spot for some yum Persian food The most notable here is the service! I never had an empty cup! Love it. The food here is hearty solid! Everything we ordered turned out to be good looking and tasty. The lamb shank, kabobs, hummus, grilled shrimps and wings are good, although I was hoping for some pop in flavors which I did not find. I do like the restaurant ambiance. It’s hip and fun with spacious room inside and some spots outdoors. Valet parking makes it easy to get in and out. Happy eating!

The food is good. I have had better chicken than this. But try lamb & beef they make it really good. I am giving 4 stars because in my 2 visits chicken disappointed me both times. But the service & ambiance & everything is amazing. Valet fee is 2$ that goes to company & any additional $ given goes to valet guys as their tip. Reservations required in advance.

Rumi's is always good! Our go-to appetizers are the yogurt (they used to have trio but maybe over the pandemic they reduced to duo), the smoke salmon humus (last time I had it, the salmon was mice dicy and I don't remember it having alot of the red sauce, but luckily it was still delicious!) and the fried eggplant. I love how the servers bring us unlimited bread!! It's fluffy in the beginning and it becomes crisper as they cold down and it's just so delicious! The lamb here is phenomenal! It's always perfectly cooked and so well balanced with Shirin rice! We usually get Soltani kabob and ask for lamb koobideh to sub for beef. Even though there is a $3 upcharge, we think it's totally worth it! My man loves the peach soda. It's refreshing, and has a very real peachy flavor, not the usual artificial flavoring🍑 We keep coming back here whenever we have friends coming to visit from out of town!

Food was good and flavorful. The falafel appetizer and the hummus were very tasty. The service and attentiveness of our waitress was a bit lacking, however she took the time once she came over to explain and answer our questions about the food. You get a fairly large portion of food, but I don't feel like the value matched the price. The only other complaint I have is the parking situation. They are Valet parking only ($2 not including tip), unless you park across the street. Getting in and out was a bit of a mess, but I feel that was caused by there only being one valet. I'd love to give this place a 4/5 (the food was good), but feel unable to due to our experience.

Update: I upgraded my original review to five stars. After multiple visits, I can say confidently that the food quality has improved significantly. The staff have always been amazing. The experience is always consistent. The food is now as good as it gets, and there’s something good available for any type of diet. This time we tried the lamb chops and shish kabob and both were really good! Unfortunately, when we visited they are out of lamb Koobideh but the beef one was great. We brought our own wine and the corkage fee was reasonable. Obviously, your just need to make sure that the wine is not on their menu. The saffron ice cream was surprisingly great. And, do not forget to try the Kashk-e-bademjoon appetizer. It’s the best eggplant dish out there!