Tag: Persian

KooKoo

.Reading time 3 minutes.

Image: Take out from above. Last Updated: November 2024 Overview: KooKoo checks a few boxes.  It is a sunny spot to hang out in a languid manner in Columbia Heights.  It is one of the few places in D.C. proper doing Persian cuisine, and it is a good take-out option that is on the healthy […]

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Namak

.Reading time 4 minutes.

Image: Octopus. Last Updated: October 2024 Overview: Namak is very good.  The dishes have a subtlety, even some that sound pretty standard, that makes you stop and take notice.  The food reflects the Iranian roots of one of the owners and the Turkish cuisine of the chef, and draws from the greater region as well. […]

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Rumi’s Kitchen

.Reading time 2 minutes.

Image: Chicken with Albaloo (cherry) Rice. Last Updated: August 2021 Current Status: Open for Dine-in, Take-out and Delivery.  Indoor and outdoor seating. Overview: In a shiny new space on a side street by the convention center, Rumi’s Kitchen serves food in the Persian tradition.  Meats (ground, cubed, sliced, lamb, beef, chicken) or fish with rice […]

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