Yalda's Persian and Middle Eastern - Westside

“I was here for fifa World Cup and saw this restaurant suddenly, i think i was lucky , very delicious Persian restaurant , the food is amazing and well cocked . Services is amazing we were served by MIA she is one of the best , helpful and quick to understand what we need . There is only one cons , the A/C. Was not working at the time which was little bit hot Other then that was a great experience”

“The food and drinks were all amazing. Great place to go with friends - order an assortment of dishes and share them all. The portions are pretty big. Everything is bursting with flavor. The staff were very friendly and helpful.”

“Today I decided that I wanted to do two things review a restaurant that I’ve never been to and I wanted Mediterranean. Yalda did not disappoint. Let’s start from start to finish. I was able to valet very close by and it was very affordable and it was the weekend so that’s really good. I walked up to the entrance of Yalda and the establishment is decorated gorgeously. I couldn’t take my eyes off of the decor. I was greeted by the hostess and I forgot to get her name because she was very sweet. I was seated in a booth and then within minutes I was greeted by the wait staff and by Karen who would be my waitress. Karen is so very attentive and accommodating her knowing it was my first time made sure that I was well taken care of. She explained everything to me and checked on me throughout my meal. I had the Lamb kabob medium well and the raisin rice which at first sounded weird to me but Karen made me comfortable about it and also said I was able to change anything I didn’t want. I stuck with the rice and I’m so glad I did, it was great. She also bagged my leftovers when she didn’t have to I really appreciated her kindness. I will definitely be back.”

“Super fast seating on a Saturday at lunch time. Our waitress/bartender was so helpful! She was one of the better servers we have had recently. We ordered 2 kabobs meals with rice, the lamb and beef. The beef was so good and tender, the vegetables was so undercooked they were hard. I didn't try the lamb as it was not gluten free. In addition, we ordered an ala cart chicken kabob too. The chicken was really tasty! Neither of us liked the rice. It was just not good Persian rice. The chicken kabob was the exact same price as of we ordered the meal yet it didn't have sides so I'm not sure how it was considered ala cart. We spent $98.02 on lunch for two. It is entirely too pricy for a lunch on a random Saturday though. I wanted to love this place as I love Persian food but I just didn't.”

“Great vibe. Great service. The food was disappointing. The bread seemed like frozen naan, rather than Persian taftoon or sangak. The mirza ghasemi did not have a smoked flavor and instead seemed more South Asian than Persian with the flavor of mustard oil being prominent. The Lebanese kafta appetizer had poorly spiced meatballs in what seemed like store bought tomato paste. The Soltani kabob was better, particularly the beef Koobideh with the expected flavors.”