I found the food here a little too subtly flavored and refined, but I think that may just my feeling about Persian food generally. I've had this reaction before. I want more garlic, more herbs, more citrus, more tang, more char, and juicer, messier, more succulent grilled meats. But I think that's...a different cuisine. So maybe it wasn't meant to be, me and lovely little Sabzi, where the decor matches the food.
Sabzi - East Arlington - Arlington, MA Sunday, November 3, 2013 @ 2:31pm
Still, even if I loved Persian food, I think I'd be giving this place 4 stars anyway. Service was very awkward in that "local-girl-with-tatoos-asks-you-where-you-went-to-high-school" way. Honey, we're trying to have a quiet dinner and we're not from here. And she oversold the baklava (and apologized because there was no ice cream?!) when I desperately wanted some sort of milky, eggy pudding or custard. Okay, well, it's not her fault that I probably should have gone to a Turkish restaurant in the first place.
