Zakuro — Restaurant in Tokyo

I had one of my worst experiences ever at this restaurant. It looked very nice from the inside and different however, the staff were extremely rude from the beginning. They forced me to order the same course they were serving to others, they didn’t even bother to explain what was in it, they gave me a menu eventually after many tries and it wasn’t even clear I gave up because I had no idea what was written in it. The food was super salty and the portions were small, I also hated sitting very close to others on the floor, we were sitting very close shoulder to shoulder, I could hear their conversations and they could hear mine. The restaurant is very noisy, the owner was very loud and racist he thought he was funny telling silly jokes and making fun of his customers in front of everyone. He said a lot of terrible stuff out loud I can’t even say in here I was very offended after he called me names and he even called me a terrorist can you imagine! He also said things to the fellow customer who sat next to me made him feel uncomfortable. I left straight after the worst belly dance show. I thought I was going to recommend it to my friends and bring some of them there, i...

The place was very interesting. They don't have table/chair but put a board on the floor and serve the foods on it. It was packed with people so literally we were all next to each other. We ordered all-you-can-eat course but actually it was not. What people imagine with all-you-can-eat in Japan is somehow we can order what we want, but once they served the foods they even didn't ask if we want more and didn't pay attention at all. It was bit different from what they say in the menu. (The dessert was fig jam. I'm not sure it's dessert actually 😅) Anyway the foods overall were not really bad and portion was big. One thing, I found hair in salad and the cups/dishes/forks were not hygienic. Well, I just embraced this might be part of middle east culture at the end after meeting the owner. He suddenly came up and was going around the place making some jokes of customers which are definitely pretty far from political correctness. He introduced himself as うざい店主 (which means annoying owner) and it was 😂 But I could feel his warm mind, even he acts like the Turkish ice cream seller. If you want to see the belly dance show, they will charge you additional 550...

I have went twice for the lunch course (2200 yen). They have much cheaper options that have a lot of volume, but I wanted to try the full range of dishes.

They offer Uzbeki, Persian and Turkish food. I tried the Uzbeki course out of curiosity, and it was so delicious I came back for Persian New Year to have the Persian course (which was equally delicious and made me miss my family’s cooking).

They also offer very cheap lunch sets that have a lot of volume by themselves, but if you’re really hungry and curious about a wide range of dishes, I recommend the courses (You can even mix the courses).

The atmosphere is very interesting with the entire shop being covered with wall to wall Persian carpets. In addition, the owner is a very nice Persian guy and always makes conversation when I come in.

On taste alone I would give 5 stars, but including the variety and cost (not sure about Uzbeki food, but the value you’re getting is insane considering the average cost of Persian food in Japan) it is as an...