Baam e Dunia Restaurant | رستورانت بام دنیا — Restaurant in California

This place was awful from start to finish. First thing we see when we walk in? Some guy who looked like the owner wiping his nose with part of a tissue and then not even bothering to wash his hands. That set the tone right away — gross and unhygienic.

The vibe was honestly creepy. No music, dead silent, and only one other group of like 3 people in the whole place. The tables were covered in this dirty, grimy plastic film that made us not even want to touch anything. All the tables were long tables meant for family style eating that sat AT LEAST eight or more people. No tables for only two to four people. Then, instead of actually managing the restaurant, or just sitting in the back, the supposed “owner” sits down right across from us in the dining room and is on his laptop - super informal and discourteous. He was so close it felt like we were being watched the entire time. Totally uncomfortable, like we couldn’t even talk to each other in private.

Service? Terrible. They gave us ONE menu to share like we were in middle school, and when it came to the salads, instead of two small portions (one each), they just dropped off one tiny salad and expected us to split it, while the group behind us each had their own salad. The water situation was a joke too — empty cups on the table but no actual water for 10–15 minutes. Let me make it clear that the cups weren’t already there before we got there. It’s like they forgot to bring out the water after they brought out the cups.

The food was just as bad. The meat had zero flavor, and was sour, completely bland. I ordered the kebab with rice and ended up stopping at like a third of the way through. It was that bad — plus my friend showed me some of the reviews while I was eating and they made me lose my appetite. Wish I’d listened to those reviews first.

To top it all off, the staff weren’t friendly in the slightest. The whole place was empty, and now I get why. And just a heads-up: the owner doesn’t take criticism. If you leave a negative review, he’ll reply with some nonsense about how he “researched” or “investigated” you and that your comments are fake or that they were made by his enemy or something. It’s laughable and pathetic.

Bottom line: dirty, uncomfortable, flavorless food, and the worst atmosphere I’ve ever experienced in a restaurant. It was a ghost town. Do yourself a favor and stay far, far away...

This restaurant was a complete disaster. We walk in, and it’s dead silent—no music, just creepy quiet with a group of four sitting together behind us. The owner, in plain street clothes, stares at us, wipes his nose with some tissue scrap, doesn’t wash his hands, and walks off. He comes back, asks if we’re Doordashers. We say no, and he just stands there like a statue, so we have to ask where to sit. He says anywhere, waving at the room. The tables—only huge ones for eight or more—were covered in grimy plastic film that hadn’t been cleaned in forever. Then he sits at the table right next to us with his laptop, so close it felt like he was eavesdropping, making private talk impossible and us super uneasy. They give us one lousy menu to share, and it’s a pathetic three pages, padded with duplicates to fake six pages—utterly bizarre. You’re supposed to get complimentary salads while waiting, like breadsticks at Olive Garden, but they only bring one single-person salad for my friend, none for me. The group of four behind us each gets their own—felt like we were targeted. My chicken wrap was flavorless trash; I stopped halfway after reading Yelp review confirmed this place is a dump (they said their food was just microwaved precooked food, and that they were served very old meat). The owner can’t handle criticism, dismissing bad Yelp and Google reviews as “false” and blaming them on “enemies,” not real customers, without even investigating. Staff barely acknowledged us, tossing empty water cups on the table and leaving us waiting over 10 minutes for water in a near-empty spot with just that group. Do yourself a favor and avoid this sorry excuse for...

It’s not the easiest place to spot, located in the shopping center that houses Safeway, but it’s worth finding.

We ordered way too much food as always: the bolani, Qabali Palaw, combination kabob plate, lentil soup, chicken curry and mantoo.

Everything was incredibly good! The bolani and Qabali Palaw in particular were amazing. Bolani is a kind of flatbread filled with mashed potatoes and scallions, and this is the best version we’ve ever had. The lamb shank was perfectly cooked and the rice so fluffy and flavorful. The lentil soup had a very nice blend of seasonings and was very enjoyable. The chicken curry was quite mild but the flavor was great. The only minor thing was that the lamb kabob could have been more tender but it was still quite tasty.

The owners are lovely people and the service was very friendly, but the food did take a while to come out. However it was well worth the wait! Highly...