Zeitoon Grill House (100% Zabiha Halal) — Restaurant in Kirkland

I experienced the worst encounter in Zaitoon restaurant today. This restaurant has always been my first choice and I would recommend it to my friends. The owner of the restaurant always had a great attitude and unfortunately they were not there today. Today, on Saturday 1/14/23 at 4:30, we were met with a very bad treatment by a man restaurant waite (who called himself Tani). I had reserved a table for this hour and we went to Zeitoun restaurant with some friends. The table was reserved for six people, but he showed us a table for ten people, and finally we found out that the table belonged to another group. And finally we chose another table and sat down. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, with two requests from my friend, he finally brought us food. The tables around us had arrived after us, but they were treated better and they were immediately served (menu, water and refreshments...). My order was Sultani Kebab, and after 30 minutes they brought me only khobide Kebab, and the order was completely wrong and he start arguments about we chose this but food but I know what I ordered. As Persian I completely know qhat is a different between kobideh kebab and soltani and always in all Persian restaurant I order this food. We experienced very different and bad behavior in Zeitoun today. We experienced very bad treatment at Zeitoun restaurant. In the end, he added 18% tip on our bill wittout asking. Unfortunately, this restaurant made a big mistake in choosing an new employee and hired people who do not know the basics of restaurant management at all. I hope they will hire people who are in the glory of...

This restaurant has become a staple for my family and I. We love this restaurant! The location of this restaurant is great. It's Kirkland downtown, so it's surrounded by all sorts of other shops. It's a really nice place, but now, I want to move on to the restaurant itself. I want to start off with the staff. They are all so welcoming and kind. They truly make me want to come back again and again. They sincerely care about their customers, and I really appreciate them for this. The place itself is decorated very nicely, and it's top notch in cleanliness, which is something that I can be very critical about. Next, I would like to move on to the food. It's the best stuff I have ever had. I highly recommend the chicken kobideh for chicken eaters like me! For beef eaters, my family would recommend the beef kobideh. Both are accompanied by fragrant, buttery rice that you just want to keep on eating. The chicken is slightly burnt and crispy on the edges with a rich and tender middle. The taste is indescribable. You just have to try it for yourself!

In conclusion, my family and I love this restaurant. We just cannot get enough of it! This food is the best Persian food (and food in general) that we've ever had. I want to say thank you to this amazing restaurant. You truly have the best food in the...

So first things first: the best Iranian food in the Western United States is to be found in Los Angeles and Maykadeh restaurant in San Francisco. Folks in other places have neither the resources nor the skills nor the large enough market to offer Iranian food of that quality and authenticity. That said, Capsian Grill is still the best in Western Washington. I hate to say that as I'm not a big fan of the brothers who own Caspian. My wife is disabled and we used to go there accompanied by her caregiver and it was so obvious those dudes didn't like to have disabled people in their fancy restaurant but truth is the truth. Zeitoon is good, not great, and not as good as Caspian. The joojeh had only been shown the saffron bottle (as you know saffron especially good saffron isn't cheap) and had been marinated in not enough onions and lime juice. The rice had been drained too quickly and so was a la dente: Iranian rice is not Italian pasta. While it must be fluffy with long grains, it mustn't be a la dente. The koobideh was ok but neither moist enough nor soft enough for my liking. So, all in al, while Zeitoon is a welcome addition to the Western Washington market, don't go in there expecting Shamshiri or Maykadeh quality chelo kabob. Are they expensive? Well yeah, but these...