Divan Grill and Hookah Lounge — Restaurant in Tustin

As someone who spends thousands of dollars a month on food and have tried most of the restaurants in OC/LA, my best advice would be not to waste your money and time at this place. As I'm writing this review I'm expecting to get a reply from the owner where they'll invite me to eat at McDonald's or in&out just like how they replied to the previous reviews with throwing shade at them, and honestly I'll take their advice next time, I bet I'll get better service and better food at McDonald's or in&out ! I've been to every single hookah place in orange county and you wouldn't believe what I'm about to tell you ! $4 extra on each hookah lol It's like going to a burger place, ordering a burger and paying for a whole burger and they'll give you the bun, but you'll need to pay extra for the patty! Ridiculous. 18% service fee, which I wasn't sure if other places charge that fee as well or no, so I called almost every hookah place in OC, such as Barcode, Momos, bluefig and etc and 99% of them told me that they don't have service fee, except one of them, and they'd charge you a service fee, only if you have a party of 10 people or more. and matter of fact I went to Nus-ret in LA last week and I just called them and asked if they have a service fee, they were confused and asked me what is a service fee, and that restaurant is known to upcharge their customers, so congrats to Divan for taking the lead in robbing their customers. And it's not just about the money, I could care less about how much I spend or what I spend my money on, but if their food was good or their service was any good, I'd definitely ask them to charge me a 100% service fee, but I'd rather give the money to a homeless guy in the street, than letting a business like this be rude to me and others, give me bad food, and rob me. Best of luck to whoever that will be robbed at this place 👍🏻

• update * You can see how Unprofessional and rude they are from their reply 👇🏻
• update #2 * The owner deleted...

One of the few options open late after an evening shopping spree at the nearby microcenter.

Unfortunately, despite the authentic menu, the quality of the Barg Kebab was questionable at best. I'm not sure if I just don't like the seasoning/marinade or if the meat had started to go bad, but it has an very strong metallic, bitter note that certainly didn't jive with how Barg Kebab's flavor was described online.

The rice and pickled onions were good, but it the portion of the kebab was extremely small for the price of the entre and cheap cut off meat (flank steak). Not that I necessarily would've wanted a second one with the off flavor, but for the price it should've had double the meat.

Atmosphere was interesting. I didn't notice that it was a hookah lounge, but that's on me, so the second hand smoke from different scents mixing may have contributed to the odd flavors of the meal's. About midway through, a waitress(?) came out with a dance show that was a bit disruptive but neat to see all the other patrons getting into it.

The best part about my visit was definitely the unlimited hot tea with a piece of baklava. A bit on the small side for the baklava, but it was delicious and paired nicely with the lightly floral, unsweetened tea.

Not sure if I can really recommend the place, given the other reviews (which I only saw after ordering) complaining about similarly poor food quality, but given the other patrons that came while I was here, if you want authentic Persian dishes or enjoy hookah, it's...

Overall I give the place this rating based on following breakdown:

Waiter 5 star very polite and respectful, explaining everything in details, even though we barely could hear him due to EXTREMELY loud live music.

Food overall was 3 star and very pricey for the quality and taste. We had sampler plate which was ok but not great. Koubideh kabob which was horrible and we had to leave a skewer. Chicken kabob was good and only item we could enjoy. Persian pizza meh, just ok not worth trying it. There might be other decent option which we didn’t try.

Prices are already high, that could be acceptable for a dine in place with the ambient but something we were wondering after leaving was our total came up to $120, we added our item and including tip and service is 20% less(based on our math) just to make sure you pay the right amount ask for print of rectangle compare with menu prices. 1 star

There was live music which is cool and singers were great artists, however it was very loud!!! My watch showed over 110 db. I couldn’t hear the person next to me unless stick my ear to their mouth😂 2 star

The water is paid bottle water, be ready before ordering. 1 star

Parking could be difficult to find after 8 on weekend and Friday but not impossible.

Overall it could be a great place with some improvement on food...