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Might anyone have suggestions on where best to find delicious Iranian comfort food in the SF Bay area? There are quite a few Persian restaurants, but I haven't found any of them to particularly stand out. Personal recommendations from people who know the cuisine would be great.

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Abgoosht/Dizi is my favorite Iranian dish - but unfortunately the only place in SF that serves it is Flytrap, in SoMa. I tried it recently and it's not quite the traditional Dizi that one might hope for (Flytrap is kind of fusion-Persian food).

Alborz in Berkeley also serves Abgoosht, but I haven't tried it there. If anyone has I'd love to know it is. If you're just generally looking for Persian cuisine in SF, Lavash is great.

If you're ever down in Southern California, there are a few places that serve Dizi. I particularly like Hen House Grill in Irvine - the setting isn't quite right for a Dizi (it's almost fast-foody), but the food itself is excellent.

To my experience:

* Best kebob => Shalizaar (Redwood City)

* Best stews (Ghormeh Sabzi and stuff like that) => Lavash(SF)

* Best Kaleh Pacheh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khash_(dish) => Chattanooga (SJ)

* Best Persian Fusion => Fly Trap (SF)

Source: I'm from Iran

In my experience the best is Maykadeh: http://www.yelp.com/biz/maykadeh-san-francisco

I had 1 amazing and 2 good experiences at Lavash in SF (Inner Sunset) http://www.yelp.com/biz/lavash-san-francisco

Get the Kashk e bademjan - an eggplant dip topped with friend garlic and drizzled in yogurt. So good!

Driving through south bay, namely San Jose, I think they probably have the best collection of Iranian restaurants, unfortunately I don't remember their names. Living in SF, the best place I goto regularly is Alborz on Van Ness. Note the only thing I ever get when I eat Persian food out are the different kabob's since they're hard to make at home without a grill/bbq. It's hard to find good stews ("khoresht") that aren't made by mom.

going south bay is your best. there's a serious lack of good persian options in SF/Easy bay.

Where in the south bay?

I've only been a couple places and found Lavash to stronger.

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