The place is pretty fancy for what it is, there's complimentary valet, a door guy, purdy decor, semi open kitchen with a wood burning oven, staff are dressed more like at high end dining destinations and patio with an overhead heating system. Just don't let them persuade you to sitting outside at night because it will get nippy this time of year even though the weather has been all kinds of fucked up lately.
Anyhoo, take a sneak peek on my first of few visits to come...
(Freebies, a Yelp Elite's favorite thing on any menu. Nice refreshing assortment of walnuts, feta, mint, basil, cucumbers and radishes. It also came with some pretty kickass flat bread from their wood burning oven.)
(Mirza Ghasemi - Roasted eggplant, tomatoes and garlic. It's vegetarian but it was more like vagatarian to me. Licked that shit clean. Slurp.)
(Baghala Polo w/ Lamb Shank- I got a chub when I saw the girth of this boner. Fork tender with nice flavors. But I think some may mistake the spices for the gaminess of the lamb.)
(Fava beans, fresh baby dill, and baked with fluffy saffron basmati rice. So fresh and so clean, clean.)
(Fesenjoon Stew - Slow cooked with grated walnuts, pomegranate juice and pomegranate molasses and chicken breast chunks. Looks like redneck wet clay in a bowl but tastier. Not too shabby but a tad sweet, mix it in with the boat load of rice and you'll be aight.)
(Fluffy saffron basmati rice. It sho is!)
(Baklava thingies. Crunch.)First impressions: This new "Persian" joint is a nice addition to the area with well prepared grub but the staff needs to brush up on service and timing. There's a lot more things on the menu that I'm interested to try, hell, I'll try them all. My main concern: I'm on the fence on whether they will survive this economy and this town. So, get your ass there and sample as many dishes as you can before they get the 5th Street Cafe virus.
3 Stars.
1814 Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-888-9699
http://sufisatlanta.com/
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