Excellent food, great ambiance, mediocre service if you ask me, but excellent food,it melts in your mouth, meat so tender.
Edward H.
Having a wife who is Persian has opened my eyes to the fantastic Persian culture and the great flavors of the cuisine. I have been to Maykadeh quite a few times; but tonight was "exceptional." "Exceptional" in this case means exceptionally BAD. We made a reservation for 25 people, picking Maykadeh to celebrate the New year. Arriving at the restaurant and being escorted to their new "back room", we were surprised to find a long table set for 20 ppl. Did I mention our reservation was for 25? How can you confirm a reservation for 25 guests, but set a table for 20? Is it too hard to accept a reservation for 25? The answer is "YES!", it is too hard to take a large reservation. With 5 of our party standing around looking aimlessly around a near empty room, the waiter and head waitress looked at each other trying to figure out where to seat them. They grabbed a "round" cocktail table and put it off to the side and segregated the extra 5 people from the main group. How ridiculous to have our guests sit by themselves; they looked like they were being punished and put at the "kids" table. We finally told the Waiter and Head waitress to add another square table to the long table and accommodate them. Does it really have to be this hard? The answer is "YES!", it does have to be this hard to have enough chairs for 25 ppl. Can you not have planned better? Did I mention that we were assigned 2 servers to serve 25 people? You can feel it in the air that this was not going to be a great experience. FOOD: BREAD baskets were promptly set on the table first. Nice warm, soft, bread.... and nothing else. No butter. No onion. No radish. No mint. No basil. No Walnuts. See where I am going with this? We even had to "ask" for the radish side dish many times before they started bringing them out. To be fair, they did bring them out.... 15 minutes later. Is it too hard to "pre-prep" radish baskets? The answer must be "YES!", it is too hard to bring them out with the bread. DRINKS: the wait staff did not take our drink orders. They told us to go to the bar ourselves and order. REALLY? we have to get up from the table and get our OWN drinks from the bar. Is it too hard for the Servers to take our drink orders? The answer must be "YES!" it is too hard to take drink orders at the table! Main courses - we ordered a family platter of mixed meats; mostly Khoobideh beef, chicken and filet mignon (barg). How many skewers do you think the restaurant cooked per person? I would have assumed each person should get at least 2 skewers of meat at a minimum. How much food was ACTUALLY cooked? About 1/2 skewer per person. NOT 1/2 skewer of each meat, HALF a skewer of meat per person. Let's see... 25 people. Should be 50 skewers of meat at least. They didn't even provide enough roasted tomatoes. We had cut all the tomatoes in 1/2 so everyone had enough. How can you cook only 12 tomatoes for 25 people? Is there a Tomato shortage? Not enough tomatoes in the kitchen? Is it too hard to run to Safeway and purchase more tomatoes for us? The answer is "YES!" it is too hard to have enough tomatoes to cook. RICE: as you know, rice is the main starch of any good Persian meal. Usually, hot white fully rice is plated and served to each person. The rice was hot, the rice was fluffy, but did I mention they RAN OUT of Saffron to pour on top of the rice? Usually, you would pour Saffron to finish off each rice plate. OUR RICE? 6 of us had a "drop" of Saffron the size of Quarter on top of our rice plate. Maybe it was nickel size. Maybe it was dime size. You get the picture. If you STARED at your rice long enough, you can almost "imagine" there was a yellow spot in the middle of our plate. Again, is it too hard to melt butter with Saffron to flavor our rice? The answer must be "YES!" it is too hard for you to make more Saffron for our rice plate. I would normally say this might have been an "off" night, but too many mi
Mercedes Y.
We had a reservation at Maykadeh 12:30 pm today. I knew it was going to be a quiet lunch because it was Monday. I had been at this restaurant a few times in the past & my last visit was in 2019 so it had been a while. The outdoor dining looked nice. The dining room had the ambiance of Persian restaurant. My friend was new to this cuisine. I spoke to my friend about Dough. The server gave her 1/2 glass of Dough to taste. In the beginning she was shocked with the taste but later on she liked it. Same experience I had the first time I tasted a bottle of Dough & now I am loving it. So we ordered instead the Persian tea. We were given the Sabzi as complement but no feta cheese and walnuts. It came with butter on the side. They served with half white onion & half of the red radish. The herb was basil leaves only and missing parsley. The compliment came with warmed pita bread. The server said the owner had cut down the serving. Sorry to compare with my experiences with the other Persian restaurants. Otherwise, we ordered the complete traditional garnish & feta cheese. We focus discussing with the server the main entrees & I forgotten to order the Kashke Bademjan so my friend can taste it. I told her next time. My friend ordered Chelo-kebab Chicken Koobideh & I ordered the Maykadeh Soltani (combination of Barg & Chelo-kebab Koobideh). We told the server we are eating like a family style. So the food came on a platter with grilled tomatoes. The saffron basmati rice were served on plates separately. I had to tilt the platter to scoop some of the meat juice for the basmati rice. I learned this from my Persian husband. The rice tasted more delicious. We both enjoyed the food but we were not able to finish the kabobs & rice. So my friend asked for a box to go. For dessert we ordered Makhloot (half Faloodeh and half Bastani). They don't have this on the dessert menu but they can make it. Faloodeh is rose water noodle frosted sorbet served with fresh lime juice & Bastani is Persian gelato flavored with rose water, saffron & pistachio. My friend liked it. We had a pleasant lunch and took us about two hours at the restaurant as we were also exchanging our beautiful experiences. We were lucky we found a parking on the street near the restaurant. Food was delicious, service was good and nice ambiance. I don't mind returning & I recommend this restaurant.
Eva Beekers
Food was wonderful and plentiful!We sat outside and it seemed like a struggle to get the attention of any server. They were friendly once we were finally able to get their attention, but I feel like it shouldn't be necessary to send someone inside in order to get table service (which we had to do multiple times).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Dre' Tatum
Authentic Persian cuisine served beautifully in a nicely appointed restaurant. The wine list is also too notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ghormeh Sabzi, Saffron Rice, Fesenjoon
James A
Came here while in city for work, ordered soltani (chicken and beef koobideh combo) with veggies and no rice.The koobideh was soft and undercooked pink, the chicken was good but not great compared to other persian restaurants I have tried.The place is a bit rundown could use some renovation.Staff was attentive and kind.Would I visit again? Probably. I like to try their stewsVegetarian options: Few stews
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soltani Kebab
parisa e.
Yummmm yummmmm yummmmm. This is a favorite of mine and everything is delicious and melts in your mouth. The barg, koobideh, tahdig with gormeh Sandi, choresht gaymeh, kashk o bodamjoon. All of it is so tasty!
Sam Woodworth
Wonderful restaurant serving delicious Persian cuisine in a warmly elegant setting in the heart of North Beach. Staff are great too. A real treat every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ALBA's Glass Inc
Terrible food
Sarah
I did a phone pick up for a beef soltani with zereshk. They charged 9 dollars extra for zereshk when the cost of zereshk is so minimal (plus other Persian restaurants in the city charge 5). On top of that they charge 52 for beef soltani. You can get better quality Persian food at Lavash in the city. On top of all of this the waitress was incredibly dismissive from the moment i walked in (the restaurant was completely empty). From other experiences dining here and as an Iranian I will not be returning. Also the Barg you can tell is warmed up and not fresh, you can’t even pull the meat apart and it tastes unseasoned. Save your money.
I eat dinner with my family IP $107 and I check my bank is charged me $127 I didn’t put the employee already charge me too many dollar for tip
Aaron Ghee
The food was below the average, Koobideh was tough and the rice was tasteless. They charged me $24 for tip without asking! The staff were so unprofessional and disrespectful, I would not recommend here to my enemy!!
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Soltani Kebab
Ghadeer
Exploring Iranian cuisine for the first time was a delightful experience. I had the pleasure of savoring the saffron rice and the kaddish padijan, both of which were simply outstanding. Huge thanks to the kitchen for serving up such high-quality fare!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Arash Shokouh
The highlight of my week is coming to north beach to explore, eat and experience wholesome SF. The best part of our adventure in NB is ending it with takeout from Maykadeh. They have baghali polo with maicheh on Sundays only. (Lima beans, rice and slow cooked lamb). It’s so flavorful and with enough leftovers for Monday. Do yourself a favor and do a Sunday dinner here. It’s our go to. Best Persian Food in the city!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
RaRa
Don't trust certain false reviews. I'm amazed this restaurant received 4 stars; it's undoubtedly fake. From both the food quality and service standpoint, they deserve a maximum of 1 star, and that's only because there isn't a lower rating. We ordered koubideh, and afterward, I experienced severe stomach pain and diarrhea, all thanks to their awful food. Having sampled Persian cuisine in places like NY, DC, and Boston, I've never encountered anything like this. Avoid this place or brace yourself for stomach discomfort.
Excellent food, great ambiance, mediocre service if you ask me, but excellent food,it melts in your mouth, meat so tender.
Having a wife who is Persian has opened my eyes to the fantastic Persian culture and the great flavors of the cuisine. I have been to Maykadeh quite a few times; but tonight was "exceptional." "Exceptional" in this case means exceptionally BAD. We made a reservation for 25 people, picking Maykadeh to celebrate the New year. Arriving at the restaurant and being escorted to their new "back room", we were surprised to find a long table set for 20 ppl. Did I mention our reservation was for 25? How can you confirm a reservation for 25 guests, but set a table for 20? Is it too hard to accept a reservation for 25? The answer is "YES!", it is too hard to take a large reservation. With 5 of our party standing around looking aimlessly around a near empty room, the waiter and head waitress looked at each other trying to figure out where to seat them. They grabbed a "round" cocktail table and put it off to the side and segregated the extra 5 people from the main group. How ridiculous to have our guests sit by themselves; they looked like they were being punished and put at the "kids" table. We finally told the Waiter and Head waitress to add another square table to the long table and accommodate them. Does it really have to be this hard? The answer is "YES!", it does have to be this hard to have enough chairs for 25 ppl. Can you not have planned better? Did I mention that we were assigned 2 servers to serve 25 people? You can feel it in the air that this was not going to be a great experience. FOOD: BREAD baskets were promptly set on the table first. Nice warm, soft, bread.... and nothing else. No butter. No onion. No radish. No mint. No basil. No Walnuts. See where I am going with this? We even had to "ask" for the radish side dish many times before they started bringing them out. To be fair, they did bring them out.... 15 minutes later. Is it too hard to "pre-prep" radish baskets? The answer must be "YES!", it is too hard to bring them out with the bread. DRINKS: the wait staff did not take our drink orders. They told us to go to the bar ourselves and order. REALLY? we have to get up from the table and get our OWN drinks from the bar. Is it too hard for the Servers to take our drink orders? The answer must be "YES!" it is too hard to take drink orders at the table! Main courses - we ordered a family platter of mixed meats; mostly Khoobideh beef, chicken and filet mignon (barg). How many skewers do you think the restaurant cooked per person? I would have assumed each person should get at least 2 skewers of meat at a minimum. How much food was ACTUALLY cooked? About 1/2 skewer per person. NOT 1/2 skewer of each meat, HALF a skewer of meat per person. Let's see... 25 people. Should be 50 skewers of meat at least. They didn't even provide enough roasted tomatoes. We had cut all the tomatoes in 1/2 so everyone had enough. How can you cook only 12 tomatoes for 25 people? Is there a Tomato shortage? Not enough tomatoes in the kitchen? Is it too hard to run to Safeway and purchase more tomatoes for us? The answer is "YES!" it is too hard to have enough tomatoes to cook. RICE: as you know, rice is the main starch of any good Persian meal. Usually, hot white fully rice is plated and served to each person. The rice was hot, the rice was fluffy, but did I mention they RAN OUT of Saffron to pour on top of the rice? Usually, you would pour Saffron to finish off each rice plate. OUR RICE? 6 of us had a "drop" of Saffron the size of Quarter on top of our rice plate. Maybe it was nickel size. Maybe it was dime size. You get the picture. If you STARED at your rice long enough, you can almost "imagine" there was a yellow spot in the middle of our plate. Again, is it too hard to melt butter with Saffron to flavor our rice? The answer must be "YES!" it is too hard for you to make more Saffron for our rice plate. I would normally say this might have been an "off" night, but too many mi
We had a reservation at Maykadeh 12:30 pm today. I knew it was going to be a quiet lunch because it was Monday. I had been at this restaurant a few times in the past & my last visit was in 2019 so it had been a while. The outdoor dining looked nice. The dining room had the ambiance of Persian restaurant. My friend was new to this cuisine. I spoke to my friend about Dough. The server gave her 1/2 glass of Dough to taste. In the beginning she was shocked with the taste but later on she liked it. Same experience I had the first time I tasted a bottle of Dough & now I am loving it. So we ordered instead the Persian tea. We were given the Sabzi as complement but no feta cheese and walnuts. It came with butter on the side. They served with half white onion & half of the red radish. The herb was basil leaves only and missing parsley. The compliment came with warmed pita bread. The server said the owner had cut down the serving. Sorry to compare with my experiences with the other Persian restaurants. Otherwise, we ordered the complete traditional garnish & feta cheese. We focus discussing with the server the main entrees & I forgotten to order the Kashke Bademjan so my friend can taste it. I told her next time. My friend ordered Chelo-kebab Chicken Koobideh & I ordered the Maykadeh Soltani (combination of Barg & Chelo-kebab Koobideh). We told the server we are eating like a family style. So the food came on a platter with grilled tomatoes. The saffron basmati rice were served on plates separately. I had to tilt the platter to scoop some of the meat juice for the basmati rice. I learned this from my Persian husband. The rice tasted more delicious. We both enjoyed the food but we were not able to finish the kabobs & rice. So my friend asked for a box to go. For dessert we ordered Makhloot (half Faloodeh and half Bastani). They don't have this on the dessert menu but they can make it. Faloodeh is rose water noodle frosted sorbet served with fresh lime juice & Bastani is Persian gelato flavored with rose water, saffron & pistachio. My friend liked it. We had a pleasant lunch and took us about two hours at the restaurant as we were also exchanging our beautiful experiences. We were lucky we found a parking on the street near the restaurant. Food was delicious, service was good and nice ambiance. I don't mind returning & I recommend this restaurant.
Food was wonderful and plentiful!We sat outside and it seemed like a struggle to get the attention of any server. They were friendly once we were finally able to get their attention, but I feel like it shouldn't be necessary to send someone inside in order to get table service (which we had to do multiple times).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Authentic Persian cuisine served beautifully in a nicely appointed restaurant. The wine list is also too notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ghormeh Sabzi, Saffron Rice, Fesenjoon
Came here while in city for work, ordered soltani (chicken and beef koobideh combo) with veggies and no rice.The koobideh was soft and undercooked pink, the chicken was good but not great compared to other persian restaurants I have tried.The place is a bit rundown could use some renovation.Staff was attentive and kind.Would I visit again? Probably. I like to try their stewsVegetarian options: Few stews
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soltani Kebab
Yummmm yummmmm yummmmm. This is a favorite of mine and everything is delicious and melts in your mouth. The barg, koobideh, tahdig with gormeh Sandi, choresht gaymeh, kashk o bodamjoon. All of it is so tasty!
Wonderful restaurant serving delicious Persian cuisine in a warmly elegant setting in the heart of North Beach. Staff are great too. A real treat every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible food
I did a phone pick up for a beef soltani with zereshk. They charged 9 dollars extra for zereshk when the cost of zereshk is so minimal (plus other Persian restaurants in the city charge 5). On top of that they charge 52 for beef soltani. You can get better quality Persian food at Lavash in the city. On top of all of this the waitress was incredibly dismissive from the moment i walked in (the restaurant was completely empty). From other experiences dining here and as an Iranian I will not be returning. Also the Barg you can tell is warmed up and not fresh, you can’t even pull the meat apart and it tastes unseasoned. Save your money.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
I eat dinner with my family IP $107 and I check my bank is charged me $127 I didn’t put the employee already charge me too many dollar for tip
The food was below the average, Koobideh was tough and the rice was tasteless. They charged me $24 for tip without asking! The staff were so unprofessional and disrespectful, I would not recommend here to my enemy!!
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Soltani Kebab
Exploring Iranian cuisine for the first time was a delightful experience. I had the pleasure of savoring the saffron rice and the kaddish padijan, both of which were simply outstanding. Huge thanks to the kitchen for serving up such high-quality fare!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The highlight of my week is coming to north beach to explore, eat and experience wholesome SF. The best part of our adventure in NB is ending it with takeout from Maykadeh. They have baghali polo with maicheh on Sundays only. (Lima beans, rice and slow cooked lamb). It’s so flavorful and with enough leftovers for Monday. Do yourself a favor and do a Sunday dinner here. It’s our go to. Best Persian Food in the city!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don't trust certain false reviews. I'm amazed this restaurant received 4 stars; it's undoubtedly fake. From both the food quality and service standpoint, they deserve a maximum of 1 star, and that's only because there isn't a lower rating. We ordered koubideh, and afterward, I experienced severe stomach pain and diarrhea, all thanks to their awful food. Having sampled Persian cuisine in places like NY, DC, and Boston, I've never encountered anything like this. Avoid this place or brace yourself for stomach discomfort.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1