(212) 535-1100
1423 2ND Ave
New York,
NY
10021
40.7703
-73.9575
Neighborhoods: Upper East Side, Midtown
What People Are Saying About Persepolis
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – Friendly and welcoming, this restaurant serves one of the world's most ancient cuisines. The Persian menu offers a large number of cooling salads and homemade yogurt-based appetizers and a host of grilled meats in kebab form: lamb, filet mignon, chicken, chopped steak, even salmon. A selection of four different kinds of rice, including one made with sour cherries, provides an interesting counterpoint. The restaurant's calm, carpeted interior and courteous service help it stand out in a Second Avenue row of ethnic bistros.
wonderful tasty food
by EngGirl
I love this restaurant and especially its appetizers ? ALL OF THEM. If you go make sure you order the appetizer sampler, and ask for the Baba simply delicious. My only preservation is that I noticed that the quality and the quantity of the food are going gradually down. I hope they bring it back to what it used to be.
- Pros: delicious food, appetizers, rice
- Cons: quality and quantity are changing, using cheaper ingredients perhaps.
The worst Kabab
by tehrani
I am realy sad to write this review on a Persian restaurant, since I have respect to all my countrymen who I know are struggling in the U.S. to deliver the best service possible. We tried Kabab Koobideh, and two different kinds of Kabab Barg, but all three of those where uncooked and dry. My wife believed that she could still taste the raw meat in her Koobideh.
Moreover, The waiter told us that a large picher of Doogh is $5.00 but we got charged $7. when we mentioned this to the waiter he simply responded that "7.00 is the price listed in the menu."
in the menu the name of the chef is mentioned and I know for fact that he/she is not Iranian. This might be the reason for the horrible taste.
I do not recommend this restaurant.
- Pros: Doogh
- Cons: everything
Taste like HorseShit?
by newyorkerreview
It was my first time in the New York area and my family and i decided to dig in to some mouthwatering persian cuisine. Due to the lack of any recommendations we decided to eat at persepolis. Although the dough (yogurt drink) was great, everything else was terrible. The kabob, including their Filet Mignon was horrible. I would not recommend this for anyone who is familiar with the persian cuisine. Our final bill came out to be about 80 bucks.... a very harsh consequence after eating this disgusting food. I am still recovering from the noncooked, unmarinated kabob. Its in every burp, every gas i pass, every breath. I cannot wait till i recover from this terrible decision. Stay away. Make your own persian food, do not go here!
- Pros: Yogurt Drink, Friendly Service
- Cons: Everything ELSE!








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