Residing in the city of Irvine, Caspian Restaurant offers a relaxed environment, in spite of an entryway filled with European-style statues, white columns and marble floors. Guests may dine in the restaurant's hookah lounge, bar room or massive dining hall equipped with ornate carpets and cloth covered tables. On some evenings, the restaurant offers live musical acts and authentic Persian dancers. The restaurant features a daily lunch buffet, as well as such a la carte Persian dishes as filet mignon kabobs, fried eggplant and beef stew, and marinated baked chicken with sour cherries.
Caspian Restaurant
14100 Culver Drive
Irvine, CA 92604
949-651-8454
caspianrestaurant.com
Located across the street from the high-end South Coast Plaza mall, Darya Restaurant features an upscale main dining room complete with massive chandeliers, towering ceilings and marble columns. The menu features a host of kabobs, as well as such specialty Persian dishes like various stews and basmati rice with different meats. An extensive wine list includes drinks by the glass or bottle. The restaurant also provides takeout and banquet menus. Guests can reserve the Mezzanine Room for private parties and events.
Darya Restaurant
1611 W. Sunflower Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92704
714-557-6600
daryasouthcoastplaza.com
Situated just five minutes from Disneyland, the Anaheim-based Hatam Restaurant resides in the midst of a strip mall complex. The restaurant's main dining hall features a relaxed yet brightly colored setting. The lunch special menu offers such items as broiled lamb shank, sauteed eggplant in tomato sauce and fried trout fish with salazi palo rice. Lighter fare includes such cold appetizers as hummus, pickled vegetables and yogurt with cucumber and mint. The restaurant can cater private events as well.
Hatam Restaurant
1112 N. Brookhurst St.
Anaheim, CA 92825
714-991-6060
hatamrestaurant.net
