Rose Restaurant
Rose Restaurant isn’t one of those places you pass by and keep an entry on that mental list of restaurants to try out, next to that mental list of birthdates, the mental list of anniversaries, and mental list of things to things of substances to cover yourself in and run naked through the street so that you’d be almost impossible to…
Oh, right. The restaurant.
Like I was saying, the place isn’t the easiest to pick out when you’re driving down Maple Ave (Route 123) . The parking is in the back of the strip mall in the heart of Vienna, and to me, seems to be more of a word of mouth establishment to be in the know of this little neighborhood restaurant. But that being said, it’s well worth a visit. The walls are adorned with beautiful photographs from Iran, with various tidbits of culture history and reference telling you about Iranian culture.
Flatbread with cucumber yogurt dip
The flatbread that comes to your table is warm, soft, fresh, and accompanied by a giant bowl of yogurt cucumber dip. Don’t let that dissuade you from asking for an order of the kashk bademjan, an eggplant dip that doesn’t shy away from packing your mouth full of flavor. Like the time you tried to stuff 50 cheez-puff balls into your mouth to win that two dollar bet and couldn’t taste anything but dehydrodgenated cheese on the inside of your mouth for days after. I mean, who hasn’t had that rite of passage in their formative years?
Kashk Dademjan
The meats here are outstanding. My pants were applauding loudly and vigorously at the succulent kebabs. I ordered the Rose's Special Combo, three giant skewers of lamb, chicken, and kubbideh, or spiced ground beef, which are brought to you after having been taken off the skewers and served with a family sized portion of saffron rice, tomato, and onions.
Rose's Special Combo
I mean really, the meat really is phenomenal. Not a single chunk of dry chicken, flavorless beef, or chewy lamb. This dish might seem a bit expensive, if not better suited for a range more often found within the confines of DC's city limits, but it’s well worth the price, and likely enough to give you a second meal as leftovers.
Service is good and attentive, with very little ambient noise, making conversation easy. I'd highly recommend a stop by if you' in the area, or even after a long day scouring through Vienna's weekend Farmer' Market.
Recommended for:
- Carnivores
- Kebab Aficionados
- Suburbanites
- Designers
Not recommended for:
- People who see peanut butter as adequate public attire
- Robots
- Colonel Mustard
See Rose Restaurant on a map here.
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I went to Rose Restaurant again, and I have to say, the Rose Special Combo comes with enough rice to make a raft out of it and float it back to China. Get on it.